SERBIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,508	1	21,776	- 12,269
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,858	9	2,876	+ 3,982
Stroke	3	3,791	2	16,241	- 12,450
Lung Disease	4	2,729	6	3,853	- 1,124
Lung Cancers	5	2,338	4	6,539	- 4,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,916	8	3,429	- 1,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,670	11	1,832	- 162
Prostate Cancer	8	1,647	14	1,317	+ 330
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,161	13	1,402	- 241
Hypertension	10	1,155	12	1,621	- 466
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,152	7	3,611	- 2,459
Kidney Disease	12	1,023	5	4,169	- 3,146
Breast Cancer	13	994	10	2,284	- 1,290
Suicide	14	929	16	996	- 67
Other Injuries	15	863	30	406	+ 456
Lymphomas	16	852	20	831	+ 21
Falls	17	697	33	362	+ 335
Other Neoplasms	18	651	27	601	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	19	592	21	804	- 212
Leukemia	20	519	22	710	- 192
Bladder Cancer	21	478	18	893	- 415
Liver Cancer	22	472	17	918	- 446
Liver Disease	23	454	19	887	- 433
Endocrine Disorders	24	441	36	309	+ 132
Skin Cancers	25	409	26	638	- 230
Stomach Cancer	26	385	15	1,203	- 818
Ovary Cancer	27	347	29	555	- 208
Inflammatory/Heart	28	344	3	15,274	- 14,930
Oesophagus Cancer	29	338	35	332	+ 6
Drug Use	30	266	49	72	+ 194
Oral Cancer	31	238	23	680	- 442
Alcohol	32	225	34	341	- 116
Uterin Cancer	33	217	32	369	- 152
Road Traffic Accidents	34	198	24	655	- 458
Congenital Anomalies	35	193	40	162	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	182	39	167	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	174	28	594	- 420
Cervical Cancer	38	143	25	638	- 496
Skin Disease	39	138	43	113	+ 25
Anemia	40	110	41	152	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	41	107	42	146	- 39
Asthma	42	99	31	390	- 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	81	55	34	+ 47
Epilepsy	44	76	37	223	- 147
Malnutrition	45	74	61	10	+ 64
Drownings	46	72	48	73	- 1
Violence	47	71	45	108	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	69	47	78	- 9
Fires	49	41	50	64	- 23
Schizophrenia	50	40	44	109	- 69
Low Birth Weight	51	32	38	187	- 156
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	29	51	51	- 22
Hepatitis C	53	28	60	12	+ 16
Meningitis	54	22	54	35	- 13
Birth Trauma	55	21	52	45	- 24
Tuberculosis	56	15	46	100	- 85
Osteoarthritis	57	15	62	7	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	58	12	64	3	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	11	58	16	- 5
Poisonings	60	11	57	23	- 11
HIV/AIDS	61	8	56	25	- 17
Hepatitis B	62	6	53	36	- 30
Oral conditions	63	5	69	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	59	12	- 9
War	65	1	71	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	63	6	- 6
Tetanus	68	0	65	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	66	2	- 2
Syphilis	72	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Sweden

Serbia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.