SPAIN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,576	1	51,684	+ 15,892
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,741	2	42,339	+ 6,402
Stroke	3	26,943	3	29,004	- 2,060
Lung Disease	4	19,396	5	18,926	+ 470
Lung Cancers	5	16,618	4	22,131	- 5,512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,615	6	16,957	- 3,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,871	7	13,717	- 1,846
Prostate Cancer	8	11,707	13	6,420	+ 5,287
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,254	12	6,752	+ 1,501
Hypertension	10	8,208	9	9,115	- 907
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,190	10	7,773	+ 416
Kidney Disease	12	7,273	8	9,725	- 2,451
Breast Cancer	13	7,065	11	7,067	- 3
Suicide	14	6,605	25	3,609	+ 2,996
Other Injuries	15	6,132	15	5,536	+ 596
Lymphomas	16	6,057	16	5,335	+ 722
Falls	17	4,952	26	3,246	+ 1,705
Other Neoplasms	18	4,626	22	4,748	- 122
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,210	20	4,943	- 733
Leukemia	20	3,686	24	3,772	- 87
Bladder Cancer	21	3,394	17	5,222	- 1,828
Liver Cancer	22	3,357	18	5,098	- 1,742
Liver Disease	23	3,230	23	4,231	- 1,001
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,134	21	4,863	- 1,729
Skin Cancers	25	2,904	32	1,803	+ 1,101
Stomach Cancer	26	2,735	14	5,796	- 3,062
Ovary Cancer	27	2,468	28	2,026	+ 442
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,442	19	4,984	- 2,542
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,402	29	2,011	+ 391
Drug Use	30	1,890	41	776	+ 1,114
Oral Cancer	31	1,693	27	2,583	- 890
Alcohol	32	1,601	46	333	+ 1,268
Uterin Cancer	33	1,539	34	1,612	- 73
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,407	31	1,829	- 423
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,374	38	863	+ 511
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,292	36	1,064	+ 228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,237	44	475	+ 762
Cervical Cancer	38	1,016	39	855	+ 161
Skin Disease	39	982	30	1,840	- 859
Anemia	40	780	37	914	- 134
Multiple Sclerosis	41	760	49	287	+ 473
Asthma	42	707	35	1,133	- 426
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	575	48	294	+ 281
Epilepsy	44	538	40	824	- 286
Malnutrition	45	522	47	302	+ 220
Drownings	46	511	45	446	+ 65
Violence	47	504	51	262	+ 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	493	33	1,612	- 1,120
Fires	49	289	55	185	+ 104
Schizophrenia	50	283	56	181	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	51	225	52	253	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	205	54	204	+ 0
Hepatitis C	53	197	42	652	- 455
Meningitis	54	157	59	129	+ 28
Birth Trauma	55	150	60	113	+ 37
Tuberculosis	56	107	50	270	- 163
Osteoarthritis	57	107	53	212	- 106
Upper Respiratory	58	87	62	47	+ 41
Appendicitis	59	81	61	79	+ 1
Poisonings	60	79	57	170	- 91
HIV/AIDS	61	57	43	538	- 482
Hepatitis B	62	42	58	162	- 120
Oral conditions	63	37	63	44	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	22	64	14	+ 9
War	65	8	68	6	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	3	66	9	- 6
Pertussis	67	2	73	2	+ 0
Tetanus	68	2	72	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	2	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	70	4	- 3
Syphilis	72	0	67	9	- 9
Chlamydia	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.