TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,014	1	1,476	+ 538
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,452	9	215	+ 1,238
Stroke	3	803	3	822	- 19
Lung Disease	4	578	16	129	+ 449
Lung Cancers	5	495	8	217	+ 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	406	13	196	+ 210
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	354	10	205	+ 148
Prostate Cancer	8	349	6	330	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	9	246	19	114	+ 132
Hypertension	10	245	11	201	+ 43
Diabetes Mellitus	11	244	2	1,275	- 1,031
Kidney Disease	12	217	5	439	- 223
Breast Cancer	13	211	7	258	- 48
Suicide	14	197	17	121	+ 76
Other Injuries	15	183	30	61	+ 122
Lymphomas	16	181	20	111	+ 69
Falls	17	148	33	43	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	18	138	51	10	+ 128
Parkinson's Disease	19	125	32	51	+ 74
Leukemia	20	110	29	62	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	21	101	34	41	+ 61
Liver Cancer	22	100	28	66	+ 34
Liver Disease	23	96	14	136	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	24	93	18	119	- 26
Skin Cancers	25	87	57	4	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	26	81	26	69	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	27	74	24	80	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	28	73	25	72	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	29	72	41	24	+ 47
Drug Use	30	56	44	19	+ 38
Oral Cancer	31	50	38	31	+ 20
Alcohol	32	48	42	23	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	33	46	27	68	- 22
Road Traffic Accidents	34	42	15	130	- 88
Congenital Anomalies	35	41	22	93	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	38	45	18	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	37	31	52	- 15
Cervical Cancer	38	30	21	97	- 67
Skin Disease	39	29	36	39	- 10
Anemia	40	23	85	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	41	23	58	2	+ 20
Asthma	42	21	35	40	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	17	53	8	+ 9
Epilepsy	44	16	37	32	- 16
Malnutrition	45	16	47	17	- 1
Drownings	46	15	39	31	- 16
Violence	47	15	4	549	- 534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	15	49	11	+ 4
Fires	49	9	48	16	- 8
Schizophrenia	50	8	86	0	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	51	7	23	83	- 76
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	6	82	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	53	6	62	0	+ 6
Meningitis	54	5	52	9	- 5
Birth Trauma	55	4	40	25	- 21
Tuberculosis	56	3	43	22	- 18
Osteoarthritis	57	3	81	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	3	64	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	2	56	4	- 2
Poisonings	60	2	59	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	2	12	196	- 194
Hepatitis B	62	1	60	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	50	10	- 10
War	65	0	46	17	- 17
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	54	6	- 6
Syphilis	72	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	63	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	55	5	- 5
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Sweden

Trinidad/Tob.

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.