UNITED KINGDOM VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,846	2	71,728	+ 26,118
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	70,573	1	98,135	- 27,562
Stroke	3	39,012	4	37,626	+ 1,386
Lung Disease	4	28,085	6	32,896	- 4,811
Lung Cancers	5	24,062	5	35,715	- 11,653
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,713	7	18,446	+ 1,267
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,188	3	40,540	- 23,352
Prostate Cancer	8	16,951	8	13,289	+ 3,662
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,951	11	8,995	+ 2,955
Hypertension	10	11,885	23	5,208	+ 6,676
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,858	17	5,842	+ 6,016
Kidney Disease	12	10,531	18	5,471	+ 5,060
Breast Cancer	13	10,229	9	12,718	- 2,489
Suicide	14	9,564	20	5,325	+ 4,239
Other Injuries	15	8,879	19	5,464	+ 3,415
Lymphomas	16	8,770	10	9,350	- 580
Falls	17	7,169	15	7,618	- 449
Other Neoplasms	18	6,698	26	3,986	+ 2,712
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,096	13	8,573	- 2,477
Leukemia	20	5,336	22	5,211	+ 125
Bladder Cancer	21	4,914	16	6,133	- 1,219
Liver Cancer	22	4,860	21	5,237	- 376
Liver Disease	23	4,677	14	7,666	- 2,989
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,538	28	3,297	+ 1,241
Skin Cancers	25	4,204	27	3,727	+ 477
Stomach Cancer	26	3,959	24	4,999	- 1,040
Ovary Cancer	27	3,573	25	4,019	- 446
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,536	29	3,126	+ 409
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,479	12	8,727	- 5,248
Drug Use	30	2,737	31	2,824	- 87
Oral Cancer	31	2,452	30	3,109	- 657
Alcohol	32	2,318	39	1,555	+ 764
Uterin Cancer	33	2,228	32	2,346	- 118
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,037	33	2,169	- 132
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,989	35	2,127	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,870	38	1,599	+ 272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,791	36	2,090	- 298
Cervical Cancer	38	1,471	43	1,099	+ 372
Skin Disease	39	1,422	34	2,134	- 712
Anemia	40	1,130	50	277	+ 853
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,101	37	1,856	- 755
Asthma	42	1,024	41	1,302	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	833	44	1,014	- 181
Epilepsy	44	779	42	1,193	- 414
Malnutrition	45	756	58	116	+ 641
Drownings	46	740	49	301	+ 439
Violence	47	730	46	868	- 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	713	45	876	- 163
Fires	49	418	48	334	+ 83
Schizophrenia	50	410	60	101	+ 309
Low Birth Weight	51	325	40	1,313	- 988
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	296	56	184	+ 113
Hepatitis C	53	285	51	267	+ 18
Meningitis	54	227	52	232	- 6
Birth Trauma	55	217	54	190	+ 27
Tuberculosis	56	155	47	351	- 196
Osteoarthritis	57	154	57	167	- 13
Upper Respiratory	58	126	63	48	+ 78
Appendicitis	59	117	59	105	+ 11
Poisonings	60	115	53	221	- 106
HIV/AIDS	61	82	55	188	- 106
Hepatitis B	62	61	65	40	+ 21
Oral conditions	63	54	61	54	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	32	64	47	- 15
War	65	11	67	10	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	4	66	16	- 11
Pertussis	67	3	69	3	+ 0
Tetanus	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	74	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	71	1	68	6	- 4
Syphilis	72	0	62	49	- 49
Chlamydia	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Sweden

United Kingdom

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.