USA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	488,754	1	504,904	- 16,150
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	352,524	2	287,198	+ 65,325
Stroke	3	194,872	4	158,520	+ 36,353
Lung Disease	4	140,287	3	195,387	- 55,100
Lung Cancers	5	120,195	5	155,533	- 35,338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	98,470	9	61,827	+ 36,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	85,856	11	60,317	+ 25,539
Prostate Cancer	8	84,673	20	35,612	+ 49,061
Pancreas Cancer	9	59,695	15	44,293	+ 15,402
Hypertension	10	59,365	8	65,960	- 6,595
Diabetes Mellitus	11	59,235	10	61,418	- 2,183
Kidney Disease	12	52,605	6	85,861	- 33,256
Breast Cancer	13	51,097	13	48,671	+ 2,426
Suicide	14	47,774	12	53,099	- 5,324
Other Injuries	15	44,353	25	25,997	+ 18,355
Lymphomas	16	43,808	19	40,281	+ 3,527
Falls	17	35,813	18	40,418	- 4,605
Other Neoplasms	18	33,456	29	17,743	+ 15,713
Parkinson's Disease	19	30,451	21	34,491	- 4,040
Leukemia	20	26,656	24	26,966	- 309
Bladder Cancer	21	24,548	26	19,622	+ 4,926
Liver Cancer	22	24,277	23	27,064	- 2,787
Liver Disease	23	23,362	16	43,402	- 20,040
Endocrine Disorders	24	22,669	14	46,985	- 24,316
Skin Cancers	25	21,000	32	14,311	+ 6,690
Stomach Cancer	26	19,778	33	13,077	+ 6,701
Ovary Cancer	27	17,847	31	14,591	+ 3,256
Inflammatory/Heart	28	17,661	22	32,529	- 14,868
Oesophagus Cancer	29	17,376	28	17,829	- 453
Drug Use	30	13,672	7	74,435	- 60,763
Oral Cancer	31	12,247	35	11,555	+ 692
Alcohol	32	11,581	30	14,659	- 3,078
Uterin Cancer	33	11,130	36	10,063	+ 1,067
Road Traffic Accidents	34	10,175	17	41,694	- 31,520
Congenital Anomalies	35	9,937	34	11,762	- 1,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	9,343	37	9,955	- 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	8,949	48	3,461	+ 5,487
Cervical Cancer	38	7,347	38	6,984	+ 363
Skin Disease	39	7,102	43	5,409	+ 1,693
Anemia	40	5,643	51	3,115	+ 2,528
Multiple Sclerosis	41	5,498	44	5,059	+ 439
Asthma	42	5,113	46	3,818	+ 1,295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	4,159	52	2,461	+ 1,699
Epilepsy	44	3,893	50	3,162	+ 730
Malnutrition	45	3,779	40	6,762	- 2,983
Drownings	46	3,697	45	4,070	- 373
Violence	47	3,646	27	18,976	- 15,330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	3,562	47	3,646	- 84
Fires	49	2,087	49	3,183	- 1,096
Schizophrenia	50	2,049	57	723	+ 1,326
Low Birth Weight	51	1,624	39	6,924	- 5,300
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	1,480	58	678	+ 802
Hepatitis C	53	1,424	41	5,684	- 4,260
Meningitis	54	1,133	60	606	+ 527
Birth Trauma	55	1,084	54	1,233	- 149
Tuberculosis	56	774	62	546	+ 228
Osteoarthritis	57	771	61	579	+ 192
Upper Respiratory	58	630	65	229	+ 400
Appendicitis	59	583	63	424	+ 158
Poisonings	60	572	53	1,674	- 1,102
HIV/AIDS	61	409	42	5,660	- 5,251
Hepatitis B	62	306	59	608	- 302
Oral conditions	63	269	64	286	- 16
Maternal Conditions	64	160	56	779	- 618
War	65	54	55	1,198	- 1,144
Otitis Media	66	22	67	34	- 12
Pertussis	67	15	69	16	- 1
Tetanus	68	12	71	2	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	69	12	72	1	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	11	75	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	71	7	68	25	- 19
Syphilis	72	0	66	49	- 49
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.