VENEZUELA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,665	1	26,905	+ 17,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,215	35	572	+ 31,643
Stroke	3	17,808	3	12,133	+ 5,675
Lung Disease	4	12,820	10	5,150	+ 7,671
Lung Cancers	5	10,984	11	3,900	+ 7,084
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,999	19	2,037	+ 6,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,846	7	7,188	+ 658
Prostate Cancer	8	7,738	13	2,848	+ 4,889
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,455	25	1,082	+ 4,373
Hypertension	10	5,425	9	5,195	+ 230
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,413	4	11,176	- 5,763
Kidney Disease	12	4,807	8	5,932	- 1,124
Breast Cancer	13	4,669	15	2,563	+ 2,106
Suicide	14	4,366	34	585	+ 3,781
Other Injuries	15	4,053	21	1,693	+ 2,360
Lymphomas	16	4,003	23	1,248	+ 2,756
Falls	17	3,273	28	865	+ 2,408
Other Neoplasms	18	3,057	18	2,167	+ 890
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,783	48	252	+ 2,531
Leukemia	20	2,436	27	1,007	+ 1,429
Bladder Cancer	21	2,243	45	365	+ 1,879
Liver Cancer	22	2,219	26	1,029	+ 1,189
Liver Disease	23	2,135	16	2,340	- 205
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,072	30	760	+ 1,312
Skin Cancers	25	1,919	37	553	+ 1,366
Stomach Cancer	26	1,807	17	2,175	- 368
Ovary Cancer	27	1,631	36	563	+ 1,068
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,614	33	599	+ 1,015
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,588	44	370	+ 1,218
Drug Use	30	1,249	50	225	+ 1,024
Oral Cancer	31	1,119	38	544	+ 575
Alcohol	32	1,058	62	34	+ 1,024
Uterin Cancer	33	1,017	47	309	+ 708
Road Traffic Accidents	34	930	5	11,127	- 10,197
Congenital Anomalies	35	908	14	2,846	- 1,938
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	854	22	1,359	- 505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	818	40	418	+ 400
Cervical Cancer	38	671	20	1,986	- 1,315
Skin Disease	39	649	66	18	+ 631
Anemia	40	516	55	126	+ 390
Multiple Sclerosis	41	502	60	51	+ 452
Asthma	42	467	46	311	+ 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	380	52	180	+ 200
Epilepsy	44	356	41	411	- 55
Malnutrition	45	345	32	629	- 284
Drownings	46	338	43	388	- 51
Violence	47	333	2	18,132	- 17,799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	326	57	80	+ 245
Fires	49	191	54	144	+ 46
Schizophrenia	50	187	69	6	+ 181
Low Birth Weight	51	148	12	3,088	- 2,939
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	135	53	151	- 15
Hepatitis C	53	130	65	21	+ 109
Meningitis	54	104	49	251	- 147
Birth Trauma	55	99	24	1,087	- 988
Tuberculosis	56	71	31	748	- 677
Osteoarthritis	57	70	72	3	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	58	58	74	1	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	53	56	98	- 44
Poisonings	60	52	58	68	- 15
HIV/AIDS	61	37	6	7,490	- 7,453
Hepatitis B	62	28	63	30	- 2
Oral conditions	63	25	86	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	15	39	422	- 408
War	65	5	51	185	- 180
Otitis Media	66	2	75	1	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	64	26	- 24
Tetanus	68	1	68	8	- 6
Schistosomiasis	69	1	76	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	61	37	- 36
Syphilis	72	0	67	15	- 15
Chlamydia	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	42	402	- 402
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	81	0	70	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Sweden

Venezuela

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.