SWITZERLAND VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,087	1	10,713	+ 14,374
Stroke	2	25,067	3	3,918	+ 21,150
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	5,210	2	7,192	- 1,982
Lung Cancers	4	2,927	4	3,520	- 593
Lung Disease	5	2,499	5	2,902	- 403
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,807	8	1,949	- 142
Stomach Cancer	7	1,406	24	614	+ 793
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,326	16	1,027	+ 299
Liver Cancer	9	1,237	19	805	+ 432
Hypertension	10	1,213	6	2,471	- 1,259
Kidney Disease	11	1,136	13	1,261	- 125
Liver Disease	12	1,072	21	677	+ 395
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,051	18	857	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	14	961	34	193	+ 768
Bladder Cancer	15	940	23	669	+ 271
Prostate Cancer	16	886	10	1,579	- 693
Breast Cancer	17	654	11	1,577	- 923
Pancreas Cancer	18	641	12	1,486	- 845
Diabetes Mellitus	19	595	17	1,022	- 427
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	562	7	1,995	- 1,433
Asthma	21	549	46	95	+ 455
Leukemia	22	375	22	671	- 297
Falls	23	356	9	1,919	- 1,563
Suicide	24	356	14	1,249	- 893
Low Birth Weight	25	303	43	105	+ 198
Other Injuries	26	301	30	410	- 109
Violence	27	292	51	42	+ 250
Congenital Anomalies	28	292	31	305	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	29	259	25	593	- 334
Oral Cancer	30	255	26	500	- 245
Lymphomas	31	196	15	1,131	- 935
Skin Cancers	32	182	27	493	- 312
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	162	41	122	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	34	147	28	491	- 344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	143	48	78	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	36	136	42	105	+ 31
Epilepsy	37	126	39	159	- 33
Uterin Cancer	38	120	33	224	- 104
Ovary Cancer	39	113	29	457	- 345
Multiple Sclerosis	40	110	38	160	- 49
Birth Trauma	41	92	52	32	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	42	73	54	29	+ 44
Drownings	43	72	50	49	+ 23
Drug Use	44	72	36	176	- 104
Fires	45	56	55	21	+ 35
Encephalitis	46	56	68	1	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	47	55	20	681	- 626
Alcohol	48	52	32	229	- 176
Meningitis	49	39	57	20	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	50	35	61	11	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	32	49	68	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	26	35	186	- 159
Poisonings	53	26	60	13	+ 13
Tuberculosis	54	24	56	21	+ 3
Skin Disease	55	17	40	129	- 112
Appendicitis	56	15	59	15	+ 1
Tetanus	57	8	70	0	+ 7
Malnutrition	58	7	47	84	- 77
Maternal Conditions	59	6	64	4	+ 1
Pertussis	60	4	73	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	61	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	65	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	5	- 3
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Measles	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Albania

Switzerland

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.