SWITZERLAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,203	8	1,949	+ 6,253
Tuberculosis	2	7,375	56	21	+ 7,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,344	35	186	+ 7,158
HIV/AIDS	4	5,884	54	29	+ 5,855
Stroke	5	5,149	3	3,918	+ 1,231
Malaria	6	5,142	77	0	+ 5,142
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,547	1	10,713	- 6,166
Low Birth Weight	8	3,493	43	105	+ 3,388
Birth Trauma	9	3,436	52	32	+ 3,404
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,806	34	193	+ 2,613
Measles	11	2,548	75	0	+ 2,548
Hypertension	12	1,963	6	2,471	- 508
Maternal Conditions	13	1,841	64	4	+ 1,837
Liver Disease	14	1,808	21	677	+ 1,131
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,790	17	1,022	+ 768
Meningitis	16	1,591	57	20	+ 1,571
Violence	17	1,581	51	42	+ 1,539
Lung Disease	18	1,499	5	2,902	- 1,403
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,216	31	305	+ 911
Asthma	20	1,193	46	95	+ 1,098
Kidney Disease	21	1,114	13	1,261	- 148
Malnutrition	22	1,083	47	84	+ 999
Other Injuries	23	973	30	410	+ 563
Suicide	24	917	14	1,249	- 332
Endocrine Disorders	25	663	25	593	+ 70
Breast Cancer	26	540	11	1,577	- 1,037
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	497	41	122	+ 375
War	28	492	67	1	+ 491
Tetanus	29	440	70	0	+ 439
Inflammatory/Heart	30	423	16	1,027	- 604
Pertussis	31	416	73	0	+ 416
Cervical Cancer	32	361	42	105	+ 256
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	320	2	7,192	- 6,873
Drownings	34	317	50	49	+ 268
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	304	48	78	+ 226
Falls	36	284	9	1,919	- 1,635
Schistosomiasis	37	265	72	0	+ 265
Prostate Cancer	38	245	10	1,579	- 1,334
Fires	39	222	55	21	+ 201
Poisonings	40	210	60	13	+ 197
Syphilis	41	188	65	2	+ 187
Lymphomas	42	187	15	1,131	- 945
Epilepsy	43	186	39	159	+ 28
Liver Cancer	44	183	19	805	- 622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	183	7	1,995	- 1,812
Oral Cancer	46	143	26	500	- 358
Leukemia	47	138	22	671	- 533
Parkinson's Disease	48	105	18	857	- 752
Stomach Cancer	49	103	24	614	- 511
Ovary Cancer	50	100	29	457	- 357
Appendicitis	51	97	59	15	+ 82
Alcohol	52	97	32	229	- 132
Oesophagus Cancer	53	76	28	491	- 415
Skin Disease	54	75	40	129	- 54
Lung Cancers	55	73	4	3,520	- 3,446
Leishmaniasis	56	71	71	0	+ 71
Drug Use	57	69	36	176	- 107
Skin Cancers	58	67	27	493	- 426
Trypanosomiasis	59	62	78	0	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	60	57	12	1,486	- 1,429
Hepatitis B	61	52	63	5	+ 47
Encephalitis	62	44	68	1	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	63	38	61	11	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	64	37	23	669	- 633
Uterin Cancer	65	31	33	224	- 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	49	68	- 44
Diphtheria	67	17	74	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	10	69	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	58	15	- 6
Other Neoplasms	70	8	20	681	- 674
Ascariasis	71	7	82	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	38	160	- 154
Chlamydia	73	3	79	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Central Africa

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.