SWITZERLAND VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,121	1	10,713	- 4,593
Stroke	2	6,053	3	3,918	+ 2,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,973	8	1,949	+ 4,023
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	3,246	35	186	+ 3,060
HIV/AIDS	5	3,102	54	29	+ 3,073
Liver Disease	6	2,624	21	677	+ 1,947
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,531	17	1,022	+ 1,510
Low Birth Weight	8	2,239	43	105	+ 2,134
Tuberculosis	9	2,161	56	21	+ 2,140
Other Injuries	10	2,072	30	410	+ 1,662
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,037	34	193	+ 1,844
Hypertension	12	1,878	6	2,471	- 593
Kidney Disease	13	1,659	13	1,261	+ 398
Malnutrition	14	1,510	47	84	+ 1,425
Birth Trauma	15	1,479	52	32	+ 1,447
Lung Disease	16	1,071	5	2,902	- 1,831
Meningitis	17	1,039	57	20	+ 1,019
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,006	31	305	+ 701
Suicide	19	836	14	1,249	- 413
Breast Cancer	20	809	11	1,577	- 768
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	803	2	7,192	- 6,389
Asthma	22	605	46	95	+ 510
Malaria	23	588	77	0	+ 588
Violence	24	571	51	42	+ 528
Pertussis	25	441	73	0	+ 441
Falls	26	405	9	1,919	- 1,514
Leukemia	27	404	22	671	- 267
Inflammatory/Heart	28	402	16	1,027	- 625
Cervical Cancer	29	358	42	105	+ 253
Lymphomas	30	358	15	1,131	- 774
Maternal Conditions	31	357	64	4	+ 353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	335	7	1,995	- 1,660
Fires	33	291	55	21	+ 270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	285	41	122	+ 163
Drownings	35	253	50	49	+ 204
Oesophagus Cancer	36	240	28	491	- 251
Epilepsy	37	230	39	159	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	38	223	25	593	- 370
Poisonings	39	220	60	13	+ 207
Ovary Cancer	40	207	29	457	- 250
Parkinson's Disease	41	202	18	857	- 655
Lung Cancers	42	178	4	3,520	- 3,342
Liver Cancer	43	168	19	805	- 637
Prostate Cancer	44	152	10	1,579	- 1,427
Oral Cancer	45	148	26	500	- 352
Tetanus	46	147	70	0	+ 146
Bladder Cancer	47	137	23	669	- 532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	132	48	78	+ 54
Alcohol	49	130	32	229	- 99
Stomach Cancer	50	126	24	614	- 488
Leishmaniasis	51	124	71	0	+ 124
Syphilis	52	114	65	2	+ 113
Skin Cancers	53	108	27	493	- 385
Drug Use	54	108	36	176	- 68
Skin Disease	55	107	40	129	- 22
Hepatitis B	56	75	63	5	+ 71
Appendicitis	57	50	59	15	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	58	50	12	1,486	- 1,436
Encephalitis	59	45	68	1	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	60	37	33	224	- 186
Upper Respiratory	61	34	61	11	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	29	49	68	- 39
War	63	24	67	1	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	64	22	72	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	65	21	20	681	- 660
Measles	66	18	75	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	67	14	38	160	- 146
Hepatitis C	68	13	58	15	- 2
Diphtheria	69	7	74	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	4	79	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	71	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	3	69	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Djibouti

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.