SWITZERLAND VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,479	8	1,949	+ 2,530
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,316	35	186	+ 3,130
Stroke	3	2,942	3	3,918	- 976
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,730	1	10,713	- 7,983
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,359	34	193	+ 2,166
Birth Trauma	6	2,325	52	32	+ 2,293
Low Birth Weight	7	2,094	43	105	+ 1,989
Liver Disease	8	2,038	21	677	+ 1,361
Tuberculosis	9	1,604	56	21	+ 1,582
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,215	17	1,022	+ 193
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,169	31	305	+ 864
Hypertension	12	1,007	6	2,471	- 1,465
Kidney Disease	13	905	13	1,261	- 356
Meningitis	14	898	57	20	+ 878
Lung Disease	15	887	5	2,902	- 2,015
Other Injuries	16	877	30	410	+ 467
HIV/AIDS	17	857	54	29	+ 828
Maternal Conditions	18	664	64	4	+ 660
Malnutrition	19	646	47	84	+ 562
Breast Cancer	20	634	11	1,577	- 943
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	617	2	7,192	- 6,575
Violence	22	604	51	42	+ 561
Pertussis	23	515	73	0	+ 515
Measles	24	473	75	0	+ 473
Suicide	25	451	14	1,249	- 798
Malaria	26	420	77	0	+ 420
Cervical Cancer	27	375	42	105	+ 270
Falls	28	337	9	1,919	- 1,582
Asthma	29	335	46	95	+ 240
Leukemia	30	316	22	671	- 356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	281	7	1,995	- 1,714
Poisonings	32	274	60	13	+ 261
Lymphomas	33	268	15	1,131	- 863
Fires	34	243	55	21	+ 222
Drownings	35	234	50	49	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	36	181	29	457	- 276
Tetanus	37	165	70	0	+ 164
Lung Cancers	38	165	4	3,520	- 3,355
Inflammatory/Heart	39	162	16	1,027	- 865
Oesophagus Cancer	40	137	28	491	- 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	131	41	122	+ 9
Liver Cancer	42	129	19	805	- 676
Syphilis	43	127	65	2	+ 125
Epilepsy	44	121	39	159	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	45	121	25	593	- 472
Parkinson's Disease	46	118	18	857	- 739
Stomach Cancer	47	113	24	614	- 500
Oral Cancer	48	110	26	500	- 390
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	100	48	78	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	50	93	10	1,579	- 1,486
Bladder Cancer	51	81	23	669	- 589
Skin Cancers	52	75	27	493	- 418
Skin Disease	53	68	40	129	- 62
Schistosomiasis	54	63	72	0	+ 62
Alcohol	55	56	32	229	- 173
Hepatitis B	56	55	63	5	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	57	53	61	11	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	51	59	15	+ 36
Leishmaniasis	59	43	71	0	+ 43
Drug Use	60	38	36	176	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	61	36	12	1,486	- 1,449
Uterin Cancer	62	31	33	224	- 192
Encephalitis	63	29	68	1	+ 28
War	64	21	67	1	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	49	68	- 51
Other Neoplasms	66	11	20	681	- 670
Diphtheria	67	11	74	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	68	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	9	58	15	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	70	5	38	160	- 155
Otitis Media	71	3	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	81	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Ethiopia

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.