SWITZERLAND VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,590	1	10,713	+ 2,877
Stroke	2	9,426	3	3,918	+ 5,509
Lung Disease	3	3,232	5	2,902	+ 330
Liver Disease	4	2,394	21	677	+ 1,717
Lung Cancers	5	1,700	4	3,520	- 1,819
Inflammatory/Heart	6	1,689	16	1,027	+ 663
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,517	8	1,949	- 432
Suicide	8	1,425	14	1,249	+ 176
Stomach Cancer	9	1,157	24	614	+ 543
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,051	2	7,192	- 6,141
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,029	34	193	+ 836
Diabetes Mellitus	12	982	17	1,022	- 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	931	7	1,995	- 1,064
Hypertension	14	803	6	2,471	- 1,668
Breast Cancer	15	742	11	1,577	- 835
Kidney Disease	16	717	13	1,261	- 544
Other Injuries	17	642	30	410	+ 233
Alcohol	18	573	32	229	+ 344
Oesophagus Cancer	19	568	28	491	+ 77
Asthma	20	499	46	95	+ 404
Pancreas Cancer	21	491	12	1,486	- 995
Liver Cancer	22	446	19	805	- 359
Violence	23	415	51	42	+ 373
Congenital Anomalies	24	414	31	305	+ 109
Cervical Cancer	25	352	42	105	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	26	316	18	857	- 541
Falls	27	307	9	1,919	- 1,613
Low Birth Weight	28	307	43	105	+ 202
Drug Use	29	302	36	176	+ 126
Drownings	30	298	50	49	+ 248
Oral Cancer	31	297	26	500	- 204
Ovary Cancer	32	277	29	457	- 180
Leukemia	33	268	22	671	- 404
Prostate Cancer	34	233	10	1,579	- 1,347
Birth Trauma	35	192	52	32	+ 160
Lymphomas	36	191	15	1,131	- 941
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	164	41	122	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	38	160	33	224	- 63
Poisonings	39	157	60	13	+ 144
Fires	40	155	55	21	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	41	151	23	669	- 518
HIV/AIDS	42	149	54	29	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	43	133	25	593	- 460
Epilepsy	44	129	39	159	- 29
Tuberculosis	45	128	56	21	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	128	48	78	+ 50
Skin Cancers	47	125	27	493	- 368
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	113	35	186	- 73
Encephalitis	49	62	68	1	+ 61
Meningitis	50	39	57	20	+ 19
Malnutrition	51	36	47	84	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	52	21	38	160	- 139
Other Neoplasms	53	16	20	681	- 665
Skin Disease	54	14	40	129	- 116
Maternal Conditions	55	13	64	4	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	11	49	68	- 57
Appendicitis	57	8	59	15	- 6
Upper Respiratory	58	7	61	11	- 4
Hepatitis B	59	6	63	5	+ 2
War	60	3	67	1	+ 2
Tetanus	61	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	65	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	58	15	- 14
Leishmaniasis	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Oral conditions	84	0	62	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	32	- 32
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Kazakhstan

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.