SWITZERLAND VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,255	54	29	+ 9,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,628	8	1,949	+ 2,679
Tuberculosis	3	4,476	56	21	+ 4,455
Stroke	4	4,213	3	3,918	+ 295
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,858	1	10,713	- 6,856
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,744	34	193	+ 2,551
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,289	17	1,022	+ 1,267
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,038	35	186	+ 1,852
Low Birth Weight	9	1,631	43	105	+ 1,526
Lung Disease	10	1,458	5	2,902	- 1,445
Violence	11	1,421	51	42	+ 1,379
Hypertension	12	1,352	6	2,471	- 1,119
Birth Trauma	13	1,089	52	32	+ 1,057
Liver Disease	14	1,061	21	677	+ 383
Kidney Disease	15	1,016	13	1,261	- 245
Congenital Anomalies	16	895	31	305	+ 590
Suicide	17	767	14	1,249	- 482
Malnutrition	18	707	47	84	+ 622
Other Injuries	19	653	30	410	+ 244
Asthma	20	634	46	95	+ 539
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	555	2	7,192	- 6,637
Inflammatory/Heart	22	511	16	1,027	- 515
Cervical Cancer	23	420	42	105	+ 314
Breast Cancer	24	383	11	1,577	- 1,194
Maternal Conditions	25	348	64	4	+ 344
Drownings	26	346	50	49	+ 297
Meningitis	27	344	57	20	+ 324
Fires	28	344	55	21	+ 322
Skin Cancers	29	341	27	493	- 153
Oral Cancer	30	315	26	500	- 185
Prostate Cancer	31	298	10	1,579	- 1,281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	239	41	122	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	33	230	25	593	- 363
Falls	34	196	9	1,919	- 1,723
Lung Cancers	35	186	4	3,520	- 3,334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	172	7	1,995	- 1,823
Pertussis	37	171	73	0	+ 171
Epilepsy	38	155	39	159	- 3
Poisonings	39	146	60	13	+ 133
Lymphomas	40	145	15	1,131	- 986
Liver Cancer	41	142	19	805	- 663
Parkinson's Disease	42	137	18	857	- 720
Syphilis	43	110	65	2	+ 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	105	48	78	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	45	103	24	614	- 511
Drug Use	46	100	36	176	- 76
Skin Disease	47	98	40	129	- 32
Alcohol	48	89	32	229	- 140
Leukemia	49	75	22	671	- 596
Ovary Cancer	50	73	29	457	- 384
Malaria	51	68	77	0	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	52	66	28	491	- 425
Pancreas Cancer	53	55	12	1,486	- 1,431
Bladder Cancer	54	50	23	669	- 620
Schistosomiasis	55	43	72	0	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	56	36	33	224	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	30	49	68	- 38
Appendicitis	58	28	59	15	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	25	68	1	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	60	24	20	681	- 657
Upper Respiratory	61	20	61	11	+ 9
Tetanus	62	19	70	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	63	14	63	5	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	38	160	- 153
Measles	65	6	75	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	2	58	15	- 13
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	32	- 32
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

Namibia

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.