SWITZERLAND VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,452	1	10,713	- 2,261
Stroke	2	4,966	3	3,918	+ 1,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,665	35	186	+ 3,479
Low Birth Weight	4	3,278	43	105	+ 3,173
Lung Disease	5	3,053	5	2,902	+ 151
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,931	8	1,949	+ 982
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,242	17	1,022	+ 1,220
Birth Trauma	8	2,091	52	32	+ 2,059
Kidney Disease	9	1,994	13	1,261	+ 733
Liver Disease	10	1,925	21	677	+ 1,248
Tuberculosis	11	1,478	56	21	+ 1,457
Road Traffic Accidents	12	989	34	193	+ 796
Other Injuries	13	948	30	410	+ 539
Congenital Anomalies	14	924	31	305	+ 619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	913	48	78	+ 836
Hypertension	16	805	6	2,471	- 1,667
Asthma	17	729	46	95	+ 634
Suicide	18	679	14	1,249	- 570
Meningitis	19	633	57	20	+ 613
Breast Cancer	20	632	11	1,577	- 945
Oral Cancer	21	603	26	500	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	534	2	7,192	- 6,658
Violence	23	454	51	42	+ 411
Maternal Conditions	24	435	64	4	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	25	402	25	593	- 191
Lung Cancers	26	340	4	3,520	- 3,179
Malnutrition	27	311	47	84	+ 227
Falls	28	303	9	1,919	- 1,616
Oesophagus Cancer	29	276	28	491	- 215
Tetanus	30	265	70	0	+ 264
Lymphomas	31	246	15	1,131	- 885
HIV/AIDS	32	239	54	29	+ 210
Encephalitis	33	234	68	1	+ 233
Pertussis	34	223	73	0	+ 223
Parkinson's Disease	35	216	18	857	- 641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	191	41	122	+ 69
Drownings	37	189	50	49	+ 139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	185	7	1,995	- 1,809
Leukemia	39	184	22	671	- 487
Epilepsy	40	171	39	159	+ 13
Liver Cancer	41	155	19	805	- 650
Fires	42	151	55	21	+ 130
Stomach Cancer	43	142	24	614	- 472
Cervical Cancer	44	141	42	105	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	45	125	10	1,579	- 1,454
Ovary Cancer	46	124	29	457	- 333
Poisonings	47	118	60	13	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	48	96	23	669	- 574
Measles	49	91	75	0	+ 91
Alcohol	50	88	32	229	- 140
Appendicitis	51	87	59	15	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	52	81	16	1,027	- 945
Hepatitis B	53	80	63	5	+ 75
Skin Cancers	54	54	27	493	- 439
Dengue	55	50	81	0	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	49	49	68	- 19
Syphilis	57	45	65	2	+ 44
Hepatitis C	58	43	58	15	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	59	42	33	224	- 182
Pancreas Cancer	60	38	12	1,486	- 1,448
Drug Use	61	29	36	176	- 147
War	62	21	67	1	+ 20
Malaria	63	21	77	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	64	14	20	681	- 667
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	38	160	- 145
Upper Respiratory	66	10	61	11	- 1
Skin Disease	67	5	40	129	- 125
Ascariasis	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	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
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Pakistan

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.