SWITZERLAND VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,756	1	10,713	- 6,957
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,593	17	1,022	+ 571
Stroke	3	885	3	3,918	- 3,032
Road Traffic Accidents	4	714	34	193	+ 521
Liver Disease	5	703	21	677	+ 26
Kidney Disease	6	622	13	1,261	- 639
Suicide	7	574	14	1,249	- 675
Falls	8	446	9	1,919	- 1,473
Other Injuries	9	399	30	410	- 11
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	374	8	1,949	- 1,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	288	7	1,995	- 1,707
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	260	2	7,192	- 6,932
Lung Cancers	13	253	4	3,520	- 3,267
Congenital Anomalies	14	243	31	305	- 62
Lung Disease	15	238	5	2,902	- 2,664
Leukemia	16	198	22	671	- 473
Breast Cancer	17	183	11	1,577	- 1,394
Lymphomas	18	168	15	1,131	- 963
Drownings	19	157	50	49	+ 107
Low Birth Weight	20	156	43	105	+ 51
Liver Cancer	21	154	19	805	- 651
Fires	22	147	55	21	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	23	146	24	614	- 468
Endocrine Disorders	24	136	25	593	- 457
Inflammatory/Heart	25	112	16	1,027	- 915
Parkinson's Disease	26	97	18	857	- 760
Bladder Cancer	27	94	23	669	- 576
Hypertension	28	92	6	2,471	- 2,380
Oral Cancer	29	87	26	500	- 413
Pancreas Cancer	30	86	12	1,486	- 1,400
Prostate Cancer	31	61	10	1,579	- 1,518
Ovary Cancer	32	59	29	457	- 398
Skin Disease	33	55	40	129	- 74
Violence	34	49	51	42	+ 6
Epilepsy	35	47	39	159	- 112
Cervical Cancer	36	44	42	105	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	37	44	28	491	- 447
Birth Trauma	38	44	52	32	+ 12
Drug Use	39	42	36	176	- 134
Asthma	40	36	46	95	- 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	35	35	186	- 151
Poisonings	42	31	60	13	+ 18
Skin Cancers	43	28	27	493	- 465
Tuberculosis	44	28	56	21	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	27	48	78	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	25	41	122	- 97
Meningitis	47	24	57	20	+ 5
Alcohol	48	24	32	229	- 205
Uterin Cancer	49	22	33	224	- 202
Encephalitis	50	18	68	1	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	51	9	20	681	- 672
Maternal Conditions	52	9	64	4	+ 5
Syphilis	53	8	65	2	+ 7
Pertussis	54	8	73	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	55	7	38	160	- 153
Hepatitis B	56	7	63	5	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	4	59	15	- 10
Malnutrition	58	3	47	84	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	49	68	- 66
Tetanus	60	1	70	0	+ 1
War	61	1	67	1	+ 0
Dengue	62	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	58	15	- 15
Ascariasis	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	11	- 11
Diphtheria	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	54	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
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

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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.