SWITZERLAND VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,060	1	10,713	+ 24,347
Stroke	2	24,269	3	3,918	+ 20,351
Hypertension	3	5,374	6	2,471	+ 2,903
Lung Cancers	4	4,938	4	3,520	+ 1,418
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,568	8	1,949	+ 2,619
Liver Disease	6	4,355	21	677	+ 3,678
Lung Disease	7	3,593	5	2,902	+ 691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,337	7	1,995	+ 1,343
Kidney Disease	9	2,526	13	1,261	+ 1,265
Inflammatory/Heart	10	2,164	16	1,027	+ 1,137
Breast Cancer	11	1,880	11	1,577	+ 303
Stomach Cancer	12	1,688	24	614	+ 1,074
Liver Cancer	13	1,520	19	805	+ 715
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,433	12	1,486	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	1,386	2	7,192	- 5,806
Prostate Cancer	16	1,196	10	1,579	- 384
Oral Cancer	17	1,118	26	500	+ 618
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,089	17	1,022	+ 67
Other Injuries	19	1,044	30	410	+ 635
Road Traffic Accidents	20	973	34	193	+ 780
Suicide	21	921	14	1,249	- 328
Cervical Cancer	22	913	42	105	+ 808
Bladder Cancer	23	837	23	669	+ 168
Falls	24	734	9	1,919	- 1,185
Lymphomas	25	676	15	1,131	- 455
Leukemia	26	655	22	671	- 16
Ovary Cancer	27	541	29	457	+ 84
Tuberculosis	28	496	56	21	+ 475
Skin Cancers	29	490	27	493	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	30	369	28	491	- 122
Parkinson's Disease	31	362	18	857	- 495
Drownings	32	291	50	49	+ 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	259	41	122	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	34	255	33	224	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	215	48	78	+ 137
Fires	36	206	55	21	+ 184
Alcohol	37	200	32	229	- 29
Congenital Anomalies	38	179	31	305	- 126
Poisonings	39	179	60	13	+ 166
Drug Use	40	169	36	176	- 7
Low Birth Weight	41	155	43	105	+ 50
Epilepsy	42	153	39	159	- 5
Other Neoplasms	43	141	20	681	- 540
Violence	44	125	51	42	+ 82
Asthma	45	110	46	95	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	109	35	186	- 77
HIV/AIDS	47	107	54	29	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	48	94	25	593	- 499
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	70	53	32	+ 38
Malnutrition	50	69	47	84	- 15
Schizophrenia	51	50	45	96	- 46
Hepatitis C	52	48	58	15	+ 33
Skin Disease	53	48	40	129	- 82
Meningitis	54	37	57	20	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	55	32	38	160	- 128
Anemia	56	29	44	102	- 73
Birth Trauma	57	19	52	32	- 13
Maternal Conditions	58	17	64	4	+ 13
Hepatitis B	59	15	63	5	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	10	59	15	- 4
Measles	61	4	75	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	62	3	68	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	61	11	- 10
Oral conditions	64	1	62	8	- 7
War	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	49	68	- 68
Osteoarthritis	86	0	37	170	- 170
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Romania

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.