ITALY VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	123,937	46	520	+ 123,418
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	49,316	9	16,339	+ 32,977
Diabetes Mellitus	3	47,781	8	19,836	+ 27,945
Stroke	4	42,878	2	62,633	- 19,755
Coronary Heart Disease	5	40,441	1	97,116	- 56,675
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	27,703	36	1,622	+ 26,081
Road Traffic Accidents	7	20,585	30	3,221	+ 17,364
Kidney Disease	8	20,419	11	12,726	+ 7,693
Suicide	9	18,082	26	4,042	+ 14,040
Hypertension	10	15,646	6	29,931	- 14,285
Liver Disease	11	14,659	23	5,559	+ 9,099
Lung Disease	12	14,167	5	32,382	- 18,215
Tuberculosis	13	13,703	53	336	+ 13,367
Low Birth Weight	14	12,482	51	357	+ 12,124
Cervical Cancer	15	11,512	40	1,154	+ 10,359
Violence	16	11,372	50	409	+ 10,963
Other Injuries	17	10,184	12	12,112	- 1,928
Birth Trauma	18	8,917	59	140	+ 8,777
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,594	37	1,443	+ 7,151
Asthma	20	8,009	47	494	+ 7,516
Maternal Conditions	21	6,203	67	6	+ 6,197
Malnutrition	22	5,668	41	775	+ 4,892
Meningitis	23	5,219	60	128	+ 5,091
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,020	24	5,531	- 511
Drownings	25	4,657	52	344	+ 4,314
Fires	26	4,480	56	271	+ 4,209
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	4,101	3	41,445	- 37,343
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,972	18	8,431	- 4,459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,723	43	690	+ 2,033
Epilepsy	30	2,448	39	1,337	+ 1,111
Prostate Cancer	31	2,406	20	8,409	- 6,003
Falls	32	2,208	25	4,222	- 2,014
Pertussis	33	2,077	73	1	+ 2,077
Poisonings	34	2,008	58	154	+ 1,854
Breast Cancer	35	1,976	10	13,868	- 11,893
Lymphomas	36	1,664	16	9,670	- 8,006
Liver Cancer	37	1,571	17	9,620	- 8,049
Drug Use	38	1,437	45	654	+ 783
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,403	32	2,216	- 813
Skin Disease	40	1,353	38	1,440	- 87
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,278	19	8,428	- 7,150
Skin Cancers	42	1,065	29	3,239	- 2,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	999	7	21,254	- 20,255
Oesophagus Cancer	44	990	34	2,045	- 1,055
Syphilis	45	933	69	4	+ 929
Lung Cancers	46	890	4	34,152	- 33,263
Leukemia	47	874	21	6,728	- 5,855
Alcohol	48	859	55	277	+ 582
Schistosomiasis	49	686	78	0	+ 686
Uterin Cancer	50	613	33	2,198	- 1,585
Oral Cancer	51	548	27	3,343	- 2,796
Ovary Cancer	52	531	28	3,282	- 2,751
Stomach Cancer	53	366	14	10,252	- 9,887
Appendicitis	54	354	61	49	+ 306
Bladder Cancer	55	323	22	6,711	- 6,387
Pancreas Cancer	56	323	13	12,095	- 11,771
Hepatitis B	57	317	54	334	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	263	42	701	- 438
Encephalitis	59	258	68	5	+ 254
Upper Respiratory	60	222	64	20	+ 202
Other Neoplasms	61	211	15	9,984	- 9,773
Tetanus	62	197	63	22	+ 176
Multiple Sclerosis	63	80	44	677	- 597
Measles	64	34	71	1	+ 32
Hepatitis C	65	19	31	2,451	- 2,431
Ascariasis	66	16	80	0	+ 16
Malaria	67	15	79	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	14	65	16	- 2
Chlamydia	69	10	84	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	10	76	0	+ 10
War	71	9	66	6	+ 3
Dengue	72	2	81	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Swaziland

Italy

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.