UNITED KINGDOM VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	139,172	55	188	+ 138,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	55,378	3	40,540	+ 14,838
Diabetes Mellitus	3	53,655	17	5,842	+ 47,812
Stroke	4	48,149	4	37,626	+ 10,523
Coronary Heart Disease	5	45,412	2	71,728	- 26,316
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	31,108	38	1,599	+ 29,510
Road Traffic Accidents	7	23,116	33	2,169	+ 20,947
Kidney Disease	8	22,929	18	5,471	+ 17,458
Suicide	9	20,304	20	5,325	+ 14,979
Hypertension	10	17,570	23	5,208	+ 12,362
Liver Disease	11	16,461	14	7,666	+ 8,795
Lung Disease	12	15,909	6	32,896	- 16,987
Tuberculosis	13	15,387	47	351	+ 15,036
Low Birth Weight	14	14,016	40	1,313	+ 12,703
Cervical Cancer	15	12,927	43	1,099	+ 11,828
Violence	16	12,770	46	868	+ 11,902
Other Injuries	17	11,436	19	5,464	+ 5,972
Birth Trauma	18	10,014	54	190	+ 9,824
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,650	35	2,127	+ 7,524
Asthma	20	8,994	41	1,302	+ 7,692
Maternal Conditions	21	6,966	64	47	+ 6,919
Malnutrition	22	6,364	58	116	+ 6,249
Meningitis	23	5,860	52	232	+ 5,628
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,637	29	3,126	+ 2,510
Drownings	25	5,230	49	301	+ 4,929
Fires	26	5,031	48	334	+ 4,697
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	4,606	1	98,135	- 93,529
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,460	28	3,297	+ 1,163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,058	36	2,090	+ 968
Epilepsy	30	2,748	42	1,193	+ 1,555
Prostate Cancer	31	2,702	8	13,289	- 10,587
Falls	32	2,480	15	7,618	- 5,139
Pertussis	33	2,332	69	3	+ 2,330
Poisonings	34	2,255	53	221	+ 2,034
Breast Cancer	35	2,218	9	12,718	- 10,500
Lymphomas	36	1,869	10	9,350	- 7,482
Liver Cancer	37	1,764	21	5,237	- 3,473
Drug Use	38	1,614	31	2,824	- 1,211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,575	45	876	+ 699
Skin Disease	40	1,520	34	2,134	- 614
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,435	13	8,573	- 7,138
Skin Cancers	42	1,196	27	3,727	- 2,531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,122	7	18,446	- 17,324
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,112	12	8,727	- 7,615
Syphilis	45	1,048	62	49	+ 999
Lung Cancers	46	999	5	35,715	- 34,716
Leukemia	47	981	22	5,211	- 4,230
Alcohol	48	965	39	1,555	- 590
Schistosomiasis	49	770	78	0	+ 770
Uterin Cancer	50	689	32	2,346	- 1,658
Oral Cancer	51	615	30	3,109	- 2,494
Ovary Cancer	52	596	25	4,019	- 3,423
Stomach Cancer	53	411	24	4,999	- 4,588
Appendicitis	54	398	59	105	+ 293
Bladder Cancer	55	363	16	6,133	- 5,770
Pancreas Cancer	56	363	11	8,995	- 8,633
Hepatitis B	57	356	65	40	+ 316
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	295	44	1,014	- 718
Encephalitis	59	290	68	6	+ 284
Upper Respiratory	60	250	63	48	+ 201
Other Neoplasms	61	237	26	3,986	- 3,749
Tetanus	62	221	72	0	+ 221
Multiple Sclerosis	63	90	37	1,856	- 1,766
Measles	64	38	75	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	65	22	51	267	- 245
Ascariasis	66	18	80	0	+ 18
Malaria	67	17	76	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	16	66	16	- 0
Chlamydia	69	11	79	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	70	11	74	0	+ 11
War	71	10	67	10	+ 1
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Swaziland

United Kingdom

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.