USA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	695,188	42	5,660	+ 689,527
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	276,621	11	60,317	+ 216,304
Diabetes Mellitus	3	268,013	10	61,418	+ 206,595
Stroke	4	240,512	4	158,520	+ 81,993
Coronary Heart Disease	5	226,840	1	504,904	- 278,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	155,391	37	9,955	+ 145,437
Road Traffic Accidents	7	115,466	17	41,694	+ 73,772
Kidney Disease	8	114,534	6	85,861	+ 28,674
Suicide	9	101,424	12	53,099	+ 48,325
Hypertension	10	87,763	8	65,960	+ 21,803
Liver Disease	11	82,224	16	43,402	+ 38,822
Lung Disease	12	79,466	3	195,387	- 115,921
Tuberculosis	13	76,862	62	546	+ 76,316
Low Birth Weight	14	70,012	39	6,924	+ 63,088
Cervical Cancer	15	64,575	38	6,984	+ 57,590
Violence	16	63,787	27	18,976	+ 44,811
Other Injuries	17	57,124	25	25,997	+ 31,127
Birth Trauma	18	50,020	54	1,233	+ 48,786
Congenital Anomalies	19	48,204	34	11,762	+ 36,442
Asthma	20	44,925	46	3,818	+ 41,107
Maternal Conditions	21	34,795	56	779	+ 34,017
Malnutrition	22	31,790	40	6,762	+ 25,028
Meningitis	23	29,273	60	606	+ 28,667
Inflammatory/Heart	24	28,156	22	32,529	- 4,373
Drownings	25	26,124	45	4,070	+ 22,054
Fires	26	25,132	49	3,183	+ 21,949
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	23,005	2	287,198	- 264,193
Endocrine Disorders	28	22,280	14	46,985	- 24,705
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	15,273	48	3,461	+ 11,812
Epilepsy	30	13,729	50	3,162	+ 10,567
Prostate Cancer	31	13,497	20	35,612	- 22,115
Falls	32	12,386	18	40,418	- 28,032
Pertussis	33	11,651	69	16	+ 11,635
Poisonings	34	11,262	53	1,674	+ 9,588
Breast Cancer	35	11,081	13	48,671	- 37,590
Lymphomas	36	9,334	19	40,281	- 30,947
Liver Cancer	37	8,810	23	27,064	- 18,254
Drug Use	38	8,060	7	74,435	- 66,374
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	7,868	47	3,646	+ 4,222
Skin Disease	40	7,591	43	5,409	+ 2,182
Parkinson's Disease	41	7,167	21	34,491	- 27,324
Skin Cancers	42	5,974	32	14,311	- 8,337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	5,603	9	61,827	- 56,224
Oesophagus Cancer	44	5,552	28	17,829	- 12,277
Syphilis	45	5,234	66	49	+ 5,185
Lung Cancers	46	4,990	5	155,533	- 150,543
Leukemia	47	4,900	24	26,966	- 22,065
Alcohol	48	4,818	30	14,659	- 9,841
Schistosomiasis	49	3,848	72	1	+ 3,847
Uterin Cancer	50	3,439	36	10,063	- 6,623
Oral Cancer	51	3,072	35	11,555	- 8,483
Ovary Cancer	52	2,978	31	14,591	- 11,613
Stomach Cancer	53	2,051	33	13,077	- 11,026
Appendicitis	54	1,988	63	424	+ 1,563
Bladder Cancer	55	1,815	26	19,622	- 17,808
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,813	15	44,293	- 42,480
Hepatitis B	57	1,778	59	608	+ 1,170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1,476	52	2,461	- 985
Encephalitis	59	1,449	68	25	+ 1,424
Upper Respiratory	60	1,247	65	229	+ 1,018
Other Neoplasms	61	1,183	29	17,743	- 16,560
Tetanus	62	1,106	71	2	+ 1,104
Multiple Sclerosis	63	448	44	5,059	- 4,611
Measles	64	190	80	0	+ 190
Hepatitis C	65	109	41	5,684	- 5,575
Ascariasis	66	90	82	0	+ 90
Malaria	67	83	77	0	+ 83
Otitis Media	68	78	67	34	+ 44
Chlamydia	69	57	84	0	+ 57
Diphtheria	70	53	75	0	+ 53
War	71	51	55	1,198	- 1,147
Dengue	72	10	76	0	+ 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Swaziland

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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.