AFGHANISTAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,511	1	40,195	+ 8,316
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,567	23	1,765	+ 30,802
Stroke	3	17,739	3	19,060	- 1,321
Lung Cancers	4	15,937	32	1,076	+ 14,861
Lung Disease	5	13,141	15	4,650	+ 8,491
Hypertension	6	11,190	8	7,995	+ 3,195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,032	39	741	+ 8,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,827	4	14,649	- 5,823
Falls	9	8,691	37	905	+ 7,785
Prostate Cancer	10	7,151	55	258	+ 6,893
Breast Cancer	11	7,140	22	1,822	+ 5,318
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,728	56	229	+ 6,499
Kidney Disease	13	5,710	10	6,590	- 880
Suicide	14	5,656	24	1,573	+ 4,083
Lymphomas	15	5,122	36	946	+ 4,176
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,650	45	527	+ 4,123
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,627	12	5,750	- 1,123
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,881	41	628	+ 3,254
Liver Cancer	19	3,645	40	657	+ 2,988
Other Neoplasms	20	3,085	63	29	+ 3,056
Liver Disease	21	3,067	16	4,600	- 1,533
Leukemia	22	3,040	42	610	+ 2,429
Bladder Cancer	23	3,031	54	272	+ 2,760
Stomach Cancer	24	2,779	26	1,501	+ 1,278
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,684	28	1,364	+ 1,321
Oral Cancer	26	2,266	27	1,467	+ 799
Skin Cancers	27	2,233	59	145	+ 2,088
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,223	29	1,314	+ 908
Ovary Cancer	29	2,070	48	369	+ 1,701
Other Injuries	30	1,855	18	3,241	- 1,387
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,382	14	5,001	- 3,619
Alcohol	32	1,037	58	150	+ 887
Uterin Cancer	33	1,013	53	289	+ 724
Road Traffic Accidents	34	874	11	6,033	- 5,159
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	841	13	5,555	- 4,714
Drug Use	36	797	51	328	+ 469
Osteoarthritis	37	768	84	0	+ 768
Multiple Sclerosis	38	724	62	84	+ 640
Epilepsy	39	718	35	993	- 275
Skin Disease	40	585	61	94	+ 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	554	25	1,505	- 951
Cervical Cancer	42	476	44	541	- 65
Low Birth Weight	43	475	5	12,631	- 12,156
Anemia	44	460	83	0	+ 460
Schizophrenia	45	436	81	0	+ 436
Asthma	46	429	17	3,403	- 2,974
Malnutrition	47	381	43	589	- 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	352	33	1,041	- 688
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	307	65	25	+ 281
Drownings	50	223	34	996	- 773
Violence	51	192	19	3,217	- 3,025
Birth Trauma	52	145	6	10,723	- 10,578
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	144	85	0	+ 144
HIV/AIDS	54	131	46	464	- 332
Fires	55	97	50	348	- 251
Tuberculosis	56	96	7	9,839	- 9,743
Meningitis	57	90	20	2,626	- 2,535
Hepatitis C	58	68	64	28	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	66	52	298	- 233
Poisonings	60	59	47	384	- 325
Upper Respiratory	61	49	68	9	+ 40
Oral conditions	62	37	86	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	63	20	38	863	- 843
Maternal Conditions	64	19	9	7,807	- 7,788
Syphilis	65	7	60	94	- 87
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	76	0	+ 5
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Encephalitis	68	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Otitis Media	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Tetanus	70	2	30	1,254	- 1,252
Leishmaniasis	71	2	70	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	49	350	- 350
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.