ALBANIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ALBANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,757	1	8,797	- 5,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,522	3	1,827	+ 695
Stroke	3	1,374	2	8,790	- 7,417
Lung Cancers	4	1,234	4	1,026	+ 208
Lung Disease	5	1,018	5	876	+ 141
Hypertension	6	867	10	425	+ 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	699	20	197	+ 502
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	684	6	634	+ 50
Falls	9	673	23	125	+ 548
Prostate Cancer	10	554	16	311	+ 243
Breast Cancer	11	553	17	229	+ 324
Pancreas Cancer	12	521	18	225	+ 296
Kidney Disease	13	442	11	399	+ 44
Suicide	14	438	24	125	+ 313
Lymphomas	15	397	31	69	+ 328
Inflammatory/Heart	16	360	8	465	- 105
Diabetes Mellitus	17	358	19	208	+ 150
Parkinson's Disease	18	301	13	369	- 68
Liver Cancer	19	282	9	434	- 151
Other Neoplasms	20	239	47	19	+ 219
Liver Disease	21	238	12	376	- 139
Leukemia	22	235	22	131	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	23	235	15	330	- 95
Stomach Cancer	24	215	7	493	- 278
Endocrine Disorders	25	208	29	91	+ 117
Oral Cancer	26	175	30	90	+ 86
Skin Cancers	27	173	32	64	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	28	172	34	52	+ 121
Ovary Cancer	29	160	39	39	+ 121
Other Injuries	30	144	26	105	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	31	107	28	102	+ 5
Alcohol	32	80	48	18	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	33	78	38	42	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	34	68	14	337	- 269
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	65	52	9	+ 56
Drug Use	36	62	44	25	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	37	59	81	0	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	38	56	40	39	+ 17
Epilepsy	39	56	37	44	+ 11
Skin Disease	40	45	55	6	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	43	33	57	- 14
Cervical Cancer	42	37	36	48	- 11
Low Birth Weight	43	37	25	106	- 70
Anemia	44	36	86	0	+ 36
Schizophrenia	45	34	83	0	+ 34
Asthma	46	33	21	193	- 159
Malnutrition	47	29	58	3	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	27	35	50	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	24	51	11	+ 13
Drownings	50	17	43	25	- 8
Violence	51	15	27	103	- 88
Birth Trauma	52	11	41	32	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	11	80	0	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	54	10	42	26	- 15
Fires	55	7	45	20	- 12
Tuberculosis	56	7	54	8	- 1
Meningitis	57	7	49	14	- 7
Hepatitis C	58	5	66	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	5	56	5	- 0
Poisonings	60	5	53	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	61	4	50	12	- 8
Oral conditions	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	2	63	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	59	2	- 0
Syphilis	65	1	62	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	46	20	- 19
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	57	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALBANIA

Switzerland

Albania

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.