ARAB EMIRATES VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,130	1	4,164	+ 7,965
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,143	20	194	+ 7,949
Stroke	3	4,436	2	1,998	+ 2,437
Lung Cancers	4	3,985	21	185	+ 3,800
Lung Disease	5	3,286	6	912	+ 2,374
Hypertension	6	2,798	5	934	+ 1,864
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,258	16	309	+ 1,949
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,207	8	705	+ 1,502
Falls	9	2,173	11	511	+ 1,662
Prostate Cancer	10	1,788	43	51	+ 1,738
Breast Cancer	11	1,785	17	264	+ 1,521
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,682	26	135	+ 1,547
Kidney Disease	13	1,428	3	1,305	+ 123
Suicide	14	1,414	9	628	+ 786
Lymphomas	15	1,281	29	117	+ 1,164
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,163	28	120	+ 1,043
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,157	4	1,207	- 50
Parkinson's Disease	18	970	31	99	+ 871
Liver Cancer	19	911	32	96	+ 815
Other Neoplasms	20	771	56	13	+ 758
Liver Disease	21	767	14	417	+ 350
Leukemia	22	760	24	154	+ 606
Bladder Cancer	23	758	39	60	+ 698
Stomach Cancer	24	695	30	112	+ 583
Endocrine Disorders	25	671	18	260	+ 412
Oral Cancer	26	567	52	32	+ 535
Skin Cancers	27	558	34	77	+ 481
Oesophagus Cancer	28	556	47	37	+ 519
Ovary Cancer	29	518	38	63	+ 455
Other Injuries	30	464	10	522	- 58
Congenital Anomalies	31	346	15	369	- 23
Alcohol	32	259	40	59	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	33	253	46	44	+ 209
Road Traffic Accidents	34	219	7	870	- 652
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	210	33	92	+ 118
Drug Use	36	199	13	431	- 232
Osteoarthritis	37	192	80	0	+ 192
Multiple Sclerosis	38	181	49	35	+ 146
Epilepsy	39	179	25	140	+ 40
Skin Disease	40	146	57	13	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	138	45	45	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	42	119	41	57	+ 62
Low Birth Weight	43	119	19	195	- 76
Anemia	44	115	86	0	+ 115
Schizophrenia	45	109	84	0	+ 109
Asthma	46	107	12	458	- 351
Malnutrition	47	95	60	3	+ 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	88	27	126	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	77	61	3	+ 74
Drownings	50	56	23	169	- 113
Violence	51	48	35	70	- 22
Birth Trauma	52	36	37	64	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	36	81	0	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	54	33	50	34	- 1
Fires	55	24	22	178	- 154
Tuberculosis	56	24	36	66	- 42
Meningitis	57	23	42	52	- 29
Hepatitis C	58	17	63	1	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	16	55	13	+ 3
Poisonings	60	15	48	36	- 21
Upper Respiratory	61	12	64	0	+ 12
Oral conditions	62	9	82	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	5	44	47	- 42
Maternal Conditions	64	5	59	5	- 0
Syphilis	65	2	62	3	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	53	29	- 28
Encephalitis	68	1	54	28	- 27
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	51	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	58	12	- 12
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

Switzerland

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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.