BHUTAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,069	1	702	+ 367
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	718	13	105	+ 613
Stroke	3	391	3	360	+ 31
Lung Cancers	4	351	21	44	+ 307
Lung Disease	5	290	2	524	- 235
Hypertension	6	247	16	77	+ 170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	199	31	24	+ 175
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	195	4	177	+ 18
Falls	9	192	12	111	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	10	158	55	3	+ 154
Breast Cancer	11	157	43	8	+ 150
Pancreas Cancer	12	148	33	20	+ 128
Kidney Disease	13	126	8	149	- 23
Suicide	14	125	26	35	+ 90
Lymphomas	15	113	52	5	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	16	103	45	8	+ 95
Diabetes Mellitus	17	102	7	164	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	18	86	28	31	+ 54
Liver Cancer	19	80	27	35	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	20	68	57	2	+ 66
Liver Disease	21	68	6	166	- 98
Leukemia	22	67	34	19	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	23	67	48	6	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	24	61	11	118	- 57
Endocrine Disorders	25	59	39	11	+ 48
Oral Cancer	26	50	23	43	+ 7
Skin Cancers	27	49	41	9	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	28	49	22	44	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	29	46	37	14	+ 31
Other Injuries	30	41	24	43	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	31	30	20	50	- 20
Alcohol	32	23	49	6	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	33	22	71	0	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	34	19	10	123	- 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	19	5	169	- 151
Drug Use	36	18	47	7	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	37	17	78	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	38	16	62	1	+ 15
Epilepsy	39	16	38	14	+ 2
Skin Disease	40	13	46	7	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	12	25	39	- 26
Cervical Cancer	42	10	29	30	- 20
Low Birth Weight	43	10	14	79	- 69
Anemia	44	10	72	0	+ 10
Schizophrenia	45	10	75	0	+ 10
Asthma	46	9	15	78	- 68
Malnutrition	47	8	54	3	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	17	68	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	7	50	5	+ 1
Drownings	50	5	32	20	- 15
Violence	51	4	35	18	- 14
Birth Trauma	52	3	19	51	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	77	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	54	3	18	58	- 55
Fires	55	2	44	8	- 6
Tuberculosis	56	2	9	138	- 136
Meningitis	57	2	36	17	- 15
Hepatitis C	58	2	64	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	51	5	- 4
Poisonings	60	1	59	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	4	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	9	- 9
Syphilis	65	0	40	11	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	86	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	30	28	- 28
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	60	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	58	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	56	3	- 3
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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Bhutan

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.