CENTRAL AFRICA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,833	7	2,900	+ 3,933
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,587	33	204	+ 4,383
Stroke	3	2,498	5	3,284	- 785
Lung Cancers	4	2,245	55	47	+ 2,198
Lung Disease	5	1,851	18	956	+ 895
Hypertension	6	1,576	12	1,252	+ 324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,272	45	116	+ 1,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,243	1	5,231	- 3,988
Falls	9	1,224	36	181	+ 1,043
Prostate Cancer	10	1,007	38	156	+ 851
Breast Cancer	11	1,006	26	344	+ 661
Pancreas Cancer	12	948	60	37	+ 911
Kidney Disease	13	804	21	710	+ 94
Suicide	14	797	24	585	+ 212
Lymphomas	15	721	42	119	+ 602
Inflammatory/Heart	16	655	30	270	+ 385
Diabetes Mellitus	17	652	15	1,141	- 490
Parkinson's Disease	18	547	48	67	+ 479
Liver Cancer	19	513	44	117	+ 397
Other Neoplasms	20	435	70	5	+ 430
Liver Disease	21	432	14	1,153	- 721
Leukemia	22	428	47	88	+ 340
Bladder Cancer	23	427	64	23	+ 404
Stomach Cancer	24	391	49	65	+ 326
Endocrine Disorders	25	378	25	423	- 45
Oral Cancer	26	319	46	91	+ 228
Skin Cancers	27	315	58	43	+ 272
Oesophagus Cancer	28	313	53	48	+ 265
Ovary Cancer	29	292	50	64	+ 228
Other Injuries	30	261	23	621	- 359
Congenital Anomalies	31	195	19	776	- 581
Alcohol	32	146	52	62	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	33	143	65	20	+ 123
Road Traffic Accidents	34	123	10	1,790	- 1,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	119	3	4,684	- 4,565
Drug Use	36	112	57	44	+ 68
Osteoarthritis	37	108	81	0	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	38	102	72	4	+ 98
Epilepsy	39	101	43	119	- 18
Skin Disease	40	82	54	48	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	78	27	317	- 239
Cervical Cancer	42	67	32	230	- 163
Low Birth Weight	43	67	8	2,228	- 2,161
Anemia	44	65	84	0	+ 65
Schizophrenia	45	61	86	0	+ 61
Asthma	46	60	20	761	- 700
Malnutrition	47	54	22	691	- 637
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	50	35	194	- 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	43	66	15	+ 28
Drownings	50	31	34	202	- 171
Violence	51	27	17	1,009	- 982
Birth Trauma	52	20	9	2,192	- 2,171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	80	0	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	54	19	4	3,753	- 3,734
Fires	55	14	39	142	- 128
Tuberculosis	56	14	2	4,704	- 4,690
Meningitis	57	13	16	1,015	- 1,002
Hepatitis C	58	10	69	6	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	9	51	62	- 53
Poisonings	60	8	40	134	- 126
Upper Respiratory	61	7	63	24	- 17
Oral conditions	62	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	3	61	33	- 30
Maternal Conditions	64	3	13	1,174	- 1,172
Syphilis	65	1	41	120	- 119
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	28	314	- 313
Encephalitis	68	0	62	28	- 28
Otitis Media	69	0	68	6	- 6
Tetanus	70	0	29	280	- 280
Leishmaniasis	71	0	56	46	- 45
Schistosomiasis	72	0	37	169	- 169
Pertussis	73	0	31	265	- 265
Diphtheria	74	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	59	40	- 40
Chlamydia	79	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Switzerland

Central Africa

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.