CHAD VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,086	7	5,639	+ 17,447
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,499	32	664	+ 14,834
Stroke	3	8,442	6	6,058	+ 2,384
Lung Cancers	4	7,584	59	100	+ 7,484
Lung Disease	5	6,254	22	1,430	+ 4,824
Hypertension	6	5,325	23	1,258	+ 4,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,298	42	334	+ 3,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,201	1	23,230	- 19,029
Falls	9	4,136	34	643	+ 3,492
Prostate Cancer	10	3,403	41	340	+ 3,063
Breast Cancer	11	3,398	28	1,013	+ 2,385
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,202	58	109	+ 3,093
Kidney Disease	13	2,718	19	1,893	+ 825
Suicide	14	2,692	27	1,027	+ 1,665
Lymphomas	15	2,438	39	389	+ 2,049
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,213	37	468	+ 1,745
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,202	20	1,880	+ 322
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,847	50	204	+ 1,643
Liver Cancer	19	1,735	40	387	+ 1,348
Other Neoplasms	20	1,468	68	18	+ 1,450
Liver Disease	21	1,459	14	3,069	- 1,610
Leukemia	22	1,447	46	277	+ 1,169
Bladder Cancer	23	1,443	61	82	+ 1,360
Stomach Cancer	24	1,322	51	187	+ 1,136
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,278	25	1,156	+ 121
Oral Cancer	26	1,078	43	294	+ 785
Skin Cancers	27	1,063	54	137	+ 926
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,058	56	121	+ 937
Ovary Cancer	29	985	49	220	+ 765
Other Injuries	30	883	15	2,664	- 1,781
Congenital Anomalies	31	658	10	3,725	- 3,067
Alcohol	32	493	60	91	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	33	482	65	55	+ 427
Road Traffic Accidents	34	416	8	5,171	- 4,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	400	2	14,842	- 14,441
Drug Use	36	379	48	231	+ 148
Osteoarthritis	37	366	81	0	+ 366
Multiple Sclerosis	38	345	69	15	+ 329
Epilepsy	39	342	38	449	- 107
Skin Disease	40	279	53	142	+ 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	264	33	650	- 387
Cervical Cancer	42	226	35	634	- 407
Low Birth Weight	43	226	5	7,027	- 6,801
Anemia	44	219	86	0	+ 219
Schizophrenia	45	207	84	0	+ 207
Asthma	46	204	24	1,254	- 1,050
Malnutrition	47	181	18	2,150	- 1,969
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	168	45	286	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	146	71	12	+ 134
Drownings	50	106	26	1,063	- 957
Violence	51	91	21	1,430	- 1,339
Birth Trauma	52	69	4	8,314	- 8,245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	69	80	0	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	54	63	13	3,219	- 3,156
Fires	55	46	29	722	- 676
Tuberculosis	56	46	12	3,499	- 3,454
Meningitis	57	43	9	4,803	- 4,760
Hepatitis C	58	32	67	31	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	31	62	76	- 44
Poisonings	60	28	36	553	- 525
Upper Respiratory	61	23	66	36	- 12
Oral conditions	62	17	82	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	10	47	267	- 257
Maternal Conditions	64	9	11	3,672	- 3,663
Syphilis	65	3	30	718	- 715
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	78	0	+ 2
War	67	2	44	287	- 285
Encephalitis	68	1	57	121	- 119
Otitis Media	69	1	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	31	684	- 683
Leishmaniasis	71	1	64	60	- 59
Schistosomiasis	72	1	52	185	- 185
Pertussis	73	0	16	2,498	- 2,498
Diphtheria	74	0	55	132	- 132
Measles	75	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	13	- 13
Chlamydia	79	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	72	- 72
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 CHAD

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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.