COMOROS VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,088	4	349	+ 740
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	731	23	46	+ 684
Stroke	3	398	3	356	+ 42
Lung Cancers	4	358	60	1	+ 357
Lung Disease	5	295	17	83	+ 211
Hypertension	6	251	12	115	+ 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	203	39	19	+ 184
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	198	1	594	- 396
Falls	9	195	32	26	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	10	160	27	33	+ 128
Breast Cancer	11	160	33	23	+ 138
Pancreas Cancer	12	151	82	0	+ 151
Kidney Disease	13	128	14	101	+ 27
Suicide	14	127	24	46	+ 81
Lymphomas	15	115	37	19	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	16	104	31	26	+ 78
Diabetes Mellitus	17	104	9	136	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	18	87	44	11	+ 76
Liver Cancer	19	82	28	29	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	20	69	59	1	+ 68
Liver Disease	21	69	8	160	- 91
Leukemia	22	68	57	3	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	23	68	46	10	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	24	62	45	11	+ 51
Endocrine Disorders	25	60	36	19	+ 41
Oral Cancer	26	51	41	15	+ 35
Skin Cancers	27	50	42	12	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	28	50	26	34	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	29	46	56	3	+ 43
Other Injuries	30	42	16	90	- 49
Congenital Anomalies	31	31	10	131	- 100
Alcohol	32	23	51	6	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	33	23	55	3	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	34	20	6	226	- 206
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	19	2	363	- 344
Drug Use	36	18	49	7	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	37	17	84	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	38	16	62	1	+ 16
Epilepsy	39	16	40	17	- 1
Skin Disease	40	13	48	9	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	12	34	21	- 9
Cervical Cancer	42	11	13	104	- 94
Low Birth Weight	43	11	5	328	- 318
Anemia	44	10	81	0	+ 10
Schizophrenia	45	10	83	0	+ 10
Asthma	46	10	21	49	- 39
Malnutrition	47	9	15	96	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	47	10	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	7	58	2	+ 5
Drownings	50	5	25	35	- 30
Violence	51	4	20	63	- 59
Birth Trauma	52	3	7	211	- 208
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	54	3	76	0	+ 3
Fires	55	2	30	27	- 25
Tuberculosis	56	2	19	79	- 77
Meningitis	57	2	11	115	- 113
Hepatitis C	58	2	61	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	50	6	- 4
Poisonings	60	1	35	20	- 19
Upper Respiratory	61	1	53	4	- 3
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	5	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	47	- 47
Syphilis	65	0	38	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	77	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	43	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	18	80	- 80
Diphtheria	74	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Switzerland

Comoros

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.