CONGO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,373	4	2,494	+ 4,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,950	25	230	+ 4,719
Stroke	3	2,696	5	2,267	+ 429
Lung Cancers	4	2,422	47	54	+ 2,368
Lung Disease	5	1,997	17	541	+ 1,456
Hypertension	6	1,701	12	933	+ 768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,373	38	89	+ 1,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,341	3	2,576	- 1,235
Falls	9	1,321	33	149	+ 1,172
Prostate Cancer	10	1,087	28	198	+ 889
Breast Cancer	11	1,085	32	159	+ 926
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,023	52	42	+ 981
Kidney Disease	13	868	15	613	+ 255
Suicide	14	860	19	349	+ 511
Lymphomas	15	778	45	61	+ 717
Inflammatory/Heart	16	707	26	220	+ 487
Diabetes Mellitus	17	703	10	1,050	- 346
Parkinson's Disease	18	590	42	69	+ 521
Liver Cancer	19	554	30	169	+ 384
Other Neoplasms	20	469	63	8	+ 461
Liver Disease	21	466	13	931	- 464
Leukemia	22	462	46	57	+ 404
Bladder Cancer	23	461	61	15	+ 446
Stomach Cancer	24	422	39	88	+ 334
Endocrine Disorders	25	408	27	208	+ 200
Oral Cancer	26	344	54	33	+ 312
Skin Cancers	27	339	53	36	+ 303
Oesophagus Cancer	28	338	57	19	+ 318
Ovary Cancer	29	315	48	49	+ 265
Other Injuries	30	282	20	333	- 51
Congenital Anomalies	31	210	14	729	- 519
Alcohol	32	158	49	46	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	33	154	60	15	+ 139
Road Traffic Accidents	34	133	7	1,598	- 1,465
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	128	8	1,304	- 1,176
Drug Use	36	121	44	65	+ 56
Osteoarthritis	37	117	85	0	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	38	110	66	4	+ 106
Epilepsy	39	109	40	76	+ 33
Skin Disease	40	89	50	46	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	84	35	105	- 21
Cervical Cancer	42	72	29	196	- 124
Low Birth Weight	43	72	9	1,283	- 1,211
Anemia	44	70	82	0	+ 70
Schizophrenia	45	66	81	0	+ 66
Asthma	46	65	23	291	- 226
Malnutrition	47	58	24	272	- 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	54	43	67	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	47	59	15	+ 32
Drownings	50	34	36	104	- 70
Violence	51	29	18	539	- 510
Birth Trauma	52	22	11	997	- 975
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	22	84	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	54	20	1	4,509	- 4,489
Fires	55	15	37	90	- 76
Tuberculosis	56	15	2	2,781	- 2,766
Meningitis	57	14	22	299	- 285
Hepatitis C	58	10	67	2	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	10	58	18	- 8
Poisonings	60	9	41	71	- 62
Upper Respiratory	61	7	64	7	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	6	86	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	3	62	14	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	3	16	578	- 575
Syphilis	65	1	34	107	- 106
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	76	0	+ 1
War	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	56	20	- 19
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	55	23	- 23
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	45	- 45
Pertussis	73	0	21	329	- 329
Diphtheria	74	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	31	159	- 159
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	7	- 7
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Switzerland

Congo

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.