CYPRUS VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CYPRUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,597	1	1,120	+ 477
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,072	3	400	+ 672
Stroke	3	584	2	462	+ 122
Lung Cancers	4	525	6	319	+ 205
Lung Disease	5	433	4	355	+ 77
Hypertension	6	368	11	127	+ 241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	297	8	167	+ 130
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	291	15	98	+ 193
Falls	9	286	25	51	+ 235
Prostate Cancer	10	235	13	118	+ 118
Breast Cancer	11	235	9	155	+ 80
Pancreas Cancer	12	221	14	104	+ 117
Kidney Disease	13	188	7	213	- 25
Suicide	14	186	29	44	+ 142
Lymphomas	15	169	16	97	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	16	153	24	51	+ 102
Diabetes Mellitus	17	152	5	332	- 179
Parkinson's Disease	18	128	28	44	+ 84
Liver Cancer	19	120	20	64	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	20	102	23	53	+ 48
Liver Disease	21	101	26	50	+ 51
Leukemia	22	100	17	83	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	23	100	19	67	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	24	91	21	63	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	25	88	12	126	- 37
Oral Cancer	26	75	36	21	+ 54
Skin Cancers	27	73	31	39	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	28	73	43	10	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	29	68	27	45	+ 23
Other Injuries	30	61	10	136	- 75
Congenital Anomalies	31	45	38	18	+ 28
Alcohol	32	34	49	5	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	33	33	34	27	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	34	29	18	69	- 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	28	22	56	- 29
Drug Use	36	26	41	13	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	37	25	60	1	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	38	24	46	9	+ 15
Epilepsy	39	24	44	10	+ 14
Skin Disease	40	19	30	44	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	18	42	11	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	42	16	37	18	- 3
Low Birth Weight	43	16	47	6	+ 9
Anemia	44	15	39	17	- 2
Schizophrenia	45	14	57	2	+ 13
Asthma	46	14	35	24	- 10
Malnutrition	47	13	56	2	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	12	32	35	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	10	45	10	+ 0
Drownings	50	7	33	33	- 26
Violence	51	6	40	15	- 9
Birth Trauma	52	5	53	2	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	48	6	- 1
HIV/AIDS	54	4	64	0	+ 4
Fires	55	3	50	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	3	52	4	- 1
Meningitis	57	3	55	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	58	2	58	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	2	66	0	+ 2
Poisonings	60	2	51	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	2	59	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	61	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	54	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	63	1	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	83	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CYPRUS

Switzerland

Cyprus

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.