DJIBOUTI VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,203	1	687	+ 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	808	21	90	+ 717
Stroke	3	440	2	680	- 240
Lung Cancers	4	395	42	20	+ 375
Lung Disease	5	326	16	120	+ 206
Hypertension	6	278	12	211	+ 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	224	32	38	+ 186
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	219	3	671	- 452
Falls	9	216	26	45	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	10	177	44	17	+ 160
Breast Cancer	11	177	20	91	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	12	167	58	6	+ 161
Kidney Disease	13	142	13	186	- 45
Suicide	14	140	19	94	+ 46
Lymphomas	15	127	30	40	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	16	115	28	45	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	17	115	7	284	- 170
Parkinson's Disease	18	96	41	23	+ 74
Liver Cancer	19	90	43	19	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	20	77	65	2	+ 74
Liver Disease	21	76	6	295	- 219
Leukemia	22	75	27	45	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	23	75	47	15	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	24	69	50	14	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	25	67	38	25	+ 42
Oral Cancer	26	56	45	17	+ 40
Skin Cancers	27	55	53	12	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	28	55	36	27	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	29	51	40	23	+ 28
Other Injuries	30	46	10	233	- 187
Congenital Anomalies	31	34	18	113	- 79
Alcohol	32	26	49	15	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	33	25	60	4	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	34	22	11	229	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	21	4	364	- 344
Drug Use	36	20	54	12	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	37	19	81	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	38	18	67	2	+ 16
Epilepsy	39	18	37	26	- 8
Skin Disease	40	15	55	12	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	14	34	32	- 18
Cervical Cancer	42	12	29	40	- 28
Low Birth Weight	43	12	8	251	- 240
Anemia	44	11	85	0	+ 11
Schizophrenia	45	11	84	0	+ 11
Asthma	46	11	22	68	- 57
Malnutrition	47	9	14	170	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	9	48	15	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	8	62	3	+ 4
Drownings	50	6	35	28	- 23
Violence	51	5	24	64	- 59
Birth Trauma	52	4	15	166	- 163
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	80	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	54	3	5	348	- 345
Fires	55	2	33	33	- 30
Tuberculosis	56	2	9	243	- 240
Meningitis	57	2	17	117	- 114
Hepatitis C	58	2	68	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	2	57	6	- 4
Poisonings	60	1	39	25	- 23
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	4	- 3
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	8	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	0	31	40	- 40
Syphilis	65	0	52	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	76	0	+ 0
War	67	0	63	3	- 3
Encephalitis	68	0	59	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	46	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	71	0	51	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	3	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	25	50	- 50
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	66	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	23	66	- 66
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.