EGYPT VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	134,508	1	173,871	- 39,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	90,301	16	6,975	+ 83,326
Stroke	3	49,186	3	43,839	+ 5,347
Lung Cancers	4	44,188	18	5,677	+ 38,511
Lung Disease	5	36,437	9	13,393	+ 23,044
Hypertension	6	31,028	5	21,094	+ 9,934
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,043	24	3,083	+ 21,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	24,474	7	20,695	+ 3,779
Falls	9	24,097	30	2,019	+ 22,079
Prostate Cancer	10	19,829	35	1,282	+ 18,546
Breast Cancer	11	19,798	13	9,180	+ 10,619
Pancreas Cancer	12	18,656	26	2,906	+ 15,749
Kidney Disease	13	15,833	6	21,087	- 5,254
Suicide	14	15,682	25	3,022	+ 12,660
Lymphomas	15	14,203	14	7,539	+ 6,664
Inflammatory/Heart	16	12,892	27	2,489	+ 10,403
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,829	8	19,131	- 6,302
Parkinson's Disease	18	10,762	28	2,391	+ 8,370
Liver Cancer	19	10,106	4	24,512	- 14,406
Other Neoplasms	20	8,554	61	116	+ 8,438
Liver Disease	21	8,504	2	60,122	- 51,619
Leukemia	22	8,428	22	3,763	+ 4,665
Bladder Cancer	23	8,405	19	5,133	+ 3,273
Stomach Cancer	24	7,705	32	1,844	+ 5,860
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,443	29	2,372	+ 5,071
Oral Cancer	26	6,283	45	793	+ 5,490
Skin Cancers	27	6,192	39	1,013	+ 5,179
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,163	41	951	+ 5,212
Ovary Cancer	29	5,740	31	1,944	+ 3,797
Other Injuries	30	5,143	21	3,819	+ 1,324
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,831	10	12,163	- 8,332
Alcohol	32	2,874	60	141	+ 2,733
Uterin Cancer	33	2,808	52	422	+ 2,386
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,423	12	10,141	- 7,717
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,333	23	3,692	- 1,359
Drug Use	36	2,210	62	116	+ 2,094
Osteoarthritis	37	2,130	85	0	+ 2,130
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,007	56	213	+ 1,795
Epilepsy	39	1,990	50	451	+ 1,539
Skin Disease	40	1,623	55	219	+ 1,404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,535	34	1,339	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	42	1,319	48	625	+ 694
Low Birth Weight	43	1,317	11	11,391	- 10,074
Anemia	44	1,276	82	0	+ 1,276
Schizophrenia	45	1,209	80	0	+ 1,209
Asthma	46	1,189	15	7,104	- 5,915
Malnutrition	47	1,056	46	759	+ 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	977	36	1,248	- 271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	851	65	26	+ 825
Drownings	50	619	37	1,122	- 504
Violence	51	532	20	4,165	- 3,633
Birth Trauma	52	401	17	6,109	- 5,708
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	399	84	0	+ 399
HIV/AIDS	54	365	53	397	- 32
Fires	55	268	33	1,568	- 1,300
Tuberculosis	56	267	51	432	- 165
Meningitis	57	250	43	827	- 577
Hepatitis C	58	189	63	97	+ 92
Appendicitis	59	183	59	142	+ 40
Poisonings	60	163	57	195	- 32
Upper Respiratory	61	136	68	5	+ 131
Oral conditions	62	101	86	0	+ 101
Hepatitis B	63	57	40	988	- 932
Maternal Conditions	64	53	44	795	- 742
Syphilis	65	19	58	159	- 140
Iodine Deficiency	66	14	74	0	+ 14
War	67	11	47	714	- 703
Encephalitis	68	8	38	1,046	- 1,037
Otitis Media	69	5	72	0	+ 5
Tetanus	70	5	49	540	- 536
Leishmaniasis	71	5	66	13	- 9
Schistosomiasis	72	4	54	220	- 216
Pertussis	73	1	42	906	- 906
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	64	43	- 43
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.