EQU. GUINEA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,171	7	419	+ 1,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,458	29	55	+ 1,402
Stroke	3	794	6	437	+ 357
Lung Cancers	4	713	41	27	+ 687
Lung Disease	5	588	20	120	+ 468
Hypertension	6	501	16	165	+ 336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	404	40	29	+ 376
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	395	2	913	- 518
Falls	9	389	32	46	+ 343
Prostate Cancer	10	320	35	43	+ 277
Breast Cancer	11	320	24	84	+ 235
Pancreas Cancer	12	301	55	11	+ 290
Kidney Disease	13	256	14	198	+ 57
Suicide	14	253	22	107	+ 146
Lymphomas	15	229	45	19	+ 210
Inflammatory/Heart	16	208	27	63	+ 145
Diabetes Mellitus	17	207	11	299	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	18	174	46	18	+ 156
Liver Cancer	19	163	34	43	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	20	138	63	3	+ 135
Liver Disease	21	137	13	199	- 62
Leukemia	22	136	61	4	+ 132
Bladder Cancer	23	136	56	9	+ 127
Stomach Cancer	24	124	49	16	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	25	120	25	73	+ 47
Oral Cancer	26	101	37	35	+ 67
Skin Cancers	27	100	48	16	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	28	99	54	12	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	29	93	52	13	+ 80
Other Injuries	30	83	23	105	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	31	62	12	249	- 187
Alcohol	32	46	53	12	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	33	45	58	8	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	34	39	8	368	- 329
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	38	9	349	- 311
Drug Use	36	36	30	50	- 15
Osteoarthritis	37	34	81	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	38	32	67	1	+ 31
Epilepsy	39	32	38	32	- 0
Skin Disease	40	26	51	13	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	25	43	22	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	42	21	28	56	- 35
Low Birth Weight	43	21	4	457	- 436
Anemia	44	21	85	0	+ 21
Schizophrenia	45	20	86	0	+ 20
Asthma	46	19	26	65	- 46
Malnutrition	47	17	31	48	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	16	50	14	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	14	62	4	+ 10
Drownings	50	10	36	39	- 29
Violence	51	9	33	45	- 36
Birth Trauma	52	6	5	441	- 434
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	82	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	54	6	1	1,838	- 1,833
Fires	55	4	39	30	- 26
Tuberculosis	56	4	10	321	- 317
Meningitis	57	4	19	127	- 123
Hepatitis C	58	3	69	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	3	59	6	- 3
Poisonings	60	3	44	21	- 18
Upper Respiratory	61	2	66	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	65	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 138
Syphilis	65	0	18	134	- 134
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	57	8	- 8
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	42	23	- 23
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Pertussis	73	0	21	109	- 109
Diphtheria	74	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	15	181	- 181
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	668	- 668
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	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	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Switzerland

Equ. Guinea

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.