ERITREA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,670	4	2,154	+ 5,517
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,149	24	310	+ 4,840
Stroke	3	2,805	2	2,564	+ 241
Lung Cancers	4	2,520	46	62	+ 2,458
Lung Disease	5	2,078	9	662	+ 1,416
Hypertension	6	1,769	8	926	+ 844
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,428	35	113	+ 1,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,396	1	3,277	- 1,881
Falls	9	1,374	26	168	+ 1,206
Prostate Cancer	10	1,131	47	54	+ 1,077
Breast Cancer	11	1,129	23	311	+ 818
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,064	58	20	+ 1,044
Kidney Disease	13	903	12	578	+ 325
Suicide	14	894	21	382	+ 513
Lymphomas	15	810	28	147	+ 663
Inflammatory/Heart	16	735	32	123	+ 612
Diabetes Mellitus	17	732	7	944	- 213
Parkinson's Disease	18	614	37	85	+ 529
Liver Cancer	19	576	45	69	+ 507
Other Neoplasms	20	488	66	6	+ 482
Liver Disease	21	485	6	1,215	- 730
Leukemia	22	481	29	144	+ 337
Bladder Cancer	23	479	51	42	+ 437
Stomach Cancer	24	439	48	48	+ 391
Endocrine Disorders	25	424	43	71	+ 353
Oral Cancer	26	358	44	71	+ 287
Skin Cancers	27	353	56	30	+ 323
Oesophagus Cancer	28	351	39	81	+ 270
Ovary Cancer	29	327	40	79	+ 248
Other Injuries	30	293	15	540	- 247
Congenital Anomalies	31	218	18	432	- 214
Alcohol	32	164	49	45	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	33	160	61	18	+ 143
Road Traffic Accidents	34	138	5	1,326	- 1,188
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	133	3	2,292	- 2,159
Drug Use	36	126	53	36	+ 90
Osteoarthritis	37	121	85	0	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	38	114	67	4	+ 111
Epilepsy	39	113	38	81	+ 32
Skin Disease	40	93	50	45	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	88	27	147	- 59
Cervical Cancer	42	75	30	132	- 57
Low Birth Weight	43	75	16	531	- 456
Anemia	44	73	81	0	+ 73
Schizophrenia	45	69	83	0	+ 69
Asthma	46	68	22	326	- 258
Malnutrition	47	60	10	660	- 599
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	56	41	77	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	49	64	12	+ 37
Drownings	50	35	33	118	- 82
Violence	51	30	20	384	- 354
Birth Trauma	52	23	11	616	- 593
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	23	84	0	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	54	21	25	308	- 287
Fires	55	15	31	132	- 117
Tuberculosis	56	15	14	543	- 528
Meningitis	57	14	19	404	- 390
Hepatitis C	58	11	65	6	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	10	55	31	- 21
Poisonings	60	9	34	114	- 105
Upper Respiratory	61	8	60	18	- 10
Oral conditions	62	6	86	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	3	57	28	- 24
Maternal Conditions	64	3	13	544	- 541
Syphilis	65	1	54	35	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	62	16	- 15
Otitis Media	69	0	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	52	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	71	0	59	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	73	- 73
Pertussis	73	0	36	90	- 90
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	13	- 13
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	17	437	- 437
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Switzerland

Eritrea

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.