ETHIOPIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	143,338	4	36,530	+ 106,808
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	96,229	21	8,258	+ 87,971
Stroke	3	52,415	3	39,362	+ 13,054
Lung Cancers	4	47,089	38	2,202	+ 44,887
Lung Disease	5	38,829	15	11,870	+ 26,959
Hypertension	6	33,065	12	13,470	+ 19,595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	26,687	31	3,755	+ 22,932
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	26,081	1	59,931	- 33,850
Falls	9	25,679	28	4,510	+ 21,169
Prostate Cancer	10	21,130	50	1,244	+ 19,886
Breast Cancer	11	21,098	20	8,485	+ 12,613
Pancreas Cancer	12	19,880	61	488	+ 19,393
Kidney Disease	13	16,873	13	12,103	+ 4,770
Suicide	14	16,712	25	6,030	+ 10,682
Lymphomas	15	15,135	33	3,590	+ 11,546
Inflammatory/Heart	16	13,739	39	2,168	+ 11,570
Diabetes Mellitus	17	13,671	10	16,258	- 2,586
Parkinson's Disease	18	11,468	46	1,578	+ 9,890
Liver Cancer	19	10,770	42	1,730	+ 9,040
Other Neoplasms	20	9,116	66	148	+ 8,968
Liver Disease	21	9,062	8	27,270	- 18,208
Leukemia	22	8,981	30	4,222	+ 4,759
Bladder Cancer	23	8,957	51	1,080	+ 7,877
Stomach Cancer	24	8,210	47	1,519	+ 6,692
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,932	45	1,623	+ 6,309
Oral Cancer	26	6,695	48	1,477	+ 5,219
Skin Cancers	27	6,598	52	1,006	+ 5,592
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,567	40	1,839	+ 4,729
Ovary Cancer	29	6,117	36	2,424	+ 3,694
Other Injuries	30	5,480	16	11,735	- 6,254
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,083	11	15,638	- 11,555
Alcohol	32	3,063	55	750	+ 2,313
Uterin Cancer	33	2,992	62	421	+ 2,571
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,582	5	31,564	- 28,982
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,486	2	44,361	- 41,874
Drug Use	36	2,355	60	513	+ 1,842
Osteoarthritis	37	2,270	80	0	+ 2,270
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,139	70	61	+ 2,078
Epilepsy	39	2,121	44	1,625	+ 496
Skin Disease	40	1,730	53	904	+ 826
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,636	41	1,758	- 122
Cervical Cancer	42	1,406	27	5,019	- 3,613
Low Birth Weight	43	1,403	7	28,020	- 26,617
Anemia	44	1,360	83	0	+ 1,360
Schizophrenia	45	1,288	86	0	+ 1,288
Asthma	46	1,267	29	4,484	- 3,217
Malnutrition	47	1,125	19	8,643	- 7,517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,041	49	1,339	- 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	907	65	221	+ 686
Drownings	50	659	35	3,133	- 2,474
Violence	51	566	22	8,076	- 7,510
Birth Trauma	52	427	6	31,107	- 30,680
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	425	81	0	+ 425
HIV/AIDS	54	388	17	11,471	- 11,083
Fires	55	286	34	3,255	- 2,969
Tuberculosis	56	284	9	21,455	- 21,171
Meningitis	57	267	14	12,019	- 11,752
Hepatitis C	58	201	69	115	+ 87
Appendicitis	59	195	58	677	- 483
Poisonings	60	173	32	3,668	- 3,495
Upper Respiratory	61	145	57	709	- 564
Oral conditions	62	108	82	0	+ 108
Hepatitis B	63	60	56	742	- 681
Maternal Conditions	64	57	18	8,887	- 8,830
Syphilis	65	20	43	1,699	- 1,679
Iodine Deficiency	66	15	76	0	+ 15
War	67	12	64	281	- 269
Encephalitis	68	9	63	386	- 377
Otitis Media	69	5	71	39	- 33
Tetanus	70	5	37	2,203	- 2,197
Leishmaniasis	71	5	59	579	- 574
Schistosomiasis	72	5	54	839	- 835
Pertussis	73	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Diphtheria	74	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	75	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.