GEORGIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,926	1	16,014	- 10,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,978	5	1,826	+ 2,152
Stroke	3	2,167	2	11,969	- 9,802
Lung Cancers	4	1,947	8	1,152	+ 795
Lung Disease	5	1,605	7	1,158	+ 447
Hypertension	6	1,367	3	4,387	- 3,020
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,103	14	444	+ 660
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,078	9	886	+ 192
Falls	9	1,062	16	420	+ 642
Prostate Cancer	10	874	22	290	+ 583
Breast Cancer	11	872	11	613	+ 259
Pancreas Cancer	12	822	23	227	+ 595
Kidney Disease	13	698	10	826	- 128
Suicide	14	691	18	367	+ 324
Lymphomas	15	626	25	208	+ 417
Inflammatory/Heart	16	568	21	346	+ 222
Diabetes Mellitus	17	565	6	1,621	- 1,056
Parkinson's Disease	18	474	19	354	+ 120
Liver Cancer	19	445	17	385	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	20	377	52	15	+ 362
Liver Disease	21	375	4	1,871	- 1,496
Leukemia	22	371	30	171	+ 200
Bladder Cancer	23	370	26	205	+ 165
Stomach Cancer	24	339	12	533	- 194
Endocrine Disorders	25	328	38	109	+ 219
Oral Cancer	26	277	31	167	+ 110
Skin Cancers	27	273	33	149	+ 124
Oesophagus Cancer	28	271	43	75	+ 196
Ovary Cancer	29	253	29	174	+ 79
Other Injuries	30	227	20	346	- 120
Congenital Anomalies	31	169	28	174	- 6
Alcohol	32	127	45	49	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	33	124	36	115	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	34	107	13	496	- 389
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	103	50	19	+ 84
Drug Use	36	97	41	90	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	37	94	80	0	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	38	88	54	12	+ 77
Epilepsy	39	88	44	51	+ 37
Skin Disease	40	72	51	17	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	68	24	226	- 159
Cervical Cancer	42	58	27	187	- 129
Low Birth Weight	43	58	37	114	- 56
Anemia	44	56	85	0	+ 56
Schizophrenia	45	53	83	0	+ 53
Asthma	46	52	35	136	- 83
Malnutrition	47	47	59	5	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	43	15	426	- 383
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	37	57	8	+ 30
Drownings	50	27	39	95	- 68
Violence	51	23	40	90	- 67
Birth Trauma	52	18	46	39	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	18	81	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	54	16	42	89	- 73
Fires	55	12	34	140	- 128
Tuberculosis	56	12	32	153	- 141
Meningitis	57	11	47	25	- 14
Hepatitis C	58	8	64	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	8	55	10	- 2
Poisonings	60	7	49	23	- 16
Upper Respiratory	61	6	60	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	3	58	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	13	- 11
Syphilis	65	1	63	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	24	- 24
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	56	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.