GHANA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,821	3	14,103	+ 27,719
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,076	29	1,294	+ 26,783
Stroke	3	15,293	2	15,163	+ 130
Lung Cancers	4	13,739	55	237	+ 13,502
Lung Disease	5	11,329	15	3,120	+ 8,209
Hypertension	6	9,647	19	2,231	+ 7,417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,786	34	803	+ 6,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,609	1	16,262	- 8,653
Falls	9	7,492	30	1,168	+ 6,325
Prostate Cancer	10	6,165	31	1,031	+ 5,134
Breast Cancer	11	6,156	25	1,937	+ 4,218
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,800	46	334	+ 5,466
Kidney Disease	13	4,923	13	4,161	+ 762
Suicide	14	4,876	21	1,993	+ 2,883
Lymphomas	15	4,416	32	875	+ 3,541
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,008	28	1,615	+ 2,394
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,989	12	5,929	- 1,940
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,346	43	387	+ 2,959
Liver Cancer	19	3,142	17	2,851	+ 291
Other Neoplasms	20	2,660	63	48	+ 2,612
Liver Disease	21	2,644	11	6,053	- 3,409
Leukemia	22	2,620	45	340	+ 2,280
Bladder Cancer	23	2,613	53	245	+ 2,368
Stomach Cancer	24	2,396	33	870	+ 1,525
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,314	24	1,965	+ 349
Oral Cancer	26	1,953	42	483	+ 1,471
Skin Cancers	27	1,925	58	214	+ 1,711
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,916	49	285	+ 1,631
Ovary Cancer	29	1,785	38	698	+ 1,086
Other Injuries	30	1,599	18	2,433	- 834
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,191	14	3,935	- 2,744
Alcohol	32	894	54	244	+ 650
Uterin Cancer	33	873	57	219	+ 654
Road Traffic Accidents	34	753	7	7,808	- 7,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	725	9	6,538	- 5,813
Drug Use	36	687	39	630	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	37	662	84	0	+ 662
Multiple Sclerosis	38	624	61	113	+ 512
Epilepsy	39	619	47	329	+ 289
Skin Disease	40	505	50	264	+ 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	477	48	321	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	42	410	20	2,161	- 1,751
Low Birth Weight	43	409	8	6,662	- 6,252
Anemia	44	397	83	0	+ 397
Schizophrenia	45	376	81	0	+ 376
Asthma	46	370	23	1,979	- 1,610
Malnutrition	47	328	26	1,868	- 1,540
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	304	52	256	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	265	67	16	+ 248
Drownings	50	192	36	740	- 548
Violence	51	165	27	1,857	- 1,692
Birth Trauma	52	125	10	6,194	- 6,069
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	124	85	0	+ 124
HIV/AIDS	54	113	4	13,565	- 13,452
Fires	55	83	37	729	- 646
Tuberculosis	56	83	6	10,214	- 10,131
Meningitis	57	78	16	2,983	- 2,905
Hepatitis C	58	59	65	28	+ 31
Appendicitis	59	57	59	146	- 89
Poisonings	60	51	40	522	- 471
Upper Respiratory	61	42	66	16	+ 26
Oral conditions	62	32	86	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	63	18	62	101	- 84
Maternal Conditions	64	17	22	1,991	- 1,974
Syphilis	65	6	41	483	- 477
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	79	0	+ 4
War	67	3	64	29	- 26
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 355
Otitis Media	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	56	220	- 219
Leishmaniasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	51	257	- 255
Pertussis	73	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	60	135	- 135
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Switzerland

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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.