GUINEA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,911	6	5,665	+ 11,245
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,353	30	579	+ 10,774
Stroke	3	6,184	5	5,777	+ 407
Lung Cancers	4	5,555	50	128	+ 5,427
Lung Disease	5	4,581	20	1,373	+ 3,208
Hypertension	6	3,901	21	1,348	+ 2,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,148	53	100	+ 3,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,077	1	12,790	- 9,713
Falls	9	3,030	33	480	+ 2,550
Prostate Cancer	10	2,493	32	525	+ 1,968
Breast Cancer	11	2,489	38	345	+ 2,144
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,345	65	19	+ 2,326
Kidney Disease	13	1,991	16	1,939	+ 51
Suicide	14	1,972	29	892	+ 1,080
Lymphomas	15	1,786	48	158	+ 1,628
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,621	35	439	+ 1,181
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,613	15	2,138	- 525
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,353	44	212	+ 1,141
Liver Cancer	19	1,271	23	1,167	+ 103
Other Neoplasms	20	1,075	68	16	+ 1,059
Liver Disease	21	1,069	12	2,550	- 1,481
Leukemia	22	1,060	67	17	+ 1,043
Bladder Cancer	23	1,057	60	32	+ 1,025
Stomach Cancer	24	969	41	245	+ 723
Endocrine Disorders	25	936	25	1,140	- 204
Oral Cancer	26	790	52	122	+ 668
Skin Cancers	27	778	49	152	+ 626
Oesophagus Cancer	28	775	63	20	+ 755
Ovary Cancer	29	722	54	93	+ 629
Other Injuries	30	647	18	1,504	- 857
Congenital Anomalies	31	482	14	2,181	- 1,699
Alcohol	32	361	55	83	+ 278
Uterin Cancer	33	353	59	38	+ 315
Road Traffic Accidents	34	305	9	3,788	- 3,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	293	3	6,788	- 6,495
Drug Use	36	278	46	169	+ 109
Osteoarthritis	37	268	85	0	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	38	252	66	18	+ 235
Epilepsy	39	250	37	350	- 99
Skin Disease	40	204	51	127	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	193	34	448	- 255
Cervical Cancer	42	166	19	1,491	- 1,325
Low Birth Weight	43	166	8	4,319	- 4,153
Anemia	44	160	83	0	+ 160
Schizophrenia	45	152	81	0	+ 152
Asthma	46	149	22	1,179	- 1,030
Malnutrition	47	133	28	1,032	- 899
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	123	42	238	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	107	70	13	+ 94
Drownings	50	78	31	528	- 451
Violence	51	67	26	1,128	- 1,061
Birth Trauma	52	50	7	4,797	- 4,746
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	50	84	0	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	54	46	10	3,020	- 2,974
Fires	55	34	36	410	- 376
Tuberculosis	56	34	13	2,369	- 2,335
Meningitis	57	31	11	2,633	- 2,601
Hepatitis C	58	24	61	22	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	23	57	41	- 18
Poisonings	60	20	40	295	- 274
Upper Respiratory	61	17	69	15	+ 2
Oral conditions	62	13	86	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	7	47	162	- 155
Maternal Conditions	64	7	17	1,793	- 1,786
Syphilis	65	2	39	328	- 326
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	76	0	+ 2
War	67	1	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	68	1	56	81	- 80
Otitis Media	69	1	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	45	170	- 169
Leishmaniasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	43	232	- 231
Pertussis	73	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Diphtheria	74	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	75	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
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 GUINEA

Switzerland

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.