GUYANA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	960	1	1,335	- 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	645	38	23	+ 622
Stroke	3	351	2	1,022	- 671
Lung Cancers	4	315	29	38	+ 278
Lung Disease	5	260	13	174	+ 86
Hypertension	6	221	4	320	- 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	179	25	59	+ 120
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	175	6	302	- 127
Falls	9	172	48	11	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	10	142	17	123	+ 18
Breast Cancer	11	141	19	96	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	12	133	42	19	+ 114
Kidney Disease	13	113	8	233	- 120
Suicide	14	112	5	315	- 203
Lymphomas	15	101	32	32	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	16	92	20	92	+ 0
Diabetes Mellitus	17	92	3	579	- 487
Parkinson's Disease	18	77	49	9	+ 68
Liver Cancer	19	72	34	29	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	20	61	28	40	+ 21
Liver Disease	21	61	9	197	- 136
Leukemia	22	60	39	21	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	23	60	50	8	+ 52
Stomach Cancer	24	55	31	34	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	25	53	12	174	- 121
Oral Cancer	26	45	40	20	+ 25
Skin Cancers	27	44	55	5	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	28	44	51	8	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	29	41	43	18	+ 23
Other Injuries	30	37	14	167	- 130
Congenital Anomalies	31	27	23	69	- 41
Alcohol	32	21	57	3	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	33	20	46	13	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	34	17	11	175	- 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	17	27	48	- 31
Drug Use	36	16	45	16	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	37	15	58	3	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	38	14	61	1	+ 13
Epilepsy	39	14	37	24	- 9
Skin Disease	40	12	56	3	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	11	26	54	- 43
Cervical Cancer	42	9	21	91	- 82
Low Birth Weight	43	9	22	89	- 80
Anemia	44	9	18	99	- 90
Schizophrenia	45	9	62	1	+ 8
Asthma	46	8	36	25	- 17
Malnutrition	47	8	30	37	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	7	47	13	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	6	63	1	+ 5
Drownings	50	4	15	145	- 140
Violence	51	4	10	194	- 190
Birth Trauma	52	3	24	64	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	52	8	- 5
HIV/AIDS	54	3	7	256	- 254
Fires	55	2	41	19	- 18
Tuberculosis	56	2	16	137	- 135
Meningitis	57	2	44	17	- 16
Hepatitis C	58	1	69	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	54	6	- 5
Poisonings	60	1	65	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	1	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	28	- 28
Syphilis	65	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	85	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	53	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	33	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Switzerland

Guyana

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.