HAITI VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,212	1	13,208	+ 1,004
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,541	23	955	+ 8,586
Stroke	3	5,197	2	11,779	- 6,582
Lung Cancers	4	4,669	36	492	+ 4,177
Lung Disease	5	3,850	11	2,334	+ 1,516
Hypertension	6	3,278	7	2,632	+ 647
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,646	32	680	+ 1,966
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,586	3	7,064	- 4,478
Falls	9	2,546	35	549	+ 1,997
Prostate Cancer	10	2,095	17	1,356	+ 739
Breast Cancer	11	2,092	30	705	+ 1,387
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,971	44	268	+ 1,703
Kidney Disease	13	1,673	6	2,701	- 1,028
Suicide	14	1,657	21	1,085	+ 572
Lymphomas	15	1,501	47	235	+ 1,265
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,362	25	941	+ 421
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,355	4	5,026	- 3,670
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,137	42	329	+ 808
Liver Cancer	19	1,068	33	662	+ 405
Other Neoplasms	20	904	60	31	+ 873
Liver Disease	21	898	10	2,425	- 1,527
Leukemia	22	890	43	300	+ 590
Bladder Cancer	23	888	55	92	+ 796
Stomach Cancer	24	814	26	863	- 49
Endocrine Disorders	25	786	24	951	- 165
Oral Cancer	26	664	45	261	+ 403
Skin Cancers	27	654	56	56	+ 598
Oesophagus Cancer	28	651	49	155	+ 496
Ovary Cancer	29	607	51	153	+ 453
Other Injuries	30	543	16	1,499	- 955
Congenital Anomalies	31	405	15	1,819	- 1,414
Alcohol	32	304	39	428	- 124
Uterin Cancer	33	297	57	42	+ 255
Road Traffic Accidents	34	256	13	2,115	- 1,859
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	247	8	2,540	- 2,293
Drug Use	36	234	52	140	+ 94
Osteoarthritis	37	225	80	0	+ 225
Multiple Sclerosis	38	212	61	28	+ 184
Epilepsy	39	210	41	409	- 198
Skin Disease	40	171	40	425	- 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	162	31	704	- 542
Cervical Cancer	42	139	34	573	- 433
Low Birth Weight	43	139	9	2,516	- 2,377
Anemia	44	135	86	0	+ 135
Schizophrenia	45	128	83	0	+ 128
Asthma	46	126	20	1,107	- 982
Malnutrition	47	112	29	717	- 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	103	27	814	- 711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	90	58	37	+ 53
Drownings	50	65	19	1,306	- 1,241
Violence	51	56	12	2,330	- 2,273
Birth Trauma	52	42	14	2,100	- 2,058
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	42	81	0	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	54	39	5	2,706	- 2,667
Fires	55	28	37	470	- 442
Tuberculosis	56	28	22	1,007	- 979
Meningitis	57	26	28	780	- 753
Hepatitis C	58	20	65	7	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	19	48	172	- 152
Poisonings	60	17	50	154	- 137
Upper Respiratory	61	14	63	19	- 4
Oral conditions	62	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	6	62	26	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	6	18	1,349	- 1,343
Syphilis	65	2	46	251	- 249
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	75	0	+ 2
War	67	1	66	5	- 4
Encephalitis	68	1	54	118	- 117
Otitis Media	69	1	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	1	53	119	- 118
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	38	446	- 446
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	59	36	- 36
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

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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.