JORDAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,510	1	4,856	+ 8,654
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,070	11	706	+ 8,364
Stroke	3	4,940	2	2,908	+ 2,032
Lung Cancers	4	4,438	7	1,059	+ 3,380
Lung Disease	5	3,660	15	444	+ 3,216
Hypertension	6	3,117	5	1,532	+ 1,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,515	13	616	+ 1,899
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,458	8	937	+ 1,521
Falls	9	2,420	24	191	+ 2,230
Prostate Cancer	10	1,992	33	131	+ 1,861
Breast Cancer	11	1,989	12	686	+ 1,303
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,874	22	245	+ 1,628
Kidney Disease	13	1,590	6	1,494	+ 96
Suicide	14	1,575	28	165	+ 1,410
Lymphomas	15	1,427	18	323	+ 1,103
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,295	38	74	+ 1,221
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,289	4	1,684	- 395
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,081	27	169	+ 912
Liver Cancer	19	1,015	25	186	+ 829
Other Neoplasms	20	859	57	9	+ 850
Liver Disease	21	854	14	494	+ 361
Leukemia	22	847	16	370	+ 477
Bladder Cancer	23	844	23	213	+ 632
Stomach Cancer	24	774	17	365	+ 409
Endocrine Disorders	25	748	26	180	+ 567
Oral Cancer	26	631	31	143	+ 488
Skin Cancers	27	622	49	38	+ 584
Oesophagus Cancer	28	619	42	63	+ 556
Ovary Cancer	29	577	32	139	+ 437
Other Injuries	30	517	19	294	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	31	385	9	934	- 549
Alcohol	32	289	55	11	+ 278
Uterin Cancer	33	282	39	74	+ 208
Road Traffic Accidents	34	243	3	1,717	- 1,474
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	234	30	152	+ 82
Drug Use	36	222	34	115	+ 107
Osteoarthritis	37	214	84	0	+ 214
Multiple Sclerosis	38	202	54	12	+ 190
Epilepsy	39	200	46	49	+ 151
Skin Disease	40	163	48	42	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	154	40	67	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	42	133	41	64	+ 69
Low Birth Weight	43	132	10	857	- 725
Anemia	44	128	82	0	+ 128
Schizophrenia	45	121	81	0	+ 121
Asthma	46	119	35	114	+ 5
Malnutrition	47	106	51	15	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	98	50	22	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	85	61	4	+ 82
Drownings	50	62	36	107	- 45
Violence	51	53	21	269	- 216
Birth Trauma	52	40	20	271	- 231
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	40	85	0	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	54	37	63	2	+ 35
Fires	55	27	29	153	- 126
Tuberculosis	56	27	53	12	+ 15
Meningitis	57	25	37	78	- 53
Hepatitis C	58	19	64	1	+ 18
Appendicitis	59	18	58	8	+ 11
Poisonings	60	16	47	47	- 30
Upper Respiratory	61	14	69	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	6	60	4	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	5	44	53	- 47
Syphilis	65	2	45	52	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	75	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	6	- 5
Encephalitis	68	1	52	14	- 13
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	56	11	- 10
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	3	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	43	55	- 55
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Switzerland

Jordan

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.