NO MACEDONIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,582	2	4,420	- 1,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,734	30	71	+ 1,663
Stroke	3	944	1	5,521	- 4,576
Lung Cancers	4	848	5	1,055	- 207
Lung Disease	5	699	6	807	- 107
Hypertension	6	596	7	627	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	481	8	560	- 80
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	470	19	157	+ 313
Falls	9	463	27	78	+ 385
Prostate Cancer	10	381	14	259	+ 122
Breast Cancer	11	380	11	386	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	12	358	12	267	+ 92
Kidney Disease	13	304	9	516	- 212
Suicide	14	301	16	196	+ 105
Lymphomas	15	273	25	96	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	16	247	3	4,249	- 4,002
Diabetes Mellitus	17	246	4	1,104	- 857
Parkinson's Disease	18	207	20	141	+ 66
Liver Cancer	19	194	13	260	- 66
Other Neoplasms	20	164	40	19	+ 145
Liver Disease	21	163	15	218	- 54
Leukemia	22	162	22	114	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	23	161	18	163	- 1
Stomach Cancer	24	148	10	455	- 307
Endocrine Disorders	25	143	44	12	+ 131
Oral Cancer	26	121	29	72	+ 49
Skin Cancers	27	119	21	126	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	28	118	34	45	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	29	110	26	93	+ 17
Other Injuries	30	99	17	183	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	31	74	37	29	+ 45
Alcohol	32	55	42	14	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	33	54	23	108	- 54
Road Traffic Accidents	34	47	24	107	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	45	56	1	+ 44
Drug Use	36	42	47	9	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	37	41	82	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	38	39	39	21	+ 17
Epilepsy	39	38	38	23	+ 15
Skin Disease	40	31	57	1	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	29	32	56	- 27
Cervical Cancer	42	25	31	68	- 42
Low Birth Weight	43	25	28	73	- 48
Anemia	44	24	52	3	+ 21
Schizophrenia	45	23	85	0	+ 23
Asthma	46	23	33	53	- 30
Malnutrition	47	20	58	1	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	19	43	13	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	16	60	0	+ 16
Drownings	50	12	41	18	- 6
Violence	51	10	36	31	- 21
Birth Trauma	52	8	48	7	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	53	3	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	54	7	61	0	+ 7
Fires	55	5	46	11	- 6
Tuberculosis	56	5	35	32	- 27
Meningitis	57	5	51	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	58	4	67	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	4	55	1	+ 2
Poisonings	60	3	45	11	- 8
Upper Respiratory	61	3	65	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	2	83	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	49	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	2	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	63	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	59	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	50	4	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

Switzerland

No Macedonia

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.