MALAYSIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,792	1	36,729	+ 5,063
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,057	10	3,996	+ 24,061
Stroke	3	15,282	3	21,592	- 6,310
Lung Cancers	4	13,729	8	4,319	+ 9,411
Lung Disease	5	11,321	5	6,633	+ 4,688
Hypertension	6	9,641	38	649	+ 8,991
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,781	11	3,832	+ 3,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,604	2	23,477	- 15,873
Falls	9	7,487	18	1,855	+ 5,632
Prostate Cancer	10	6,161	33	903	+ 5,257
Breast Cancer	11	6,151	12	3,071	+ 3,080
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,796	32	994	+ 4,802
Kidney Disease	13	4,919	6	6,629	- 1,710
Suicide	14	4,873	19	1,823	+ 3,049
Lymphomas	15	4,413	25	1,321	+ 3,092
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,006	27	1,214	+ 2,792
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,986	9	4,107	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,344	28	1,106	+ 2,238
Liver Cancer	19	3,140	16	1,984	+ 1,156
Other Neoplasms	20	2,658	48	265	+ 2,393
Liver Disease	21	2,642	7	5,125	- 2,483
Leukemia	22	2,619	23	1,412	+ 1,206
Bladder Cancer	23	2,612	39	467	+ 2,144
Stomach Cancer	24	2,394	21	1,441	+ 952
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,313	37	809	+ 1,503
Oral Cancer	26	1,952	17	1,865	+ 87
Skin Cancers	27	1,924	50	247	+ 1,676
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,915	41	435	+ 1,480
Ovary Cancer	29	1,784	35	827	+ 956
Other Injuries	30	1,598	14	2,222	- 624
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,190	24	1,403	- 213
Alcohol	32	893	55	181	+ 712
Uterin Cancer	33	872	43	352	+ 520
Road Traffic Accidents	34	753	4	7,181	- 6,429
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	725	20	1,773	- 1,048
Drug Use	36	687	45	322	+ 365
Osteoarthritis	37	662	80	0	+ 662
Multiple Sclerosis	38	624	59	30	+ 593
Epilepsy	39	618	52	226	+ 393
Skin Disease	40	504	15	2,066	- 1,561
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	477	22	1,424	- 947
Cervical Cancer	42	410	31	1,010	- 600
Low Birth Weight	43	409	29	1,020	- 611
Anemia	44	396	86	0	+ 396
Schizophrenia	45	376	83	0	+ 376
Asthma	46	369	30	1,013	- 644
Malnutrition	47	328	49	249	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	304	51	246	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	264	60	27	+ 237
Drownings	50	192	36	820	- 628
Violence	51	165	34	869	- 704
Birth Trauma	52	125	42	359	- 234
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	124	81	0	+ 124
HIV/AIDS	54	113	13	2,679	- 2,566
Fires	55	83	44	336	- 253
Tuberculosis	56	83	26	1,227	- 1,144
Meningitis	57	78	46	301	- 223
Hepatitis C	58	59	64	6	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	57	58	71	- 15
Poisonings	60	50	53	211	- 160
Upper Respiratory	61	42	65	5	+ 38
Oral conditions	62	32	82	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	63	18	54	206	- 188
Maternal Conditions	64	17	56	167	- 150
Syphilis	65	6	62	19	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	72	0	+ 4
War	67	3	63	11	- 7
Encephalitis	68	3	40	452	- 450
Otitis Media	69	2	66	3	- 2
Tetanus	70	2	61	21	- 20
Leishmaniasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	57	80	- 80
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Switzerland

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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.