MOROCCO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,205	1	77,340	- 32,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,348	10	4,967	+ 25,381
Stroke	3	16,530	2	31,861	- 15,330
Lung Cancers	4	14,851	7	6,585	+ 8,266
Lung Disease	5	12,246	8	6,296	+ 5,949
Hypertension	6	10,428	3	10,736	- 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,416	17	2,556	+ 5,860
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,225	6	7,237	+ 988
Falls	9	8,099	19	2,456	+ 5,643
Prostate Cancer	10	6,664	24	1,914	+ 4,750
Breast Cancer	11	6,654	12	3,604	+ 3,050
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,270	36	747	+ 5,523
Kidney Disease	13	5,321	4	10,216	- 4,895
Suicide	14	5,270	16	2,617	+ 2,653
Lymphomas	15	4,773	20	2,274	+ 2,499
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,333	32	1,022	+ 3,310
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,312	5	7,377	- 3,066
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,617	26	1,511	+ 2,106
Liver Cancer	19	3,397	44	423	+ 2,974
Other Neoplasms	20	2,875	60	70	+ 2,805
Liver Disease	21	2,858	11	4,866	- 2,008
Leukemia	22	2,832	31	1,035	+ 1,798
Bladder Cancer	23	2,825	30	1,069	+ 1,756
Stomach Cancer	24	2,589	25	1,691	+ 898
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,502	28	1,129	+ 1,372
Oral Cancer	26	2,111	35	780	+ 1,331
Skin Cancers	27	2,081	41	477	+ 1,603
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,071	42	439	+ 1,632
Ovary Cancer	29	1,929	34	800	+ 1,130
Other Injuries	30	1,728	21	2,271	- 543
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,288	22	2,124	- 837
Alcohol	32	966	57	109	+ 857
Uterin Cancer	33	944	53	154	+ 790
Road Traffic Accidents	34	814	9	6,185	- 5,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	784	27	1,192	- 408
Drug Use	36	743	47	321	+ 422
Osteoarthritis	37	716	81	0	+ 716
Multiple Sclerosis	38	675	58	106	+ 569
Epilepsy	39	669	45	336	+ 333
Skin Disease	40	545	54	149	+ 397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	516	29	1,076	- 560
Cervical Cancer	42	443	18	2,508	- 2,064
Low Birth Weight	43	443	14	3,305	- 2,862
Anemia	44	429	84	0	+ 429
Schizophrenia	45	406	86	0	+ 406
Asthma	46	400	13	3,342	- 2,942
Malnutrition	47	355	51	200	+ 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	328	37	718	- 390
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	286	62	38	+ 248
Drownings	50	208	43	426	- 218
Violence	51	179	39	632	- 453
Birth Trauma	52	135	23	2,067	- 1,932
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	134	80	0	+ 134
HIV/AIDS	54	123	49	289	- 166
Fires	55	90	33	904	- 814
Tuberculosis	56	90	15	2,870	- 2,781
Meningitis	57	84	40	542	- 458
Hepatitis C	58	63	65	7	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	61	56	130	- 69
Poisonings	60	55	50	266	- 211
Upper Respiratory	61	46	67	4	+ 42
Oral conditions	62	34	82	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	63	19	48	316	- 297
Maternal Conditions	64	18	38	704	- 686
Syphilis	65	6	55	140	- 134
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	79	0	+ 5
War	67	4	63	22	- 18
Encephalitis	68	3	52	176	- 174
Otitis Media	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	59	76	- 75
Leishmaniasis	71	2	64	15	- 14
Schistosomiasis	72	1	61	67	- 65
Pertussis	73	0	46	324	- 324
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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.