NAMIBIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,390	5	1,221	+ 2,169
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,276	21	176	+ 2,100
Stroke	3	1,240	4	1,333	- 93
Lung Cancers	4	1,114	35	59	+ 1,055
Lung Disease	5	918	10	461	+ 457
Hypertension	6	782	12	428	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	631	36	54	+ 577
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	617	2	1,464	- 848
Falls	9	607	34	62	+ 545
Prostate Cancer	10	500	31	94	+ 405
Breast Cancer	11	499	24	121	+ 378
Pancreas Cancer	12	470	53	18	+ 453
Kidney Disease	13	399	15	322	+ 77
Suicide	14	395	17	243	+ 152
Lymphomas	15	358	40	46	+ 312
Inflammatory/Heart	16	325	22	162	+ 163
Diabetes Mellitus	17	323	7	724	- 401
Parkinson's Disease	18	271	42	43	+ 228
Liver Cancer	19	255	41	45	+ 210
Other Neoplasms	20	216	60	8	+ 208
Liver Disease	21	214	14	336	- 121
Leukemia	22	212	49	24	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	23	212	54	16	+ 196
Stomach Cancer	24	194	45	33	+ 162
Endocrine Disorders	25	188	33	73	+ 115
Oral Cancer	26	158	30	100	+ 59
Skin Cancers	27	156	29	108	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	28	155	52	21	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	29	145	50	23	+ 121
Other Injuries	30	130	19	207	- 77
Congenital Anomalies	31	97	16	283	- 187
Alcohol	32	72	48	28	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	33	71	56	11	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	34	61	6	868	- 807
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	59	8	645	- 586
Drug Use	36	56	46	32	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	37	54	81	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	38	51	64	2	+ 48
Epilepsy	39	50	38	49	+ 1
Skin Disease	40	41	47	31	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	39	32	76	- 37
Cervical Cancer	42	33	23	133	- 100
Low Birth Weight	43	33	9	516	- 483
Anemia	44	32	83	0	+ 32
Schizophrenia	45	30	86	0	+ 30
Asthma	46	30	20	200	- 171
Malnutrition	47	27	18	224	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	25	44	33	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	21	57	9	+ 12
Drownings	50	16	26	110	- 94
Violence	51	13	11	450	- 436
Birth Trauma	52	10	13	345	- 334
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	82	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	54	9	1	2,928	- 2,919
Fires	55	7	28	109	- 102
Tuberculosis	56	7	3	1,416	- 1,410
Meningitis	57	6	27	109	- 102
Hepatitis C	58	5	66	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	5	58	9	- 4
Poisonings	60	4	39	46	- 42
Upper Respiratory	61	3	61	6	- 3
Oral conditions	62	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	1	25	110	- 109
Syphilis	65	0	43	35	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	73	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	59	8	- 8
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	55	14	- 14
Pertussis	73	0	37	54	- 54
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	51	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Switzerland

Namibia

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.