OMAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,718	1	5,287	- 570
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,167	10	323	+ 2,844
Stroke	3	1,725	2	1,648	+ 77
Lung Cancers	4	1,550	25	113	+ 1,437
Lung Disease	5	1,278	9	325	+ 953
Hypertension	6	1,088	8	360	+ 729
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	878	16	205	+ 674
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	858	4	701	+ 158
Falls	9	845	12	292	+ 553
Prostate Cancer	10	695	37	37	+ 659
Breast Cancer	11	694	18	141	+ 553
Pancreas Cancer	12	654	30	77	+ 578
Kidney Disease	13	555	11	312	+ 243
Suicide	14	550	13	241	+ 309
Lymphomas	15	498	19	138	+ 360
Inflammatory/Heart	16	452	21	127	+ 325
Diabetes Mellitus	17	450	3	1,029	- 579
Parkinson's Disease	18	377	26	110	+ 268
Liver Cancer	19	354	24	116	+ 238
Other Neoplasms	20	300	56	7	+ 293
Liver Disease	21	298	6	406	- 108
Leukemia	22	296	22	127	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	23	295	35	41	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	24	270	17	185	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	25	261	32	53	+ 208
Oral Cancer	26	220	31	70	+ 150
Skin Cancers	27	217	45	22	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	28	216	40	32	+ 184
Ovary Cancer	29	201	43	26	+ 175
Other Injuries	30	180	20	130	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	31	134	7	386	- 252
Alcohol	32	101	50	13	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	33	98	54	11	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	34	85	5	527	- 442
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	82	28	78	+ 4
Drug Use	36	78	42	29	+ 49
Osteoarthritis	37	75	85	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	38	70	52	12	+ 59
Epilepsy	39	70	44	22	+ 48
Skin Disease	40	57	27	92	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	54	38	36	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	42	46	34	42	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	43	46	15	207	- 161
Anemia	44	45	82	0	+ 45
Schizophrenia	45	42	83	0	+ 42
Asthma	46	42	55	11	+ 30
Malnutrition	47	37	60	2	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	34	53	12	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	30	62	2	+ 28
Drownings	50	22	14	211	- 189
Violence	51	19	39	34	- 16
Birth Trauma	52	14	29	77	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	84	0	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	54	13	41	31	- 18
Fires	55	9	36	38	- 29
Tuberculosis	56	9	48	18	- 9
Meningitis	57	9	47	21	- 12
Hepatitis C	58	7	71	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	6	57	5	+ 2
Poisonings	60	6	33	47	- 41
Upper Respiratory	61	5	67	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	4	86	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	2	64	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	46	22	- 20
Syphilis	65	1	61	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	58	4	- 4
Encephalitis	68	0	23	126	- 125
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	63	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	51	13	- 13
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	49	16	- 16
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Switzerland

Oman

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.