PAKISTAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	305,130	1	240,720	+ 64,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	204,847	22	15,216	+ 189,631
Stroke	3	111,579	2	141,432	- 29,854
Lung Cancers	4	100,241	26	9,688	+ 90,554
Lung Disease	5	82,657	5	86,968	- 4,311
Hypertension	6	70,387	16	22,917	+ 47,470
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	56,810	38	5,279	+ 51,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	55,519	6	83,483	- 27,964
Falls	9	54,665	28	8,642	+ 46,023
Prostate Cancer	10	44,981	45	3,559	+ 41,421
Breast Cancer	11	44,913	20	18,009	+ 26,904
Pancreas Cancer	12	42,320	60	1,069	+ 41,251
Kidney Disease	13	35,918	9	56,796	- 20,878
Suicide	14	35,575	18	19,331	+ 16,244
Lymphomas	15	32,219	31	7,020	+ 25,199
Inflammatory/Heart	16	29,246	52	2,318	+ 26,929
Diabetes Mellitus	17	29,103	7	63,852	- 34,749
Parkinson's Disease	18	24,412	35	6,145	+ 18,267
Liver Cancer	19	22,926	41	4,427	+ 18,500
Other Neoplasms	20	19,405	64	412	+ 18,993
Liver Disease	21	19,290	10	54,835	- 35,545
Leukemia	22	19,119	39	5,254	+ 13,865
Bladder Cancer	23	19,068	48	2,727	+ 16,341
Stomach Cancer	24	17,478	43	4,044	+ 13,434
Endocrine Disorders	25	16,885	25	11,439	+ 5,446
Oral Cancer	26	14,252	21	17,181	- 2,929
Skin Cancers	27	14,046	54	1,539	+ 12,507
Oesophagus Cancer	28	13,980	29	7,866	+ 6,115
Ovary Cancer	29	13,022	46	3,533	+ 9,489
Other Injuries	30	11,666	13	27,010	- 15,343
Congenital Anomalies	31	8,692	14	26,320	- 17,628
Alcohol	32	6,520	50	2,520	+ 4,000
Uterin Cancer	33	6,370	59	1,191	+ 5,179
Road Traffic Accidents	34	5,497	12	28,170	- 22,673
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	5,293	3	104,383	- 99,090
Drug Use	36	5,014	61	829	+ 4,185
Osteoarthritis	37	4,832	80	0	+ 4,832
Multiple Sclerosis	38	4,553	65	411	+ 4,142
Epilepsy	39	4,514	40	4,873	- 359
Skin Disease	40	3,682	67	132	+ 3,550
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,483	36	5,450	- 1,967
Cervical Cancer	42	2,993	44	4,009	- 1,016
Low Birth Weight	43	2,988	4	93,373	- 90,385
Anemia	44	2,894	85	0	+ 2,894
Schizophrenia	45	2,742	83	0	+ 2,742
Asthma	46	2,697	17	20,750	- 18,053
Malnutrition	47	2,396	27	8,852	- 6,456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,216	15	26,017	- 23,800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,930	56	1,388	+ 542
Drownings	50	1,404	37	5,376	- 3,972
Violence	51	1,206	23	12,925	- 11,719
Birth Trauma	52	910	8	59,559	- 58,649
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	906	81	0	+ 906
HIV/AIDS	54	827	32	6,797	- 5,970
Fires	55	608	42	4,305	- 3,697
Tuberculosis	56	605	11	42,103	- 41,498
Meningitis	57	568	19	18,025	- 17,458
Hepatitis C	58	428	58	1,227	- 798
Appendicitis	59	414	51	2,472	- 2,058
Poisonings	60	369	47	3,364	- 2,996
Upper Respiratory	61	310	66	288	+ 21
Oral conditions	62	230	82	0	+ 230
Hepatitis B	63	129	53	2,267	- 2,138
Maternal Conditions	64	121	24	12,392	- 12,271
Syphilis	65	43	57	1,289	- 1,246
Iodine Deficiency	66	32	76	0	+ 32
War	67	25	62	597	- 572
Encephalitis	68	19	33	6,651	- 6,632
Otitis Media	69	11	71	28	- 17
Tetanus	70	11	30	7,541	- 7,530
Leishmaniasis	71	11	72	4	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	72	10	74	0	+ 10
Pertussis	73	1	34	6,358	- 6,357
Diphtheria	74	0	69	68	- 68
Measles	75	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	587	- 587
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	44	- 44
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Ascariasis	82	0	68	75	- 75
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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.