PHILIPPINES VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	143,008	1	129,955	+ 13,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	96,007	39	2,010	+ 93,997
Stroke	3	52,294	3	74,167	- 21,872
Lung Cancers	4	46,981	13	10,296	+ 36,685
Lung Disease	5	38,739	6	32,559	+ 6,180
Hypertension	6	32,989	5	34,500	- 1,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	26,625	16	8,063	+ 18,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	26,020	2	93,807	- 67,786
Falls	9	25,620	28	3,861	+ 21,759
Prostate Cancer	10	21,082	26	4,149	+ 16,932
Breast Cancer	11	21,050	15	9,802	+ 11,247
Pancreas Cancer	12	19,834	37	2,121	+ 17,713
Kidney Disease	13	16,834	4	39,380	- 22,546
Suicide	14	16,673	35	2,325	+ 14,348
Lymphomas	15	15,100	36	2,279	+ 12,822
Inflammatory/Heart	16	13,707	30	3,545	+ 10,162
Diabetes Mellitus	17	13,640	7	32,260	- 18,620
Parkinson's Disease	18	11,442	55	594	+ 10,848
Liver Cancer	19	10,745	19	7,663	+ 3,082
Other Neoplasms	20	9,095	23	5,146	+ 3,948
Liver Disease	21	9,041	20	7,076	+ 1,965
Leukemia	22	8,960	29	3,596	+ 5,364
Bladder Cancer	23	8,937	58	569	+ 8,367
Stomach Cancer	24	8,192	41	1,868	+ 6,323
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,914	12	10,464	- 2,550
Oral Cancer	26	6,680	34	2,916	+ 3,763
Skin Cancers	27	6,583	61	368	+ 6,215
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,552	53	672	+ 5,880
Ovary Cancer	29	6,103	40	1,994	+ 4,110
Other Injuries	30	5,468	31	3,536	+ 1,932
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,074	17	8,051	- 3,977
Alcohol	32	3,056	60	401	+ 2,655
Uterin Cancer	33	2,986	50	761	+ 2,225
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,576	10	13,017	- 10,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,481	22	6,189	- 3,708
Drug Use	36	2,350	52	695	+ 1,655
Osteoarthritis	37	2,265	57	570	+ 1,695
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,134	72	31	+ 2,103
Epilepsy	39	2,116	45	1,120	+ 996
Skin Disease	40	1,726	25	4,229	- 2,504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,632	21	6,865	- 5,233
Cervical Cancer	42	1,403	33	3,076	- 1,673
Low Birth Weight	43	1,400	14	10,141	- 8,740
Anemia	44	1,356	32	3,435	- 2,079
Schizophrenia	45	1,285	68	127	+ 1,158
Asthma	46	1,264	11	11,404	- 10,140
Malnutrition	47	1,123	24	4,311	- 3,188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,039	42	1,807	- 768
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	905	62	323	+ 582
Drownings	50	658	27	3,881	- 3,223
Violence	51	565	9	14,835	- 14,270
Birth Trauma	52	426	18	7,960	- 7,533
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	424	51	752	- 328
HIV/AIDS	54	388	66	204	+ 183
Fires	55	285	54	600	- 315
Tuberculosis	56	284	8	27,061	- 26,777
Meningitis	57	266	47	1,041	- 775
Hepatitis C	58	201	81	0	+ 200
Appendicitis	59	194	63	276	- 82
Poisonings	60	173	65	226	- 53
Upper Respiratory	61	145	70	39	+ 107
Oral conditions	62	108	73	28	+ 80
Hepatitis B	63	60	56	590	- 529
Maternal Conditions	64	57	38	2,042	- 1,985
Syphilis	65	20	44	1,157	- 1,137
Iodine Deficiency	66	15	77	4	+ 11
War	67	12	49	817	- 805
Encephalitis	68	9	67	185	- 176
Otitis Media	69	5	74	23	- 17
Tetanus	70	5	59	521	- 516
Leishmaniasis	71	5	82	0	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	72	5	64	233	- 228
Pertussis	73	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Diphtheria	74	0	75	14	- 14
Measles	75	0	48	894	- 894
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	77	0	69	94	- 94
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	4	- 4
Leprosy	80	0	71	37	- 37
Dengue	81	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	82	0	76	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.