QATAR VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,086	1	1,082	+ 2,004
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,072	12	75	+ 1,997
Stroke	3	1,128	3	255	+ 873
Lung Cancers	4	1,014	13	73	+ 941
Lung Disease	5	836	15	68	+ 767
Hypertension	6	712	28	26	+ 685
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	575	11	83	+ 492
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	561	10	108	+ 454
Falls	9	553	8	129	+ 424
Prostate Cancer	10	455	31	18	+ 437
Breast Cancer	11	454	17	53	+ 401
Pancreas Cancer	12	428	30	25	+ 403
Kidney Disease	13	363	6	179	+ 184
Suicide	14	360	7	165	+ 194
Lymphomas	15	326	18	48	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	16	296	25	32	+ 263
Diabetes Mellitus	17	294	2	459	- 165
Parkinson's Disease	18	247	26	28	+ 219
Liver Cancer	19	232	21	44	+ 187
Other Neoplasms	20	196	51	3	+ 194
Liver Disease	21	195	5	202	- 7
Leukemia	22	193	16	57	+ 136
Bladder Cancer	23	193	27	27	+ 166
Stomach Cancer	24	177	23	42	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	25	171	24	39	+ 132
Oral Cancer	26	144	29	25	+ 119
Skin Cancers	27	142	43	8	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	28	141	37	13	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	29	132	32	17	+ 115
Other Injuries	30	118	9	115	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	31	88	14	70	+ 18
Alcohol	32	66	48	7	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	33	64	49	6	+ 58
Road Traffic Accidents	34	56	4	206	- 150
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	54	41	10	+ 44
Drug Use	36	51	39	12	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	37	49	81	0	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	38	46	55	2	+ 44
Epilepsy	39	46	35	13	+ 32
Skin Disease	40	37	33	16	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	35	46	7	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	42	30	36	13	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	43	30	20	45	- 15
Anemia	44	29	85	0	+ 29
Schizophrenia	45	28	83	0	+ 28
Asthma	46	27	40	10	+ 17
Malnutrition	47	24	58	1	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	22	45	8	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	20	59	0	+ 19
Drownings	50	14	19	45	- 31
Violence	51	12	34	14	- 2
Birth Trauma	52	9	38	13	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	80	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	54	8	71	0	+ 8
Fires	55	6	22	42	- 36
Tuberculosis	56	6	44	8	- 2
Meningitis	57	6	47	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	58	4	63	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	4	57	1	+ 3
Poisonings	60	4	42	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	3	65	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	52	3	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	53	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	74	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	50	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	60	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	54	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.