ROMANIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,943	1	71,810	- 49,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,731	15	2,839	+ 11,892
Stroke	3	8,024	2	49,707	- 41,683
Lung Cancers	4	7,209	4	10,113	- 2,905
Lung Disease	5	5,944	7	7,359	- 1,415
Hypertension	6	5,062	3	11,007	- 5,946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,085	8	6,835	- 2,750
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,993	5	9,357	- 5,364
Falls	9	3,931	24	1,504	+ 2,427
Prostate Cancer	10	3,235	16	2,449	+ 786
Breast Cancer	11	3,230	11	3,851	- 621
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,043	14	2,935	+ 108
Kidney Disease	13	2,583	9	5,175	- 2,592
Suicide	14	2,558	21	1,886	+ 672
Lymphomas	15	2,317	25	1,385	+ 932
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,103	10	4,433	- 2,330
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,093	18	2,230	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,756	31	741	+ 1,015
Liver Cancer	19	1,649	13	3,114	- 1,465
Other Neoplasms	20	1,395	43	289	+ 1,107
Liver Disease	21	1,387	6	8,920	- 7,533
Leukemia	22	1,375	26	1,342	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	23	1,371	23	1,715	- 344
Stomach Cancer	24	1,257	12	3,457	- 2,200
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,214	48	193	+ 1,022
Oral Cancer	26	1,025	17	2,290	- 1,265
Skin Cancers	27	1,010	29	1,003	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,005	30	755	+ 251
Ovary Cancer	29	936	27	1,109	- 172
Other Injuries	30	839	19	2,139	- 1,300
Congenital Anomalies	31	625	38	367	+ 258
Alcohol	32	469	37	409	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	33	458	34	522	- 64
Road Traffic Accidents	34	395	20	1,992	- 1,597
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	381	46	223	+ 157
Drug Use	36	361	40	346	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	37	347	86	0	+ 347
Multiple Sclerosis	38	327	55	66	+ 261
Epilepsy	39	325	42	314	+ 10
Skin Disease	40	265	53	97	+ 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	250	33	531	- 281
Cervical Cancer	42	215	22	1,870	- 1,655
Low Birth Weight	43	215	41	317	- 102
Anemia	44	208	56	59	+ 149
Schizophrenia	45	197	51	103	+ 94
Asthma	46	194	45	225	- 31
Malnutrition	47	172	50	142	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	159	35	440	- 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	139	85	0	+ 139
Drownings	50	101	32	596	- 495
Violence	51	87	44	255	- 169
Birth Trauma	52	65	57	38	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	65	49	143	- 78
HIV/AIDS	54	59	47	219	- 159
Fires	55	44	36	421	- 378
Tuberculosis	56	44	28	1,015	- 972
Meningitis	57	41	54	76	- 36
Hepatitis C	58	31	52	98	- 68
Appendicitis	59	30	60	21	+ 9
Poisonings	60	27	39	366	- 340
Upper Respiratory	61	22	63	3	+ 20
Oral conditions	62	17	64	2	+ 14
Hepatitis B	63	9	59	30	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	9	58	35	- 27
Syphilis	65	3	66	1	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	73	0	+ 2
War	67	2	65	2	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	62	6	- 5
Otitis Media	69	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	1	67	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	61	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Switzerland

Romania

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.