SOMALIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,739	7	7,233	+ 8,506
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,566	32	647	+ 9,919
Stroke	3	5,755	6	8,595	- 2,840
Lung Cancers	4	5,171	54	233	+ 4,938
Lung Disease	5	4,264	19	2,442	+ 1,821
Hypertension	6	3,631	18	2,643	+ 987
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,930	38	546	+ 2,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,864	1	21,712	- 18,848
Falls	9	2,820	37	548	+ 2,272
Prostate Cancer	10	2,320	52	285	+ 2,035
Breast Cancer	11	2,317	26	1,232	+ 1,085
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,183	62	108	+ 2,075
Kidney Disease	13	1,853	21	2,051	- 198
Suicide	14	1,835	27	1,219	+ 616
Lymphomas	15	1,662	34	605	+ 1,057
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,509	39	521	+ 988
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,501	16	2,888	- 1,387
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,259	56	184	+ 1,075
Liver Cancer	19	1,183	53	256	+ 927
Other Neoplasms	20	1,001	70	12	+ 989
Liver Disease	21	995	13	3,917	- 2,922
Leukemia	22	986	35	562	+ 425
Bladder Cancer	23	984	61	149	+ 834
Stomach Cancer	24	902	49	310	+ 592
Endocrine Disorders	25	871	44	406	+ 465
Oral Cancer	26	735	46	328	+ 407
Skin Cancers	27	725	57	164	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	28	721	40	516	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	29	672	50	295	+ 377
Other Injuries	30	602	14	3,602	- 3,000
Congenital Anomalies	31	448	15	3,410	- 2,962
Alcohol	32	336	59	151	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	33	329	64	78	+ 251
Road Traffic Accidents	34	284	11	4,231	- 3,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	273	2	15,363	- 15,090
Drug Use	36	259	65	54	+ 204
Osteoarthritis	37	249	85	0	+ 249
Multiple Sclerosis	38	235	71	8	+ 227
Epilepsy	39	233	43	419	- 186
Skin Disease	40	190	58	151	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	180	36	559	- 379
Cervical Cancer	42	154	28	883	- 729
Low Birth Weight	43	154	8	6,250	- 6,096
Anemia	44	149	83	0	+ 149
Schizophrenia	45	141	81	0	+ 141
Asthma	46	139	23	1,878	- 1,739
Malnutrition	47	124	10	4,825	- 4,701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	114	41	446	- 332
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	100	66	35	+ 64
Drownings	50	72	25	1,272	- 1,199
Violence	51	62	29	828	- 766
Birth Trauma	52	47	5	9,573	- 9,526
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	47	84	0	+ 47
HIV/AIDS	54	43	33	610	- 567
Fires	55	31	30	810	- 779
Tuberculosis	56	31	4	10,261	- 10,230
Meningitis	57	29	9	5,381	- 5,352
Hepatitis C	58	22	67	34	- 12
Appendicitis	59	21	55	188	- 166
Poisonings	60	19	31	758	- 739
Upper Respiratory	61	16	47	326	- 310
Oral conditions	62	12	86	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	7	48	315	- 308
Maternal Conditions	64	6	12	4,127	- 4,120
Syphilis	65	2	45	378	- 375
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	76	0	+ 2
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	68	1	63	91	- 90
Otitis Media	69	1	68	32	- 31
Tetanus	70	1	17	2,648	- 2,648
Leishmaniasis	71	1	51	290	- 289
Schistosomiasis	72	1	42	435	- 435
Pertussis	73	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	74	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	75	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.