SOUTH AFRICA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,081	3	32,739	+ 40,342
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,062	22	4,676	+ 44,386
Stroke	3	26,724	4	30,693	- 3,970
Lung Cancers	4	24,008	15	7,705	+ 16,303
Lung Disease	5	19,797	13	11,895	+ 7,902
Hypertension	6	16,858	12	12,789	+ 4,069
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,606	28	3,587	+ 10,020
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,297	2	39,341	- 26,044
Falls	9	13,093	42	1,399	+ 11,693
Prostate Cancer	10	10,773	24	4,374	+ 6,400
Breast Cancer	11	10,757	23	4,533	+ 6,223
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,136	35	2,007	+ 8,129
Kidney Disease	13	8,603	9	15,302	- 6,699
Suicide	14	8,520	10	13,774	- 5,254
Lymphomas	15	7,717	31	2,818	+ 4,899
Inflammatory/Heart	16	7,005	21	5,408	+ 1,596
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,970	5	30,188	- 23,217
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,847	46	1,077	+ 4,770
Liver Cancer	19	5,491	33	2,383	+ 3,108
Other Neoplasms	20	4,648	58	267	+ 4,381
Liver Disease	21	4,620	14	9,013	- 4,393
Leukemia	22	4,579	40	1,464	+ 3,116
Bladder Cancer	23	4,567	52	829	+ 3,738
Stomach Cancer	24	4,186	39	1,535	+ 2,651
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,044	19	5,890	- 1,846
Oral Cancer	26	3,413	41	1,406	+ 2,008
Skin Cancers	27	3,364	48	993	+ 2,371
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,348	29	3,486	- 137
Ovary Cancer	29	3,119	51	951	+ 2,168
Other Injuries	30	2,794	17	6,014	- 3,220
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,082	25	4,351	- 2,269
Alcohol	32	1,562	49	987	+ 575
Uterin Cancer	33	1,526	54	512	+ 1,013
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,317	11	13,014	- 11,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,268	8	15,843	- 14,575
Drug Use	36	1,201	53	770	+ 431
Osteoarthritis	37	1,157	85	0	+ 1,157
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,091	62	113	+ 978
Epilepsy	39	1,081	37	1,870	- 789
Skin Disease	40	882	45	1,101	- 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	834	36	1,894	- 1,060
Cervical Cancer	42	717	20	5,555	- 4,839
Low Birth Weight	43	716	16	6,250	- 5,535
Anemia	44	693	82	0	+ 693
Schizophrenia	45	657	80	0	+ 657
Asthma	46	646	18	5,966	- 5,320
Malnutrition	47	574	34	2,381	- 1,807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	531	47	1,015	- 484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	462	55	376	+ 87
Drownings	50	336	32	2,403	- 2,067
Violence	51	289	7	21,000	- 20,711
Birth Trauma	52	218	30	3,004	- 2,786
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	217	86	0	+ 217
HIV/AIDS	54	198	1	71,996	- 71,798
Fires	55	146	27	3,618	- 3,472
Tuberculosis	56	145	6	21,965	- 21,820
Meningitis	57	136	26	3,660	- 3,524
Hepatitis C	58	103	70	8	+ 95
Appendicitis	59	99	56	274	- 175
Poisonings	60	88	50	975	- 887
Upper Respiratory	61	74	60	223	- 149
Oral conditions	62	55	84	0	+ 55
Hepatitis B	63	31	61	139	- 109
Maternal Conditions	64	29	38	1,700	- 1,671
Syphilis	65	10	44	1,130	- 1,119
Iodine Deficiency	66	8	79	0	+ 8
War	67	6	64	66	- 60
Encephalitis	68	5	59	234	- 230
Otitis Media	69	3	67	19	- 16
Tetanus	70	3	65	38	- 35
Leishmaniasis	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	72	2	66	35	- 33
Pertussis	73	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	74	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	57	270	- 270
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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.