SWAZILAND VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,376	5	755	+ 621
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	924	27	77	+ 847
Stroke	3	503	4	800	- 297
Lung Cancers	4	452	46	17	+ 435
Lung Disease	5	373	12	264	+ 108
Hypertension	6	317	10	292	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	256	43	19	+ 238
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	250	2	921	- 670
Falls	9	247	32	41	+ 205
Prostate Cancer	10	203	31	45	+ 158
Breast Cancer	11	203	35	37	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	12	191	56	6	+ 185
Kidney Disease	13	162	8	381	- 219
Suicide	14	160	9	338	- 177
Lymphomas	15	145	36	31	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	16	132	24	94	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	17	131	3	892	- 761
Parkinson's Disease	18	110	41	24	+ 86
Liver Cancer	19	103	37	29	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	20	88	61	4	+ 84
Liver Disease	21	87	11	274	- 187
Leukemia	22	86	47	16	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	23	86	55	6	+ 80
Stomach Cancer	24	79	53	7	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	25	76	28	74	+ 2
Oral Cancer	26	64	51	10	+ 54
Skin Cancers	27	63	42	20	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	28	63	44	18	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	29	59	52	10	+ 49
Other Injuries	30	53	17	190	- 138
Congenital Anomalies	31	39	19	160	- 121
Alcohol	32	29	48	16	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	33	29	50	11	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	34	25	7	384	- 359
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	24	6	517	- 493
Drug Use	36	23	38	27	- 4
Osteoarthritis	37	22	81	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	38	21	63	1	+ 19
Epilepsy	39	20	30	46	- 25
Skin Disease	40	17	40	25	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	16	29	51	- 35
Cervical Cancer	42	13	15	215	- 201
Low Birth Weight	43	13	14	233	- 220
Anemia	44	13	84	0	+ 13
Schizophrenia	45	12	83	0	+ 12
Asthma	46	12	20	150	- 137
Malnutrition	47	11	22	106	- 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	10	39	26	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	9	58	5	+ 4
Drownings	50	6	25	87	- 81
Violence	51	5	16	212	- 207
Birth Trauma	52	4	18	166	- 162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	80	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	54	4	1	2,314	- 2,310
Fires	55	3	26	84	- 81
Tuberculosis	56	3	13	256	- 253
Meningitis	57	3	23	97	- 95
Hepatitis C	58	2	65	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	54	7	- 5
Poisonings	60	2	34	37	- 36
Upper Respiratory	61	1	60	4	- 3
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	57	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	116	- 115
Syphilis	65	0	45	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	75	0	+ 0
War	67	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	59	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	49	13	- 13
Pertussis	73	0	33	39	- 39
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	64	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Switzerland

Swaziland

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.