YEMEN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,861	1	30,158	+ 8,703
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,089	22	1,405	+ 24,684
Stroke	3	14,210	2	13,570	+ 641
Lung Cancers	4	12,766	41	569	+ 12,197
Lung Disease	5	10,527	11	3,196	+ 7,331
Hypertension	6	8,964	8	5,293	+ 3,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,235	30	913	+ 6,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,071	4	11,978	- 4,908
Falls	9	6,962	24	1,170	+ 5,792
Prostate Cancer	10	5,729	63	39	+ 5,689
Breast Cancer	11	5,720	26	1,134	+ 4,586
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,390	51	283	+ 5,107
Kidney Disease	13	4,574	15	2,679	+ 1,896
Suicide	14	4,531	21	1,699	+ 2,832
Lymphomas	15	4,103	45	433	+ 3,671
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,725	40	585	+ 3,140
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,706	19	1,794	+ 1,912
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,109	49	362	+ 2,748
Liver Cancer	19	2,920	39	609	+ 2,311
Other Neoplasms	20	2,471	64	21	+ 2,451
Liver Disease	21	2,457	13	2,891	- 434
Leukemia	22	2,435	34	776	+ 1,659
Bladder Cancer	23	2,428	55	160	+ 2,268
Stomach Cancer	24	2,226	31	902	+ 1,324
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,150	36	738	+ 1,413
Oral Cancer	26	1,815	42	547	+ 1,268
Skin Cancers	27	1,789	58	100	+ 1,689
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,780	35	765	+ 1,016
Ovary Cancer	29	1,658	52	188	+ 1,470
Other Injuries	30	1,486	16	2,225	- 739
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,107	10	4,291	- 3,184
Alcohol	32	830	59	78	+ 752
Uterin Cancer	33	811	69	5	+ 806
Road Traffic Accidents	34	700	6	8,561	- 7,861
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	674	9	4,372	- 3,698
Drug Use	36	639	38	613	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	37	615	81	0	+ 615
Multiple Sclerosis	38	580	62	42	+ 538
Epilepsy	39	575	43	539	+ 36
Skin Disease	40	469	61	44	+ 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	444	33	833	- 390
Cervical Cancer	42	381	57	119	+ 262
Low Birth Weight	43	380	5	8,810	- 8,429
Anemia	44	369	84	0	+ 369
Schizophrenia	45	349	86	0	+ 349
Asthma	46	344	17	2,106	- 1,762
Malnutrition	47	305	27	1,058	- 753
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	282	37	707	- 425
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	246	66	14	+ 232
Drownings	50	179	25	1,142	- 963
Violence	51	154	14	2,839	- 2,686
Birth Trauma	52	116	7	5,939	- 5,824
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	115	80	0	+ 115
HIV/AIDS	54	105	46	396	- 291
Fires	55	77	29	991	- 914
Tuberculosis	56	77	18	1,899	- 1,822
Meningitis	57	72	28	1,018	- 946
Hepatitis C	58	55	68	8	+ 46
Appendicitis	59	53	54	162	- 109
Poisonings	60	47	44	532	- 485
Upper Respiratory	61	39	70	5	+ 35
Oral conditions	62	29	82	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	16	50	299	- 283
Maternal Conditions	64	15	32	890	- 874
Syphilis	65	5	53	175	- 170
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	79	0	+ 4
War	67	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Encephalitis	68	2	48	369	- 366
Otitis Media	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	47	395	- 393
Leishmaniasis	71	1	71	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	56	124	- 123
Pertussis	73	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Diphtheria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	75	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	82	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Switzerland

Yemen

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.