ZIMBABWE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,736	3	8,493	+ 12,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,921	31	768	+ 13,154
Stroke	3	7,583	5	5,126	+ 2,457
Lung Cancers	4	6,812	43	286	+ 6,526
Lung Disease	5	5,617	23	1,163	+ 4,454
Hypertension	6	4,783	24	1,146	+ 3,638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,861	40	505	+ 3,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,773	2	10,779	- 7,006
Falls	9	3,715	41	465	+ 3,250
Prostate Cancer	10	3,057	32	628	+ 2,429
Breast Cancer	11	3,052	28	839	+ 2,213
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,876	47	217	+ 2,659
Kidney Disease	13	2,441	12	2,214	+ 227
Suicide	14	2,418	13	2,069	+ 349
Lymphomas	15	2,190	26	960	+ 1,230
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,988	25	1,047	+ 940
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,978	9	3,344	- 1,366
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,659	46	226	+ 1,433
Liver Cancer	19	1,558	38	510	+ 1,048
Other Neoplasms	20	1,319	62	37	+ 1,282
Liver Disease	21	1,311	17	1,941	- 630
Leukemia	22	1,299	45	244	+ 1,056
Bladder Cancer	23	1,296	54	125	+ 1,171
Stomach Cancer	24	1,188	33	559	+ 629
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,148	34	553	+ 594
Oral Cancer	26	969	49	208	+ 761
Skin Cancers	27	955	44	264	+ 691
Oesophagus Cancer	28	950	29	801	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	29	885	51	173	+ 712
Other Injuries	30	793	20	1,656	- 863
Congenital Anomalies	31	591	11	2,217	- 1,627
Alcohol	32	443	61	48	+ 395
Uterin Cancer	33	433	50	182	+ 251
Road Traffic Accidents	34	374	4	6,037	- 5,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	360	6	4,595	- 4,235
Drug Use	36	341	48	213	+ 128
Osteoarthritis	37	328	81	0	+ 328
Multiple Sclerosis	38	309	67	14	+ 295
Epilepsy	39	307	39	508	- 201
Skin Disease	40	250	52	173	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	237	35	548	- 311
Cervical Cancer	42	203	14	2,023	- 1,820
Low Birth Weight	43	203	7	4,038	- 3,835
Anemia	44	197	84	0	+ 197
Schizophrenia	45	186	86	0	+ 186
Asthma	46	183	21	1,531	- 1,347
Malnutrition	47	163	10	2,396	- 2,233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	151	36	542	- 391
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	131	64	26	+ 105
Drownings	50	95	27	956	- 860
Violence	51	82	18	1,916	- 1,834
Birth Trauma	52	62	8	3,405	- 3,344
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	62	80	0	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	54	56	1	19,988	- 19,932
Fires	55	41	30	793	- 751
Tuberculosis	56	41	16	1,999	- 1,958
Meningitis	57	39	22	1,325	- 1,287
Hepatitis C	58	29	66	14	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	28	58	66	- 38
Poisonings	60	25	37	515	- 490
Upper Respiratory	61	21	59	65	- 44
Oral conditions	62	16	82	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	63	9	60	57	- 48
Maternal Conditions	64	8	19	1,749	- 1,741
Syphilis	65	3	55	124	- 122
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	79	0	+ 2
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	68	1	56	117	- 116
Otitis Media	69	1	68	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	1	57	102	- 101
Leishmaniasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	53	172	- 171
Pertussis	73	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	63	30	- 30
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	79	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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.