SWITZERLAND VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,327	54	29	+ 10,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,569	8	1,949	+ 3,620
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,388	1	10,713	- 6,325
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,119	34	193	+ 2,926
Stroke	5	2,648	3	3,918	- 1,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,374	35	186	+ 2,188
Low Birth Weight	7	2,086	43	105	+ 1,981
Birth Trauma	8	1,759	52	32	+ 1,727
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,728	17	1,022	+ 706
Malnutrition	10	1,238	47	84	+ 1,154
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,146	31	305	+ 840
Kidney Disease	12	1,144	13	1,261	- 117
Suicide	13	1,069	14	1,249	- 180
Cervical Cancer	14	1,045	42	105	+ 940
Malaria	15	1,035	77	0	+ 1,035
Tuberculosis	16	1,033	56	21	+ 1,012
Liver Disease	17	1,003	21	677	+ 326
Violence	18	990	51	42	+ 948
Maternal Conditions	19	904	64	4	+ 899
Other Injuries	20	855	30	410	+ 446
Asthma	21	791	46	95	+ 696
Meningitis	22	685	57	20	+ 665
Lung Disease	23	601	5	2,902	- 2,301
Hypertension	24	592	6	2,471	- 1,879
Inflammatory/Heart	25	541	16	1,027	- 486
Lymphomas	26	496	15	1,131	- 635
Drownings	27	494	50	49	+ 445
Breast Cancer	28	434	11	1,577	- 1,143
Oesophagus Cancer	29	414	28	491	- 77
Fires	30	409	55	21	+ 388
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	397	2	7,192	- 6,796
Prostate Cancer	32	324	10	1,579	- 1,255
Stomach Cancer	33	289	24	614	- 325
Endocrine Disorders	34	286	25	593	- 307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	283	41	122	+ 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	280	48	78	+ 202
Poisonings	37	266	60	13	+ 253
Liver Cancer	38	263	19	805	- 542
Epilepsy	39	262	39	159	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	261	7	1,995	- 1,734
Falls	41	240	9	1,919	- 1,679
Pertussis	42	216	73	0	+ 216
Lung Cancers	43	148	4	3,520	- 3,372
Skin Cancers	44	136	27	493	- 357
Leukemia	45	126	22	671	- 545
Parkinson's Disease	46	117	18	857	- 741
Pancreas Cancer	47	112	12	1,486	- 1,374
Drug Use	48	110	36	176	- 66
Oral Cancer	49	107	26	500	- 393
Uterin Cancer	50	94	33	224	- 130
Ovary Cancer	51	90	29	457	- 368
Skin Disease	52	89	40	129	- 40
Schistosomiasis	53	89	72	0	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	54	64	23	669	- 605
Syphilis	55	64	65	2	+ 63
Encephalitis	56	61	68	1	+ 60
Tetanus	57	53	70	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	58	34	59	15	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	59	34	61	11	+ 23
Hepatitis B	60	29	63	5	+ 25
Alcohol	61	25	32	229	- 204
Other Neoplasms	62	19	20	681	- 662
Measles	63	16	75	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	49	68	- 54
War	65	13	67	1	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	7	58	15	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	38	160	- 153
Otitis Media	68	2	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.