SWITZERLAND VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,676	1	10,713	- 4,038
Stroke	2	4,961	3	3,918	+ 1,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,813	8	1,949	+ 1,864
Violence	4	2,769	51	42	+ 2,727
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,400	17	1,022	+ 1,378
Lung Disease	6	2,391	5	2,902	- 511
Kidney Disease	7	1,518	13	1,261	+ 257
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,364	34	193	+ 1,171
Lung Cancers	9	1,275	4	3,520	- 2,245
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,237	2	7,192	- 5,955
Hypertension	11	1,161	6	2,471	- 1,311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	933	7	1,995	- 1,062
Liver Disease	13	863	21	677	+ 185
Breast Cancer	14	836	11	1,577	- 741
Prostate Cancer	15	765	10	1,579	- 814
Falls	16	759	9	1,919	- 1,160
Stomach Cancer	17	724	24	614	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	18	705	16	1,027	- 322
Endocrine Disorders	19	682	25	593	+ 89
Suicide	20	585	14	1,249	- 664
Other Injuries	21	556	30	410	+ 146
HIV/AIDS	22	506	54	29	+ 477
Congenital Anomalies	23	496	31	305	+ 191
Pancreas Cancer	24	483	12	1,486	- 1,003
Liver Cancer	25	464	19	805	- 341
Oesophagus Cancer	26	421	28	491	- 69
Lymphomas	27	418	15	1,131	- 713
Oral Cancer	28	401	26	500	- 100
Cervical Cancer	29	383	42	105	+ 278
Leukemia	30	344	22	671	- 328
Skin Disease	31	289	40	129	+ 160
Alcohol	32	287	32	229	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	33	277	43	105	+ 172
Malnutrition	34	270	47	84	+ 185
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	228	35	186	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	36	214	23	669	- 456
Chagas disease	37	203	76	0	+ 203
Skin Cancers	38	203	27	493	- 291
Drownings	39	199	50	49	+ 150
Tuberculosis	40	197	56	21	+ 176
Parkinson's Disease	41	192	18	857	- 665
Other Neoplasms	42	188	20	681	- 493
Ovary Cancer	43	175	29	457	- 282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	171	41	122	+ 49
Birth Trauma	45	152	52	32	+ 120
Epilepsy	46	131	39	159	- 27
Uterin Cancer	47	112	33	224	- 112
Asthma	48	104	46	95	+ 10
Drug Use	49	99	36	176	- 77
Anemia	50	97	44	102	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	88	48	78	+ 10
Hepatitis C	52	79	58	15	+ 64
Maternal Conditions	53	61	64	4	+ 56
Meningitis	54	55	57	20	+ 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	44	53	32	+ 12
War	56	44	67	1	+ 43
Appendicitis	57	43	59	15	+ 28
Fires	58	41	55	21	+ 20
Hepatitis B	59	31	63	5	+ 27
Schizophrenia	60	27	45	96	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	24	49	68	- 44
Schistosomiasis	62	24	72	0	+ 24
Leishmaniasis	63	17	71	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	38	160	- 146
Osteoarthritis	65	13	37	170	- 156
Poisonings	66	13	60	13	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	10	61	11	- 0
Syphilis	68	9	65	2	+ 7
Leprosy	69	7	80	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	4	69	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	4	70	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	72	3	68	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	73	2	62	8	- 6
Malaria	74	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	1	81	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	75	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Brazil

Switzerland

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.