SWITZERLAND VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,785	3	3,918	+ 8,867
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,085	1	10,713	+ 372
Lung Disease	3	6,061	5	2,902	+ 3,159
Lung Cancers	4	4,470	4	3,520	+ 950
Stomach Cancer	5	2,493	24	614	+ 1,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,905	2	7,192	- 5,287
Hypertension	7	1,885	6	2,471	- 587
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,566	34	193	+ 1,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,554	7	1,995	- 440
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,520	28	491	+ 1,029
Kidney Disease	11	1,203	13	1,261	- 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,147	8	1,949	- 802
Liver Cancer	13	1,132	19	805	+ 327
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,012	17	1,022	- 10
Liver Disease	15	911	21	677	+ 234
Falls	16	869	9	1,919	- 1,050
Suicide	17	728	14	1,249	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	18	698	12	1,486	- 788
Breast Cancer	19	580	11	1,577	- 996
Parkinson's Disease	20	442	18	857	- 415
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	409	48	78	+ 331
Leukemia	22	364	22	671	- 307
Lymphomas	23	362	15	1,131	- 769
Oral Cancer	24	342	26	500	- 158
Other Injuries	25	338	30	410	- 71
Drownings	26	330	50	49	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	27	323	42	105	+ 218
Prostate Cancer	28	319	10	1,579	- 1,260
Bladder Cancer	29	237	23	669	- 432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	236	41	122	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	31	229	31	305	- 76
Tuberculosis	32	218	56	21	+ 197
Inflammatory/Heart	33	187	16	1,027	- 839
HIV/AIDS	34	180	54	29	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	35	176	29	457	- 282
Poisonings	36	161	60	13	+ 148
Endocrine Disorders	37	160	25	593	- 433
Drug Use	38	152	36	176	- 25
Asthma	39	145	46	95	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	40	135	43	105	+ 30
Skin Cancers	41	123	27	493	- 370
Alcohol	42	119	32	229	- 110
Birth Trauma	43	110	52	32	+ 78
Malnutrition	44	81	47	84	- 3
Uterin Cancer	45	74	33	224	- 150
Epilepsy	46	71	39	159	- 87
Violence	47	70	51	42	+ 27
Fires	48	66	55	21	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	63	49	68	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	55	35	186	- 131
Meningitis	51	36	57	20	+ 16
Skin Disease	52	33	40	129	- 97
Other Neoplasms	53	27	20	681	- 654
Maternal Conditions	54	23	64	4	+ 18
Encephalitis	55	17	68	1	+ 17
Hepatitis B	56	17	63	5	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	57	17	61	11	+ 6
Syphilis	58	11	65	2	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	38	160	- 149
Appendicitis	60	9	59	15	- 5
War	61	6	67	1	+ 5
Measles	62	3	75	0	+ 3
Tetanus	63	3	70	0	+ 3
Pertussis	64	3	73	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	65	3	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	1	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	62	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	82	0	37	170	- 170
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

China

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.