SWITZERLAND VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,892	1	10,713	+ 7,179
Stroke	2	11,924	3	3,918	+ 8,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,015	8	1,949	+ 5,066
Lung Cancers	4	6,230	4	3,520	+ 2,711
Lung Disease	5	4,681	5	2,902	+ 1,779
Kidney Disease	6	4,030	13	1,261	+ 2,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,337	2	7,192	- 3,855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,764	7	1,995	+ 770
Hypertension	9	2,475	6	2,471	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,241	18	857	+ 1,384
Breast Cancer	11	2,135	11	1,577	+ 558
Prostate Cancer	12	1,714	10	1,579	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,613	12	1,486	+ 127
Liver Cancer	14	1,326	19	805	+ 521
Bladder Cancer	15	1,313	23	669	+ 644
Stomach Cancer	16	1,300	24	614	+ 687
Other Injuries	17	1,231	30	410	+ 821
Leukemia	18	1,147	22	671	+ 476
Lymphomas	19	1,074	15	1,131	- 57
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,072	17	1,022	+ 50
Falls	21	1,055	9	1,919	- 865
Road Traffic Accidents	22	737	34	193	+ 544
Liver Disease	23	685	21	677	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	24	614	16	1,027	- 413
Other Neoplasms	25	575	20	681	- 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	517	41	122	+ 395
Ovary Cancer	27	472	29	457	+ 15
Suicide	28	451	14	1,249	- 798
Endocrine Disorders	29	445	25	593	- 147
Oral Cancer	30	373	26	500	- 128
Skin Cancers	31	371	27	493	- 122
Drownings	32	369	50	49	+ 319
Uterin Cancer	33	316	33	224	+ 92
Epilepsy	34	211	39	159	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	35	208	28	491	- 283
Cervical Cancer	36	206	42	105	+ 101
Drug Use	37	164	36	176	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	38	147	31	305	- 158
Fires	39	124	55	21	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	40	114	38	160	- 45
Low Birth Weight	41	108	43	105	+ 3
Violence	42	88	51	42	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	85	48	78	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	80	35	186	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	57	49	68	- 11
Tuberculosis	46	56	56	21	+ 35
Skin Disease	47	48	40	129	- 82
Hepatitis B	48	47	63	5	+ 43
Alcohol	49	43	32	229	- 186
HIV/AIDS	50	40	54	29	+ 11
Anemia	51	40	44	102	- 62
Hepatitis C	52	33	58	15	+ 18
Meningitis	53	28	57	20	+ 8
Schizophrenia	54	23	45	96	- 73
Asthma	55	23	46	95	- 71
Poisonings	56	16	60	13	+ 4
Birth Trauma	57	14	52	32	- 18
Appendicitis	58	8	59	15	- 7
Upper Respiratory	59	7	61	11	- 4
Leishmaniasis	60	3	71	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	64	4	- 2
Tetanus	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	62	8	- 7
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	65	2	- 1
Malnutrition	66	1	47	84	- 83
Encephalitis	67	1	68	1	- 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	32	- 32
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Greece

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.