SWITZERLAND VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,046	1	10,713	+ 1,332
Stroke	2	8,070	3	3,918	+ 4,153
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,939	17	1,022	+ 5,917
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,184	8	1,949	+ 2,235
Prostate Cancer	5	3,750	10	1,579	+ 2,171
Kidney Disease	6	3,104	13	1,261	+ 1,843
Endocrine Disorders	7	2,164	25	593	+ 1,571
Hypertension	8	2,086	6	2,471	- 385
Breast Cancer	9	1,927	11	1,577	+ 350
Other Injuries	10	1,658	30	410	+ 1,248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,540	7	1,995	- 454
Skin Disease	12	1,398	40	129	+ 1,269
Lung Disease	13	1,210	5	2,902	- 1,693
Lung Cancers	14	1,161	4	3,520	- 2,358
Uterin Cancer	15	935	33	224	+ 711
Pancreas Cancer	16	864	12	1,486	- 622
Birth Trauma	17	832	52	32	+ 800
Liver Disease	18	824	21	677	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	802	2	7,192	- 6,390
Cervical Cancer	20	789	42	105	+ 683
Lymphomas	21	772	15	1,131	- 360
Road Traffic Accidents	22	689	34	193	+ 496
Stomach Cancer	23	628	24	614	+ 15
Violence	24	571	51	42	+ 529
Liver Cancer	25	542	19	805	- 263
Congenital Anomalies	26	522	31	305	+ 216
Low Birth Weight	27	521	43	105	+ 417
Oral Cancer	28	512	26	500	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	29	503	20	681	- 178
Oesophagus Cancer	30	460	28	491	- 31
Alcohol	31	452	32	229	+ 223
Anemia	32	428	44	102	+ 326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	363	41	122	+ 240
Falls	34	355	9	1,919	- 1,564
Ovary Cancer	35	339	29	457	- 118
Inflammatory/Heart	36	333	16	1,027	- 693
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	329	53	32	+ 297
Leukemia	38	316	22	671	- 356
Drownings	39	314	50	49	+ 265
Malnutrition	40	277	47	84	+ 192
Bladder Cancer	41	276	23	669	- 393
HIV/AIDS	42	259	54	29	+ 229
Asthma	43	229	46	95	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	44	212	18	857	- 646
Epilepsy	45	162	39	159	+ 4
Fires	46	143	55	21	+ 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	135	48	78	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	123	35	186	- 63
Drug Use	49	97	36	176	- 79
Osteoarthritis	50	81	37	170	- 89
Tuberculosis	51	75	56	21	+ 53
Suicide	52	57	14	1,249	- 1,192
Appendicitis	53	48	59	15	+ 33
Skin Cancers	54	48	27	493	- 445
Maternal Conditions	55	41	64	4	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	34	49	68	- 34
Upper Respiratory	57	32	61	11	+ 21
Hepatitis B	58	24	63	5	+ 19
Syphilis	59	22	65	2	+ 21
Poisonings	60	7	60	13	- 6
War	61	1	67	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	63	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	65	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	- 0
Meningitis	68	0	57	20	- 20
Hepatitis C	69	0	58	15	- 15
Encephalitis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	77	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	69	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	38	160	- 160
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Grenada

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.