SWITZERLAND VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,878	1	10,713	- 2,836
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,836	17	1,022	+ 4,814
Kidney Disease	3	3,024	13	1,261	+ 1,763
Stroke	4	2,697	3	3,918	- 1,221
Violence	5	2,199	51	42	+ 2,157
Liver Disease	6	2,022	21	677	+ 1,345
Lung Disease	7	1,974	5	2,902	- 928
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,682	8	1,949	- 267
Hypertension	9	1,207	6	2,471	- 1,265
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,105	34	193	+ 912
Other Injuries	11	825	30	410	+ 416
Endocrine Disorders	12	767	25	593	+ 174
Congenital Anomalies	13	709	31	305	+ 404
Malnutrition	14	512	47	84	+ 428
Prostate Cancer	15	508	10	1,579	- 1,071
Breast Cancer	16	500	11	1,577	- 1,077
Lung Cancers	17	498	4	3,520	- 3,021
Low Birth Weight	18	485	43	105	+ 381
Stomach Cancer	19	470	24	614	- 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	466	7	1,995	- 1,529
Liver Cancer	21	462	19	805	- 343
Suicide	22	459	14	1,249	- 790
Other Neoplasms	23	420	20	681	- 261
Lymphomas	24	336	15	1,131	- 795
Leukemia	25	327	22	671	- 344
Cervical Cancer	26	324	42	105	+ 219
Pancreas Cancer	27	306	12	1,486	- 1,180
HIV/AIDS	28	280	54	29	+ 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	236	35	186	+ 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	234	2	7,192	- 6,959
Skin Disease	31	205	40	129	+ 76
Alcohol	32	200	32	229	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	185	41	122	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	34	180	29	457	- 278
Falls	35	178	9	1,919	- 1,741
Birth Trauma	36	173	52	32	+ 141
Anemia	37	148	44	102	+ 46
Tuberculosis	38	132	56	21	+ 110
Epilepsy	39	130	39	159	- 29
Skin Cancers	40	129	27	493	- 364
Inflammatory/Heart	41	126	16	1,027	- 900
Drownings	42	122	50	49	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	43	106	18	857	- 751
Drug Use	44	100	36	176	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	96	49	68	+ 28
Oral Cancer	46	92	26	500	- 409
Asthma	47	91	46	95	- 4
Bladder Cancer	48	86	23	669	- 583
Oesophagus Cancer	49	85	28	491	- 406
Uterin Cancer	50	61	33	224	- 163
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	61	53	32	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	58	48	78	- 20
Appendicitis	53	52	59	15	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	54	51	64	4	+ 47
Hepatitis C	55	42	58	15	+ 27
Fires	56	41	55	21	+ 20
Poisonings	57	36	60	13	+ 23
Meningitis	58	24	57	20	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	59	21	37	170	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	38	160	- 140
Hepatitis B	61	14	63	5	+ 10
Encephalitis	62	10	68	1	+ 9
Schizophrenia	63	9	45	96	- 88
Upper Respiratory	64	9	61	11	- 2
Oral conditions	65	8	62	8	+ 0
War	66	8	67	1	+ 7
Dengue	67	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	73	0	65	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Mexico

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.