SWITZERLAND VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,097	1	10,713	- 5,616
Stroke	2	3,542	3	3,918	- 375
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,781	17	1,022	+ 1,760
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,957	8	1,949	+ 8
Kidney Disease	5	1,875	13	1,261	+ 614
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,828	34	193	+ 1,635
Lung Disease	7	1,391	5	2,902	- 1,511
Hypertension	8	1,055	6	2,471	- 1,417
Other Injuries	9	994	30	410	+ 584
Lung Cancers	10	869	4	3,520	- 2,651
Congenital Anomalies	11	779	31	305	+ 474
Low Birth Weight	12	759	43	105	+ 654
Violence	13	666	51	42	+ 624
Endocrine Disorders	14	662	25	593	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	15	644	10	1,579	- 936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	639	7	1,995	- 1,355
Liver Disease	17	617	21	677	- 60
Cervical Cancer	18	607	42	105	+ 502
Other Neoplasms	19	573	20	681	- 108
Breast Cancer	20	566	11	1,577	- 1,011
HIV/AIDS	21	528	54	29	+ 499
Suicide	22	501	14	1,249	- 748
Alcohol	23	482	32	229	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	24	418	24	614	- 195
Malnutrition	25	389	47	84	+ 304
Tuberculosis	26	321	56	21	+ 300
Leukemia	27	321	22	671	- 350
Pancreas Cancer	28	304	12	1,486	- 1,182
Lymphomas	29	288	15	1,131	- 843
Birth Trauma	30	250	52	32	+ 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	226	35	186	+ 40
Drownings	32	210	50	49	+ 161
Oesophagus Cancer	33	204	28	491	- 287
Inflammatory/Heart	34	181	16	1,027	- 845
Liver Cancer	35	179	19	805	- 626
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	169	2	7,192	- 7,023
Skin Disease	37	169	40	129	+ 40
Oral Cancer	38	157	26	500	- 343
Asthma	39	149	46	95	+ 54
Skin Cancers	40	147	27	493	- 346
Parkinson's Disease	41	143	18	857	- 714
Syphilis	42	140	65	2	+ 138
Falls	43	118	9	1,919	- 1,801
Epilepsy	44	116	39	159	- 43
Ovary Cancer	45	100	29	457	- 357
Anemia	46	96	44	102	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	81	41	122	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	77	49	68	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	49	76	64	4	+ 71
Fires	50	75	55	21	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	51	67	23	669	- 603
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	62	53	32	+ 30
Meningitis	53	62	57	20	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	54	54	33	224	- 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	51	48	78	- 27
Drug Use	56	44	36	176	- 132
Appendicitis	57	44	59	15	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	58	36	37	170	- 134
Pertussis	59	35	73	0	+ 35
Chagas disease	60	23	76	0	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	61	20	71	0	+ 19
Dengue	62	19	81	0	+ 19
Poisonings	63	16	60	13	+ 3
Tetanus	64	14	70	0	+ 14
Leprosy	65	14	80	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	66	13	68	1	+ 12
Hepatitis B	67	11	63	5	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	38	160	- 150
Schizophrenia	69	9	45	96	- 87
Upper Respiratory	70	5	61	11	- 6
War	71	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	72	3	58	15	- 12
Oral conditions	73	3	62	8	- 5
Otitis Media	74	2	69	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	66	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Paraguay

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.