SWITZERLAND VS SAINT LUCIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT LUCIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,930	3	3,918	+ 6,013
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,843	1	10,713	- 2,871
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,363	17	1,022	+ 6,342
Kidney Disease	4	4,202	13	1,261	+ 2,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,463	8	1,949	+ 1,514
Prostate Cancer	6	2,967	10	1,579	+ 1,388
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,876	34	193	+ 2,683
Lung Disease	8	2,786	5	2,902	- 116
Hypertension	9	2,766	6	2,471	+ 295
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,509	2	7,192	- 4,683
Violence	11	1,951	51	42	+ 1,909
Liver Disease	12	1,837	21	677	+ 1,160
Inflammatory/Heart	13	1,661	16	1,027	+ 634
Breast Cancer	14	1,342	11	1,577	- 235
Stomach Cancer	15	1,155	24	614	+ 542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,113	7	1,995	- 882
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,064	25	593	+ 471
Lung Cancers	18	986	4	3,520	- 2,534
Low Birth Weight	19	906	43	105	+ 801
Skin Disease	20	852	40	129	+ 723
Other Injuries	21	778	30	410	+ 368
Suicide	22	759	14	1,249	- 490
Parkinson's Disease	23	731	18	857	- 126
Lymphomas	24	690	15	1,131	- 441
Cervical Cancer	25	625	42	105	+ 520
Falls	26	555	9	1,919	- 1,364
Asthma	27	506	46	95	+ 411
Drownings	28	492	50	49	+ 442
Alcohol	29	487	32	229	+ 258
Congenital Anomalies	30	427	31	305	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	31	425	12	1,486	- 1,061
Epilepsy	32	375	39	159	+ 217
Malnutrition	33	347	47	84	+ 263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	283	41	122	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	241	35	186	+ 56
Leukemia	36	233	22	671	- 438
Liver Cancer	37	213	19	805	- 592
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	208	48	78	+ 130
Fires	39	175	55	21	+ 153
Oesophagus Cancer	40	165	28	491	- 325
Ovary Cancer	41	165	29	457	- 292
Birth Trauma	42	163	52	32	+ 131
Oral Cancer	43	162	26	500	- 338
Tuberculosis	44	154	56	21	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	45	107	33	224	- 116
Drug Use	46	101	36	176	- 75
Maternal Conditions	47	97	64	4	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	48	96	20	681	- 586
Meningitis	49	77	57	20	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	69	49	68	+ 1
Appendicitis	51	59	59	15	+ 45
Encephalitis	52	58	68	1	+ 57
Dengue	53	31	81	0	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	54	23	38	160	- 136
Poisonings	55	14	60	13	+ 1
Tetanus	56	11	70	0	+ 11
Syphilis	57	10	65	2	+ 8
War	58	9	67	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	59	7	61	11	- 4
Hepatitis B	60	3	63	5	- 1
Schistosomiasis	61	3	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	62	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	58	15	- 15
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	27	493	- 493
Vitamin A Deficiency	69	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	70	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	71	0	85	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	72	0	23	669	- 669
Schizophrenia	73	0	45	96	- 96
Oral conditions	74	0	62	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	75	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	53	32	- 32
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	84	0	54	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Saint Lucia

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.