ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,820	1	48,765	+ 8,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,146	19	3,737	+ 34,409
Stroke	3	20,778	4	22,878	- 2,100
Lung Cancers	4	18,667	6	10,014	+ 8,653
Lung Disease	5	15,392	3	23,234	- 7,842
Hypertension	6	13,107	11	5,799	+ 7,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,579	7	8,931	+ 1,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,339	2	40,986	- 30,647
Falls	9	10,180	43	506	+ 9,673
Prostate Cancer	10	8,376	15	4,507	+ 3,869
Breast Cancer	11	8,364	8	7,063	+ 1,301
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,881	14	4,607	+ 3,274
Kidney Disease	13	6,689	5	13,588	- 6,899
Suicide	14	6,625	18	3,747	+ 2,878
Lymphomas	15	6,000	24	2,708	+ 3,292
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,446	13	5,495	- 49
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,419	9	6,838	- 1,418
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,546	36	965	+ 3,581
Liver Cancer	19	4,269	30	2,045	+ 2,224
Other Neoplasms	20	3,613	21	3,224	+ 389
Liver Disease	21	3,592	16	4,029	- 437
Leukemia	22	3,560	27	2,189	+ 1,371
Bladder Cancer	23	3,551	31	1,675	+ 1,875
Stomach Cancer	24	3,255	20	3,523	- 269
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,144	17	3,987	- 843
Oral Cancer	26	2,654	35	1,073	+ 1,581
Skin Cancers	27	2,616	34	1,073	+ 1,543
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,603	29	2,054	+ 549
Ovary Cancer	29	2,425	33	1,307	+ 1,118
Other Injuries	30	2,172	12	5,642	- 3,469
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,619	26	2,419	- 801
Alcohol	32	1,214	46	442	+ 773
Uterin Cancer	33	1,186	37	944	+ 243
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,024	10	6,298	- 5,274
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	986	42	578	+ 407
Drug Use	36	934	39	826	+ 108
Osteoarthritis	37	900	59	73	+ 827
Multiple Sclerosis	38	848	58	101	+ 747
Epilepsy	39	841	50	332	+ 508
Skin Disease	40	686	22	3,171	- 2,485
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	649	44	488	+ 161
Cervical Cancer	42	557	25	2,480	- 1,922
Low Birth Weight	43	556	28	2,183	- 1,626
Anemia	44	539	40	691	- 152
Schizophrenia	45	511	61	59	+ 451
Asthma	46	502	47	403	+ 99
Malnutrition	47	446	38	929	- 483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	413	56	139	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	359	54	243	+ 116
Drownings	50	261	48	380	- 119
Violence	51	225	23	2,712	- 2,487
Birth Trauma	52	169	49	373	- 204
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	169	63	48	+ 121
HIV/AIDS	54	154	32	1,481	- 1,327
Fires	55	113	52	280	- 167
Tuberculosis	56	113	41	655	- 542
Meningitis	57	106	51	316	- 211
Hepatitis C	58	80	57	113	- 33
Appendicitis	59	77	60	71	+ 7
Poisonings	60	69	55	193	- 125
Upper Respiratory	61	58	67	12	+ 46
Oral conditions	62	43	66	14	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	24	62	56	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	23	53	279	- 256
Syphilis	65	8	65	15	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	66	6	74	1	+ 5
War	67	5	70	5	- 0
Encephalitis	68	4	64	17	- 14
Otitis Media	69	2	73	2	+ 0
Tetanus	70	2	71	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	2	72	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	68	10	- 10
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	45	451	- 451
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	69	5	- 5
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Switzerland

Argentina

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.