AUSTRALIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,366	1	21,548	+ 10,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,728	2	15,588	+ 6,140
Stroke	3	11,835	3	10,331	+ 1,504
Lung Cancers	4	10,633	4	8,769	+ 1,864
Lung Disease	5	8,768	5	8,487	+ 280
Hypertension	6	7,466	23	1,631	+ 5,835
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,026	6	6,209	- 183
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,889	8	4,446	+ 1,443
Falls	9	5,798	14	3,116	+ 2,683
Prostate Cancer	10	4,771	9	3,766	+ 1,005
Breast Cancer	11	4,764	10	3,405	+ 1,359
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,489	13	3,118	+ 1,371
Kidney Disease	13	3,810	12	3,139	+ 671
Suicide	14	3,774	11	3,150	+ 624
Lymphomas	15	3,418	15	3,039	+ 379
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,102	24	1,571	+ 1,531
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,087	7	4,471	- 1,384
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,589	19	2,036	+ 553
Liver Cancer	19	2,432	20	2,036	+ 396
Other Neoplasms	20	2,058	28	1,252	+ 806
Liver Disease	21	2,046	26	1,421	+ 625
Leukemia	22	2,028	18	2,126	- 98
Bladder Cancer	23	2,023	30	1,187	+ 835
Stomach Cancer	24	1,854	27	1,288	+ 566
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,791	16	2,328	- 537
Oral Cancer	26	1,512	32	972	+ 540
Skin Cancers	27	1,490	17	2,319	- 829
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,483	25	1,494	- 11
Ovary Cancer	29	1,381	31	1,003	+ 379
Other Injuries	30	1,237	22	1,642	- 405
Congenital Anomalies	31	922	33	711	+ 211
Alcohol	32	692	37	380	+ 312
Uterin Cancer	33	676	35	524	+ 152
Road Traffic Accidents	34	583	29	1,245	- 662
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	561	40	296	+ 266
Drug Use	36	532	21	1,783	- 1,251
Osteoarthritis	37	513	52	114	+ 399
Multiple Sclerosis	38	483	46	188	+ 295
Epilepsy	39	479	41	285	+ 194
Skin Disease	40	391	34	594	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	369	42	276	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	42	317	39	342	- 24
Low Birth Weight	43	317	43	248	+ 69
Anemia	44	307	49	157	+ 150
Schizophrenia	45	291	54	64	+ 227
Asthma	46	286	36	455	- 169
Malnutrition	47	254	51	117	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	235	38	379	- 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	205	45	229	- 24
Drownings	50	149	47	177	- 28
Violence	51	128	44	243	- 116
Birth Trauma	52	97	50	140	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	96	53	71	+ 25
HIV/AIDS	54	88	57	50	+ 38
Fires	55	64	55	55	+ 10
Tuberculosis	56	64	56	53	+ 12
Meningitis	57	60	60	37	+ 23
Hepatitis C	58	45	48	173	- 128
Appendicitis	59	44	62	26	+ 18
Poisonings	60	39	61	35	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	33	64	17	+ 16
Oral conditions	62	24	59	40	- 16
Hepatitis B	63	14	58	41	- 27
Maternal Conditions	64	13	63	20	- 7
Syphilis	65	5	67	3	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	84	0	+ 3
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Encephalitis	68	2	68	3	- 1
Otitis Media	69	1	66	6	- 5
Tetanus	70	1	70	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.