BELGIUM VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,482	1	15,281	- 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,722	2	9,416	+ 306
Stroke	3	5,296	3	7,408	- 2,112
Lung Cancers	4	4,758	4	6,777	- 2,019
Lung Disease	5	3,923	5	6,438	- 2,515
Hypertension	6	3,341	27	740	+ 2,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,696	7	3,329	- 632
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,635	6	5,677	- 3,042
Falls	9	2,594	15	1,756	+ 839
Prostate Cancer	10	2,135	13	1,824	+ 310
Breast Cancer	11	2,132	9	2,587	- 455
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,009	14	1,809	+ 199
Kidney Disease	13	1,705	8	2,952	- 1,247
Suicide	14	1,688	10	2,111	- 423
Lymphomas	15	1,529	16	1,552	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,388	23	1,060	+ 328
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,381	20	1,269	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,159	19	1,378	- 219
Liver Cancer	19	1,088	24	976	+ 112
Other Neoplasms	20	921	12	1,828	- 907
Liver Disease	21	916	17	1,433	- 517
Leukemia	22	907	21	1,199	- 292
Bladder Cancer	23	905	22	1,078	- 173
Stomach Cancer	24	830	26	863	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	25	801	18	1,432	- 630
Oral Cancer	26	676	28	675	+ 2
Skin Cancers	27	667	31	522	+ 144
Oesophagus Cancer	28	664	25	898	- 235
Ovary Cancer	29	618	30	653	- 34
Other Injuries	30	554	11	2,006	- 1,453
Congenital Anomalies	31	413	40	282	+ 131
Alcohol	32	309	32	500	- 190
Uterin Cancer	33	302	34	384	- 82
Road Traffic Accidents	34	261	29	666	- 405
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	251	33	418	- 166
Drug Use	36	238	39	287	- 49
Osteoarthritis	37	229	51	59	+ 171
Multiple Sclerosis	38	216	45	147	+ 69
Epilepsy	39	214	36	348	- 134
Skin Disease	40	175	35	380	- 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	165	42	213	- 47
Cervical Cancer	42	142	41	243	- 101
Low Birth Weight	43	142	50	70	+ 72
Anemia	44	137	43	199	- 62
Schizophrenia	45	130	56	40	+ 91
Asthma	46	128	46	128	+ 0
Malnutrition	47	114	38	291	- 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	105	37	293	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	92	49	73	+ 19
Drownings	50	67	47	79	- 12
Violence	51	57	44	149	- 92
Birth Trauma	52	43	53	47	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	43	60	20	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	54	39	57	36	+ 3
Fires	55	29	48	75	- 46
Tuberculosis	56	29	54	46	- 17
Meningitis	57	27	58	28	- 2
Hepatitis C	58	20	52	53	- 33
Appendicitis	59	20	62	17	+ 3
Poisonings	60	17	55	41	- 24
Upper Respiratory	61	15	59	22	- 7
Oral conditions	62	11	61	19	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	6	63	17	- 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	64	6	- 0
Syphilis	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	84	0	+ 2
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	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 BELGIUM

Switzerland

Belgium

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.