BRAZIL VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	266,062	1	165,788	+ 100,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	178,619	10	30,717	+ 147,902
Stroke	3	97,292	2	123,207	- 25,914
Lung Cancers	4	87,407	9	31,659	+ 55,748
Lung Disease	5	72,073	6	59,373	+ 12,700
Hypertension	6	61,375	11	28,822	+ 32,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	49,536	12	23,161	+ 26,374
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	48,410	3	94,705	- 46,294
Falls	9	47,666	16	18,847	+ 28,819
Prostate Cancer	10	39,222	15	19,001	+ 20,221
Breast Cancer	11	39,162	14	20,759	+ 18,403
Pancreas Cancer	12	36,901	24	11,999	+ 24,902
Kidney Disease	13	31,319	7	37,690	- 6,371
Suicide	14	31,020	20	14,540	+ 16,480
Lymphomas	15	28,094	27	10,376	+ 17,718
Inflammatory/Heart	16	25,502	18	17,508	+ 7,994
Diabetes Mellitus	17	25,377	5	59,608	- 34,231
Parkinson's Disease	18	21,287	41	4,770	+ 16,516
Liver Cancer	19	19,991	25	11,514	+ 8,477
Other Neoplasms	20	16,920	42	4,665	+ 12,255
Liver Disease	21	16,820	13	21,422	- 4,602
Leukemia	22	16,671	30	8,531	+ 8,140
Bladder Cancer	23	16,626	36	5,306	+ 11,321
Stomach Cancer	24	15,240	17	17,992	- 2,752
Endocrine Disorders	25	14,723	19	16,927	- 2,204
Oral Cancer	26	12,427	28	9,951	+ 2,476
Skin Cancers	27	12,248	38	5,032	+ 7,216
Oesophagus Cancer	28	12,190	26	10,466	+ 1,725
Ovary Cancer	29	11,355	43	4,355	+ 7,000
Other Injuries	30	10,173	21	13,807	- 3,634
Congenital Anomalies	31	7,579	23	12,317	- 4,738
Alcohol	32	5,685	32	7,121	- 1,435
Uterin Cancer	33	5,555	47	2,780	+ 2,774
Road Traffic Accidents	34	4,793	8	33,871	- 29,078
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,615	35	5,659	- 1,044
Drug Use	36	4,372	49	2,467	+ 1,905
Osteoarthritis	37	4,213	65	330	+ 3,883
Multiple Sclerosis	38	3,970	64	356	+ 3,615
Epilepsy	39	3,936	46	3,263	+ 673
Skin Disease	40	3,210	31	7,179	- 3,969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,037	44	4,258	- 1,221
Cervical Cancer	42	2,610	29	9,511	- 6,901
Low Birth Weight	43	2,605	33	6,881	- 4,276
Anemia	44	2,524	50	2,417	+ 107
Schizophrenia	45	2,391	60	661	+ 1,730
Asthma	46	2,352	48	2,595	- 243
Malnutrition	47	2,089	34	6,695	- 4,606
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,933	51	2,193	- 260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,683	61	596	+ 1,087
Drownings	50	1,224	39	4,937	- 3,713
Violence	51	1,051	4	68,779	- 67,728
Birth Trauma	52	793	45	3,777	- 2,983
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	790	55	1,097	- 307
HIV/AIDS	54	721	22	12,558	- 11,837
Fires	55	530	58	1,028	- 498
Tuberculosis	56	528	40	4,895	- 4,367
Meningitis	57	495	54	1,359	- 864
Hepatitis C	58	374	52	1,955	- 1,581
Appendicitis	59	361	57	1,067	- 706
Poisonings	60	321	66	317	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	61	270	67	260	+ 10
Oral conditions	62	201	73	62	+ 139
Hepatitis B	63	112	59	775	- 663
Maternal Conditions	64	105	53	1,507	- 1,401
Syphilis	65	37	68	223	- 185
Iodine Deficiency	66	28	77	10	+ 18
War	67	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Encephalitis	68	17	72	65	- 48
Otitis Media	69	10	70	94	- 84
Tetanus	70	10	71	88	- 78
Leishmaniasis	71	9	63	432	- 423
Schistosomiasis	72	9	62	593	- 584
Pertussis	73	1	75	30	- 29
Diphtheria	74	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	81	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	69	173	- 173
Dengue	81	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	83	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Switzerland

Brazil

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.