CANADA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,906	1	40,063	+ 6,843
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,490	2	30,970	+ 521
Stroke	3	17,153	5	14,159	+ 2,994
Lung Cancers	4	15,410	3	20,937	- 5,527
Lung Disease	5	12,706	4	14,212	- 1,506
Hypertension	6	10,820	22	2,563	+ 8,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,733	6	9,651	- 918
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,535	7	7,431	+ 1,103
Falls	9	8,403	12	4,829	+ 3,574
Prostate Cancer	10	6,915	13	4,711	+ 2,204
Breast Cancer	11	6,904	8	5,910	+ 994
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,506	11	5,057	+ 1,448
Kidney Disease	13	5,522	14	4,578	+ 944
Suicide	14	5,469	15	4,417	+ 1,052
Lymphomas	15	4,953	10	5,146	- 193
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,496	27	2,060	+ 2,436
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,474	9	5,718	- 1,244
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,753	18	3,359	+ 394
Liver Cancer	19	3,524	20	3,113	+ 412
Other Neoplasms	20	2,983	31	1,679	+ 1,304
Liver Disease	21	2,965	17	3,624	- 658
Leukemia	22	2,939	21	3,098	- 159
Bladder Cancer	23	2,931	23	2,521	+ 411
Stomach Cancer	24	2,687	26	2,177	+ 509
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,596	19	3,233	- 637
Oral Cancer	26	2,191	32	1,592	+ 599
Skin Cancers	27	2,159	30	1,756	+ 403
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,149	25	2,230	- 81
Ovary Cancer	29	2,002	29	1,902	+ 100
Other Injuries	30	1,793	24	2,392	- 599
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,336	35	1,081	+ 255
Alcohol	32	1,002	33	1,491	- 489
Uterin Cancer	33	979	34	1,183	- 204
Road Traffic Accidents	34	845	28	1,998	- 1,153
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	814	36	840	- 27
Drug Use	36	771	16	3,686	- 2,915
Osteoarthritis	37	743	55	139	+ 604
Multiple Sclerosis	38	700	37	692	+ 8
Epilepsy	39	694	44	384	+ 310
Skin Disease	40	566	38	679	- 113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	535	43	442	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	42	460	41	578	- 118
Low Birth Weight	43	459	42	553	- 94
Anemia	44	445	46	343	+ 102
Schizophrenia	45	422	57	118	+ 303
Asthma	46	415	49	262	+ 153
Malnutrition	47	368	51	192	+ 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	341	39	636	- 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	297	47	322	- 26
Drownings	50	216	48	283	- 67
Violence	51	185	40	605	- 420
Birth Trauma	52	140	50	193	- 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	139	54	143	- 3
HIV/AIDS	54	127	53	163	- 36
Fires	55	93	52	192	- 99
Tuberculosis	56	93	58	97	- 4
Meningitis	57	87	59	68	+ 19
Hepatitis C	58	66	45	363	- 297
Appendicitis	59	64	62	49	+ 14
Poisonings	60	57	56	121	- 65
Upper Respiratory	61	48	63	47	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	35	61	51	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	20	60	66	- 46
Maternal Conditions	64	19	64	45	- 27
Syphilis	65	7	67	5	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	84	0	+ 5
War	67	4	65	21	- 17
Encephalitis	68	3	68	3	- 0
Otitis Media	69	2	66	8	- 6
Tetanus	70	2	71	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.