CHILE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,567	1	10,685	+ 11,882
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,150	5	4,000	+ 11,150
Stroke	3	8,252	2	9,731	- 1,479
Lung Cancers	4	7,414	9	3,452	+ 3,961
Lung Disease	5	6,113	4	4,062	+ 2,051
Hypertension	6	5,206	7	3,817	+ 1,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,202	11	3,022	+ 1,179
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,106	6	3,920	+ 186
Falls	9	4,043	23	904	+ 3,139
Prostate Cancer	10	3,327	14	2,435	+ 892
Breast Cancer	11	3,322	16	1,689	+ 1,633
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,130	17	1,567	+ 1,563
Kidney Disease	13	2,656	3	4,065	- 1,408
Suicide	14	2,631	15	1,700	+ 931
Lymphomas	15	2,383	18	1,394	+ 989
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,163	31	709	+ 1,454
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,152	10	3,177	- 1,024
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,806	26	790	+ 1,015
Liver Cancer	19	1,696	19	1,369	+ 326
Other Neoplasms	20	1,435	20	1,358	+ 77
Liver Disease	21	1,427	13	2,647	- 1,221
Leukemia	22	1,414	24	879	+ 535
Bladder Cancer	23	1,410	32	641	+ 769
Stomach Cancer	24	1,293	8	3,631	- 2,338
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,249	22	1,286	- 38
Oral Cancer	26	1,054	40	307	+ 747
Skin Cancers	27	1,039	34	526	+ 513
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,034	30	722	+ 312
Ovary Cancer	29	963	35	514	+ 449
Other Injuries	30	863	21	1,310	- 447
Congenital Anomalies	31	643	25	858	- 215
Alcohol	32	482	47	207	+ 275
Uterin Cancer	33	471	45	275	+ 196
Road Traffic Accidents	34	407	12	2,826	- 2,420
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	391	39	334	+ 57
Drug Use	36	371	50	149	+ 222
Osteoarthritis	37	357	51	131	+ 226
Multiple Sclerosis	38	337	62	27	+ 310
Epilepsy	39	334	43	294	+ 40
Skin Disease	40	272	28	763	- 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	258	46	223	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	42	221	27	780	- 558
Low Birth Weight	43	221	36	437	- 216
Anemia	44	214	49	180	+ 34
Schizophrenia	45	203	58	38	+ 165
Asthma	46	200	42	295	- 95
Malnutrition	47	177	37	420	- 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	164	52	104	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	143	48	187	- 44
Drownings	50	104	44	283	- 179
Violence	51	89	29	744	- 655
Birth Trauma	52	67	54	87	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	67	56	73	- 6
HIV/AIDS	54	61	33	539	- 478
Fires	55	45	41	295	- 251
Tuberculosis	56	45	38	410	- 365
Meningitis	57	42	53	95	- 53
Hepatitis C	58	32	61	27	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	31	59	37	- 6
Poisonings	60	27	57	68	- 41
Upper Respiratory	61	23	67	4	+ 19
Oral conditions	62	17	65	5	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	10	60	30	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	9	63	24	- 15
Syphilis	65	3	66	5	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	77	0	+ 2
War	67	2	64	14	- 12
Encephalitis	68	1	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	71	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	1	69	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	68	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Switzerland

Chile

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.