CHINA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,712,124	2	1,771,525	- 59,402
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,149,422	6	304,455	+ 844,967
Stroke	3	626,082	1	2,043,210	- 1,417,128
Lung Cancers	4	562,466	4	714,311	- 151,845
Lung Disease	5	463,797	3	968,607	- 504,810
Hypertension	6	394,950	7	301,183	+ 93,767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	318,766	9	248,388	+ 70,377
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	311,524	12	183,342	+ 128,182
Falls	9	306,732	16	138,878	+ 167,854
Prostate Cancer	10	252,393	28	51,056	+ 201,337
Breast Cancer	11	252,011	19	92,757	+ 159,254
Pancreas Cancer	12	237,463	18	111,537	+ 125,926
Kidney Disease	13	201,540	11	192,302	+ 9,238
Suicide	14	199,616	17	116,324	+ 83,293
Lymphomas	15	180,787	23	57,838	+ 122,949
Inflammatory/Heart	16	164,104	33	29,954	+ 134,150
Diabetes Mellitus	17	163,300	14	161,672	+ 1,628
Parkinson's Disease	18	136,981	20	70,699	+ 66,282
Liver Cancer	19	128,643	13	180,952	- 52,309
Other Neoplasms	20	108,882	53	4,374	+ 104,508
Liver Disease	21	108,241	15	145,603	- 37,362
Leukemia	22	107,277	22	58,145	+ 49,133
Bladder Cancer	23	106,992	29	37,873	+ 69,119
Stomach Cancer	24	98,071	5	398,439	- 300,368
Endocrine Disorders	25	94,746	37	25,613	+ 69,133
Oral Cancer	26	79,970	24	54,695	+ 25,275
Skin Cancers	27	78,814	41	19,669	+ 59,144
Oesophagus Cancer	28	78,445	10	242,891	- 164,446
Ovary Cancer	29	73,069	35	28,078	+ 44,991
Other Injuries	30	65,462	25	54,087	+ 11,374
Congenital Anomalies	31	48,770	31	36,613	+ 12,157
Alcohol	32	36,586	42	19,071	+ 17,515
Uterin Cancer	33	35,744	45	11,751	+ 23,993
Road Traffic Accidents	34	30,844	8	250,272	- 219,428
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	29,699	50	8,719	+ 20,980
Drug Use	36	28,134	38	24,214	+ 3,920
Osteoarthritis	37	27,112	82	0	+ 27,112
Multiple Sclerosis	38	25,550	59	1,734	+ 23,816
Epilepsy	39	25,331	46	11,365	+ 13,966
Skin Disease	40	20,660	52	5,222	+ 15,437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19,544	30	37,723	- 18,179
Cervical Cancer	42	16,793	27	51,650	- 34,857
Low Birth Weight	43	16,764	40	21,631	- 4,868
Anemia	44	16,240	83	0	+ 16,240
Schizophrenia	45	15,387	86	0	+ 15,387
Asthma	46	15,136	39	23,147	- 8,012
Malnutrition	47	13,444	44	12,995	+ 449
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	12,436	21	65,350	- 52,914
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	10,831	49	10,108	+ 722
Drownings	50	7,876	26	52,807	- 44,931
Violence	51	6,766	47	11,115	- 4,349
Birth Trauma	52	5,106	43	17,644	- 12,539
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5,081	81	0	+ 5,081
HIV/AIDS	54	4,640	34	28,746	- 24,106
Fires	55	3,411	48	10,498	- 7,087
Tuberculosis	56	3,397	32	34,802	- 31,405
Meningitis	57	3,185	51	5,704	- 2,519
Hepatitis C	58	2,404	66	86	+ 2,318
Appendicitis	59	2,325	60	1,468	+ 858
Poisonings	60	2,069	36	25,762	- 23,694
Upper Respiratory	61	1,737	57	2,663	- 926
Oral conditions	62	1,292	80	0	+ 1,292
Hepatitis B	63	723	56	2,757	- 2,035
Maternal Conditions	64	679	54	3,596	- 2,917
Syphilis	65	241	58	1,824	- 1,583
Iodine Deficiency	66	181	79	0	+ 181
War	67	141	61	900	- 759
Encephalitis	68	107	55	2,796	- 2,690
Otitis Media	69	64	69	15	+ 49
Tetanus	70	63	63	491	- 428
Leishmaniasis	71	59	78	0	+ 59
Schistosomiasis	72	56	65	400	- 344
Pertussis	73	7	64	484	- 477
Diphtheria	74	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	62	558	- 558
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	82	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Switzerland

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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.