CZECH REPUBLIC VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,104	1	31,621	- 18,517
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,797	7	3,958	+ 4,839
Stroke	3	4,792	2	8,000	- 3,208
Lung Cancers	4	4,305	3	5,442	- 1,137
Lung Disease	5	3,550	4	4,175	- 625
Hypertension	6	3,023	9	2,506	+ 517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,440	8	3,917	- 1,478
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,384	5	4,114	- 1,729
Falls	9	2,348	24	733	+ 1,615
Prostate Cancer	10	1,932	15	1,600	+ 332
Breast Cancer	11	1,929	13	1,960	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,817	11	2,312	- 494
Kidney Disease	13	1,543	14	1,716	- 173
Suicide	14	1,528	16	1,302	+ 226
Lymphomas	15	1,384	17	1,210	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,256	25	704	+ 552
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,250	6	3,993	- 2,743
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,048	31	505	+ 543
Liver Cancer	19	985	22	927	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	20	833	26	686	+ 147
Liver Disease	21	828	12	2,180	- 1,351
Leukemia	22	821	19	1,088	- 267
Bladder Cancer	23	819	20	1,061	- 242
Stomach Cancer	24	751	18	1,090	- 340
Endocrine Disorders	25	725	23	790	- 65
Oral Cancer	26	612	21	951	- 339
Skin Cancers	27	603	27	645	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	28	600	28	644	- 43
Ovary Cancer	29	559	30	619	- 59
Other Injuries	30	501	10	2,369	- 1,868
Congenital Anomalies	31	373	42	185	+ 188
Alcohol	32	280	32	461	- 181
Uterin Cancer	33	274	34	430	- 156
Road Traffic Accidents	34	236	29	636	- 400
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	227	38	255	- 28
Drug Use	36	215	44	148	+ 68
Osteoarthritis	37	208	86	0	+ 208
Multiple Sclerosis	38	196	45	117	+ 78
Epilepsy	39	194	39	246	- 52
Skin Disease	40	158	40	203	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	150	33	434	- 284
Cervical Cancer	42	129	35	346	- 217
Low Birth Weight	43	128	46	94	+ 34
Anemia	44	124	55	23	+ 102
Schizophrenia	45	118	85	0	+ 118
Asthma	46	116	41	187	- 71
Malnutrition	47	103	36	299	- 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	95	37	277	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	83	47	77	+ 6
Drownings	50	60	43	152	- 92
Violence	51	52	48	66	- 14
Birth Trauma	52	39	52	27	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	39	56	22	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	54	36	59	8	+ 28
Fires	55	26	49	54	- 28
Tuberculosis	56	26	54	23	+ 3
Meningitis	57	24	53	25	- 1
Hepatitis C	58	18	58	18	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	18	57	19	- 1
Poisonings	60	16	50	40	- 24
Upper Respiratory	61	13	51	28	- 15
Oral conditions	62	10	62	3	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	6	63	2	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	4	+ 1
Syphilis	65	2	60	4	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	66	1	+ 0
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	64	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Switzerland

Czech Republic

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.