DENMARK VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,222	1	5,341	+ 1,881
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,848	2	5,218	- 369
Stroke	3	2,641	5	3,662	- 1,021
Lung Cancers	4	2,373	4	3,721	- 1,349
Lung Disease	5	1,956	3	4,387	- 2,430
Hypertension	6	1,666	15	642	+ 1,023
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,345	7	2,147	- 802
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,314	6	2,244	- 929
Falls	9	1,294	22	541	+ 753
Prostate Cancer	10	1,065	8	1,480	- 415
Breast Cancer	11	1,063	9	1,299	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,002	11	1,096	- 94
Kidney Disease	13	850	12	911	- 61
Suicide	14	842	16	617	+ 225
Lymphomas	15	763	13	730	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	16	692	31	284	+ 408
Diabetes Mellitus	17	689	10	1,284	- 595
Parkinson's Disease	18	578	17	600	- 22
Liver Cancer	19	543	25	464	+ 78
Other Neoplasms	20	459	27	378	+ 81
Liver Disease	21	457	14	692	- 236
Leukemia	22	453	20	558	- 106
Bladder Cancer	23	451	21	545	- 94
Stomach Cancer	24	414	23	484	- 70
Endocrine Disorders	25	400	19	575	- 175
Oral Cancer	26	337	28	371	- 33
Skin Cancers	27	332	26	388	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	28	331	24	477	- 146
Ovary Cancer	29	308	29	367	- 59
Other Injuries	30	276	30	347	- 71
Congenital Anomalies	31	206	36	153	+ 53
Alcohol	32	154	18	598	- 444
Uterin Cancer	33	151	35	156	- 5
Road Traffic Accidents	34	130	33	213	- 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	125	38	145	- 19
Drug Use	36	119	34	197	- 78
Osteoarthritis	37	114	51	25	+ 89
Multiple Sclerosis	38	108	39	132	- 24
Epilepsy	39	107	40	125	- 18
Skin Disease	40	87	45	79	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	82	32	216	- 134
Cervical Cancer	42	71	37	153	- 82
Low Birth Weight	43	71	41	116	- 46
Anemia	44	69	46	73	- 5
Schizophrenia	45	65	48	57	+ 8
Asthma	46	64	44	82	- 18
Malnutrition	47	57	59	14	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	52	42	96	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	46	43	84	- 39
Drownings	50	33	50	37	- 4
Violence	51	29	47	63	- 34
Birth Trauma	52	22	56	21	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	21	53	25	- 3
HIV/AIDS	54	20	55	23	- 3
Fires	55	14	49	53	- 38
Tuberculosis	56	14	57	16	- 1
Meningitis	57	13	52	25	- 12
Hepatitis C	58	10	60	9	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	10	54	23	- 13
Poisonings	60	9	62	6	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	61	7	58	15	- 8
Oral conditions	62	5	63	4	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	3	61	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	84	0	+ 1
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Switzerland

Denmark

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.