ESTONIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,443	1	3,009	- 1,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	969	12	229	+ 740
Stroke	3	528	3	1,116	- 588
Lung Cancers	4	474	4	657	- 183
Lung Disease	5	391	13	229	+ 162
Hypertension	6	333	2	2,700	- 2,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	269	5	527	- 258
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	263	6	349	- 86
Falls	9	259	24	119	+ 140
Prostate Cancer	10	213	8	298	- 86
Breast Cancer	11	212	11	260	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	12	200	10	268	- 68
Kidney Disease	13	170	17	176	- 7
Suicide	14	168	16	197	- 29
Lymphomas	15	152	15	213	- 60
Inflammatory/Heart	16	138	14	217	- 79
Diabetes Mellitus	17	138	19	146	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	18	115	29	82	+ 34
Liver Cancer	19	108	26	107	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	20	92	23	123	- 32
Liver Disease	21	91	7	328	- 237
Leukemia	22	90	22	126	- 35
Bladder Cancer	23	90	21	126	- 36
Stomach Cancer	24	83	9	290	- 207
Endocrine Disorders	25	80	33	66	+ 14
Oral Cancer	26	67	25	110	- 43
Skin Cancers	27	66	30	79	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	28	66	27	99	- 32
Ovary Cancer	29	62	28	87	- 26
Other Injuries	30	55	20	141	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	31	41	43	25	+ 16
Alcohol	32	31	18	148	- 118
Uterin Cancer	33	30	34	60	- 30
Road Traffic Accidents	34	26	35	59	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	25	53	8	+ 17
Drug Use	36	24	31	75	- 51
Osteoarthritis	37	23	50	10	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	38	22	48	16	+ 5
Epilepsy	39	21	37	45	- 23
Skin Disease	40	17	41	29	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	16	36	55	- 39
Cervical Cancer	42	14	32	68	- 53
Low Birth Weight	43	14	55	7	+ 7
Anemia	44	14	51	9	+ 5
Schizophrenia	45	13	56	6	+ 7
Asthma	46	13	44	24	- 11
Malnutrition	47	11	79	0	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	10	45	22	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	9	46	17	- 8
Drownings	50	7	40	30	- 23
Violence	51	6	42	28	- 23
Birth Trauma	52	4	57	5	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	49	12	- 8
HIV/AIDS	54	4	39	40	- 36
Fires	55	3	38	41	- 38
Tuberculosis	56	3	47	16	- 14
Meningitis	57	3	54	7	- 5
Hepatitis C	58	2	58	4	- 2
Appendicitis	59	2	59	2	- 0
Poisonings	60	2	52	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	60	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	62	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	80	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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.