FINLAND VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,803	2	9,831	- 3,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,567	1	11,120	- 6,553
Stroke	3	2,488	3	4,115	- 1,627
Lung Cancers	4	2,235	4	2,312	- 77
Lung Disease	5	1,843	8	1,289	+ 553
Hypertension	6	1,569	5	2,030	- 461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,267	6	1,433	- 167
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,238	21	436	+ 802
Falls	9	1,219	7	1,325	- 106
Prostate Cancer	10	1,003	11	970	+ 33
Breast Cancer	11	1,001	12	948	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	12	944	9	1,247	- 304
Kidney Disease	13	801	26	342	+ 459
Suicide	14	793	15	846	- 53
Lymphomas	15	718	14	851	- 132
Inflammatory/Heart	16	652	17	518	+ 134
Diabetes Mellitus	17	649	22	418	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	18	544	13	853	- 309
Liver Cancer	19	511	16	545	- 34
Other Neoplasms	20	433	23	377	+ 56
Liver Disease	21	430	10	1,068	- 638
Leukemia	22	426	24	371	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	23	425	28	308	+ 117
Stomach Cancer	24	390	19	447	- 57
Endocrine Disorders	25	376	31	257	+ 120
Oral Cancer	26	318	34	207	+ 111
Skin Cancers	27	313	29	297	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	28	312	27	320	- 8
Ovary Cancer	29	290	25	344	- 54
Other Injuries	30	260	20	437	- 177
Congenital Anomalies	31	194	35	192	+ 2
Alcohol	32	145	18	464	- 319
Uterin Cancer	33	142	32	225	- 83
Road Traffic Accidents	34	123	33	215	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	118	52	15	+ 103
Drug Use	36	112	30	269	- 157
Osteoarthritis	37	108	51	17	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	38	102	42	80	+ 21
Epilepsy	39	101	38	104	- 3
Skin Disease	40	82	47	27	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	78	36	151	- 74
Cervical Cancer	42	67	44	62	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	43	67	48	26	+ 40
Anemia	44	65	58	6	+ 59
Schizophrenia	45	61	39	93	- 32
Asthma	46	60	40	85	- 25
Malnutrition	47	53	57	7	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	49	50	19	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	43	41	83	- 40
Drownings	50	31	37	106	- 75
Violence	51	27	43	64	- 37
Birth Trauma	52	20	56	8	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	53	11	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	54	18	59	6	+ 13
Fires	55	14	45	62	- 48
Tuberculosis	56	13	46	32	- 19
Meningitis	57	13	55	9	+ 3
Hepatitis C	58	10	60	5	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	9	54	10	- 0
Poisonings	60	8	49	25	- 17
Upper Respiratory	61	7	62	2	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	5	61	4	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	3	63	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	73	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Switzerland

Finland

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.