FRANCE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,671	1	63,181	+ 19,490
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,501	2	53,157	+ 2,343
Stroke	3	30,231	3	36,354	- 6,124
Lung Cancers	4	27,159	4	35,657	- 8,498
Lung Disease	5	22,395	7	18,232	+ 4,163
Hypertension	6	19,070	23	7,109	+ 11,961
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,392	5	21,854	- 6,462
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,042	6	19,771	- 4,729
Falls	9	14,811	18	8,284	+ 6,527
Prostate Cancer	10	12,187	13	10,873	+ 1,314
Breast Cancer	11	12,169	8	15,536	- 3,367
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,466	10	12,360	- 894
Kidney Disease	13	9,731	11	11,477	- 1,745
Suicide	14	9,639	16	8,961	+ 678
Lymphomas	15	8,729	14	10,067	- 1,338
Inflammatory/Heart	16	7,924	25	6,065	+ 1,858
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,885	12	10,912	- 3,027
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,614	20	7,570	- 956
Liver Cancer	19	6,212	15	9,573	- 3,361
Other Neoplasms	20	5,257	17	8,771	- 3,513
Liver Disease	21	5,226	22	7,382	- 2,156
Leukemia	22	5,180	21	7,457	- 2,277
Bladder Cancer	23	5,166	24	6,566	- 1,399
Stomach Cancer	24	4,735	26	5,530	- 795
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,575	19	8,086	- 3,511
Oral Cancer	26	3,861	27	4,676	- 815
Skin Cancers	27	3,806	32	3,256	+ 550
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,788	28	4,673	- 885
Ovary Cancer	29	3,528	30	3,964	- 436
Other Injuries	30	3,161	9	15,119	- 11,958
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,355	35	2,012	+ 343
Alcohol	32	1,767	33	3,189	- 1,422
Uterin Cancer	33	1,726	34	2,721	- 995
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,489	31	3,339	- 1,850
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,434	38	1,807	- 373
Drug Use	36	1,358	36	1,881	- 522
Osteoarthritis	37	1,309	56	245	+ 1,064
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,234	46	752	+ 482
Epilepsy	39	1,223	37	1,865	- 642
Skin Disease	40	998	39	1,598	- 600
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	944	43	986	- 42
Cervical Cancer	42	811	40	1,574	- 763
Low Birth Weight	43	809	47	651	+ 159
Anemia	44	784	44	973	- 189
Schizophrenia	45	743	48	647	+ 96
Asthma	46	731	42	1,039	- 308
Malnutrition	47	649	29	4,212	- 3,562
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	600	41	1,384	- 784
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	523	51	426	+ 97
Drownings	50	380	45	868	- 488
Violence	51	327	49	538	- 211
Birth Trauma	52	247	55	309	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	245	62	75	+ 170
HIV/AIDS	54	224	54	362	- 138
Fires	55	165	53	403	- 238
Tuberculosis	56	164	50	435	- 271
Meningitis	57	154	58	163	- 10
Hepatitis C	58	116	52	416	- 300
Appendicitis	59	112	61	90	+ 23
Poisonings	60	100	57	228	- 128
Upper Respiratory	61	84	63	54	+ 30
Oral conditions	62	62	60	118	- 55
Hepatitis B	63	35	59	135	- 100
Maternal Conditions	64	33	64	52	- 19
Syphilis	65	12	68	4	+ 8
Iodine Deficiency	66	9	74	1	+ 8
War	67	7	67	7	- 0
Encephalitis	68	5	66	8	- 3
Otitis Media	69	3	65	16	- 13
Tetanus	70	3	70	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	3	73	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	3	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	69	3	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.