GERMANY VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,708	1	147,055	- 45,347
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,281	2	51,168	+ 17,113
Stroke	3	37,192	3	49,794	- 12,602
Lung Cancers	4	33,413	4	46,560	- 13,147
Lung Disease	5	27,552	5	42,797	- 15,245
Hypertension	6	23,462	6	26,796	- 3,334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,936	7	26,026	- 7,090
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	18,506	9	20,712	- 2,207
Falls	9	18,221	14	15,325	+ 2,896
Prostate Cancer	10	14,993	12	16,487	- 1,494
Breast Cancer	11	14,971	10	18,842	- 3,871
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,106	11	17,971	- 3,865
Kidney Disease	13	11,972	8	22,770	- 10,798
Suicide	14	11,858	19	10,284	+ 1,574
Lymphomas	15	10,740	17	12,249	- 1,509
Inflammatory/Heart	16	9,748	21	8,891	+ 857
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,701	13	15,560	- 5,859
Parkinson's Disease	18	8,137	16	12,594	- 4,456
Liver Cancer	19	7,642	25	8,057	- 415
Other Neoplasms	20	6,468	24	8,161	- 1,693
Liver Disease	21	6,430	15	15,194	- 8,764
Leukemia	22	6,373	22	8,737	- 2,364
Bladder Cancer	23	6,356	28	6,193	+ 163
Stomach Cancer	24	5,826	20	9,658	- 3,832
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,628	18	10,677	- 5,049
Oral Cancer	26	4,751	29	6,023	- 1,272
Skin Cancers	27	4,682	31	4,055	+ 626
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,660	27	6,212	- 1,553
Ovary Cancer	29	4,341	30	5,192	- 852
Other Injuries	30	3,889	23	8,248	- 4,360
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,897	36	2,291	+ 606
Alcohol	32	2,173	26	6,257	- 4,084
Uterin Cancer	33	2,123	37	2,231	- 107
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,832	34	3,160	- 1,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,764	32	3,830	- 2,066
Drug Use	36	1,671	40	1,930	- 259
Osteoarthritis	37	1,611	52	364	+ 1,247
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,518	41	1,571	- 53
Epilepsy	39	1,505	35	3,091	- 1,586
Skin Disease	40	1,227	42	1,543	- 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,161	38	2,166	- 1,005
Cervical Cancer	42	998	39	2,131	- 1,134
Low Birth Weight	43	996	45	770	+ 226
Anemia	44	965	43	994	- 29
Schizophrenia	45	914	51	391	+ 523
Asthma	46	899	44	924	- 25
Malnutrition	47	799	50	450	+ 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	739	33	3,615	- 2,877
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	643	47	543	+ 101
Drownings	50	468	49	459	+ 9
Violence	51	402	46	769	- 367
Birth Trauma	52	303	57	239	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	302	55	292	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	54	276	54	345	- 70
Fires	55	203	53	359	- 156
Tuberculosis	56	202	56	281	- 79
Meningitis	57	189	60	168	+ 22
Hepatitis C	58	143	48	507	- 364
Appendicitis	59	138	62	129	+ 9
Poisonings	60	123	58	216	- 94
Upper Respiratory	61	103	61	138	- 35
Oral conditions	62	77	63	62	+ 15
Hepatitis B	63	43	59	182	- 139
Maternal Conditions	64	40	64	38	+ 2
Syphilis	65	14	68	6	+ 9
Iodine Deficiency	66	11	71	2	+ 9
War	67	8	66	10	- 2
Encephalitis	68	6	67	8	- 1
Otitis Media	69	4	65	16	- 12
Tetanus	70	4	75	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	71	4	72	1	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	72	3	73	1	+ 3
Pertussis	73	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.