GUATEMALA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,072	1	9,825	+ 12,248
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,818	12	1,957	+ 12,861
Stroke	3	8,071	6	4,849	+ 3,223
Lung Cancers	4	7,251	35	391	+ 6,860
Lung Disease	5	5,979	13	1,901	+ 4,078
Hypertension	6	5,092	26	679	+ 4,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,109	31	464	+ 3,645
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,016	2	9,245	- 5,229
Falls	9	3,954	20	1,371	+ 2,583
Prostate Cancer	10	3,254	24	846	+ 2,408
Breast Cancer	11	3,249	28	495	+ 2,753
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,061	38	282	+ 2,779
Kidney Disease	13	2,598	4	6,277	- 3,679
Suicide	14	2,573	22	1,039	+ 1,534
Lymphomas	15	2,331	43	229	+ 2,102
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,116	44	225	+ 1,890
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,105	3	6,932	- 4,827
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,766	34	393	+ 1,373
Liver Cancer	19	1,658	15	1,765	- 107
Other Neoplasms	20	1,404	56	42	+ 1,362
Liver Disease	21	1,395	5	5,684	- 4,289
Leukemia	22	1,383	27	601	+ 782
Bladder Cancer	23	1,379	55	57	+ 1,322
Stomach Cancer	24	1,264	17	1,570	- 306
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,221	29	486	+ 736
Oral Cancer	26	1,031	49	142	+ 889
Skin Cancers	27	1,016	46	195	+ 821
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,011	48	144	+ 867
Ovary Cancer	29	942	50	133	+ 809
Other Injuries	30	844	10	2,466	- 1,622
Congenital Anomalies	31	629	18	1,517	- 888
Alcohol	32	472	14	1,799	- 1,327
Uterin Cancer	33	461	59	27	+ 434
Road Traffic Accidents	34	398	8	4,026	- 3,629
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	383	9	2,617	- 2,234
Drug Use	36	363	40	272	+ 91
Osteoarthritis	37	350	84	0	+ 350
Multiple Sclerosis	38	329	60	21	+ 309
Epilepsy	39	327	33	463	- 136
Skin Disease	40	266	42	232	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	252	23	1,029	- 777
Cervical Cancer	42	216	25	808	- 591
Low Birth Weight	43	216	16	1,658	- 1,442
Anemia	44	209	83	0	+ 209
Schizophrenia	45	198	80	0	+ 198
Asthma	46	195	36	335	- 139
Malnutrition	47	173	11	1,981	- 1,807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	160	54	62	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	140	52	82	+ 58
Drownings	50	102	32	463	- 362
Violence	51	87	7	4,411	- 4,323
Birth Trauma	52	66	19	1,466	- 1,400
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	66	85	0	+ 66
HIV/AIDS	54	60	21	1,173	- 1,113
Fires	55	44	45	207	- 163
Tuberculosis	56	44	37	301	- 258
Meningitis	57	41	41	271	- 230
Hepatitis C	58	31	66	2	+ 29
Appendicitis	59	30	47	164	- 134
Poisonings	60	27	39	275	- 249
Upper Respiratory	61	22	57	34	- 12
Oral conditions	62	17	86	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	9	65	2	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	9	30	468	- 460
Syphilis	65	3	64	3	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	76	0	+ 2
War	67	2	68	2	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	51	104	- 102
Otitis Media	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	62	10	- 9
Leishmaniasis	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	53	70	- 70
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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.