INDIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,703,763	1	1,520,034	+ 183,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,143,809	17	126,593	+ 1,017,216
Stroke	3	623,025	3	697,038	- 74,013
Lung Cancers	4	559,719	21	88,276	+ 471,443
Lung Disease	5	461,532	2	879,732	- 418,201
Hypertension	6	393,021	19	108,050	+ 284,971
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	317,209	25	77,368	+ 239,841
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	310,003	6	392,425	- 82,422
Falls	9	305,234	10	225,755	+ 79,479
Prostate Cancer	10	251,161	38	30,945	+ 220,216
Breast Cancer	11	250,780	22	82,821	+ 167,959
Pancreas Cancer	12	236,303	37	32,812	+ 203,491
Kidney Disease	13	200,556	11	222,903	- 22,347
Suicide	14	198,642	14	173,347	+ 25,294
Lymphomas	15	179,904	33	40,159	+ 139,745
Inflammatory/Heart	16	163,302	49	12,651	+ 150,652
Diabetes Mellitus	17	162,503	7	271,495	- 108,993
Parkinson's Disease	18	136,312	32	43,398	+ 92,914
Liver Cancer	19	128,014	39	30,369	+ 97,646
Other Neoplasms	20	108,350	62	2,968	+ 105,382
Liver Disease	21	107,712	8	268,580	- 160,868
Leukemia	22	106,753	35	33,383	+ 73,370
Bladder Cancer	23	106,469	48	14,081	+ 92,389
Stomach Cancer	24	97,592	24	81,058	+ 16,534
Endocrine Disorders	25	94,283	47	15,264	+ 79,019
Oral Cancer	26	79,580	16	134,187	- 54,607
Skin Cancers	27	78,429	60	5,054	+ 73,375
Oesophagus Cancer	28	78,061	34	38,898	+ 39,164
Ovary Cancer	29	72,713	44	21,947	+ 50,765
Other Injuries	30	65,142	15	149,570	- 84,428
Congenital Anomalies	31	48,532	23	82,769	- 34,237
Alcohol	32	36,408	43	23,097	+ 13,311
Uterin Cancer	33	35,570	59	6,841	+ 28,729
Road Traffic Accidents	34	30,693	12	212,596	- 181,902
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	29,554	4	670,315	- 640,760
Drug Use	36	27,996	52	11,747	+ 16,249
Osteoarthritis	37	26,979	85	0	+ 26,979
Multiple Sclerosis	38	25,425	63	2,328	+ 23,097
Epilepsy	39	25,207	40	30,307	- 5,100
Skin Disease	40	20,559	45	17,857	+ 2,701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19,449	26	68,108	- 48,659
Cervical Cancer	42	16,711	30	45,319	- 28,609
Low Birth Weight	43	16,682	9	238,739	- 222,057
Anemia	44	16,161	81	0	+ 16,161
Schizophrenia	45	15,312	83	0	+ 15,312
Asthma	46	15,062	13	196,051	- 180,989
Malnutrition	47	13,378	55	8,626	+ 4,752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	12,376	18	126,079	- 113,703
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	10,778	50	11,931	- 1,153
Drownings	50	7,837	28	48,774	- 40,937
Violence	51	6,733	27	51,767	- 45,034
Birth Trauma	52	5,081	20	102,819	- 97,738
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5,056	86	0	+ 5,056
HIV/AIDS	54	4,617	31	44,406	- 39,789
Fires	55	3,394	42	23,265	- 19,871
Tuberculosis	56	3,380	5	435,882	- 432,502
Meningitis	57	3,169	36	33,337	- 30,167
Hepatitis C	58	2,393	65	1,364	+ 1,028
Appendicitis	59	2,314	53	11,245	- 8,931
Poisonings	60	2,059	61	3,540	- 1,481
Upper Respiratory	61	1,728	68	584	+ 1,145
Oral conditions	62	1,285	84	0	+ 1,285
Hepatitis B	63	719	56	8,184	- 7,465
Maternal Conditions	64	676	41	25,917	- 25,242
Syphilis	65	240	64	2,007	- 1,768
Iodine Deficiency	66	180	79	0	+ 180
War	67	140	67	890	- 750
Encephalitis	68	106	29	48,080	- 47,974
Otitis Media	69	64	71	68	- 4
Tetanus	70	63	58	7,093	- 7,030
Leishmaniasis	71	59	66	973	- 914
Schistosomiasis	72	56	76	0	+ 56
Pertussis	73	7	54	10,094	- 10,087
Diphtheria	74	0	72	65	- 65
Measles	75	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	379	- 379
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Ascariasis	82	0	70	126	- 126
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.