IRELAND VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,328	1	4,762	+ 1,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,248	2	3,209	+ 1,039
Stroke	3	2,314	5	1,770	+ 544
Lung Cancers	4	2,079	3	1,916	+ 163
Lung Disease	5	1,714	4	1,915	- 201
Hypertension	6	1,460	29	175	+ 1,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,178	7	1,095	+ 83
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,151	6	1,298	- 147
Falls	9	1,134	25	247	+ 887
Prostate Cancer	10	933	9	585	+ 348
Breast Cancer	11	931	8	760	+ 172
Pancreas Cancer	12	878	11	530	+ 347
Kidney Disease	13	745	10	566	+ 178
Suicide	14	738	14	470	+ 268
Lymphomas	15	668	13	513	+ 155
Inflammatory/Heart	16	607	26	240	+ 367
Diabetes Mellitus	17	604	16	414	+ 190
Parkinson's Disease	18	506	12	530	- 23
Liver Cancer	19	475	18	318	+ 157
Other Neoplasms	20	402	27	218	+ 185
Liver Disease	21	400	19	279	+ 121
Leukemia	22	396	20	274	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	23	395	22	256	+ 139
Stomach Cancer	24	362	17	357	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	25	350	24	249	+ 101
Oral Cancer	26	296	28	183	+ 113
Skin Cancers	27	291	23	252	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	28	290	15	419	- 129
Ovary Cancer	29	270	21	273	- 3
Other Injuries	30	242	30	171	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	31	180	32	153	+ 27
Alcohol	32	135	39	64	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	33	132	34	126	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	34	114	33	153	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	110	45	53	+ 57
Drug Use	36	104	31	167	- 63
Osteoarthritis	37	100	51	20	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	38	94	37	83	+ 11
Epilepsy	39	94	36	85	+ 9
Skin Disease	40	76	42	58	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	72	38	67	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	42	62	35	103	- 41
Low Birth Weight	43	62	44	56	+ 6
Anemia	44	60	49	29	+ 31
Schizophrenia	45	57	55	12	+ 45
Asthma	46	56	41	58	- 2
Malnutrition	47	50	63	2	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	46	46	50	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	40	40	59	- 19
Drownings	50	29	43	57	- 28
Violence	51	25	47	38	- 13
Birth Trauma	52	19	56	10	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	19	54	14	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	54	17	57	9	+ 9
Fires	55	13	48	30	- 17
Tuberculosis	56	13	50	23	- 10
Meningitis	57	12	58	7	+ 4
Hepatitis C	58	9	52	19	- 10
Appendicitis	59	9	60	3	+ 5
Poisonings	60	8	53	14	- 6
Upper Respiratory	61	6	64	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	5	62	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	3	59	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	61	3	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	84	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	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 IRELAND

Switzerland

Ireland

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.