ITALY VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,712	1	97,116	- 23,404
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,486	3	41,445	+ 8,041
Stroke	3	26,955	2	62,633	- 35,679
Lung Cancers	4	24,216	4	34,152	- 9,937
Lung Disease	5	19,968	5	32,382	- 12,415
Hypertension	6	17,004	6	29,931	- 12,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,724	7	21,254	- 7,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,412	9	16,339	- 2,926
Falls	9	13,206	25	4,222	+ 8,983
Prostate Cancer	10	10,866	20	8,409	+ 2,457
Breast Cancer	11	10,850	10	13,868	- 3,018
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,223	13	12,095	- 1,871
Kidney Disease	13	8,677	11	12,726	- 4,049
Suicide	14	8,594	26	4,042	+ 4,552
Lymphomas	15	7,783	16	9,670	- 1,887
Inflammatory/Heart	16	7,065	24	5,531	+ 1,534
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,031	8	19,836	- 12,805
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,897	19	8,428	- 2,530
Liver Cancer	19	5,538	17	9,620	- 4,082
Other Neoplasms	20	4,688	15	9,984	- 5,296
Liver Disease	21	4,660	23	5,559	- 899
Leukemia	22	4,619	21	6,728	- 2,110
Bladder Cancer	23	4,606	22	6,711	- 2,104
Stomach Cancer	24	4,222	14	10,252	- 6,030
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,079	18	8,431	- 4,352
Oral Cancer	26	3,443	27	3,343	+ 100
Skin Cancers	27	3,393	29	3,239	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,377	34	2,045	+ 1,332
Ovary Cancer	29	3,146	28	3,282	- 136
Other Injuries	30	2,818	12	12,112	- 9,294
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,100	37	1,443	+ 657
Alcohol	32	1,575	55	277	+ 1,298
Uterin Cancer	33	1,539	33	2,198	- 659
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,328	30	3,221	- 1,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,279	36	1,622	- 343
Drug Use	36	1,211	45	654	+ 557
Osteoarthritis	37	1,167	48	481	+ 686
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,100	44	677	+ 423
Epilepsy	39	1,091	39	1,337	- 246
Skin Disease	40	889	38	1,440	- 550
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	841	43	690	+ 152
Cervical Cancer	42	723	40	1,154	- 431
Low Birth Weight	43	722	51	357	+ 364
Anemia	44	699	35	1,672	- 973
Schizophrenia	45	662	49	424	+ 238
Asthma	46	652	47	494	+ 158
Malnutrition	47	579	41	775	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	535	32	2,216	- 1,680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	466	42	701	- 235
Drownings	50	339	52	344	- 5
Violence	51	291	50	409	- 117
Birth Trauma	52	220	59	140	+ 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	219	57	241	- 22
HIV/AIDS	54	200	46	520	- 320
Fires	55	147	56	271	- 124
Tuberculosis	56	146	53	336	- 190
Meningitis	57	137	60	128	+ 9
Hepatitis C	58	104	31	2,451	- 2,347
Appendicitis	59	100	61	49	+ 52
Poisonings	60	89	58	154	- 65
Upper Respiratory	61	75	64	20	+ 55
Oral conditions	62	56	62	47	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	31	54	334	- 303
Maternal Conditions	64	29	67	6	+ 23
Syphilis	65	10	69	4	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	66	8	75	0	+ 7
War	67	6	66	6	- 0
Encephalitis	68	5	68	5	- 0
Otitis Media	69	3	65	16	- 13
Tetanus	70	3	63	22	- 19
Leishmaniasis	71	3	70	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	73	1	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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.