MEXICO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	158,076	1	116,238	+ 41,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	106,123	30	3,447	+ 102,677
Stroke	3	57,805	4	39,790	+ 18,015
Lung Cancers	4	51,931	17	7,349	+ 44,582
Lung Disease	5	42,821	7	29,123	+ 13,698
Hypertension	6	36,465	9	17,806	+ 18,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	29,431	20	6,871	+ 22,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	28,762	8	24,816	+ 3,946
Falls	9	28,320	35	2,628	+ 25,692
Prostate Cancer	10	23,303	15	7,494	+ 15,809
Breast Cancer	11	23,268	16	7,380	+ 15,888
Pancreas Cancer	12	21,924	27	4,510	+ 17,414
Kidney Disease	13	18,608	3	44,622	- 26,014
Suicide	14	18,430	22	6,772	+ 11,658
Lymphomas	15	16,692	24	4,961	+ 11,730
Inflammatory/Heart	16	15,151	41	1,866	+ 13,285
Diabetes Mellitus	17	15,077	2	86,110	- 71,032
Parkinson's Disease	18	12,647	43	1,567	+ 11,080
Liver Cancer	19	11,877	21	6,817	+ 5,060
Other Neoplasms	20	10,053	23	6,204	+ 3,848
Liver Disease	21	9,994	6	29,838	- 19,845
Leukemia	22	9,905	25	4,830	+ 5,075
Bladder Cancer	23	9,878	48	1,272	+ 8,606
Stomach Cancer	24	9,055	19	6,939	+ 2,116
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,748	12	11,310	- 2,563
Oral Cancer	26	7,383	46	1,355	+ 6,029
Skin Cancers	27	7,277	40	1,909	+ 5,368
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,243	49	1,252	+ 5,991
Ovary Cancer	29	6,746	34	2,649	+ 4,097
Other Injuries	30	6,044	11	12,175	- 6,131
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,503	13	10,457	- 5,954
Alcohol	32	3,378	32	2,945	+ 432
Uterin Cancer	33	3,300	50	902	+ 2,398
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,848	10	16,303	- 13,455
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,742	29	3,476	- 734
Drug Use	36	2,598	44	1,470	+ 1,127
Osteoarthritis	37	2,503	59	305	+ 2,199
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,359	60	295	+ 2,064
Epilepsy	39	2,339	39	1,912	+ 427
Skin Disease	40	1,907	31	3,029	- 1,121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,804	33	2,734	- 930
Cervical Cancer	42	1,550	26	4,787	- 3,237
Low Birth Weight	43	1,548	18	7,163	- 5,615
Anemia	44	1,499	37	2,182	- 683
Schizophrenia	45	1,421	63	127	+ 1,294
Asthma	46	1,397	47	1,342	+ 55
Malnutrition	47	1,241	14	7,552	- 6,310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,148	52	859	+ 289
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,000	45	1,415	- 415
Drownings	50	727	42	1,799	- 1,072
Violence	51	625	5	32,450	- 31,825
Birth Trauma	52	471	36	2,552	- 2,080
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	469	51	894	- 425
HIV/AIDS	54	428	28	4,128	- 3,699
Fires	55	315	56	604	- 289
Tuberculosis	56	314	38	1,943	- 1,629
Meningitis	57	294	58	357	- 63
Hepatitis C	58	222	55	625	- 403
Appendicitis	59	215	53	774	- 559
Poisonings	60	191	57	531	- 340
Upper Respiratory	61	160	64	127	+ 34
Oral conditions	62	119	65	125	- 6
Hepatitis B	63	67	61	210	- 143
Maternal Conditions	64	63	54	750	- 687
Syphilis	65	22	73	5	+ 17
Iodine Deficiency	66	17	74	2	+ 14
War	67	13	66	112	- 99
Encephalitis	68	10	62	140	- 130
Otitis Media	69	6	68	29	- 23
Tetanus	70	6	71	10	- 4
Leishmaniasis	71	5	76	1	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	72	5	83	0	+ 5
Pertussis	73	1	70	21	- 21
Diphtheria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	67	30	- 30
Ascariasis	82	0	72	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.