NEW ZEALAND VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,240	1	5,095	+ 1,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,189	2	3,032	+ 1,158
Stroke	3	2,282	3	2,378	- 96
Lung Cancers	4	2,050	4	1,873	+ 177
Lung Disease	5	1,690	5	1,815	- 124
Hypertension	6	1,440	20	327	+ 1,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,162	6	1,495	- 333
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,135	7	920	+ 215
Falls	9	1,118	11	627	+ 491
Prostate Cancer	10	920	9	739	+ 181
Breast Cancer	11	919	10	737	+ 182
Pancreas Cancer	12	866	14	543	+ 323
Kidney Disease	13	735	17	432	+ 303
Suicide	14	728	15	528	+ 199
Lymphomas	15	659	13	608	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	16	598	23	313	+ 285
Diabetes Mellitus	17	595	8	769	- 173
Parkinson's Disease	18	499	19	353	+ 146
Liver Cancer	19	469	24	288	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	20	397	27	245	+ 152
Liver Disease	21	395	32	158	+ 237
Leukemia	22	391	18	391	- 0
Bladder Cancer	23	390	26	267	+ 123
Stomach Cancer	24	357	22	323	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	25	345	21	325	+ 21
Oral Cancer	26	291	31	164	+ 128
Skin Cancers	27	287	12	612	- 324
Oesophagus Cancer	28	286	25	279	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	29	266	29	207	+ 59
Other Injuries	30	239	28	218	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	31	178	30	176	+ 2
Alcohol	32	133	45	51	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	33	130	33	145	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	34	112	16	458	- 346
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	108	37	81	+ 27
Drug Use	36	103	40	69	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	37	99	49	24	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	38	93	47	43	+ 50
Epilepsy	39	92	43	55	+ 37
Skin Disease	40	75	34	118	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	71	39	70	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	42	61	41	61	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	43	61	38	78	- 17
Anemia	44	59	51	17	+ 42
Schizophrenia	45	56	60	8	+ 48
Asthma	46	55	36	91	- 35
Malnutrition	47	49	55	14	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	45	35	113	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	39	46	47	- 8
Drownings	50	29	44	54	- 26
Violence	51	25	42	57	- 33
Birth Trauma	52	19	54	15	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	19	50	22	- 4
HIV/AIDS	54	17	57	10	+ 7
Fires	55	12	53	17	- 4
Tuberculosis	56	12	52	17	- 5
Meningitis	57	12	59	9	+ 3
Hepatitis C	58	9	48	30	- 21
Appendicitis	59	8	62	6	+ 3
Poisonings	60	8	58	9	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	6	64	4	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	5	61	8	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	3	56	14	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	2	63	5	- 2
Syphilis	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	84	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Switzerland

New Zealand

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.