NICARAGUA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,073	1	5,843	+ 2,230
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,420	33	149	+ 5,271
Stroke	3	2,952	3	2,225	+ 728
Lung Cancers	4	2,652	23	274	+ 2,378
Lung Disease	5	2,187	5	1,570	+ 617
Hypertension	6	1,862	9	1,103	+ 759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,503	18	315	+ 1,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,469	7	1,152	+ 317
Falls	9	1,446	22	276	+ 1,170
Prostate Cancer	10	1,190	15	386	+ 804
Breast Cancer	11	1,188	20	283	+ 905
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,120	27	178	+ 942
Kidney Disease	13	950	2	3,533	- 2,583
Suicide	14	941	19	285	+ 657
Lymphomas	15	852	29	164	+ 689
Inflammatory/Heart	16	774	34	139	+ 634
Diabetes Mellitus	17	770	4	2,068	- 1,298
Parkinson's Disease	18	646	42	67	+ 579
Liver Cancer	19	607	12	509	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	20	513	26	192	+ 321
Liver Disease	21	510	6	1,203	- 693
Leukemia	22	506	24	227	+ 279
Bladder Cancer	23	504	52	28	+ 477
Stomach Cancer	24	462	14	478	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	25	447	28	164	+ 283
Oral Cancer	26	377	43	64	+ 313
Skin Cancers	27	372	45	59	+ 313
Oesophagus Cancer	28	370	47	42	+ 328
Ovary Cancer	29	345	44	61	+ 283
Other Injuries	30	309	17	358	- 49
Congenital Anomalies	31	230	11	571	- 341
Alcohol	32	173	21	279	- 106
Uterin Cancer	33	169	48	39	+ 130
Road Traffic Accidents	34	145	8	1,109	- 963
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	140	36	122	+ 18
Drug Use	36	133	46	50	+ 82
Osteoarthritis	37	128	59	10	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	38	120	61	7	+ 114
Epilepsy	39	119	41	74	+ 45
Skin Disease	40	97	31	162	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	92	40	85	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	42	79	16	374	- 295
Low Birth Weight	43	79	13	490	- 411
Anemia	44	77	53	28	+ 49
Schizophrenia	45	73	66	3	+ 69
Asthma	46	71	38	105	- 34
Malnutrition	47	63	30	163	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	59	54	20	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	51	50	31	+ 20
Drownings	50	37	32	157	- 120
Violence	51	32	10	619	- 587
Birth Trauma	52	24	25	198	- 174
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	24	56	17	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	54	22	35	139	- 117
Fires	55	16	57	16	- 0
Tuberculosis	56	16	37	115	- 99
Meningitis	57	15	51	29	- 14
Hepatitis C	58	11	68	1	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	11	49	32	- 21
Poisonings	60	10	55	18	- 8
Upper Respiratory	61	8	72	1	+ 8
Oral conditions	62	6	63	5	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	3	62	5	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	3	39	88	- 85
Syphilis	65	1	60	9	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	73	0	+ 0
War	67	1	70	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	58	10	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	64	4	- 4
Ascariasis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Switzerland

Nicaragua

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.