NORWAY VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,662	1	5,321	+ 1,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,472	2	4,464	+ 8
Stroke	3	2,436	4	2,475	- 39
Lung Cancers	4	2,189	5	2,320	- 131
Lung Disease	5	1,805	3	2,723	- 918
Hypertension	6	1,537	28	230	+ 1,307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,240	7	1,787	- 546
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,212	6	1,797	- 584
Falls	9	1,193	9	777	+ 416
Prostate Cancer	10	982	8	1,172	- 190
Breast Cancer	11	981	11	698	+ 283
Pancreas Cancer	12	924	10	770	+ 154
Kidney Disease	13	784	14	611	+ 173
Suicide	14	777	13	633	+ 143
Lymphomas	15	703	12	646	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	16	639	29	221	+ 418
Diabetes Mellitus	17	635	16	560	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	18	533	17	554	- 21
Liver Cancer	19	501	26	259	+ 241
Other Neoplasms	20	424	23	324	+ 99
Liver Disease	21	421	30	214	+ 208
Leukemia	22	417	21	354	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	23	416	20	356	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	24	382	22	343	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	25	369	19	359	+ 10
Oral Cancer	26	311	32	168	+ 143
Skin Cancers	27	307	18	407	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	28	305	27	248	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	29	284	24	309	- 25
Other Injuries	30	255	15	583	- 328
Congenital Anomalies	31	190	34	136	+ 53
Alcohol	32	142	31	205	- 62
Uterin Cancer	33	139	36	134	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	34	120	42	114	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	116	37	128	- 12
Drug Use	36	109	25	264	- 154
Osteoarthritis	37	105	51	27	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	38	99	41	119	- 20
Epilepsy	39	99	40	119	- 21
Skin Disease	40	80	38	128	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	76	33	160	- 84
Cervical Cancer	42	65	39	125	- 60
Low Birth Weight	43	65	52	23	+ 42
Anemia	44	63	44	75	- 11
Schizophrenia	45	60	53	23	+ 37
Asthma	46	59	43	85	- 26
Malnutrition	47	52	35	135	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	48	46	61	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	42	47	60	- 18
Drownings	50	31	45	65	- 34
Violence	51	26	50	32	- 6
Birth Trauma	52	20	54	17	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	49	32	- 13
HIV/AIDS	54	18	61	10	+ 8
Fires	55	13	48	45	- 31
Tuberculosis	56	13	56	15	- 2
Meningitis	57	12	58	14	- 1
Hepatitis C	58	9	55	17	- 7
Appendicitis	59	9	59	12	- 3
Poisonings	60	8	57	14	- 6
Upper Respiratory	61	7	60	12	- 5
Oral conditions	62	5	62	9	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	3	63	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	66	1	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	64	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Switzerland

Norway

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.