PARAGUAY VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,095	1	4,327	+ 4,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,106	36	144	+ 5,962
Stroke	3	3,326	2	3,007	+ 319
Lung Cancers	4	2,988	10	738	+ 2,250
Lung Disease	5	2,464	7	1,181	+ 1,283
Hypertension	6	2,098	8	895	+ 1,203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,693	16	543	+ 1,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,655	4	1,661	- 7
Falls	9	1,629	43	100	+ 1,529
Prostate Cancer	10	1,341	15	546	+ 794
Breast Cancer	11	1,339	20	481	+ 858
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,261	28	258	+ 1,003
Kidney Disease	13	1,071	5	1,592	- 522
Suicide	14	1,060	22	425	+ 635
Lymphomas	15	960	29	245	+ 716
Inflammatory/Heart	16	872	34	154	+ 718
Diabetes Mellitus	17	868	3	2,361	- 1,494
Parkinson's Disease	18	728	41	122	+ 606
Liver Cancer	19	683	35	152	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	20	578	19	487	+ 92
Liver Disease	21	575	17	524	+ 51
Leukemia	22	570	27	272	+ 298
Bladder Cancer	23	568	51	57	+ 512
Stomach Cancer	24	521	24	355	+ 166
Endocrine Disorders	25	503	14	562	- 59
Oral Cancer	26	425	38	134	+ 291
Skin Cancers	27	419	40	125	+ 294
Oesophagus Cancer	28	417	33	173	+ 243
Ovary Cancer	29	388	45	85	+ 303
Other Injuries	30	348	9	843	- 496
Congenital Anomalies	31	259	11	662	- 403
Alcohol	32	194	23	410	- 215
Uterin Cancer	33	190	54	45	+ 144
Road Traffic Accidents	34	164	6	1,552	- 1,388
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	158	31	192	- 34
Drug Use	36	149	56	38	+ 112
Osteoarthritis	37	144	58	30	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	38	136	68	8	+ 127
Epilepsy	39	135	44	98	+ 36
Skin Disease	40	110	37	144	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	104	47	69	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	42	89	18	516	- 426
Low Birth Weight	43	89	12	644	- 555
Anemia	44	86	46	82	+ 5
Schizophrenia	45	82	69	8	+ 74
Asthma	46	80	39	126	- 46
Malnutrition	47	71	25	330	- 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	66	55	43	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	58	48	66	- 8
Drownings	50	42	32	178	- 136
Violence	51	36	13	566	- 530
Birth Trauma	52	27	30	213	- 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	27	52	52	- 25
HIV/AIDS	54	25	21	448	- 423
Fires	55	18	50	63	- 45
Tuberculosis	56	18	26	273	- 254
Meningitis	57	17	53	52	- 35
Hepatitis C	58	13	72	3	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	12	57	37	- 25
Poisonings	60	11	63	14	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	9	70	4	+ 5
Oral conditions	62	7	73	2	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	4	67	10	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	4	49	64	- 61
Syphilis	65	1	42	119	- 117
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	75	1	- 0
War	67	1	71	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	66	11	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	74	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	64	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	71	0	61	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	59	30	- 30
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	60	19	- 19
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	65	12	- 12
Dengue	81	0	62	16	- 16
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Switzerland

Paraguay

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.