POLAND VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,848	1	117,700	- 70,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,451	21	3,701	+ 27,750
Stroke	3	17,131	2	32,693	- 15,562
Lung Cancers	4	15,390	3	25,781	- 10,390
Lung Disease	5	12,691	6	13,677	- 986
Hypertension	6	10,807	15	4,937	+ 5,870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,722	5	14,610	- 5,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,524	4	19,998	- 11,474
Falls	9	8,393	16	4,712	+ 3,681
Prostate Cancer	10	6,906	11	6,489	+ 417
Breast Cancer	11	6,896	9	7,967	- 1,071
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,498	13	5,430	+ 1,068
Kidney Disease	13	5,515	20	4,065	+ 1,450
Suicide	14	5,462	18	4,282	+ 1,180
Lymphomas	15	4,947	19	4,141	+ 805
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,490	23	3,495	+ 996
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,468	8	8,947	- 4,479
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,748	34	1,500	+ 2,248
Liver Cancer	19	3,520	29	2,290	+ 1,230
Other Neoplasms	20	2,979	7	9,256	- 6,277
Liver Disease	21	2,962	10	7,912	- 4,950
Leukemia	22	2,935	24	3,456	- 520
Bladder Cancer	23	2,928	17	4,700	- 1,773
Stomach Cancer	24	2,683	12	5,910	- 3,227
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,592	38	831	+ 1,761
Oral Cancer	26	2,188	25	3,377	- 1,188
Skin Cancers	27	2,157	31	2,155	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,146	33	1,803	+ 344
Ovary Cancer	29	1,999	27	2,929	- 930
Other Injuries	30	1,791	28	2,527	- 735
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,334	36	916	+ 418
Alcohol	32	1,001	14	5,238	- 4,237
Uterin Cancer	33	978	30	2,163	- 1,185
Road Traffic Accidents	34	844	22	3,555	- 2,711
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	813	37	839	- 26
Drug Use	36	770	48	321	+ 449
Osteoarthritis	37	742	61	18	+ 724
Multiple Sclerosis	38	699	44	502	+ 197
Epilepsy	39	693	35	1,145	- 452
Skin Disease	40	565	46	469	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	535	26	3,091	- 2,556
Cervical Cancer	42	459	32	1,907	- 1,447
Low Birth Weight	43	459	42	579	- 120
Anemia	44	444	62	12	+ 432
Schizophrenia	45	421	58	30	+ 391
Asthma	46	414	43	540	- 126
Malnutrition	47	368	50	291	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	340	40	612	- 271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	296	47	369	- 73
Drownings	50	215	39	636	- 421
Violence	51	185	49	294	- 109
Birth Trauma	52	140	57	52	+ 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	139	59	29	+ 110
HIV/AIDS	54	127	54	115	+ 12
Fires	55	93	45	474	- 381
Tuberculosis	56	93	41	597	- 504
Meningitis	57	87	53	171	- 83
Hepatitis C	58	66	52	188	- 122
Appendicitis	59	64	55	69	- 5
Poisonings	60	57	51	205	- 148
Upper Respiratory	61	48	60	19	+ 28
Oral conditions	62	35	65	4	+ 31
Hepatitis B	63	20	56	52	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	19	63	10	+ 9
Syphilis	65	7	69	0	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	80	0	+ 5
War	67	4	66	4	- 0
Encephalitis	68	3	64	6	- 4
Otitis Media	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Tetanus	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Switzerland

Poland

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.