PORTUGAL VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,341	1	12,878	- 537
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,285	3	7,191	+ 1,094
Stroke	3	4,513	2	12,339	- 7,826
Lung Cancers	4	4,054	5	4,406	- 352
Lung Disease	5	3,343	7	4,286	- 943
Hypertension	6	2,847	14	1,880	+ 967
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,298	6	4,389	- 2,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,246	4	6,851	- 4,606
Falls	9	2,211	23	1,033	+ 1,178
Prostate Cancer	10	1,819	11	2,124	- 305
Breast Cancer	11	1,817	12	1,997	- 180
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,712	15	1,669	+ 43
Kidney Disease	13	1,453	9	2,803	- 1,351
Suicide	14	1,439	19	1,172	+ 267
Lymphomas	15	1,303	16	1,608	- 304
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,183	26	909	+ 274
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,177	8	3,601	- 2,424
Parkinson's Disease	18	987	21	1,139	- 152
Liver Cancer	19	927	18	1,270	- 343
Other Neoplasms	20	785	28	652	+ 133
Liver Disease	21	780	22	1,126	- 345
Leukemia	22	773	24	1,015	- 242
Bladder Cancer	23	771	20	1,171	- 399
Stomach Cancer	24	707	10	2,532	- 1,825
Endocrine Disorders	25	683	17	1,547	- 864
Oral Cancer	26	576	25	912	- 336
Skin Cancers	27	568	30	523	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	28	565	29	623	- 57
Ovary Cancer	29	527	33	397	+ 129
Other Injuries	30	472	13	1,937	- 1,465
Congenital Anomalies	31	352	40	196	+ 155
Alcohol	32	264	45	111	+ 153
Uterin Cancer	33	258	32	406	- 148
Road Traffic Accidents	34	222	27	838	- 616
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	214	36	231	- 17
Drug Use	36	203	44	128	+ 74
Osteoarthritis	37	195	58	29	+ 167
Multiple Sclerosis	38	184	54	56	+ 128
Epilepsy	39	183	31	415	- 233
Skin Disease	40	149	39	202	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	141	37	229	- 88
Cervical Cancer	42	121	34	329	- 208
Low Birth Weight	43	121	52	79	+ 42
Anemia	44	117	42	151	- 34
Schizophrenia	45	111	55	49	+ 62
Asthma	46	109	43	146	- 37
Malnutrition	47	97	53	79	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	90	41	169	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	78	47	99	- 21
Drownings	50	57	51	79	- 23
Violence	51	49	48	96	- 48
Birth Trauma	52	37	60	24	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	37	50	82	- 46
HIV/AIDS	54	33	35	320	- 286
Fires	55	25	46	108	- 84
Tuberculosis	56	24	38	213	- 188
Meningitis	57	23	56	43	- 20
Hepatitis C	58	17	49	87	- 69
Appendicitis	59	17	61	21	- 4
Poisonings	60	15	57	29	- 14
Upper Respiratory	61	13	62	15	- 2
Oral conditions	62	9	65	3	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	5	59	26	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	5	63	7	- 2
Syphilis	65	2	64	3	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	75	0	+ 1
War	67	1	69	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Switzerland

Portugal

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.