RUSSIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170,265	1	562,711	- 392,446
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	114,306	5	48,522	+ 65,785
Stroke	3	62,262	2	327,199	- 264,937
Lung Cancers	4	55,935	3	54,361	+ 1,574
Lung Disease	5	46,123	9	36,600	+ 9,523
Hypertension	6	39,276	17	18,348	+ 20,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	31,700	7	42,633	- 10,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	30,980	10	32,404	- 1,424
Falls	9	30,503	21	11,705	+ 18,799
Prostate Cancer	10	25,100	20	14,107	+ 10,993
Breast Cancer	11	25,062	13	23,242	+ 1,820
Pancreas Cancer	12	23,615	16	20,282	+ 3,333
Kidney Disease	13	20,042	22	11,581	+ 8,462
Suicide	14	19,851	8	36,625	- 16,774
Lymphomas	15	17,979	29	8,919	+ 9,059
Inflammatory/Heart	16	16,320	4	54,060	- 37,740
Diabetes Mellitus	17	16,240	18	18,345	- 2,105
Parkinson's Disease	18	13,622	26	9,371	+ 4,252
Liver Cancer	19	12,793	24	11,165	+ 1,628
Other Neoplasms	20	10,828	51	729	+ 10,099
Liver Disease	21	10,764	6	45,463	- 34,698
Leukemia	22	10,668	31	8,238	+ 2,431
Bladder Cancer	23	10,640	38	6,307	+ 4,333
Stomach Cancer	24	9,753	11	29,386	- 19,633
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,422	45	2,004	+ 7,419
Oral Cancer	26	7,953	25	10,880	- 2,927
Skin Cancers	27	7,838	39	5,612	+ 2,226
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,801	33	7,431	+ 370
Ovary Cancer	29	7,267	32	8,123	- 856
Other Injuries	30	6,510	14	22,517	- 16,007
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,850	41	4,201	+ 649
Alcohol	32	3,638	12	27,984	- 24,346
Uterin Cancer	33	3,555	35	6,867	- 3,313
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,067	19	17,507	- 14,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,953	55	403	+ 2,550
Drug Use	36	2,798	27	9,113	- 6,315
Osteoarthritis	37	2,696	84	0	+ 2,696
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,541	49	827	+ 1,714
Epilepsy	39	2,519	52	718	+ 1,801
Skin Disease	40	2,055	43	2,735	- 681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,944	28	8,938	- 6,994
Cervical Cancer	42	1,670	34	7,423	- 5,753
Low Birth Weight	43	1,667	44	2,153	- 486
Anemia	44	1,615	81	0	+ 1,615
Schizophrenia	45	1,530	83	0	+ 1,530
Asthma	46	1,505	46	1,764	- 259
Malnutrition	47	1,337	57	242	+ 1,095
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,237	42	2,770	- 1,533
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,077	50	750	+ 327
Drownings	50	783	36	6,629	- 5,845
Violence	51	673	23	11,450	- 10,777
Birth Trauma	52	508	53	714	- 206
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	505	85	0	+ 505
HIV/AIDS	54	461	15	21,262	- 20,800
Fires	55	339	37	6,387	- 6,048
Tuberculosis	56	338	30	8,422	- 8,084
Meningitis	57	317	48	1,037	- 721
Hepatitis C	58	239	66	2	+ 237
Appendicitis	59	231	54	409	- 177
Poisonings	60	206	40	5,565	- 5,359
Upper Respiratory	61	173	58	158	+ 15
Oral conditions	62	128	86	0	+ 128
Hepatitis B	63	72	60	43	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	64	68	56	267	- 200
Syphilis	65	24	62	19	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	66	18	69	0	+ 18
War	67	14	59	123	- 109
Encephalitis	68	11	47	1,076	- 1,066
Otitis Media	69	6	64	3	+ 3
Tetanus	70	6	63	3	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	71	6	73	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	72	6	72	0	+ 6
Pertussis	73	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.