SLOVENIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,537	1	3,617	- 1,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,703	16	375	+ 1,327
Stroke	3	928	2	1,977	- 1,050
Lung Cancers	4	833	3	1,261	- 428
Lung Disease	5	687	7	675	+ 12
Hypertension	6	585	4	881	- 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	472	5	743	- 271
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	462	13	412	+ 50
Falls	9	454	6	708	- 253
Prostate Cancer	10	374	10	476	- 102
Breast Cancer	11	373	9	484	- 111
Pancreas Cancer	12	352	15	409	- 58
Kidney Disease	13	299	28	143	+ 155
Suicide	14	296	14	411	- 115
Lymphomas	15	268	11	465	- 197
Inflammatory/Heart	16	243	20	239	+ 4
Diabetes Mellitus	17	242	18	340	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	18	203	24	196	+ 7
Liver Cancer	19	191	19	285	- 94
Other Neoplasms	20	161	34	69	+ 92
Liver Disease	21	160	12	429	- 269
Leukemia	22	159	21	225	- 66
Bladder Cancer	23	159	22	211	- 53
Stomach Cancer	24	145	17	341	- 195
Endocrine Disorders	25	140	33	93	+ 48
Oral Cancer	26	118	27	145	- 26
Skin Cancers	27	117	25	191	- 74
Oesophagus Cancer	28	116	32	93	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	29	108	29	122	- 14
Other Injuries	30	97	23	203	- 106
Congenital Anomalies	31	72	38	49	+ 23
Alcohol	32	54	8	511	- 457
Uterin Cancer	33	53	30	106	- 53
Road Traffic Accidents	34	46	31	105	- 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	44	52	4	+ 40
Drug Use	36	42	41	24	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	37	40	85	0	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	38	38	39	35	+ 3
Epilepsy	39	38	35	62	- 25
Skin Disease	40	31	49	5	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	29	37	55	- 26
Cervical Cancer	42	25	36	60	- 36
Low Birth Weight	43	25	43	17	+ 8
Anemia	44	24	60	1	+ 23
Schizophrenia	45	23	47	9	+ 14
Asthma	46	22	45	16	+ 6
Malnutrition	47	20	64	0	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	18	26	151	- 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	16	40	30	- 14
Drownings	50	12	44	17	- 5
Violence	51	10	42	19	- 9
Birth Trauma	52	8	57	1	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	86	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	54	7	70	0	+ 7
Fires	55	5	48	8	- 3
Tuberculosis	56	5	46	15	- 10
Meningitis	57	5	50	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	58	4	67	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	3	54	2	+ 1
Poisonings	60	3	51	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	3	63	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	2	53	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	58	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	56	1	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	55	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	78	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	59	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	62	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

Switzerland

Slovenia

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.