SPAIN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,166	1	51,684	+ 5,482
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,378	2	42,339	- 3,960
Stroke	3	20,904	3	29,004	- 8,099
Lung Cancers	4	18,780	4	22,131	- 3,350
Lung Disease	5	15,486	5	18,926	- 3,441
Hypertension	6	13,187	9	9,115	+ 4,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,643	6	16,957	- 6,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,402	7	13,717	- 3,315
Falls	9	10,242	26	3,246	+ 6,995
Prostate Cancer	10	8,427	13	6,420	+ 2,008
Breast Cancer	11	8,414	11	7,067	+ 1,347
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,929	12	6,752	+ 1,176
Kidney Disease	13	6,729	8	9,725	- 2,995
Suicide	14	6,665	25	3,609	+ 3,056
Lymphomas	15	6,036	16	5,335	+ 702
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,479	19	4,984	+ 495
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,452	10	7,773	- 2,321
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,574	20	4,943	- 369
Liver Cancer	19	4,295	18	5,098	- 803
Other Neoplasms	20	3,635	22	4,748	- 1,112
Liver Disease	21	3,614	23	4,231	- 617
Leukemia	22	3,582	24	3,772	- 190
Bladder Cancer	23	3,572	17	5,222	- 1,650
Stomach Cancer	24	3,274	14	5,796	- 2,522
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,163	21	4,863	- 1,700
Oral Cancer	26	2,670	27	2,583	+ 87
Skin Cancers	27	2,632	32	1,803	+ 829
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,619	29	2,011	+ 608
Ovary Cancer	29	2,440	28	2,026	+ 414
Other Injuries	30	2,186	15	5,536	- 3,350
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,628	38	863	+ 765
Alcohol	32	1,222	46	333	+ 888
Uterin Cancer	33	1,193	34	1,612	- 418
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,030	31	1,829	- 799
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	992	36	1,064	- 72
Drug Use	36	939	41	776	+ 163
Osteoarthritis	37	905	53	212	+ 693
Multiple Sclerosis	38	853	49	287	+ 566
Epilepsy	39	846	40	824	+ 22
Skin Disease	40	690	30	1,840	- 1,151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	653	44	475	+ 177
Cervical Cancer	42	561	39	855	- 294
Low Birth Weight	43	560	52	253	+ 307
Anemia	44	542	37	914	- 372
Schizophrenia	45	514	56	181	+ 333
Asthma	46	505	35	1,133	- 628
Malnutrition	47	449	47	302	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	415	33	1,612	- 1,197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	362	48	294	+ 68
Drownings	50	263	45	446	- 183
Violence	51	226	51	262	- 36
Birth Trauma	52	170	60	113	+ 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	170	54	204	- 35
HIV/AIDS	54	155	43	538	- 383
Fires	55	114	55	185	- 71
Tuberculosis	56	113	50	270	- 157
Meningitis	57	106	59	129	- 22
Hepatitis C	58	80	42	652	- 572
Appendicitis	59	78	61	79	- 2
Poisonings	60	69	57	170	- 101
Upper Respiratory	61	58	62	47	+ 11
Oral conditions	62	43	63	44	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	24	58	162	- 138
Maternal Conditions	64	23	64	14	+ 9
Syphilis	65	8	67	9	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	6	69	4	+ 2
War	67	5	68	6	- 1
Encephalitis	68	4	70	4	- 0
Otitis Media	69	2	66	9	- 7
Tetanus	70	2	72	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	2	65	11	- 9
Schistosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Switzerland

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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.