SWEDEN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,804	1	15,136	- 2,332
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,596	2	10,917	- 2,321
Stroke	3	4,682	3	6,035	- 1,353
Lung Cancers	4	4,206	5	3,722	+ 484
Lung Disease	5	3,468	4	4,344	- 876
Hypertension	6	2,954	10	1,838	+ 1,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,384	6	3,049	- 666
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,330	7	2,659	- 329
Falls	9	2,294	17	1,109	+ 1,185
Prostate Cancer	10	1,888	8	2,622	- 735
Breast Cancer	11	1,885	13	1,582	+ 302
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,776	9	1,849	- 73
Kidney Disease	13	1,507	12	1,629	- 122
Suicide	14	1,493	14	1,479	+ 13
Lymphomas	15	1,352	16	1,357	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,227	28	547	+ 680
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,221	11	1,834	- 613
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,024	19	943	+ 81
Liver Cancer	19	962	22	752	+ 210
Other Neoplasms	20	814	18	1,036	- 222
Liver Disease	21	809	23	723	+ 86
Leukemia	22	802	20	825	- 23
Bladder Cancer	23	800	21	760	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	24	733	26	612	+ 121
Endocrine Disorders	25	709	24	702	+ 7
Oral Cancer	26	598	31	379	+ 219
Skin Cancers	27	589	25	650	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	28	587	29	538	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	29	546	27	553	- 6
Other Injuries	30	490	15	1,374	- 884
Congenital Anomalies	31	365	35	308	+ 57
Alcohol	32	274	32	359	- 85
Uterin Cancer	33	267	33	345	- 77
Road Traffic Accidents	34	231	34	315	- 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	222	36	289	- 67
Drug Use	36	210	30	423	- 213
Osteoarthritis	37	203	57	24	+ 179
Multiple Sclerosis	38	191	41	170	+ 21
Epilepsy	39	189	44	121	+ 69
Skin Disease	40	155	39	220	- 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	146	37	277	- 131
Cervical Cancer	42	126	38	228	- 102
Low Birth Weight	43	125	51	50	+ 75
Anemia	44	121	40	175	- 53
Schizophrenia	45	115	50	63	+ 52
Asthma	46	113	42	158	- 45
Malnutrition	47	101	45	117	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	93	48	110	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	81	43	129	- 48
Drownings	50	59	46	114	- 56
Violence	51	51	47	113	- 62
Birth Trauma	52	38	55	34	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	38	52	46	- 8
HIV/AIDS	54	35	61	13	+ 22
Fires	55	26	49	65	- 39
Tuberculosis	56	25	56	24	+ 1
Meningitis	57	24	54	35	- 11
Hepatitis C	58	18	53	44	- 26
Appendicitis	59	17	59	18	- 1
Poisonings	60	15	60	18	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	13	58	20	- 7
Oral conditions	62	10	63	8	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	5	62	9	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	5	+ 0
Syphilis	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	82	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Switzerland

Sweden

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.