TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,704	1	1,476	+ 228
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,144	9	215	+ 929
Stroke	3	623	3	822	- 199
Lung Cancers	4	560	8	217	+ 342
Lung Disease	5	461	16	129	+ 332
Hypertension	6	393	11	201	+ 192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	317	13	196	+ 122
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	310	10	205	+ 105
Falls	9	305	33	43	+ 262
Prostate Cancer	10	251	6	330	- 79
Breast Cancer	11	251	7	258	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	12	236	19	114	+ 122
Kidney Disease	13	201	5	439	- 239
Suicide	14	199	17	121	+ 78
Lymphomas	15	180	20	111	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	16	163	25	72	+ 91
Diabetes Mellitus	17	162	2	1,275	- 1,113
Parkinson's Disease	18	136	32	51	+ 85
Liver Cancer	19	128	28	66	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	20	108	51	10	+ 98
Liver Disease	21	108	14	136	- 28
Leukemia	22	107	29	62	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	23	106	34	41	+ 66
Stomach Cancer	24	98	26	69	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	25	94	18	119	- 25
Oral Cancer	26	80	38	31	+ 49
Skin Cancers	27	78	57	4	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	28	78	41	24	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	29	73	24	80	- 7
Other Injuries	30	65	30	61	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	31	49	22	93	- 45
Alcohol	32	36	42	23	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	33	36	27	68	- 32
Road Traffic Accidents	34	31	15	130	- 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	30	45	18	+ 12
Drug Use	36	28	44	19	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	37	27	81	0	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	38	25	58	2	+ 23
Epilepsy	39	25	37	32	- 7
Skin Disease	40	21	36	39	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19	31	52	- 33
Cervical Cancer	42	17	21	97	- 80
Low Birth Weight	43	17	23	83	- 66
Anemia	44	16	85	0	+ 16
Schizophrenia	45	15	86	0	+ 15
Asthma	46	15	35	40	- 25
Malnutrition	47	13	47	17	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	12	49	11	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	11	53	8	+ 3
Drownings	50	8	39	31	- 23
Violence	51	7	4	549	- 543
Birth Trauma	52	5	40	25	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	82	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	54	5	12	196	- 191
Fires	55	3	48	16	- 13
Tuberculosis	56	3	43	22	- 18
Meningitis	57	3	52	9	- 6
Hepatitis C	58	2	62	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	56	4	- 2
Poisonings	60	2	59	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	2	64	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	50	10	- 10
Syphilis	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	46	17	- 17
Encephalitis	68	0	54	6	- 6
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Switzerland

Trinidad/Tob.

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.