UNITED KINGDOM VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,773	2	71,728	+ 11,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,569	1	98,135	- 42,566
Stroke	3	30,268	4	37,626	- 7,358
Lung Cancers	4	27,193	5	35,715	- 8,522
Lung Disease	5	22,422	6	32,896	- 10,473
Hypertension	6	19,094	23	5,208	+ 13,886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,411	7	18,446	- 3,035
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,061	3	40,540	- 25,479
Falls	9	14,829	15	7,618	+ 7,211
Prostate Cancer	10	12,202	8	13,289	- 1,087
Breast Cancer	11	12,184	9	12,718	- 535
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,480	11	8,995	+ 2,485
Kidney Disease	13	9,744	18	5,471	+ 4,273
Suicide	14	9,651	20	5,325	+ 4,325
Lymphomas	15	8,740	10	9,350	- 610
Inflammatory/Heart	16	7,934	29	3,126	+ 4,807
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,895	17	5,842	+ 2,052
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,622	13	8,573	- 1,950
Liver Cancer	19	6,219	21	5,237	+ 983
Other Neoplasms	20	5,264	26	3,986	+ 1,278
Liver Disease	21	5,233	14	7,666	- 2,433
Leukemia	22	5,186	22	5,211	- 25
Bladder Cancer	23	5,173	16	6,133	- 961
Stomach Cancer	24	4,741	24	4,999	- 258
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,581	28	3,297	+ 1,284
Oral Cancer	26	3,866	30	3,109	+ 757
Skin Cancers	27	3,810	27	3,727	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,792	12	8,727	- 4,934
Ovary Cancer	29	3,533	25	4,019	- 486
Other Injuries	30	3,165	19	5,464	- 2,299
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,358	35	2,127	+ 231
Alcohol	32	1,769	39	1,555	+ 214
Uterin Cancer	33	1,728	32	2,346	- 618
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,491	33	2,169	- 678
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,436	38	1,599	- 163
Drug Use	36	1,360	31	2,824	- 1,464
Osteoarthritis	37	1,311	57	167	+ 1,144
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,235	37	1,856	- 621
Epilepsy	39	1,225	42	1,193	+ 31
Skin Disease	40	999	34	2,134	- 1,135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	945	36	2,090	- 1,145
Cervical Cancer	42	812	43	1,099	- 287
Low Birth Weight	43	810	40	1,313	- 503
Anemia	44	785	50	277	+ 508
Schizophrenia	45	744	60	101	+ 642
Asthma	46	732	41	1,302	- 571
Malnutrition	47	650	58	116	+ 534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	601	45	876	- 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	524	44	1,014	- 490
Drownings	50	381	49	301	+ 80
Violence	51	327	46	868	- 541
Birth Trauma	52	247	54	190	+ 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	246	56	184	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	54	224	55	188	+ 36
Fires	55	165	48	334	- 170
Tuberculosis	56	164	47	351	- 187
Meningitis	57	154	52	232	- 78
Hepatitis C	58	116	51	267	- 151
Appendicitis	59	112	59	105	+ 7
Poisonings	60	100	53	221	- 121
Upper Respiratory	61	84	63	48	+ 36
Oral conditions	62	62	61	54	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	35	65	40	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	33	64	47	- 14
Syphilis	65	12	62	49	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	66	9	84	0	+ 9
War	67	7	67	10	- 3
Encephalitis	68	5	68	6	- 1
Otitis Media	69	3	66	16	- 13
Tetanus	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	71	3	70	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Pertussis	73	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.