USA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	413,465	1	504,904	- 91,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	277,576	2	287,198	- 9,622
Stroke	3	151,194	4	158,520	- 7,326
Lung Cancers	4	135,831	5	155,533	- 19,702
Lung Disease	5	112,003	3	195,387	- 83,384
Hypertension	6	95,377	8	65,960	+ 29,417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	76,979	9	61,827	+ 15,152
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	75,231	11	60,317	+ 14,913
Falls	9	74,073	18	40,418	+ 33,655
Prostate Cancer	10	60,951	20	35,612	+ 25,339
Breast Cancer	11	60,859	13	48,671	+ 12,188
Pancreas Cancer	12	57,345	15	44,293	+ 13,053
Kidney Disease	13	48,670	6	85,861	- 37,191
Suicide	14	48,206	12	53,099	- 4,893
Lymphomas	15	43,659	19	40,281	+ 3,378
Inflammatory/Heart	16	39,630	22	32,529	+ 7,101
Diabetes Mellitus	17	39,436	10	61,418	- 21,983
Parkinson's Disease	18	33,080	21	34,491	- 1,411
Liver Cancer	19	31,066	23	27,064	+ 4,002
Other Neoplasms	20	26,294	29	17,743	+ 8,551
Liver Disease	21	26,139	16	43,402	- 17,263
Leukemia	22	25,907	24	26,966	- 1,059
Bladder Cancer	23	25,838	26	19,622	+ 6,216
Stomach Cancer	24	23,683	33	13,077	+ 10,607
Endocrine Disorders	25	22,880	14	46,985	- 24,105
Oral Cancer	26	19,312	35	11,555	+ 7,757
Skin Cancers	27	19,033	32	14,311	+ 4,722
Oesophagus Cancer	28	18,944	28	17,829	+ 1,114
Ovary Cancer	29	17,646	31	14,591	+ 3,054
Other Injuries	30	15,808	25	25,997	- 10,189
Congenital Anomalies	31	11,778	34	11,762	+ 16
Alcohol	32	8,835	30	14,659	- 5,824
Uterin Cancer	33	8,632	36	10,063	- 1,431
Road Traffic Accidents	34	7,449	17	41,694	- 34,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	7,172	37	9,955	- 2,782
Drug Use	36	6,794	7	74,435	- 67,641
Osteoarthritis	37	6,547	61	579	+ 5,969
Multiple Sclerosis	38	6,170	44	5,059	+ 1,111
Epilepsy	39	6,117	50	3,162	+ 2,955
Skin Disease	40	4,989	43	5,409	- 420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4,720	48	3,461	+ 1,258
Cervical Cancer	42	4,055	38	6,984	- 2,929
Low Birth Weight	43	4,048	39	6,924	- 2,876
Anemia	44	3,922	51	3,115	+ 807
Schizophrenia	45	3,716	57	723	+ 2,993
Asthma	46	3,655	46	3,818	- 163
Malnutrition	47	3,247	40	6,762	- 3,516
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	3,003	47	3,646	- 643
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2,616	52	2,461	+ 155
Drownings	50	1,902	45	4,070	- 2,168
Violence	51	1,634	27	18,976	- 17,342
Birth Trauma	52	1,233	54	1,233	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,227	58	678	+ 549
HIV/AIDS	54	1,120	42	5,660	- 4,540
Fires	55	824	49	3,183	- 2,359
Tuberculosis	56	820	62	546	+ 274
Meningitis	57	769	60	606	+ 163
Hepatitis C	58	581	41	5,684	- 5,103
Appendicitis	59	562	63	424	+ 137
Poisonings	60	500	53	1,674	- 1,175
Upper Respiratory	61	419	65	229	+ 190
Oral conditions	62	312	64	286	+ 26
Hepatitis B	63	174	59	608	- 433
Maternal Conditions	64	164	56	779	- 615
Syphilis	65	58	66	49	+ 9
Iodine Deficiency	66	44	73	1	+ 43
War	67	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Encephalitis	68	26	68	25	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	16	67	34	- 18
Tetanus	70	15	71	2	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	71	14	79	0	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	72	13	72	1	+ 12
Pertussis	73	2	69	16	- 14
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.