URUGUAY VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,142	1	4,265	- 123
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,780	3	1,899	+ 882
Stroke	3	1,514	2	2,850	- 1,335
Lung Cancers	4	1,361	5	1,463	- 102
Lung Disease	5	1,122	4	1,706	- 584
Hypertension	6	955	15	648	+ 307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	771	7	1,245	- 474
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	754	6	1,370	- 617
Falls	9	742	47	55	+ 687
Prostate Cancer	10	611	13	707	- 97
Breast Cancer	11	610	9	848	- 238
Pancreas Cancer	12	574	14	656	- 81
Kidney Disease	13	488	8	1,040	- 552
Suicide	14	483	12	735	- 253
Lymphomas	15	437	20	457	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	16	397	22	314	+ 83
Diabetes Mellitus	17	395	11	747	- 352
Parkinson's Disease	18	331	21	320	+ 11
Liver Cancer	19	311	34	147	+ 164
Other Neoplasms	20	263	19	464	- 200
Liver Disease	21	262	27	206	+ 56
Leukemia	22	259	25	280	- 21
Bladder Cancer	23	259	26	276	- 17
Stomach Cancer	24	237	18	480	- 243
Endocrine Disorders	25	229	17	487	- 258
Oral Cancer	26	193	31	167	+ 26
Skin Cancers	27	191	33	149	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	28	190	24	286	- 97
Ovary Cancer	29	177	32	160	+ 16
Other Injuries	30	158	10	774	- 616
Congenital Anomalies	31	118	30	170	- 52
Alcohol	32	88	39	104	- 16
Uterin Cancer	33	86	38	115	- 29
Road Traffic Accidents	34	75	16	512	- 437
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	72	35	134	- 62
Drug Use	36	68	49	41	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	37	66	52	32	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	38	62	56	13	+ 49
Epilepsy	39	61	40	86	- 25
Skin Disease	40	50	36	130	- 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	47	46	57	- 10
Cervical Cancer	42	41	29	172	- 131
Low Birth Weight	43	41	42	73	- 33
Anemia	44	39	44	71	- 31
Schizophrenia	45	37	54	18	+ 19
Asthma	46	37	37	127	- 90
Malnutrition	47	33	43	73	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	30	50	39	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	26	51	35	- 8
Drownings	50	19	45	65	- 46
Violence	51	16	23	295	- 279
Birth Trauma	52	12	53	22	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	57	12	- 0
HIV/AIDS	54	11	28	195	- 184
Fires	55	8	48	54	- 46
Tuberculosis	56	8	41	81	- 72
Meningitis	57	8	58	10	- 3
Hepatitis C	58	6	65	3	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	6	59	9	- 3
Poisonings	60	5	55	17	- 12
Upper Respiratory	61	4	62	5	- 1
Oral conditions	62	3	68	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	63	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	60	9	- 7
Syphilis	65	1	66	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	84	0	+ 0
War	67	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	64	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	67	2	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	5	- 5
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Switzerland

Uruguay

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.