VENEZUELA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,784	1	26,905	+ 10,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,366	35	572	+ 24,794
Stroke	3	13,817	3	12,133	+ 1,684
Lung Cancers	4	12,413	11	3,900	+ 8,513
Lung Disease	5	10,235	10	5,150	+ 5,086
Hypertension	6	8,716	9	5,195	+ 3,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,035	19	2,037	+ 4,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,875	7	7,188	- 313
Falls	9	6,769	28	865	+ 5,904
Prostate Cancer	10	5,570	13	2,848	+ 2,722
Breast Cancer	11	5,562	15	2,563	+ 2,998
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,241	25	1,082	+ 4,158
Kidney Disease	13	4,448	8	5,932	- 1,484
Suicide	14	4,405	34	585	+ 3,820
Lymphomas	15	3,990	23	1,248	+ 2,742
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,622	33	599	+ 3,023
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,604	4	11,176	- 7,573
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,023	48	252	+ 2,771
Liver Cancer	19	2,839	26	1,029	+ 1,810
Other Neoplasms	20	2,403	18	2,167	+ 235
Liver Disease	21	2,389	16	2,340	+ 48
Leukemia	22	2,367	27	1,007	+ 1,360
Bladder Cancer	23	2,361	45	365	+ 1,997
Stomach Cancer	24	2,164	17	2,175	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,091	30	760	+ 1,331
Oral Cancer	26	1,765	38	544	+ 1,221
Skin Cancers	27	1,739	37	553	+ 1,186
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,731	44	370	+ 1,361
Ovary Cancer	29	1,613	36	563	+ 1,050
Other Injuries	30	1,445	21	1,693	- 249
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,076	14	2,846	- 1,769
Alcohol	32	807	62	34	+ 773
Uterin Cancer	33	789	47	309	+ 479
Road Traffic Accidents	34	681	5	11,127	- 10,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	655	22	1,359	- 704
Drug Use	36	621	50	225	+ 396
Osteoarthritis	37	598	72	3	+ 595
Multiple Sclerosis	38	564	60	51	+ 513
Epilepsy	39	559	41	411	+ 149
Skin Disease	40	456	66	18	+ 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	431	40	418	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	42	371	20	1,986	- 1,616
Low Birth Weight	43	370	12	3,088	- 2,718
Anemia	44	358	55	126	+ 233
Schizophrenia	45	340	69	6	+ 334
Asthma	46	334	46	311	+ 23
Malnutrition	47	297	32	629	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	274	57	80	+ 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	239	52	180	+ 59
Drownings	50	174	43	388	- 215
Violence	51	149	2	18,132	- 17,983
Birth Trauma	52	113	24	1,087	- 974
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	112	53	151	- 39
HIV/AIDS	54	102	6	7,490	- 7,388
Fires	55	75	54	144	- 69
Tuberculosis	56	75	31	748	- 673
Meningitis	57	70	49	251	- 180
Hepatitis C	58	53	65	21	+ 32
Appendicitis	59	51	56	98	- 46
Poisonings	60	46	58	68	- 22
Upper Respiratory	61	38	74	1	+ 37
Oral conditions	62	29	86	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	16	63	30	- 14
Maternal Conditions	64	15	39	422	- 407
Syphilis	65	5	67	15	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	77	0	+ 4
War	67	3	51	185	- 182
Encephalitis	68	2	61	37	- 35
Otitis Media	69	1	75	1	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	68	8	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	1	73	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	76	1	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	64	26	- 25
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	77	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Switzerland

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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.