VIET NAM VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,872	2	91,939	+ 35,933
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	85,846	6	29,307	+ 56,539
Stroke	3	46,760	1	159,032	- 112,273
Lung Cancers	4	42,008	11	21,294	+ 20,714
Lung Disease	5	34,639	3	35,875	- 1,236
Hypertension	6	29,497	12	19,880	+ 9,618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,807	16	8,258	+ 15,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	23,267	7	27,836	- 4,570
Falls	9	22,909	13	15,427	+ 7,482
Prostate Cancer	10	18,850	35	1,911	+ 16,939
Breast Cancer	11	18,822	22	6,187	+ 12,635
Pancreas Cancer	12	17,735	44	929	+ 16,806
Kidney Disease	13	15,052	8	25,251	- 10,199
Suicide	14	14,909	18	7,249	+ 7,660
Lymphomas	15	13,502	30	2,964	+ 10,538
Inflammatory/Heart	16	12,256	24	5,357	+ 6,900
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,196	4	33,860	- 21,664
Parkinson's Disease	18	10,231	25	5,338	+ 4,892
Liver Cancer	19	9,608	9	24,995	- 15,387
Other Neoplasms	20	8,132	57	325	+ 7,807
Liver Disease	21	8,084	10	23,900	- 15,816
Leukemia	22	8,012	28	4,899	+ 3,113
Bladder Cancer	23	7,991	45	896	+ 7,094
Stomach Cancer	24	7,325	14	15,134	- 7,809
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,076	34	2,082	+ 4,994
Oral Cancer	26	5,973	20	7,088	- 1,115
Skin Cancers	27	5,886	54	467	+ 5,419
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,859	33	2,265	+ 3,594
Ovary Cancer	29	5,457	47	864	+ 4,594
Other Injuries	30	4,889	23	5,539	- 650
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,642	21	7,064	- 3,421
Alcohol	32	2,732	46	867	+ 1,866
Uterin Cancer	33	2,670	42	1,159	+ 1,511
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,304	5	29,475	- 27,172
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,218	29	4,390	- 2,171
Drug Use	36	2,101	41	1,366	+ 736
Osteoarthritis	37	2,025	85	0	+ 2,025
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,908	61	135	+ 1,773
Epilepsy	39	1,892	53	583	+ 1,309
Skin Disease	40	1,543	40	1,515	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,460	43	957	+ 503
Cervical Cancer	42	1,254	31	2,391	- 1,137
Low Birth Weight	43	1,252	19	7,132	- 5,880
Anemia	44	1,213	81	0	+ 1,213
Schizophrenia	45	1,149	82	0	+ 1,149
Asthma	46	1,130	17	8,150	- 7,020
Malnutrition	47	1,004	63	120	+ 884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	929	38	1,708	- 779
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	809	59	224	+ 585
Drownings	50	588	26	5,097	- 4,509
Violence	51	505	36	1,785	- 1,280
Birth Trauma	52	381	32	2,340	- 1,958
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	380	84	0	+ 380
HIV/AIDS	54	347	27	4,993	- 4,646
Fires	55	255	52	595	- 340
Tuberculosis	56	254	15	9,446	- 9,192
Meningitis	57	238	51	624	- 387
Hepatitis C	58	180	64	78	+ 101
Appendicitis	59	174	60	201	- 27
Poisonings	60	155	48	832	- 677
Upper Respiratory	61	130	66	34	+ 96
Oral conditions	62	96	86	0	+ 96
Hepatitis B	63	54	55	379	- 325
Maternal Conditions	64	51	49	773	- 722
Syphilis	65	18	56	328	- 310
Iodine Deficiency	66	13	75	0	+ 13
War	67	11	65	34	- 23
Encephalitis	68	8	39	1,558	- 1,550
Otitis Media	69	5	71	1	+ 4
Tetanus	70	5	58	286	- 282
Leishmaniasis	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	72	4	77	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	0	50	705	- 704
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Switzerland

Viet Nam

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.