SWITZERLAND VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	12,701	2	7,192	+ 5,509
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,284	1	10,713	- 1,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,247	8	1,949	+ 3,298
Stroke	4	4,870	3	3,918	+ 952
Lung Cancers	5	4,623	4	3,520	+ 1,103
Lung Disease	6	4,258	5	2,902	+ 1,356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,387	7	1,995	+ 393
Prostate Cancer	8	1,720	10	1,579	+ 141
Breast Cancer	9	1,646	11	1,577	+ 69
Lymphomas	10	1,210	15	1,131	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,164	12	1,486	- 322
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,129	28	491	+ 639
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,110	18	857	+ 252
Liver Disease	14	992	21	677	+ 315
Falls	15	986	9	1,919	- 933
Bladder Cancer	16	794	23	669	+ 124
Diabetes Mellitus	17	756	17	1,022	- 266
Kidney Disease	18	708	13	1,261	- 553
Other Injuries	19	707	30	410	+ 298
Suicide	20	689	14	1,249	- 560
Liver Cancer	21	678	19	805	- 127
Leukemia	22	674	22	671	+ 3
Hypertension	23	674	6	2,471	- 1,797
Stomach Cancer	24	647	24	614	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	25	520	29	457	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	26	516	20	681	- 165
Skin Cancers	27	482	27	493	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	28	427	25	593	- 166
Inflammatory/Heart	29	405	16	1,027	- 622
Oral Cancer	30	402	26	500	- 98
Drug Use	31	366	36	176	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	32	304	33	224	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	33	281	34	193	+ 88
Skin Disease	34	276	40	129	+ 147
Congenital Anomalies	35	275	31	305	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	270	41	122	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	37	240	38	160	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	207	35	186	+ 21
Alcohol	39	201	32	229	- 28
Low Birth Weight	40	170	43	105	+ 65
Asthma	41	169	46	95	+ 74
Epilepsy	42	154	39	159	- 4
Cervical Cancer	43	142	42	105	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	131	49	68	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	113	48	78	+ 36
Violence	46	112	51	42	+ 70
Tuberculosis	47	45	56	21	+ 24
Fires	48	43	55	21	+ 22
Drownings	49	39	50	49	- 10
Anemia	50	36	44	102	- 66
Hepatitis C	51	35	58	15	+ 20
Meningitis	52	30	57	20	+ 10
Poisonings	53	29	60	13	+ 16
Birth Trauma	54	25	52	32	- 7
HIV/AIDS	55	24	54	29	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	24	53	32	- 8
Osteoarthritis	57	22	37	170	- 148
Malnutrition	58	15	47	84	- 69
Appendicitis	59	14	59	15	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	13	45	96	- 83
Oral conditions	61	7	62	8	- 1
Syphilis	62	6	65	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	6	61	11	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	6	64	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	5	63	5	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	2	69	0	+ 2
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

United Kingdom

Switzerland

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.