SWITZERLAND VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,629	1	10,713	- 3,085
Violence	2	5,141	51	42	+ 5,099
Stroke	3	3,440	3	3,918	- 477
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,169	17	1,022	+ 2,147
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,155	34	193	+ 2,962
HIV/AIDS	6	2,124	54	29	+ 2,095
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,038	8	1,949	+ 89
Kidney Disease	8	1,682	13	1,261	+ 421
Hypertension	9	1,473	6	2,471	- 998
Lung Disease	10	1,460	5	2,902	- 1,442
Lung Cancers	11	1,106	4	3,520	- 2,414
Low Birth Weight	12	876	43	105	+ 771
Prostate Cancer	13	808	10	1,579	- 772
Congenital Anomalies	14	807	31	305	+ 502
Breast Cancer	15	727	11	1,577	- 850
Liver Disease	16	664	21	677	- 14
Stomach Cancer	17	617	24	614	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	18	615	20	681	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	578	7	1,995	- 1,417
Cervical Cancer	20	563	42	105	+ 458
Other Injuries	21	480	30	410	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	385	35	186	+ 200
Lymphomas	23	354	15	1,131	- 777
Birth Trauma	24	308	52	32	+ 276
Pancreas Cancer	25	307	12	1,486	- 1,179
Liver Cancer	26	292	19	805	- 513
Leukemia	27	286	22	671	- 386
Falls	28	245	9	1,919	- 1,674
Chagas disease	29	234	76	0	+ 234
Endocrine Disorders	30	215	25	593	- 377
Tuberculosis	31	212	56	21	+ 191
Malnutrition	32	178	47	84	+ 94
Inflammatory/Heart	33	170	16	1,027	- 857
Suicide	34	166	14	1,249	- 1,083
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	162	2	7,192	- 7,030
Ovary Cancer	36	160	29	457	- 298
Skin Cancers	37	157	27	493	- 336
Oral Cancer	38	154	26	500	- 346
Maternal Conditions	39	120	64	4	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	118	41	122	- 4
Epilepsy	41	116	39	159	- 42
Malaria	42	114	77	0	+ 114
Drownings	43	110	50	49	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	44	105	28	491	- 386
Bladder Cancer	45	103	23	669	- 566
Asthma	46	88	46	95	- 7
Uterin Cancer	47	88	33	224	- 136
Parkinson's Disease	48	71	18	857	- 786
Meningitis	49	71	57	20	+ 51
Drug Use	50	64	36	176	- 112
War	51	52	67	1	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	51	49	68	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	43	53	32	+ 11
Fires	54	41	55	21	+ 20
Anemia	55	36	44	102	- 66
Appendicitis	56	28	59	15	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	23	48	78	- 55
Poisonings	58	19	60	13	+ 6
Dengue	59	18	81	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	60	14	38	160	- 146
Encephalitis	61	10	68	1	+ 10
Alcohol	62	10	32	229	- 219
Hepatitis B	63	8	63	5	+ 4
Pertussis	64	7	73	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	6	58	15	- 9
Skin Disease	66	5	40	129	- 124
Syphilis	67	4	65	2	+ 3
Tetanus	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	69	2	45	96	- 95
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	37	170	- 169
Leishmaniasis	73	1	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	61	11	- 10
Otitis Media	75	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Venezuela

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.