SWITZERLAND VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,664	1	10,713	+ 1,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,134	2	7,192	+ 1,942
Stroke	3	5,049	3	3,918	+ 1,132
Lung Disease	4	3,635	5	2,902	+ 733
Lung Cancers	5	3,114	4	3,520	- 405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,551	7	1,995	+ 557
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,225	8	1,949	+ 275
Prostate Cancer	8	2,194	10	1,579	+ 615
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,547	12	1,486	+ 61
Hypertension	10	1,538	6	2,471	- 933
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,535	17	1,022	+ 513
Kidney Disease	12	1,363	13	1,261	+ 102
Breast Cancer	13	1,324	11	1,577	- 253
Suicide	14	1,238	14	1,249	- 11
Other Injuries	15	1,149	30	410	+ 740
Lymphomas	16	1,135	15	1,131	+ 4
Falls	17	928	9	1,919	- 991
Other Neoplasms	18	867	20	681	+ 186
Parkinson's Disease	19	789	18	857	- 68
Leukemia	20	691	22	671	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	21	636	23	669	- 33
Liver Cancer	22	629	19	805	- 176
Liver Disease	23	605	21	677	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	24	587	25	593	- 5
Skin Cancers	25	544	27	493	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	26	512	24	614	- 101
Ovary Cancer	27	462	29	457	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	28	458	16	1,027	- 569
Oesophagus Cancer	29	450	28	491	- 41
Drug Use	30	354	36	176	+ 178
Oral Cancer	31	317	26	500	- 183
Alcohol	32	300	32	229	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	33	288	33	224	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	34	264	34	193	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	35	257	31	305	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	242	35	186	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	232	41	122	+ 110
Cervical Cancer	38	190	42	105	+ 85
Skin Disease	39	184	40	129	+ 55
Anemia	40	146	44	102	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	41	142	38	160	- 17
Asthma	42	132	46	95	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	108	49	68	+ 40
Epilepsy	44	101	39	159	- 58
Malnutrition	45	98	47	84	+ 14
Drownings	46	96	50	49	+ 47
Violence	47	94	51	42	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	92	48	78	+ 14
Fires	49	54	55	21	+ 33
Schizophrenia	50	53	45	96	- 43
Low Birth Weight	51	42	43	105	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	38	53	32	+ 7
Hepatitis C	53	37	58	15	+ 22
Meningitis	54	29	57	20	+ 9
Birth Trauma	55	28	52	32	- 4
Tuberculosis	56	20	56	21	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	20	37	170	- 150
Upper Respiratory	58	16	61	11	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	15	59	15	+ 1
Poisonings	60	15	60	13	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	61	11	54	29	- 18
Hepatitis B	62	8	63	5	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	7	62	8	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	4	64	4	- 0
War	65	1	67	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	68	1	- 0
Syphilis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	66	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Sweden

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.