HONDURAS VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,522	1	8,063	+ 3,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,735	8	1,413	+ 6,322
Stroke	3	4,213	3	5,667	- 1,454
Lung Cancers	4	3,785	27	369	+ 3,416
Lung Disease	5	3,121	5	2,997	+ 124
Hypertension	6	2,658	13	838	+ 1,820
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,145	29	354	+ 1,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,096	9	1,335	+ 761
Falls	9	2,064	35	289	+ 1,775
Prostate Cancer	10	1,698	25	378	+ 1,320
Breast Cancer	11	1,696	20	478	+ 1,218
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,598	32	325	+ 1,273
Kidney Disease	13	1,356	4	3,056	- 1,700
Suicide	14	1,343	37	201	+ 1,143
Lymphomas	15	1,217	24	390	+ 826
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,104	28	366	+ 738
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,099	10	1,075	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	18	922	23	429	+ 493
Liver Cancer	19	866	26	376	+ 490
Other Neoplasms	20	733	56	41	+ 692
Liver Disease	21	728	6	2,721	- 1,993
Leukemia	22	722	21	475	+ 247
Bladder Cancer	23	720	49	82	+ 638
Stomach Cancer	24	660	18	643	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	25	638	31	334	+ 303
Oral Cancer	26	538	44	99	+ 439
Skin Cancers	27	530	52	68	+ 463
Oesophagus Cancer	28	528	50	81	+ 447
Ovary Cancer	29	492	45	98	+ 394
Other Injuries	30	441	12	845	- 405
Congenital Anomalies	31	328	15	793	- 465
Alcohol	32	246	34	308	- 62
Uterin Cancer	33	241	60	23	+ 218
Road Traffic Accidents	34	208	7	1,572	- 1,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	200	11	923	- 723
Drug Use	36	189	42	129	+ 61
Osteoarthritis	37	182	81	0	+ 182
Multiple Sclerosis	38	172	62	11	+ 161
Epilepsy	39	170	36	201	- 31
Skin Disease	40	139	40	167	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	132	17	657	- 525
Cervical Cancer	42	113	19	493	- 380
Low Birth Weight	43	113	16	755	- 642
Anemia	44	109	85	0	+ 109
Schizophrenia	45	104	86	0	+ 104
Asthma	46	102	30	346	- 244
Malnutrition	47	90	39	181	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	84	54	47	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	73	47	91	- 18
Drownings	50	53	38	183	- 130
Violence	51	46	2	6,520	- 6,475
Birth Trauma	52	34	33	310	- 276
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	34	82	0	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	54	31	14	794	- 763
Fires	55	23	57	40	- 17
Tuberculosis	56	23	22	453	- 430
Meningitis	57	21	46	92	- 70
Hepatitis C	58	16	66	3	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	16	41	139	- 124
Poisonings	60	14	55	45	- 31
Upper Respiratory	61	12	63	9	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	9	80	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	5	64	5	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	5	48	90	- 85
Syphilis	65	2	61	18	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	78	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	4	- 3
Encephalitis	68	1	51	79	- 78
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	59	26	- 25
Leishmaniasis	71	0	69	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	53	58	- 58
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	58	27	- 27
Malaria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	43	120	- 120
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

Switzerland

Honduras

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.