| German Switzerland | French Switzerland | |||
| Deaths | Rate (95% CI) | Deaths | Rate (95% CI) | |
| Men | ||||
| All causes | 85207 | 1115.4 (1107.9 to 1122.8) | 27570 | 1164.0 (1150.3 to 1177.6) |
| All circulatory | 29479 | 382.7 (378.4 to 387.1) | 8085 | 338.3 (330.9 to 345.7) |
| Coronary heart disease | 16911 | 220.0 (216.7 to 223.4) | 3885 | 163.1 (158.0 to 168.2) |
| Other heart disease | 5526 | 72.0 (70.2 to 73.9) | 2271 | 95.1 (90.7 to 99.1) |
| Stroke | 3613 | 46.3 (44.8 to 47.8) | 1007 | 41.7 (39.1 to 44.3) |
| All cancer | 31957 | 419.8 (415.2 to 424.4) | 11181 | 473.4 (464.6 to 482.2) |
| UADT cancer | 2735 | 36.7 (34.9 to 38.4) | 1365 | 59.2 (56.3 to 62.0) |
| Stomach cancer | 1517 | 19.9 (18.9 to 20.9) | 392 | 16.6 (14.9 to 18.2) |
| Intestinal cancer | 3262 | 42.7 (41.2 to 44.2) | 1072 | 45.3 (42.6 to 48.1) |
| Liver cancer | 1149 | 15.1 (14.3 to 16.0) | 630 | 26.7 (24.6 to 28.8) |
| Lung cancer | 9449 | 124.6 (122.1 to 127.1) | 3350 | 142.3 (137.5 to 147.1) |
| Prostate cancer | 2845 | 36.1 (34.8 to 37.5) | 861 | 34.8 (32.5 to 37.2) |
| All other diseases | 9856 | 128.7 (126.4 to 131.3) | 3168 | 132.9 (128.6 to 137.4) |
| COPD | 3408 | 43.7 (42.2 to 45.1) | 775 | 31.8 (29.6 to 34.1) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 2120 | 28.4 (27.2 to 29.6) | 966 | 41.9 (39.2 to 44.5) |
| ill-defined | 2070 | 27.5 (26.3 to 28.7) | 1335 | 56.8 (53.7 to 59.8) |
| All injuries | 6317 | 84.5 (82.4 to 86.6) | 2060 | 88.8 (85.0 to 92.7) |
| Suicide | 3092 | 41.5 (40.1 to 43.0) | 981 | 42.6 (39.9 to 45.2) |
| Transport accident | 1058 | 14.2 (13.3 to 15.0) | 360 | 15.6 (14.0 to 17.2) |
| Women | ||||
| All causes | 49125 | 552.3 (547.2 to 557.0) | 14880 | 529.6 (521.0 to 538.2) |
| All circulatory | 12929 | 137.2 (134.8 to 139.6) | 3624 | 121.9 (117.9 to 126.0) |
| Coronary heart disease | 5630 | 59.2 (57.6 to 60.7) | 1300 | 43.0 (40.6 to 45.3) |
| Other heart disease | 2699 | 29.0 (27.1 to 30.4) | 1201 | 40.8 (38.9 to 43.0) |
| Stroke | 2627 | 27.8 (26.7 to 28.9) | 681 | 23.1 (21.3 to 24.9) |
| All cancer | 22780 | 263.4 (259.9 to 266.8) | 6985 | 255.1 (249.0 to 261.1) |
| UADT cancer | 549 | 6.5 (6.0 to 7.1) | 254 | 9.4 (8.4 to 10.8) |
| Stomach cancer | 713 | 8.0 (7.4 to 8.6) | 214 | 7.7 (6.7 to 8.7) |
| Intestinal cancer | 2195 | 24.8 (23.7 to 25.8) | 650 | 23.1 (21.3 to 24.9) |
| Liver cancer | 375 | 4.2 (3.8 to 4.6) | 138 | 5.0 (4.2 to 5.9) |
| Lung cancer | 2535 | 30.0 (28.8 to 31.2) | 987 | 36.4 (34.1 to 38.7) |
| Breast cancer | 5600 | 67.1 (65.3 to 68.9) | 1621 | 61.4 (58.4 to 64.4) |
| All other diseases | 7533 | 82.6 (80.8 to 84.6) | 2056 | 70.8 (67.6ç73.9) |
| COPD | 1311 | 14.2 (13.4 to 15.0) | 304 | 10.4 (9.2 to 11.6) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 981 | 12.2 (11.4 to 12.9) | 347 | 13.4 (11.9 to 14.8) |
| Ill-defined | 938 | 10.9 (10.2 to 11.6) | 663 | 24.1 (22.3 to 26.0) |
| All injuries | 2653 | 31.9 (30.7 to 33.1) | 901 | 33.9 (31.7 to 36.2) |
| Suicide | 1335 | 16.6 (15.7 to 17.5) | 447 | 17.4 (15.8 to 19.0) |
| Transport accident | 352 | 4.2 (3.8 to 4.7) | 149 | 5.5 (4.7 to 6.4) |
Swiss National Cohort 1990–2000, n = 1 862 776 (age = 45–74 years).
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; UADT, upper aerodigestive tract.
ICD codes of causes of death see table A1 (online).
Rates were standardised to the WHO standard population “Europe”.10
Data source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office/Swiss National Cohort.