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HEALTH PROFILE: Switzerland

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Switzerland SWITZERLAND POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Switzerland
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
      Deaths %
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    11.2
    22
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    26.4
    20.5
    92
    21
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    22.2
    16.9
    58
    130
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    7.51
    4
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    74.1
    71.3
    7
    6
    6
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    Switzerland SWITZERLAND DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    8.454m
    98
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.98
    95
    Population 0-14
    15.3%
    166
    Population 15-64
    65.9%
    79
    Population 65 +
    18.7%
    26
    Birth Rate / 1000
    10.36
    156
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.40
    61
    Fertility Rate
    1.58
    163
    Infant Mortality
    3.64
    163
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    47
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    32
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    74
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.80
    90
    Net Migration
    4.55
    17
    Population Growth
    0.65%
    127
    Literacy Total
    99.0%
    51
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    2.3%
    167
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    83.4
    2
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    72.5
    4
    GDP per Capita USD
    $68,400
    6

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    4,452,755
    14,452
    4/1/24
    Switzerland COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Switzerland causes.

     
     
    Switzerland COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Switzerland COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.