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Australia
COUNTRY #1
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AUSTRALIA VS SWITZERLAND

Compare Australia and Switzerland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Switzerland
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Australia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    		  
    68.7
    74.1
    71.3
    7
    6
    6
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    		  
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    		  
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    		  
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    41.51
    170
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    23.78
    19
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    19.52
    54
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    14.92
    183
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    12.25
    158
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    15.52
    110
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    15.31
    99
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    9.81
    78
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    9.83
    72
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    4.37
    174
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    6.97
    177
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    7.68
    28
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    1.84
    54
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    5.46
    65
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    4.61
    174
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    7.39
    65
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    3.24
    102
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    2.39
    55
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    4.35
    117
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    1.71
    180
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    3.37
    106
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    4.58
    84
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    4.37
    167
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    4.21
    106
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    3.24
    133
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    2.56
    176
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    2.67
    84
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    3.30
    145
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    3.56
    145
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    8.02
    143
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    2.81
    35
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.84
    88
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    1.99
    108
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    2.97
    56
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    1.28
    182
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    1.53
    81
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    1.58
    154
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    0.45
    179
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    0.51
    139
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    0.42
    169
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    0.95
    141
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    0.31
    170
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    0.47
    172
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    0.48
    153
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    0.51
    175
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    0.71
    151
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.10
    90
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    0.96
    10
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.25
    101
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.32
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    10,713
    18.49
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    7,192
    12.41
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    3,918
    6.76
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    3,520
    6.08
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    2,902
    5.01
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    1,995
    3.44
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    1,022
    1.76
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    1,949
    3.36
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    1,579
    2.73
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    1,577
    2.72
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    1,249
    2.16
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    1,261
    2.18
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    1,486
    2.56
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    1,919
    3.31
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    1,131
    1.95
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    593
    1.02
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    493
    0.85
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    671
    1.16
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    805
    1.39
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    857
    1.48
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    176
    0.30
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    410
    0.71
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    2,471
    4.26
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    1,027
    1.77
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    491
    0.85
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    677
    1.17
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    614
    1.06
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    681
    1.18
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    193
    0.33
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    669
    1.15
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    457
    0.79
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    500
    0.86
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    305
    0.53
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    129
    0.22
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    224
    0.39
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    95
    0.16
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    229
    0.40
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    78
    0.13
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    105
    0.18
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    186
    0.32
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    159
    0.27
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    122
    0.21
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    105
    0.18
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    42
    0.07
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    68
    0.12
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    160
    0.28
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    49
    0.08
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    15
    0.03
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    102
    0.18
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    32
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Switzerland SWITZERLAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    19.52
    54
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    15.52
    110
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    15.31
    99
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    9.81
    78
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    7.68
    28
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    5.46
    65
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    2.39
    55
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    4.35
    117
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    3.37
    106
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    4.58
    84
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    2.67
    84
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    3.30
    145
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.84
    88
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    1.99
    108
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    2.97
    56
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    1.28
    182
    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.