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Sweden
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Sweden and China 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.

China
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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   China CHINA
      Sweden SWEDEN   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
     
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
     
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    97.57
    115
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    17.36
    97
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    6.41
    152
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    110.80
    58
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    36.63
    5
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    54.18
    13
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    8.95
    169
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    13.02
    42
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    6.67
    121
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    11.28
    152
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    5.72
    59
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    8.56
    148
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    16.80
    98
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.04
    145
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    10.39
    141
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    2.76
    153
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    3.50
    161
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    1.34
    79
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    7.57
    146
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    8.04
    50
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.24
    152
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.48
    97
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    9.30
    33
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    3.95
    98
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    1.51
    162
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.05
    137
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    3.32
    150
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    20.55
    3
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    2.04
    94
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    1.73
    168
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    15.09
    96
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.16
    157
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    12.42
    6
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    5.16
    124
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.05
    111
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.81
    89
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    0.73
    166
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    2.05
    106
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    0.72
    150
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.09
    167
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    3.66
    56
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    0.74
    163
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    0.30
    162
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    1.76
    150
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    1.29
    123
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    87
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.55
    41
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    0.62
    129
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    3.53
    34
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    1.40
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    304,455
    3.17
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    968,607
    10.08
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    714,311
    7.44
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    248,388
    2.59
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    183,342
    1.91
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    51,056
    0.53
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    111,537
    1.16
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    301,183
    3.14
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    161,672
    1.68
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    192,302
    2.00
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    92,757
    0.97
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    116,324
    1.21
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    54,087
    0.56
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    57,838
    0.60
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    138,878
    1.45
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    4,374
    0.05
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    70,699
    0.74
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    58,145
    0.61
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    37,873
    0.39
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    180,952
    1.88
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    145,603
    1.52
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    25,613
    0.27
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    19,669
    0.20
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    398,439
    4.15
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    28,078
    0.29
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    29,954
    0.31
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    242,891
    2.53
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    24,214
    0.25
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    54,695
    0.57
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    19,071
    0.20
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    11,751
    0.12
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    250,272
    2.61
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    36,613
    0.38
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    8,719
    0.09
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    37,723
    0.39
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    51,650
    0.54
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    5,222
    0.05
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    1,734
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    23,147
    0.24
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    10,108
    0.11
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    11,365
    0.12
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    12,995
    0.14
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    52,807
    0.55
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    11,115
    0.12
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    65,350
    0.68
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    10,498
    0.11
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    6.41
    152
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    36.63
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    8.95
    169
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    13.02
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    5.72
    59
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.04
    145
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    2.76
    153
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.48
    97
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    9.30
    33
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.05
    137
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    20.55
    3
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    2.04
    94
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.16
    157
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    12.42
    6
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    5.16
    124
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.81
    89
    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.