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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
SWEDEN VS SAUDI ARABIA

Compare Sweden and Saudi Arabia 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.

Saudi Arabia
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   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Sweden SWEDEN   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    200.97
    29
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    20.52
    41
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    2.36
    179
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    95.93
    76
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    4.27
    144
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    17.85
    118
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    8.30
    174
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    7.19
    116
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    5.43
    133
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    30.87
    82
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.49
    130
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    20.15
    108
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    4.28
    160
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.45
    135
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    50.63
    11
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    2.77
    152
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    11.16
    53
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    2.02
    44
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    26.88
    69
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    18.92
    3
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.21
    160
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.26
    112
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    4.82
    104
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    5.96
    25
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    5.93
    55
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    0.27
    169
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    6.23
    82
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    1.90
    176
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.17
    145
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    6.16
    64
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    36.13
    34
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    4.67
    22
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    1.28
    142
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    1.58
    177
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    0.35
    155
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    1.85
    142
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    2.14
    130
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    1.68
    128
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    2.55
    98
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.15
    120
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    2.28
    101
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    2.13
    57
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    3.68
    23
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    2.33
    140
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    5.94
    80
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    153
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.05
    176
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    2.54
    65
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    1.01
    119
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    0.81
    132
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    39,037
    29.13
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    2,442
    1.82
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    16,793
    12.53
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    2,842
    2.12
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    775
    0.58
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    1,630
    1.22
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    6,132
    4.58
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    148
    0.11
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    526
    0.39
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    834
    0.62
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    3,890
    2.90
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    9,051
    6.75
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    908
    0.68
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    2,046
    1.53
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    4,004
    2.99
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    716
    0.53
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    5,340
    3.99
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    40
    0.03
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    776
    0.58
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    925
    0.69
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    214
    0.16
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    845
    0.63
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    4,931
    3.68
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    1,447
    1.08
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    55
    0.04
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    389
    0.29
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    247
    0.18
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    1,342
    1.00
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    229
    0.17
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    491
    0.37
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    465
    0.35
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    128
    0.10
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    323
    0.24
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    12,317
    9.19
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    2,307
    1.72
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    457
    0.34
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    275
    0.21
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    157
    0.12
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    516
    0.39
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    49
    0.04
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    1,168
    0.87
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    9
    0.01
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    694
    0.52
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    79
    0.06
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    821
    0.61
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    646
    0.48
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    280
    0.21
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    825
    0.62
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    2.36
    179
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    4.27
    144
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    8.30
    174
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    7.19
    116
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.49
    130
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.45
    135
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    2.77
    152
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.26
    112
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    4.82
    104
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    0.27
    169
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    1.90
    176
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.17
    145
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    4.67
    22
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    1.28
    142
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    1.58
    177
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    1.85
    142
    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.