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Switzerland
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
SWITZERLAND VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Switzerland and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Switzerland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    74.1
    71.3
    7
    6
    6
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    22.34
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    6.90
    122
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    20.24
    48
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    4.49
    167
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    149.10
    25
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    37.01
    32
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    5.96
    129
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    4.09
    169
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    65.86
    4
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    1.54
    153
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    5.13
    99
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    49.80
    62
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    4.32
    108
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    46.10
    15
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.07
    106
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    27.20
    67
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    40.94
    58
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.22
    119
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    3.32
    130
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    6.42
    70
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    1.95
    154
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    10.39
    42
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    4.30
    80
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    5.98
    24
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.95
    98
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    8.18
    9
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.20
    166
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    8.78
    13
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    13.02
    36
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.03
    138
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    3.66
    32
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    1.36
    77
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    19.81
    76
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    12.07
    17
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    0.68
    133
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    5.73
    117
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.42
    41
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    2.70
    37
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    9.72
    68
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    56
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    0.77
    121
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    10.64
    9
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    61
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    10.16
    24
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    2.78
    78
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    9.87
    52
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    24.23
    13
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    65
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    5.86
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    7,995
    3.45
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    741
    0.32
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    14,649
    6.32
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    905
    0.39
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    258
    0.11
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    1,822
    0.79
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    229
    0.10
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    6,590
    2.85
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    1,573
    0.68
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    946
    0.41
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    527
    0.23
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    5,750
    2.48
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    628
    0.27
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    657
    0.28
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    29
    0.01
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    4,600
    1.99
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    610
    0.26
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    272
    0.12
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    1,501
    0.65
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    1,364
    0.59
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    1,467
    0.63
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    145
    0.06
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    1,314
    0.57
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    369
    0.16
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    3,241
    1.40
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    5,001
    2.16
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    150
    0.06
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    289
    0.12
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    6,033
    2.60
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    5,555
    2.40
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    328
    0.14
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    84
    0.04
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    993
    0.43
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    94
    0.04
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    1,505
    0.65
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    12,631
    5.45
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    541
    0.23
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    3,403
    1.47
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    589
    0.25
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    1,041
    0.45
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    25
    0.01
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    996
    0.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    20.24
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    4.49
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    4.32
    108
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.07
    106
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.22
    119
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    1.95
    154
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    10.39
    42
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.95
    98
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    8.18
    9
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    8.78
    13
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.03
    138
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    3.66
    32
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    5.73
    117
    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.