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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Switzerland and Eritrea 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.

Eritrea
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   Eritrea ERITREA
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Eritrea ERITREA
           
    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
     
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
     
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
     
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
     
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
     
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
     
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
     
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Eritrea ERITREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Eritrea ERITREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    119.40
    80
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    20.70
    39
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.27
    154
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    28.19
    15
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    6.95
    146
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    139.66
    28
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    36.46
    34
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    17.26
    21
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    5.79
    136
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    52.22
    13
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    1.05
    166
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    8.77
    36
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    152.35
    5
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    6.91
    19
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    30.38
    57
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    7.50
    10
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    61.76
    5
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    51.06
    37
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    3.56
    151
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    5.74
    71
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    6.40
    71
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    6.26
    4
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    2.50
    170
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    3.00
    111
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    4.91
    52
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    2.26
    78
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.62
    63
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.32
    133
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    4.30
    43
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    21.49
    6
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.58
    112
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.73
    126
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    1.45
    70
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    54.13
    5
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    6.60
    69
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    2.33
    52
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    12.74
    69
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.19
    95
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    3.11
    27
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    102.04
    5
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    93
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    2.17
    55
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    7.36
    28
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    95
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    7.37
    46
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    3.38
    64
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    13.64
    33
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    16.35
    34
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    98
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    3.69
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Eritrea ERITREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    2,154
    8.48
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    310
    1.22
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    2,564
    10.09
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    62
    0.24
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    662
    2.61
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    926
    3.64
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    113
    0.44
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    3,277
    12.90
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    168
    0.66
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    54
    0.21
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    311
    1.22
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    20
    0.08
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    578
    2.27
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    382
    1.50
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    147
    0.58
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    123
    0.48
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    944
    3.71
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    85
    0.33
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    69
    0.27
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    6
    0.02
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    1,215
    4.78
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    144
    0.57
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    42
    0.17
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    48
    0.19
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    71
    0.28
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    71
    0.28
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    30
    0.12
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    81
    0.32
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    79
    0.31
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    540
    2.13
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    432
    1.70
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    45
    0.18
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    18
    0.07
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    1,326
    5.22
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    2,292
    9.02
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    36
    0.14
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    4
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    81
    0.32
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    45
    0.18
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    147
    0.58
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    531
    2.09
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    132
    0.52
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    326
    1.28
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    660
    2.60
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    77
    0.30
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    12
    0.05
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    118
    0.46
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Eritrea ERITREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.27
    154
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    28.19
    15
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    6.95
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    5.79
    136
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    1.05
    166
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    6.91
    19
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    7.50
    10
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    3.56
    151
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    6.26
    4
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    2.50
    170
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    2.26
    78
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.62
    63
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    4.30
    43
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.58
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.73
    126
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    12.74
    69
    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.