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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS GAMBIA

Compare Switzerland and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    142.59
    53
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    19.89
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.62
    150
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    4.44
    182
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    6.08
    156
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    108.94
    59
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    29.40
    54
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    9.64
    77
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    1.05
    183
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    22.89
    68
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    0.54
    179
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    9.85
    22
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    113.77
    18
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    0.74
    181
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    32.04
    48
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    0.44
    183
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    33.48
    48
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    37.65
    66
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    30.83
    3
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    6.44
    58
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    6.72
    59
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    0.09
    183
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    1.43
    178
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    11.17
    16
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    6.31
    18
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.44
    181
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    0.01
    181
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.42
    95
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.48
    177
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    11.81
    46
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    0.01
    177
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    0.23
    180
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    2.38
    34
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    51.34
    8
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    9.17
    43
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.23
    103
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    25.76
    23
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.24
    63
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    2.78
    36
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    41.12
    43
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    98
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    2.12
    59
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    6.56
    37
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    100
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    10.44
    21
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    2.58
    84
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    11.94
    43
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    15.88
    35
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    103
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    2.55
    52
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    89
    0.69
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    802
    6.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    34
    0.26
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    206
    1.60
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    172
    1.34
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    11
    0.09
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    1,340
    10.42
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    83
    0.65
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    21
    0.16
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    26
    0.20
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    6
    0.05
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    266
    2.07
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    113
    0.88
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    12
    0.09
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    59
    0.46
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    290
    2.25
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    34
    0.26
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    377
    2.93
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    3
    0.02
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    323
    2.51
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    2
    0.02
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    4
    0.03
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    14
    0.11
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    230
    1.79
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    0
    0.00
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    0
    0.00
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    5
    0.04
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    2
    0.02
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    194
    1.51
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    383
    2.98
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    12
    0.09
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    1
    0.01
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    695
    5.40
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    626
    4.87
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    28
    0.22
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    3
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    43
    0.33
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    19
    0.15
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    56
    0.44
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    662
    5.15
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    145
    1.13
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    134
    1.04
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    110
    0.86
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    24
    0.19
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    2
    0.02
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    69
    0.54
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.62
    150
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    4.44
    182
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    6.08
    156
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    1.05
    183
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    0.54
    179
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    0.74
    181
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    0.44
    183
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    30.83
    3
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    0.09
    183
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    1.43
    178
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.44
    181
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    0.01
    181
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.48
    177
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    0.01
    177
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    0.23
    180
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    25.76
    23
    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.