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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS LAOS

Compare Switzerland and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    139.74
    56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    16.42
    119
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    21.02
    48
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    17.83
    80
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    3.01
    174
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    152.50
    21
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    46.19
    20
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    5.98
    128
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10.17
    74
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    24.41
    59
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    1.38
    157
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    9.16
    28
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    59.07
    61
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    4.47
    102
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    38.60
    25
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.05
    108
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    24.75
    75
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    36.38
    71
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    25.37
    4
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    4.66
    93
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    5.84
    92
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    5.00
    19
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    11.97
    22
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    3.39
    92
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    4.40
    75
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.36
    137
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    7.55
    14
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.29
    143
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    4.43
    41
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    7.53
    92
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.43
    123
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.27
    151
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    0.53
    157
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    19.78
    77
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    8.47
    50
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.13
    107
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    7.80
    96
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.12
    138
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    0.86
    144
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    27.89
    53
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    118
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    2.37
    45
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    16.83
    4
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    120
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    8.00
    40
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    7.51
    9
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    6.67
    74
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    19.60
    22
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    122
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    3.57
    33
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    458
    1.14
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    919
    2.28
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    890
    2.21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    422
    1.05
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    2,820
    7.01
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    440
    1.09
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    37
    0.09
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    437
    1.09
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    61
    0.15
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    1,646
    4.09
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    390
    0.97
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    211
    0.52
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    206
    0.51
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    1,466
    3.64
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    139
    0.35
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    1,104
    2.74
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    12
    0.03
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    1,171
    2.91
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    290
    0.72
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    49
    0.12
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    530
    1.32
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    186
    0.46
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    349
    0.87
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    59
    0.15
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    214
    0.53
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    101
    0.25
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    519
    1.29
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    647
    1.61
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    61
    0.15
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    29
    0.07
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    1,281
    3.18
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    1,552
    3.86
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    33
    0.08
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    6
    0.01
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    58
    0.14
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    89
    0.22
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    651
    1.62
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    1,156
    2.87
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    187
    0.46
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    840
    2.09
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    166
    0.41
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    207
    0.51
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    7
    0.02
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    568
    1.41
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    21.02
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    17.83
    80
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    3.01
    174
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10.17
    74
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    1.38
    157
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    4.47
    102
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.05
    108
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    25.37
    4
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    5.00
    19
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    11.97
    22
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.36
    137
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    7.55
    14
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    4.43
    41
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.43
    123
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.27
    151
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    7.80
    96
    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.