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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS NAMIBIA

Compare Switzerland and Namibia 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.

Namibia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Switzerland Population Pyramid
9,817,716
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Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
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
  
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
70.0
76.2
73.0
6
5
5
  
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
72.2
78.9
75.5
8
4
5
  
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
73.9
80.7
77.2
9
3
4
  
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
76.8
82.5
79.7
4
4
2
  
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
80.0
84.5
82.3
2
5
2
  
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
81.8
85.1
83.4
1
7
2
  
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.8
85.1
1
7
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
81.8
85.1
1
7
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
82.1
85.4
1
6
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
82.1
85.4
1
6
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
82.2
85.4
1
6
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
82.2
85.5
1
6
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
82.3
85.5
1
6
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
82.5
85.6
1
6
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
82.6
85.6
1
6
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
82.7
85.7
1
6
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
82.9
85.8
1
6
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
83.1
86.0
2
7
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
83.5
86.3
2
8
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
84.1
86.7
2
8
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
84.9
87.2
2
9
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
85.9
87.8
4
10
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
87.2
88.7
7
13
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
88.8
89.8
11
15
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
90.9
91.5
30
26
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
41.51
170
105.72
98
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
23.78
19
18.25
79
3. Lung Cancers
19.52
54
4.38
143
4. Breast Cancer
15.52
110
14.84
120
5. Prostate Cancer
15.31
99
25.79
40
6. Stroke
14.92
183
117.61
46
7. Lung Disease
12.25
158
40.96
26
8. Suicide
9.83
72
13.51
36
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.81
78
4.10
166
10. Hypertension
8.02
143
37.70
28
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.68
28
1.37
158
12. Falls
7.39
65
4.37
118
13. Influenza and Pneumonia
6.97
177
94.17
31
14. Lymphomas
5.46
65
3.10
144
15. Kidney Disease
4.61
174
25.76
73
16. Ovary Cancer
4.58
84
3.01
146
17. Liver Disease
4.37
167
23.50
80
18. Diabetes Mellitus
4.37
174
61.52
25
19. Liver Cancer
4.35
117
3.04
164
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.21
106
12.49
19
21. Congenital Anomalies
3.56
145
6.25
81
22. Leukemia
3.37
106
1.66
158
23. Stomach Cancer
3.30
145
2.39
172
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.24
102
4.68
70
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.24
133
4.18
87
26. Bladder Cancer
2.97
56
1.39
134
27. Oral Cancer
2.84
88
7.84
12
28. Other Neoplasms
2.81
35
0.63
76
29. Oesophagus Cancer
2.67
84
1.65
120
30. Other Injuries
2.56
176
10.07
66
31. Skin Cancers
2.39
55
9.09
2
32. Uterin Cancer
1.99
108
1.63
131
33. Drug Use
1.84
54
1.74
57
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.71
180
44.05
14
35. Low Birth Weight
1.58
154
9.38
39
36. Alcohol
1.53
81
1.87
64
37. Cervical Cancer
1.28
182
16.57
48
38. Multiple Sclerosis
0.96
10
0.15
116
39. Epilepsy
0.95
141
2.41
49
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.71
151
38.12
45
41. Osteoarthritis
0.57
4
0.00
136
42. Skin Disease
0.51
139
2.57
36
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.51
175
6.23
44
44. Schizophrenia
0.50
8
0.00
137
45. Birth Trauma
0.48
153
6.21
53
46. Drownings
0.47
172
4.09
43
47. Violence
0.45
179
20.18
18
48. Asthma
0.42
169
15.49
38
49. Anemia
0.32
40
0.00
139
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.31
170
2.22
61
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
10,713
18.49
1,221
7.20
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
7,192
12.41
176
1.04
3. Stroke
3,918
6.76
1,333
7.86
4. Lung Cancers
3,520
6.08
59
0.35
5. Lung Disease
2,902
5.01
461
2.72
6. Hypertension
2,471
4.26
428
2.53
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,995
3.44
54
0.32
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,949
3.36
1,464
8.64
9. Falls
1,919
3.31
62
0.37
10. Prostate Cancer
1,579
2.73
94
0.55
11. Breast Cancer
1,577
2.72
121
0.71
12. Pancreas Cancer
1,486
2.56
18
0.11
13. Kidney Disease
1,261
2.18
322
1.90
14. Suicide
1,249
2.16
243
1.43
15. Lymphomas
1,131
1.95
46
0.27
16. Inflammatory/Heart
1,027
1.77
162
0.96
17. Diabetes Mellitus
1,022
1.76
724
4.27
18. Parkinson's Disease
857
1.48
43
0.25
19. Liver Cancer
805
1.39
45
0.27
20. Other Neoplasms
681
1.18
8
0.05
21. Liver Disease
677
1.17
336
1.98
22. Leukemia
671
1.16
24
0.14
23. Bladder Cancer
669
1.15
16
0.09
24. Stomach Cancer
614
1.06
33
0.19
25. Endocrine Disorders
593
1.02
73
0.43
26. Oral Cancer
500
0.86
100
0.59
27. Skin Cancers
493
0.85
108
0.64
28. Oesophagus Cancer
491
0.85
21
0.12
29. Ovary Cancer
457
0.79
23
0.14
30. Other Injuries
410
0.71
207
1.22
31. Congenital Anomalies
305
0.53
283
1.67
32. Alcohol
229
0.40
28
0.17
33. Uterin Cancer
224
0.39
11
0.06
34. Road Traffic Accidents
193
0.33
868
5.12
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
186
0.32
645
3.81
36. Drug Use
176
0.30
32
0.19
37. Osteoarthritis
170
0.29
0
0.00
38. Multiple Sclerosis
160
0.28
2
0.01
39. Epilepsy
159
0.27
49
0.29
40. Skin Disease
129
0.22
31
0.18
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
122
0.21
76
0.45
42. Low Birth Weight
105
0.18
516
3.04
43. Cervical Cancer
105
0.18
133
0.78
44. Anemia
102
0.18
0
0.00
45. Schizophrenia
96
0.17
0
0.00
46. Asthma
95
0.16
200
1.18
47. Malnutrition
84
0.14
224
1.32
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
78
0.13
33
0.19
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
68
0.12
9
0.05
50. Drownings
49
0.08
110
0.65
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
19.52
54
4.38
143
2. Breast Cancer
15.52
110
14.84
120
3. Prostate Cancer
15.31
99
25.79
40
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.81
78
4.10
166
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.68
28
1.37
158
6. Lymphomas
5.46
65
3.10
144
7. Ovary Cancer
4.58
84
3.01
146
8. Liver Cancer
4.35
117
3.04
164
9. Leukemia
3.37
106
1.66
158
10. Stomach Cancer
3.30
145
2.39
172
11. Bladder Cancer
2.97
56
1.39
134
12. Oral Cancer
2.84
88
7.84
12
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.67
84
1.65
120
14. Skin Cancers
2.39
55
9.09
2
15. Uterin Cancer
1.99
108
1.63
131
16. Cervical Cancer
1.28
182
16.57
48
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.