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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 NIGERIA

Compare Switzerland and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    100.91
    107
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    19.45
    59
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    1.37
    178
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    20.56
    47
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    20.40
    63
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    88.68
    86
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    20.77
    99
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    6.87
    117
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    4.32
    157
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    16.07
    103
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.64
    126
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    8.54
    40
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    98.12
    28
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    5.96
    45
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    23.87
    88
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.90
    112
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    41.99
    21
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    33.50
    82
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    6.19
    71
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    5.49
    76
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    11.22
    5
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    2.06
    151
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    2.52
    169
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    7.01
    35
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    5.60
    29
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.81
    166
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    2.44
    107
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.50
    88
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.75
    171
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    10.98
    56
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.29
    62
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.60
    132
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    5.81
    5
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    27.25
    54
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    14.70
    5
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.16
    106
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    21.11
    35
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.18
    103
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    3.25
    23
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    78.99
    13
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    139
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    1.64
    90
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    7.03
    31
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    140
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    15.51
    2
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    2.17
    107
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    11.97
    42
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    10.71
    58
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    142
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    2.05
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    6,786
    0.46
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    12,569
    0.85
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    10,692
    0.72
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    4,152
    0.28
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    207,281
    14.00
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    7,528
    0.51
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    5,914
    0.40
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    11,884
    0.80
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    1,975
    0.13
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    18,189
    1.23
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    7,019
    0.47
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    5,202
    0.35
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    4,826
    0.33
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    22,497
    1.52
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    2,473
    0.17
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    5,289
    0.36
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    290
    0.02
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    38,326
    2.59
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    2,257
    0.15
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    670
    0.05
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    2,129
    0.14
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    15,799
    1.07
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    2,238
    0.15
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    1,933
    0.13
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    560
    0.04
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    2,133
    0.14
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    22,696
    1.53
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    49,696
    3.36
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    1,031
    0.07
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    679
    0.05
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    41,693
    2.82
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    144,724
    9.77
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    6,273
    0.42
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    179
    0.01
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    5,001
    0.34
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    1,468
    0.10
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    5,846
    0.39
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    95,959
    6.48
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    10,574
    0.71
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    8,192
    0.55
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    5,896
    0.40
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    1,946
    0.13
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    165
    0.01
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    6,584
    0.44
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    20.56
    47
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    20.40
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    4.32
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.64
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    5.96
    45
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.90
    112
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    6.19
    71
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    2.06
    151
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    2.52
    169
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.81
    166
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    2.44
    107
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.75
    171
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.29
    62
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.60
    132
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    21.11
    35
    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.