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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Switzerland and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    105.37
    99
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    16.26
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    37.70
    4
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    7.80
    177
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    2.38
    178
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    162.14
    15
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    87.71
    5
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    8.20
    95
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10.37
    70
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    18.24
    92
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    4.85
    68
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    6.34
    79
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    22.75
    104
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    1.84
    175
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    12.98
    129
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    2.96
    147
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    14.33
    111
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    11.82
    137
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    16.66
    12
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    2.40
    153
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    3.79
    139
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    3.44
    99
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    11.99
    21
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    1.60
    160
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    3.78
    113
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.61
    120
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    1.62
    152
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.14
    180
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    3.80
    49
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    5.48
    125
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    0.55
    160
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    0.78
    168
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    1.24
    89
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    22.21
    64
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    4.39
    98
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.00
    116
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    4.11
    136
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.13
    135
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    0.98
    137
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    1.70
    109
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    86
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    0.58
    138
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    5.64
    51
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    88
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    2.66
    86
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    4.46
    35
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    3.97
    101
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    4.81
    90
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    91
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    6.87
    15
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    5,368
    2.51
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    1,801
    0.84
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    219
    0.10
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    1,366
    0.64
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    1,525
    0.71
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    3,959
    1.85
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    2,407
    1.12
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    560
    0.26
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    684
    0.32
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    3,671
    1.71
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    1,155
    0.54
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    5,326
    2.49
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    44
    0.02
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    4,506
    2.10
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    965
    0.45
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    500
    0.23
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    3,771
    1.76
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    452
    0.21
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    513
    0.24
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    168
    0.08
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    1,222
    0.57
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    532
    0.25
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    1,531
    0.71
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    991
    0.46
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    304
    0.14
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    138
    0.06
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    6,210
    2.90
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    374
    0.17
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    356
    0.17
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    40
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    266
    0.12
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    158
    0.07
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    1,712
    0.80
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    1,208
    0.56
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    704
    0.33
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    1,439
    0.67
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    317
    0.15
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    2,093
    0.98
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    198
    0.09
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    1,126
    0.53
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    2.96
    147
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    16.66
    12
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    3.44
    99
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    11.99
    21
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.61
    120
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    1.62
    152
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    3.80
    49
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    0.55
    160
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    0.78
    168
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    4.11
    136
    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.