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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

Compare Switzerland and Qatar 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.

Qatar
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
9,817,716
Qatar Population Pyramid
3,851,121
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   Qatar QATAR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Qatar QATAR
       
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
 
51.9
55.0
53.4
83
84
83
1970
70.0
76.2
73.0
6
5
5
 
59.3
63.0
61.1
75
76
77
1980
72.2
78.9
75.5
8
4
5
 
64.7
68.9
66.7
62
74
71
1990
73.9
80.7
77.2
9
3
4
 
67.7
72.3
70.0
56
77
64
2000
76.8
82.5
79.7
4
4
2
 
75.3
77.8
76.2
17
39
31
2010
80.0
84.5
82.3
2
5
2
 
76.4
79.2
77.3
28
41
34
2019
81.8
85.1
83.4
1
7
2
 
78.0
76.6
77.2
34
93
50
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Qatar QATAR
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.8
85.1
1
7
78.0
76.6
34
93
Age
81.8
85.1
1
7
78.0
76.6
34
93
Age 5
82.1
85.4
1
6
78.6
77.1
34
96
Age 10
82.1
85.4
1
6
78.6
77.1
34
97
Age 15
82.2
85.4
1
6
78.7
77.2
34
97
Age 20
82.2
85.5
1
6
78.9
77.2
34
97
Age 25
82.3
85.5
1
6
79.1
77.3
34
100
Age 30
82.5
85.6
1
6
79.2
77.4
36
101
Age 35
82.6
85.6
1
6
79.3
77.4
36
103
Age 40
82.7
85.7
1
6
79.5
77.5
39
105
Age 45
82.9
85.8
1
6
79.7
77.6
39
107
Age 50
83.1
86.0
2
7
79.9
77.8
40
113
Age 55
83.5
86.3
2
8
80.2
78.0
42
124
Age 60
84.1
86.7
2
8
80.6
78.4
42
147
Age 65
84.9
87.2
2
9
81.2
79.1
61
168
Age 70
85.9
87.8
4
10
82.1
80.1
73
178
Age 75
87.2
88.7
7
13
83.6
81.6
111
183
Age 80
88.8
89.8
11
15
85.5
83.5
166
183
Age 85
90.9
91.5
30
26
88.3
87.5
179
181
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Qatar QATAR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
41.51
170
227.64
22
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
23.78
19
22.69
22
3. Lung Cancers
19.52
54
10.46
101
4. Breast Cancer
15.52
110
15.02
117
5. Prostate Cancer
15.31
99
6.20
153
6. Stroke
14.92
183
51.69
126
7. Lung Disease
12.25
158
16.88
128
8. Suicide
9.83
72
4.66
145
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.81
78
10.56
67
10. Hypertension
8.02
143
6.19
152
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.68
28
3.34
102
12. Falls
7.39
65
6.19
81
13. Influenza and Pneumonia
6.97
177
23.53
102
14. Lymphomas
5.46
65
4.10
116
15. Kidney Disease
4.61
174
43.20
18
16. Ovary Cancer
4.58
84
5.90
36
17. Liver Disease
4.37
167
27.39
65
18. Diabetes Mellitus
4.37
174
112.65
7
19. Liver Cancer
4.35
117
4.56
113
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.21
106
3.34
129
21. Congenital Anomalies
3.56
145
3.81
138
22. Leukemia
3.37
106
3.39
104
23. Stomach Cancer
3.30
145
5.12
104
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.24
102
4.61
72
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.24
133
8.66
4
26. Bladder Cancer
2.97
56
4.03
25
27. Oral Cancer
2.84
88
2.20
122
28. Other Neoplasms
2.81
35
0.38
108
29. Oesophagus Cancer
2.67
84
2.64
85
30. Other Injuries
2.56
176
5.08
131
31. Skin Cancers
2.39
55
0.55
159
32. Uterin Cancer
1.99
108
2.32
90
33. Drug Use
1.84
54
0.80
131
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.71
180
8.79
128
35. Low Birth Weight
1.58
154
2.36
139
36. Alcohol
1.53
81
0.25
166
37. Cervical Cancer
1.28
182
3.25
143
38. Multiple Sclerosis
0.96
10
0.09
164
39. Epilepsy
0.95
141
0.57
172
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.71
151
0.98
136
41. Osteoarthritis
0.57
4
0.00
145
42. Skin Disease
0.51
139
4.68
17
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.51
175
1.89
118
44. Schizophrenia
0.50
8
0.00
146
45. Birth Trauma
0.48
153
0.66
139
46. Drownings
0.47
172
1.56
126
47. Violence
0.45
179
0.68
169
48. Asthma
0.42
169
1.41
122
49. Anemia
0.32
40
0.00
147
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.31
170
1.01
118
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Qatar QATAR
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
10,713
18.49
1,082
26.54
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
7,192
12.41
75
1.84
3. Stroke
3,918
6.76
255
6.25
4. Lung Cancers
3,520
6.08
73
1.79
5. Lung Disease
2,902
5.01
68
1.67
6. Hypertension
2,471
4.26
26
0.64
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,995
3.44
83
2.04
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,949
3.36
108
2.65
9. Falls
1,919
3.31
129
3.16
10. Prostate Cancer
1,579
2.73
18
0.44
11. Breast Cancer
1,577
2.72
53
1.30
12. Pancreas Cancer
1,486
2.56
25
0.61
13. Kidney Disease
1,261
2.18
179
4.39
14. Suicide
1,249
2.16
165
4.05
15. Lymphomas
1,131
1.95
48
1.18
16. Inflammatory/Heart
1,027
1.77
32
0.78
17. Diabetes Mellitus
1,022
1.76
459
11.26
18. Parkinson's Disease
857
1.48
28
0.69
19. Liver Cancer
805
1.39
44
1.08
20. Other Neoplasms
681
1.18
3
0.07
21. Liver Disease
677
1.17
202
4.95
22. Leukemia
671
1.16
57
1.40
23. Bladder Cancer
669
1.15
27
0.66
24. Stomach Cancer
614
1.06
42
1.03
25. Endocrine Disorders
593
1.02
39
0.96
26. Oral Cancer
500
0.86
25
0.61
27. Skin Cancers
493
0.85
8
0.20
28. Oesophagus Cancer
491
0.85
13
0.32
29. Ovary Cancer
457
0.79
17
0.42
30. Other Injuries
410
0.71
115
2.82
31. Congenital Anomalies
305
0.53
70
1.72
32. Alcohol
229
0.40
7
0.17
33. Uterin Cancer
224
0.39
6
0.15
34. Road Traffic Accidents
193
0.33
206
5.05
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
186
0.32
10
0.25
36. Drug Use
176
0.30
12
0.29
37. Osteoarthritis
170
0.29
0
0.00
38. Multiple Sclerosis
160
0.28
2
0.05
39. Epilepsy
159
0.27
13
0.32
40. Skin Disease
129
0.22
16
0.39
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
122
0.21
7
0.17
42. Low Birth Weight
105
0.18
45
1.10
43. Cervical Cancer
105
0.18
13
0.32
44. Anemia
102
0.18
0
0.00
45. Schizophrenia
96
0.17
0
0.00
46. Asthma
95
0.16
10
0.25
47. Malnutrition
84
0.14
1
0.02
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
78
0.13
8
0.20
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
68
0.12
0
0.00
50. Drownings
49
0.08
45
1.10
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Qatar QATAR
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
19.52
54
10.46
101
2. Breast Cancer
15.52
110
15.02
117
3. Prostate Cancer
15.31
99
6.20
153
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.81
78
10.56
67
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.68
28
3.34
102
6. Lymphomas
5.46
65
4.10
116
7. Ovary Cancer
4.58
84
5.90
36
8. Liver Cancer
4.35
117
4.56
113
9. Leukemia
3.37
106
3.39
104
10. Stomach Cancer
3.30
145
5.12
104
11. Bladder Cancer
2.97
56
4.03
25
12. Oral Cancer
2.84
88
2.20
122
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.67
84
2.64
85
14. Skin Cancers
2.39
55
0.55
159
15. Uterin Cancer
1.99
108
2.32
90
16. Cervical Cancer
1.28
182
3.25
143
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.