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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Switzerland and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    189.77
    33
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    19.13
    68
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    21.56
    44
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    26.40
    20
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    24.32
    48
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    118.02
    45
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    47.54
    19
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    14.60
    30
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    8.66
    93
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    23.76
    63
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.68
    124
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    6.17
    83
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    39.32
    68
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    3.94
    122
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    39.81
    23
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    14.84
    1
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    18.98
    94
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    82.64
    13
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.91
    99
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    5.15
    83
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    5.11
    112
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    2.10
    150
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    12.23
    20
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    4.28
    81
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    6.72
    14
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    3.56
    38
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.32
    75
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.52
    86
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.72
    172
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    8.08
    85
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.24
    130
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    7.58
    4
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    0.42
    168
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    15.42
    93
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    3.59
    116
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.39
    90
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    7.89
    94
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.12
    143
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    1.39
    109
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    8.39
    70
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    150
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    2.65
    34
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    6.92
    34
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    151
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    1.25
    111
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    7.42
    11
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    3.39
    108
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    17.01
    29
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    151
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    7.61
    14
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    241
    21.56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    19
    1.70
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    148
    13.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    26
    2.33
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    57
    5.10
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    30
    2.68
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    12
    1.07
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    53
    4.74
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    8
    0.72
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    11
    0.98
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    19
    1.70
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    4
    0.36
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    52
    4.65
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    25
    2.24
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    6
    0.54
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    7
    0.63
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    108
    9.66
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    7
    0.63
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    7
    0.63
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    1
    0.09
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    27
    2.42
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    3
    0.27
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    5
    0.45
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    16
    1.43
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    6
    0.54
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    4
    0.36
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    2
    0.18
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    1
    0.09
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    10
    0.89
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    13
    1.16
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    18
    1.61
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    2
    0.18
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    5
    0.45
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    26
    2.33
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    12
    1.07
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    1
    0.09
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    0
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    2
    0.18
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    3
    0.27
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    9
    0.81
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    16
    1.43
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    6
    0.54
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    21
    1.88
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    3
    0.27
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    11
    0.98
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    13
    1.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    21.56
    44
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    26.40
    20
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    24.32
    48
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    8.66
    93
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.68
    124
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    3.94
    122
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    14.84
    1
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.91
    99
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    2.10
    150
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    12.23
    20
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    3.56
    38
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.32
    75
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.72
    172
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.24
    130
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    7.58
    4
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    7.89
    94
    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.