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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Switzerland and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    16.44
    118
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    18.34
    64
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    18.21
    76
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    35.20
    22
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    80.50
    93
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    31.41
    47
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    23.49
    8
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    8.90
    89
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    33.86
    36
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    4.98
    65
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    2.99
    150
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    83.23
    40
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    6.08
    39
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    35.72
    35
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.85
    115
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    18.41
    95
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    74.67
    16
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    5.46
    87
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    12.75
    17
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    6.23
    83
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    3.34
    108
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    3.68
    137
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    11.70
    14
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    3.36
    130
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    2.19
    83
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.18
    80
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.65
    75
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    8.50
    16
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    10.77
    57
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.47
    53
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    2.15
    99
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    1.52
    67
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    22.70
    61
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    7.16
    63
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.93
    61
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    20.99
    37
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.22
    80
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    3.28
    22
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    33.37
    46
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    160
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    2.91
    30
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    4.52
    65
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    160
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    3.36
    78
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    4.06
    44
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    37.54
    8
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    13.63
    45
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    160
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    2.04
    70
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    12,789
    2.81
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    1,399
    0.31
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    4,374
    0.96
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    2,007
    0.44
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    15,302
    3.37
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    13,774
    3.03
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    2,818
    0.62
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    5,408
    1.19
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    30,188
    6.64
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    1,077
    0.24
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    2,383
    0.52
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    267
    0.06
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    9,013
    1.98
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    829
    0.18
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    1,535
    0.34
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    5,890
    1.30
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    1,406
    0.31
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    993
    0.22
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    3,486
    0.77
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    951
    0.21
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    6,014
    1.32
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    4,351
    0.96
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    987
    0.22
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    512
    0.11
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    13,014
    2.86
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    15,843
    3.49
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    770
    0.17
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    113
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    1,870
    0.41
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    6,250
    1.37
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    5,555
    1.22
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    5,966
    1.31
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    2,381
    0.52
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    1,015
    0.22
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    376
    0.08
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    2,403
    0.53
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.85
    115
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    5.46
    87
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    3.34
    108
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    3.68
    137
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    2.19
    83
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.18
    80
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    8.50
    16
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.47
    53
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    2.15
    99
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    20.99
    37
    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.