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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Switzerland and South Sudan 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 Sudan
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 Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
     
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
     
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
     
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    67.24
    147
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    16.37
    120
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.26
    155
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    24.61
    32
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    20.76
    59
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    78.18
    96
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    20.35
    103
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    6.69
    120
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    7.03
    119
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    26.49
    52
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.21
    137
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    5.13
    100
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    91.82
    32
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    7.27
    16
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    21.96
    98
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    6.66
    22
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    33.72
    46
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    28.11
    91
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    6.30
    69
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    3.15
    132
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    7.99
    32
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    4.90
    23
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    4.83
    115
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    2.34
    137
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    3.13
    139
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.83
    105
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    4.79
    40
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.29
    144
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    8.47
    17
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    12.63
    39
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.57
    49
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    2.48
    81
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    0.59
    151
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    50.94
    9
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    13.19
    12
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.00
    117
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    26.49
    21
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.07
    172
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    1.73
    85
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    89.87
    9
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    161
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    1.70
    85
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    3.46
    78
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    161
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    15.46
    3
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    3.07
    73
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    20.51
    17
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    10.14
    63
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    161
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    1.89
    73
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    2,930
    3.49
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    543
    0.65
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    3,541
    4.22
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    164
    0.20
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    894
    1.07
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    1,131
    1.35
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    360
    0.43
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    9,918
    11.82
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    269
    0.32
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    409
    0.49
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    695
    0.83
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    109
    0.13
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    1,090
    1.30
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    425
    0.51
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    422
    0.50
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    217
    0.26
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    1,312
    1.56
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    125
    0.15
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    346
    0.41
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    14
    0.02
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    1,823
    2.17
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    314
    0.37
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    88
    0.10
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    241
    0.29
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    192
    0.23
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    259
    0.31
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    127
    0.15
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    435
    0.52
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    188
    0.22
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    1,207
    1.44
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    2,020
    2.41
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    53
    0.06
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    66
    0.08
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    4,063
    4.84
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    7,270
    8.67
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    33
    0.04
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    4
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    152
    0.18
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    97
    0.12
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    186
    0.22
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    4,339
    5.17
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    761
    0.91
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    587
    0.70
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    1,660
    1.98
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    121
    0.14
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    16
    0.02
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    466
    0.56
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.26
    155
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    24.61
    32
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    20.76
    59
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    7.03
    119
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.21
    137
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    7.27
    16
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    6.66
    22
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    6.30
    69
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    4.90
    23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    4.83
    115
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    1.83
    105
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    4.79
    40
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    8.47
    17
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.57
    49
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    2.48
    81
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    26.49
    21
    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.