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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS UNITED STATES

Compare Switzerland and United States 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.

United States
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   United States UNITED STATES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   United States UNITED STATES
           
    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
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    73.49
    142
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    33.26
    8
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    25.54
    24
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    15.93
    105
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    11.64
    126
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    22.27
    164
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    28.49
    60
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    14.51
    31
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10.28
    71
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    10.26
    133
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    7.26
    36
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    5.68
    90
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    8.86
    163
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    6.36
    31
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    13.08
    127
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.70
    79
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    8.98
    134
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    10.58
    144
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.69
    110
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    5.64
    73
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    3.78
    140
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    4.43
    49
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    2.24
    173
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    8.22
    28
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    4.55
    68
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    2.84
    61
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    2.01
    132
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    2.68
    37
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    3.04
    71
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    5.11
    130
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.36
    57
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    3.11
    50
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    21.28
    1
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    11.10
    120
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    2.37
    138
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    3.50
    28
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    2.77
    151
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.97
    8
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    0.78
    159
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    1.55
    114
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.07
    42
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    0.86
    115
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    0.55
    170
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.13
    42
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    0.42
    157
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    1.19
    140
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    6.00
    81
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    0.84
    141
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.42
    32
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    0.55
    152
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    504,904
    20.15
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    287,198
    11.46
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    158,520
    6.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    155,533
    6.21
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    195,387
    7.80
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    65,960
    2.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    61,827
    2.47
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    60,317
    2.41
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    40,418
    1.61
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    35,612
    1.42
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    48,671
    1.94
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    44,293
    1.77
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    85,861
    3.43
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    53,099
    2.12
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    40,281
    1.61
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    32,529
    1.30
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    61,418
    2.45
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    34,491
    1.38
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    27,064
    1.08
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    17,743
    0.71
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    43,402
    1.73
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    26,966
    1.08
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    19,622
    0.78
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    13,077
    0.52
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    46,985
    1.87
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    11,555
    0.46
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    14,311
    0.57
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    17,829
    0.71
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    14,591
    0.58
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    25,997
    1.04
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    11,762
    0.47
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    14,659
    0.58
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    10,063
    0.40
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    41,694
    1.66
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    9,955
    0.40
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    74,435
    2.97
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    579
    0.02
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    5,059
    0.20
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    3,162
    0.13
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    5,409
    0.22
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    3,461
    0.14
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    6,924
    0.28
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    6,984
    0.28
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    3,115
    0.12
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    723
    0.03
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    3,818
    0.15
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    6,762
    0.27
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    3,646
    0.15
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    2,461
    0.10
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    4,070
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    25.54
    24
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    15.93
    105
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    11.64
    126
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    10.28
    71
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    7.26
    36
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    6.36
    31
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.70
    79
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.69
    110
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    4.43
    49
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    2.24
    173
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    2.84
    61
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    2.01
    132
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    3.04
    71
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.36
    57
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    3.11
    50
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    2.77
    151
    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.