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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Switzerland and Cameroon 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.

Cameroon
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   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Cameroon CAMEROON
           
    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
     
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
     
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
     
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
     
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
     
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
     
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
     
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Cameroon CAMEROON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Cameroon CAMEROON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    122.39
    77
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    20.71
    37
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    2.77
    162
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    23.24
    36
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    29.36
    31
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    118.87
    44
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    26.42
    70
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    15.92
    25
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    5.92
    135
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    21.74
    73
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    3.03
    112
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    10.66
    18
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    116.04
    17
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    2.94
    152
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    46.48
    14
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.11
    102
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    36.47
    37
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    57.00
    30
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    6.88
    58
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    7.89
    42
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    10.13
    7
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    1.52
    160
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    4.30
    128
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    9.27
    24
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    6.68
    15
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.54
    177
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    6.50
    24
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.56
    81
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    1.32
    137
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    15.43
    20
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.92
    89
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.27
    152
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    5.35
    8
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    40.18
    24
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    11.05
    26
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    1.58
    77
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    23.20
    29
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.29
    56
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    4.11
    7
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    55.91
    29
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    77
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    2.88
    31
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    6.68
    35
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    80
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    11.19
    17
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    3.78
    50
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    6.68
    73
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    14.72
    40
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    84
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    2.67
    48
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    10,695
    5.97
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    1,157
    0.65
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    11,199
    6.25
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    301
    0.17
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    2,310
    1.29
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    2,035
    1.14
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    569
    0.32
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    19,694
    11.00
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    1,235
    0.69
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    940
    0.52
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    1,874
    1.05
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    290
    0.16
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    5,140
    2.87
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    2,333
    1.30
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    489
    0.27
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    986
    0.55
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    5,468
    3.05
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    449
    0.25
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    875
    0.49
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    49
    0.03
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    4,531
    2.53
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    275
    0.15
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    65
    0.04
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    458
    0.26
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    2,474
    1.38
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    845
    0.47
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    204
    0.11
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    135
    0.08
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    303
    0.17
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    3,289
    1.84
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    5,258
    2.94
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    198
    0.11
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    75
    0.04
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    7,810
    4.36
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    11,849
    6.62
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    928
    0.52
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    41
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    867
    0.48
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    324
    0.18
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    754
    0.42
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    7,950
    4.44
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    1,582
    0.88
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    1,619
    0.90
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    1,218
    0.68
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    323
    0.18
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    26
    0.01
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    1,178
    0.66
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    2.77
    162
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    23.24
    36
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    29.36
    31
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    5.92
    135
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    3.03
    112
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    2.94
    152
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    4.11
    102
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    6.88
    58
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    1.52
    160
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    4.30
    128
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.54
    177
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    6.50
    24
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    1.32
    137
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    1.92
    89
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    1.27
    152
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    23.20
    29
    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.