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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Switzerland and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
     
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
     
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
     
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
     
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
     
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
     
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
     
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    227.26
    23
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    19.16
    66
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    11.72
    97
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    15.07
    115
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    2.81
    176
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    128.44
    31
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    8.53
    174
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    4.74
    144
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    4.32
    158
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    16.27
    101
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.88
    115
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    2.77
    156
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    15.14
    135
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    3.82
    128
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    37.39
    29
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.16
    141
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    10.94
    118
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    43.40
    51
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    3.04
    165
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    5.43
    77
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    6.83
    57
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    4.79
    26
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    3.94
    132
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    1.35
    167
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    4.74
    59
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    3.81
    31
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    2.01
    133
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.14
    181
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.95
    158
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    6.33
    113
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.00
    87
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    0.59
    173
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    1.73
    58
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    34.41
    37
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    8.00
    54
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    0.16
    177
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    1.39
    180
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.13
    134
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    0.75
    161
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    3.46
    87
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    110
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    0.25
    165
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    0.92
    151
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    112
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    4.96
    66
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    1.56
    127
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    17.20
    26
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    5.15
    86
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    114
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    1.42
    93
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    2,429
    1.66
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    20,793
    14.19
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    2,162
    1.48
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    1,329
    0.91
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    2,451
    1.67
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    852
    0.58
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    5,551
    3.79
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    709
    0.48
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    171
    0.12
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    1,783
    1.22
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    530
    0.36
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    6,323
    4.32
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    1,418
    0.97
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    811
    0.55
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    1,190
    0.81
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    7,395
    5.05
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    658
    0.45
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    555
    0.38
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    26
    0.02
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    2,127
    1.45
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    1,315
    0.90
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    628
    0.43
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    771
    0.53
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    462
    0.32
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    410
    0.28
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    339
    0.23
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    173
    0.12
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    376
    0.26
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    2,212
    1.51
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    4,812
    3.28
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    40
    0.03
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    61
    0.04
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    10,726
    7.32
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    1,578
    1.08
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    441
    0.30
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    30
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    253
    0.17
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    49
    0.03
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    159
    0.11
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    6,573
    4.49
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    162
    0.11
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    914
    0.62
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    92
    0.06
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    283
    0.19
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    21
    0.01
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    658
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    11.72
    97
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    15.07
    115
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    2.81
    176
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    4.32
    158
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    2.88
    115
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    3.82
    128
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.16
    141
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    3.04
    165
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    4.79
    26
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    3.94
    132
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    3.81
    31
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    2.01
    133
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    0.95
    158
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    2.00
    87
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    0.59
    173
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    1.39
    180
    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.