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Compare Switzerland and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    74.1
    71.3
    7
    6
    6
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.9
    82.6
    79.7
    5
    3
    2
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    81.3
    85.3
    83.4
    1
    6
    2
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    85.3
    1
    6
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    81.8
    85.7
    1
    6
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.7
    1
    6
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    82.0
    85.8
    1
    6
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    82.2
    85.9
    1
    6
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    82.3
    85.9
    1
    6
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    82.5
    86.1
    3
    6
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.8
    86.3
    3
    6
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.6
    2
    6
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.9
    87.0
    2
    6
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.6
    2
    6
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.7
    88.3
    4
    5
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.2
    6
    6
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.4
    13
    11
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.2
    30
    25
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    61
    42
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.6
    98.1
    88
    63
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    79
    87
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    47.54
    158
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32.25
    6
    		  
    0.71
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Stroke
    21.19
    172
    		  
    123.84
    49
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Hypertension
    15.52
    101
    		  
    20.37
    55
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Lung Disease
    10.96
    143
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Suicide
    9.56
    75
    		  
    8.54
    86
    11. Falls
    9.43
    46
    		  
    5.76
    80
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.67
    154
    		  
    27.80
    84
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.37
    165
    		  
    103.64
    39
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    104
    		  
    5.53
    112
    16. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
    		  
    4.34
    90
    17. Liver Disease
    5.60
    150
    		  
    15.22
    90
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
    		  
    4.34
    82
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.02
    154
    		  
    17.30
    56
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
    		  
    55.58
    2
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.02
    14
    		  
    0.45
    152
    22. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
    		  
    3.77
    91
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.83
    144
    		  
    9.07
    74
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
    		  
    1.50
    112
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.61
    165
    		  
    21.84
    55
    26. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
    		  
    2.46
    154
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.15
    69
    		  
    1.52
    127
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
    		  
    0.68
    157
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
    		  
    0.87
    132
    30. Other Injuries
    2.96
    165
    		  
    19.68
    42
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
    		  
    4.08
    63
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.81
    135
    		  
    2.40
    142
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.70
    143
    		  
    17.45
    39
    34. Alcohol
    2.49
    46
    		  
    1.69
    60
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
    		  
    1.42
    114
    36. Drug Use
    1.84
    59
    		  
    3.55
    25
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
    		  
    7.81
    85
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.11
    8
    		  
    0.06
    152
    39. Poisonings
    1.04
    97
    		  
    0.98
    102
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.97
    139
    		  
    27.96
    49
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    151
    		  
    9.05
    27
    42. Birth Trauma
    0.85
    138
    		  
    18.95
    24
    43. Epilepsy
    0.78
    153
    		  
    1.65
    97
    44. Osteoarthritis
    0.73
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Depression
    0.68
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    23
    		  
    0.11
    134
    47. Asthma
    0.64
    158
    		  
    25.90
    5
    48. Drownings
    0.61
    162
    		  
    5.69
    55
    49. Skin Disease
    0.57
    133
    		  
    1.93
    83
    50. Violence
    0.57
    168
    		  
    6.66
    75
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,078
    16.31
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5,906
    11.93
    		  
    22
    0.05
    3. Stroke
    3,706
    7.48
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,190
    6.44
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Hypertension
    2,787
    5.63
    		  
    673
    1.61
    6. Lung Disease
    1,896
    3.83
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,788
    3.61
    		  
    267
    0.64
    8. Falls
    1,586
    3.20
    		  
    247
    0.59
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,539
    3.11
    		  
    219
    0.52
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,463
    2.95
    		  
    46
    0.11
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,307
    2.64
    		  
    938
    2.24
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,251
    2.53
    		  
    41
    0.10
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,080
    2.18
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    2.14
    		  
    219
    0.52
    15. Suicide
    972
    1.96
    		  
    422
    1.01
    16. Lymphomas
    911
    1.84
    		  
    171
    0.41
    17. Kidney Disease
    889
    1.80
    		  
    632
    1.51
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    737
    1.49
    		  
    14
    0.03
    19. Liver Disease
    707
    1.43
    		  
    594
    1.42
    20. Liver Cancer
    677
    1.37
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    21. Leukemia
    599
    1.21
    		  
    203
    0.49
    22. Bladder Cancer
    585
    1.18
    		  
    50
    0.12
    23. Other Neoplasms
    533
    1.08
    		  
    64
    0.15
    24. Stomach Cancer
    494
    1.00
    		  
    92
    0.22
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    474
    0.96
    		  
    25
    0.06
    26. Skin Cancers
    459
    0.93
    		  
    30
    0.07
    27. Ovary Cancer
    435
    0.88
    		  
    92
    0.22
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    400
    0.81
    		  
    108
    0.26
    29. Oral Cancer
    392
    0.79
    		  
    153
    0.36
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    357
    0.72
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    31. Other Injuries
    346
    0.70
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    32. Alcohol
    282
    0.57
    		  
    74
    0.18
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    255
    0.52
    		  
    817
    1.95
    34. Uterin Cancer
    209
    0.42
    		  
    28
    0.07
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    173
    0.35
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    36. Drug Use
    162
    0.33
    		  
    177
    0.42
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.30
    		  
    313
    0.75
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    143
    0.29
    		  
    2
    0.01
    39. Osteoarthritis
    131
    0.27
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Low Birth Weight
    121
    0.25
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    41. Depression
    110
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    107
    0.22
    		  
    911
    2.17
    43. Schizophrenia
    102
    0.21
    		  
    4
    0.01
    44. Poisonings
    97
    0.20
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Skin Disease
    95
    0.19
    		  
    75
    0.18
    46. Epilepsy
    94
    0.19
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Cervical Cancer
    90
    0.18
    		  
    167
    0.40
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    71
    0.14
    		  
    390
    0.93
    49. Malnutrition
    63
    0.13
    		  
    393
    0.94
    50. Anemia
    60
    0.12
    		  
    50
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
    		  
    1.50
    112
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.