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Switzerland
COUNTRY #1
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SWITZERLAND VS LESOTHO

Compare Switzerland and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    76.8
    82.5
    79.7
    4
    4
    2
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    81.8
    85.1
    83.4
    1
    7
    2
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.8
    85.1
    1
    7
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    82.1
    85.4
    1
    6
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    82.2
    85.4
    1
    6
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    82.2
    85.5
    1
    6
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    82.3
    85.5
    1
    6
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    82.5
    85.6
    1
    6
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    82.6
    85.6
    1
    6
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    82.7
    85.7
    1
    6
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    82.9
    85.8
    1
    6
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    83.1
    86.0
    2
    7
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    83.5
    86.3
    2
    8
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    84.1
    86.7
    2
    8
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    84.9
    87.2
    2
    9
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.8
    4
    10
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    87.2
    88.7
    7
    13
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.8
    11
    15
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    30
    26
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.51
    170
    155.85
    43
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.78
    19
    17.24
    99
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.87
    146
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    11.68
    143
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    24.42
    47
    6. Stroke
    14.92
    183
    211.66
    3
    7. Lung Disease
    12.25
    158
    83.85
    6
    8. Suicide
    9.83
    72
    87.48
    1
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    2.77
    180
    10. Hypertension
    8.02
    143
    74.75
    1
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    0.90
    168
    12. Falls
    7.39
    65
    8.24
    44
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.97
    177
    192.07
    1
    14. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    4.86
    86
    15. Kidney Disease
    4.61
    174
    69.87
    4
    16. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.01
    145
    17. Liver Disease
    4.37
    167
    51.33
    9
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.37
    174
    147.55
    5
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.78
    106
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    106
    21.17
    6
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3.56
    145
    11.28
    4
    22. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    2.43
    144
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    0.76
    181
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    102
    14.08
    10
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.24
    133
    4.56
    67
    26. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.70
    170
    27. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.76
    61
    28. Other Neoplasms
    2.81
    35
    0.66
    73
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    5.57
    33
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    176
    28.67
    2
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    3.61
    19
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    2.88
    66
    33. Drug Use
    1.84
    54
    1.67
    61
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.71
    180
    36.62
    32
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    154
    18.96
    1
    36. Alcohol
    1.53
    81
    4.54
    21
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    44.59
    9
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    10
    0.38
    43
    39. Epilepsy
    0.95
    141
    7.57
    1
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.71
    151
    142.10
    2
    41. Osteoarthritis
    0.57
    4
    0.00
    120
    42. Skin Disease
    0.51
    139
    5.11
    14
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    175
    18.88
    3
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.50
    8
    0.00
    122
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.48
    153
    13.70
    7
    46. Drownings
    0.47
    172
    9.67
    7
    47. Violence
    0.45
    179
    43.38
    5
    48. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    45.32
    3
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    40
    0.00
    124
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.31
    170
    7.68
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,713
    18.49
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,192
    12.41
    194
    0.58
    3. Stroke
    3,918
    6.76
    2,817
    8.45
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,520
    6.08
    51
    0.15
    5. Lung Disease
    2,902
    5.01
    1,102
    3.31
    6. Hypertension
    2,471
    4.26
    990
    2.97
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,995
    3.44
    40
    0.12
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,949
    3.36
    3,214
    9.65
    9. Falls
    1,919
    3.31
    128
    0.38
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,579
    2.73
    81
    0.24
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,577
    2.72
    97
    0.29
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,486
    2.56
    12
    0.04
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,261
    2.18
    1,015
    3.05
    14. Suicide
    1,249
    2.16
    1,539
    4.62
    15. Lymphomas
    1,131
    1.95
    78
    0.23
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,027
    1.77
    305
    0.92
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,022
    1.76
    2,000
    6.00
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    857
    1.48
    55
    0.17
    19. Liver Cancer
    805
    1.39
    71
    0.21
    20. Other Neoplasms
    681
    1.18
    9
    0.03
    21. Liver Disease
    677
    1.17
    792
    2.38
    22. Leukemia
    671
    1.16
    39
    0.12
    23. Bladder Cancer
    669
    1.15
    10
    0.03
    24. Stomach Cancer
    614
    1.06
    11
    0.03
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    593
    1.02
    235
    0.71
    26. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.86
    52
    0.16
    27. Skin Cancers
    493
    0.85
    46
    0.14
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.85
    73
    0.22
    29. Ovary Cancer
    457
    0.79
    24
    0.07
    30. Other Injuries
    410
    0.71
    533
    1.60
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    305
    0.53
    389
    1.17
    32. Alcohol
    229
    0.40
    71
    0.21
    33. Uterin Cancer
    224
    0.39
    23
    0.07
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    193
    0.33
    678
    2.03
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186
    0.32
    2,354
    7.06
    36. Drug Use
    176
    0.30
    32
    0.10
    37. Osteoarthritis
    170
    0.29
    0
    0.00
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    160
    0.28
    6
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    159
    0.27
    143
    0.43
    40. Skin Disease
    129
    0.22
    70
    0.21
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    122
    0.21
    279
    0.84
    42. Low Birth Weight
    105
    0.18
    957
    2.87
    43. Cervical Cancer
    105
    0.18
    372
    1.12
    44. Anemia
    102
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    45. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    95
    0.16
    678
    2.03
    47. Malnutrition
    84
    0.14
    357
    1.07
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.13
    126
    0.38
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    68
    0.12
    18
    0.05
    50. Drownings
    49
    0.08
    200
    0.60
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.52
    54
    3.87
    146
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.52
    110
    11.68
    143
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.31
    99
    24.42
    47
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.81
    78
    2.77
    180
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    28
    0.90
    168
    6. Lymphomas
    5.46
    65
    4.86
    86
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.58
    84
    3.01
    145
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.35
    117
    4.78
    106
    9. Leukemia
    3.37
    106
    2.43
    144
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    145
    0.76
    181
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.97
    56
    0.70
    170
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.84
    88
    3.76
    61
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.67
    84
    5.57
    33
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.39
    55
    3.61
    19
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    108
    2.88
    66
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    182
    44.59
    9
    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.