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Compare Switzerland and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    76.9
    82.6
    79.7
    5
    3
    2
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    81.3
    85.3
    83.4
    1
    6
    2
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    85.3
    1
    6
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    81.8
    85.7
    1
    6
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.7
    1
    6
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    82.0
    85.8
    1
    6
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    82.2
    85.9
    1
    6
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    82.3
    85.9
    1
    6
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    82.5
    86.1
    3
    6
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    82.8
    86.3
    3
    6
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.6
    2
    6
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    83.9
    87.0
    2
    6
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.6
    2
    6
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    85.7
    88.3
    4
    5
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.2
    6
    6
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.4
    13
    11
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.2
    30
    25
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    61
    42
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    97.6
    98.1
    88
    63
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    79
    87
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    47.54
    158
     
    89.77
    85
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32.25
    6
     
    1.58
    134
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
     
    7.32
    109
    4. Stroke
    21.19
    172
     
    172.43
    11
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
     
    14.42
    103
    6. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
     
    36.65
    14
    7. Hypertension
    15.52
    101
     
    17.95
    75
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
     
    6.85
    94
    9. Lung Disease
    10.96
    143
     
    19.72
    80
    10. Suicide
    9.56
    75
     
    10.50
    65
    11. Falls
    9.43
    46
     
    7.50
    64
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
     
    2.51
    103
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.67
    154
     
    21.06
    105
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.37
    165
     
    88.74
    48
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    104
     
    15.51
    16
    16. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
     
    5.62
    61
    17. Liver Disease
    5.60
    150
     
    17.67
    77
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
     
    1.86
    160
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.02
    154
     
    11.79
    104
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
     
    3.59
    135
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.02
    14
     
    1.67
    94
    22. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
     
    3.79
    90
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.83
    144
     
    7.50
    103
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
     
    2.47
    70
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.61
    165
     
    23.43
    44
    26. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
     
    5.05
    100
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.15
    69
     
    3.20
    67
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
     
    8.46
    23
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
     
    1.59
    88
    30. Other Injuries
    2.96
    165
     
    11.81
    86
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
     
    6.96
    15
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.81
    135
     
    7.68
    69
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.70
    143
     
    13.56
    56
    34. Alcohol
    2.49
    46
     
    0.09
    139
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
     
    1.40
    117
    36. Drug Use
    1.84
    59
     
    1.36
    74
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
     
    28.96
    10
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.11
    8
     
    0.16
    118
    39. Poisonings
    1.04
    97
     
    4.28
    30
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.97
    139
     
    51.96
    32
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    151
     
    2.00
    106
    42. Birth Trauma
    0.85
    138
     
    14.51
    45
    43. Epilepsy
    0.78
    153
     
    7.36
    39
    44. Osteoarthritis
    0.73
    3
     
    0.00
    172
    45. Depression
    0.68
    2
     
    0.00
    172
    46. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    23
     
    0.37
    62
    47. Asthma
    0.64
    158
     
    9.46
    48
    48. Drownings
    0.61
    162
     
    7.74
    33
    49. Skin Disease
    0.57
    133
     
    7.72
    19
    50. Violence
    0.57
    168
     
    11.53
    43
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,078
    16.31
     
    8,340
    5.79
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5,906
    11.93
     
    150
    0.10
    3. Stroke
    3,706
    7.48
     
    15,168
    10.53
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,190
    6.44
     
    708
    0.49
    5. Hypertension
    2,787
    5.63
     
    1,605
    1.11
    6. Lung Disease
    1,896
    3.83
     
    1,902
    1.32
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,788
    3.61
     
    737
    0.51
    8. Falls
    1,586
    3.20
     
    1,001
    0.69
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,539
    3.11
     
    872
    0.60
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,463
    2.95
     
    1,263
    0.88
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,307
    2.64
     
    1,976
    1.37
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,251
    2.53
     
    252
    0.17
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,080
    2.18
     
    15,023
    10.43
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    2.14
     
    1,565
    1.09
    15. Suicide
    972
    1.96
     
    1,625
    1.13
    16. Lymphomas
    911
    1.84
     
    719
    0.50
    17. Kidney Disease
    889
    1.80
     
    1,382
    0.96
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    737
    1.49
     
    137
    0.10
    19. Liver Disease
    707
    1.43
     
    2,025
    1.40
    20. Liver Cancer
    677
    1.37
     
    450
    0.31
    21. Leukemia
    599
    1.21
     
    512
    0.36
    22. Bladder Cancer
    585
    1.18
     
    245
    0.17
    23. Other Neoplasms
    533
    1.08
     
    355
    0.25
    24. Stomach Cancer
    494
    1.00
     
    506
    0.35
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    474
    0.96
     
    837
    0.58
    26. Skin Cancers
    459
    0.93
     
    167
    0.12
    27. Ovary Cancer
    435
    0.88
     
    111
    0.08
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    400
    0.81
     
    1,232
    0.85
    29. Oral Cancer
    392
    0.79
     
    810
    0.56
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    357
    0.72
     
    4,210
    2.92
    31. Other Injuries
    346
    0.70
     
    2,221
    1.54
    32. Alcohol
    282
    0.57
     
    12
    0.01
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    255
    0.52
     
    2,812
    1.95
    34. Uterin Cancer
    209
    0.42
     
    66
    0.05
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    173
    0.35
     
    10,089
    7.00
    36. Drug Use
    162
    0.33
     
    244
    0.17
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.30
     
    209
    0.15
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    143
    0.29
     
    21
    0.01
    39. Osteoarthritis
    131
    0.27
     
    0
    0.00
    40. Low Birth Weight
    121
    0.25
     
    5,396
    3.74
    41. Depression
    110
    0.22
     
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    107
    0.22
     
    1,000
    0.69
    43. Schizophrenia
    102
    0.21
     
    47
    0.03
    44. Poisonings
    97
    0.20
     
    905
    0.63
    45. Skin Disease
    95
    0.19
     
    880
    0.61
    46. Epilepsy
    94
    0.19
     
    1,418
    0.98
    47. Cervical Cancer
    90
    0.18
     
    1,771
    1.23
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    71
    0.14
     
    1,102
    0.76
    49. Malnutrition
    63
    0.13
     
    4,829
    3.35
    50. Anemia
    60
    0.12
     
    328
    0.23
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
     
    7.32
    109
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
     
    14.42
    103
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
     
    36.65
    14
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
     
    6.85
    94
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
     
    2.51
    103
    6. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
     
    5.62
    61
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
     
    1.86
    160
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
     
    3.59
    135
    9. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
     
    3.79
    90
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
     
    2.47
    70
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
     
    5.05
    100
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
     
    8.46
    23
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
     
    1.59
    88
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
     
    6.96
    15
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
     
    1.40
    117
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
     
    28.96
    10
     
     
     
    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.