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SWITZERLAND VS MALAWI
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Compare Switzerland and Malawi 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   Malawi MALAWI
           
    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
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    76.9
    82.6
    79.7
    5
    3
    2
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    81.3
    85.3
    83.4
    1
    6
    2
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    85.3
    1
    6
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    81.8
    85.7
    1
    6
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.7
    1
    6
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    82.0
    85.8
    1
    6
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    82.2
    85.9
    1
    6
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    82.3
    85.9
    1
    6
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    82.5
    86.1
    3
    6
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    82.8
    86.3
    3
    6
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.6
    2
    6
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    83.9
    87.0
    2
    6
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.6
    2
    6
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    85.7
    88.3
    4
    5
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.2
    6
    6
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.4
    13
    11
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.2
    30
    25
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    61
    42
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.6
    98.1
    88
    63
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    79
    87
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    47.54
    158
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32.25
    6
    		  
    2.50
    106
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
    		  
    0.78
    169
    4. Stroke
    21.19
    172
    		  
    138.49
    33
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
    		  
    8.00
    160
    6. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
    		  
    11.23
    116
    7. Hypertension
    15.52
    101
    		  
    21.31
    46
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
    		  
    2.57
    165
    9. Lung Disease
    10.96
    143
    		  
    18.89
    86
    10. Suicide
    9.56
    75
    		  
    14.44
    36
    11. Falls
    9.43
    46
    		  
    10.34
    42
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
    		  
    0.35
    169
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.67
    154
    		  
    26.34
    88
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.37
    165
    		  
    125.65
    32
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    104
    		  
    14.91
    20
    16. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
    		  
    3.13
    124
    17. Liver Disease
    5.60
    150
    		  
    27.52
    34
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
    		  
    1.49
    166
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.02
    154
    		  
    14.19
    87
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
    		  
    1.65
    168
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.02
    14
    		  
    1.98
    80
    22. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
    		  
    0.39
    171
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.83
    144
    		  
    9.72
    54
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
    		  
    5.28
    8
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.61
    165
    		  
    22.12
    52
    26. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
    		  
    2.41
    155
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.15
    69
    		  
    4.00
    41
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
    		  
    23.18
    1
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
    		  
    1.98
    57
    30. Other Injuries
    2.96
    165
    		  
    16.05
    60
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
    		  
    2.04
    119
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.81
    135
    		  
    14.69
    25
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.70
    143
    		  
    15.79
    47
    34. Alcohol
    2.49
    46
    		  
    0.13
    134
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
    		  
    0.78
    158
    36. Drug Use
    1.84
    59
    		  
    1.89
    58
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
    		  
    42.18
    5
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.11
    8
    		  
    0.16
    119
    39. Poisonings
    1.04
    97
    		  
    3.65
    39
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.97
    139
    		  
    50.43
    33
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    151
    		  
    1.63
    119
    42. Birth Trauma
    0.85
    138
    		  
    14.48
    46
    43. Epilepsy
    0.78
    153
    		  
    6.91
    40
    44. Osteoarthritis
    0.73
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Depression
    0.68
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    23
    		  
    0.39
    52
    47. Asthma
    0.64
    158
    		  
    7.43
    70
    48. Drownings
    0.61
    162
    		  
    9.23
    22
    49. Skin Disease
    0.57
    133
    		  
    8.43
    14
    50. Violence
    0.57
    168
    		  
    3.03
    114
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,078
    16.31
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5,906
    11.93
    		  
    160
    0.11
    3. Stroke
    3,706
    7.48
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,190
    6.44
    		  
    59
    0.04
    5. Hypertension
    2,787
    5.63
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    6. Lung Disease
    1,896
    3.83
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,788
    3.61
    		  
    192
    0.14
    8. Falls
    1,586
    3.20
    		  
    888
    0.64
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,539
    3.11
    		  
    320
    0.23
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,463
    2.95
    		  
    290
    0.21
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,307
    2.64
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,251
    2.53
    		  
    26
    0.02
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,080
    2.18
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    2.14
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    15. Suicide
    972
    1.96
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    16. Lymphomas
    911
    1.84
    		  
    296
    0.21
    17. Kidney Disease
    889
    1.80
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    737
    1.49
    		  
    117
    0.08
    19. Liver Disease
    707
    1.43
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    20. Liver Cancer
    677
    1.37
    		  
    164
    0.12
    21. Leukemia
    599
    1.21
    		  
    38
    0.03
    22. Bladder Cancer
    585
    1.18
    		  
    354
    0.25
    23. Other Neoplasms
    533
    1.08
    		  
    358
    0.26
    24. Stomach Cancer
    494
    1.00
    		  
    173
    0.12
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    474
    0.96
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    26. Skin Cancers
    459
    0.93
    		  
    139
    0.10
    27. Ovary Cancer
    435
    0.88
    		  
    74
    0.05
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    400
    0.81
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    29. Oral Cancer
    392
    0.79
    		  
    159
    0.11
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    357
    0.72
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    31. Other Injuries
    346
    0.70
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    32. Alcohol
    282
    0.57
    		  
    9
    0.01
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    255
    0.52
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    34. Uterin Cancer
    209
    0.42
    		  
    31
    0.02
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    173
    0.35
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    36. Drug Use
    162
    0.33
    		  
    216
    0.16
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.30
    		  
    115
    0.08
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    143
    0.29
    		  
    13
    0.01
    39. Osteoarthritis
    131
    0.27
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Low Birth Weight
    121
    0.25
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    41. Depression
    110
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    107
    0.22
    		  
    520
    0.37
    43. Schizophrenia
    102
    0.21
    		  
    32
    0.02
    44. Poisonings
    97
    0.20
    		  
    522
    0.37
    45. Skin Disease
    95
    0.19
    		  
    639
    0.46
    46. Epilepsy
    94
    0.19
    		  
    854
    0.61
    47. Cervical Cancer
    90
    0.18
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    71
    0.14
    		  
    908
    0.65
    49. Malnutrition
    63
    0.13
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    50. Anemia
    60
    0.12
    		  
    191
    0.14
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
    		  
    0.78
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
    		  
    8.00
    160
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
    		  
    11.23
    116
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
    		  
    2.57
    165
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
    		  
    0.35
    169
    6. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
    		  
    3.13
    124
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
    		  
    1.49
    166
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
    		  
    1.65
    168
    9. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
    		  
    0.39
    171
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
    		  
    5.28
    8
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
    		  
    2.41
    155
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
    		  
    23.18
    1
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
    		  
    1.98
    57
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
    		  
    2.04
    119
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
    		  
    0.78
    158
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
    		  
    42.18
    5
     
     
     
    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.