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Sweden
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 Sweden and Liberia 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.

Liberia
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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Liberia LIBERIA
      Sweden SWEDEN   Liberia LIBERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
     
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
     
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
     
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
     
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
     
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
     
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
     
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Liberia LIBERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Liberia LIBERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    98.87
    112
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    17.56
    92
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    38.87
    16
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    79.84
    94
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    2.68
    165
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    15.39
    139
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    17.79
    81
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    3.79
    170
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    7.37
    108
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    78.43
    44
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    1.56
    152
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    31.63
    86
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    18.52
    90
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.62
    132
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    27.80
    69
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.65
    123
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    9.64
    70
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    1.66
    63
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    34.32
    44
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    7.14
    68
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.32
    134
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    0.66
    178
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    17.19
    11
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    4.57
    66
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    5.61
    58
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.29
    61
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    7.74
    37
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    5.47
    99
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    0.83
    163
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    4.81
    91
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    55.89
    4
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    2.31
    91
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.64
    174
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    35.18
    16
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    0.98
    118
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.01
    131
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    13.13
    34
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    5.75
    50
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    47.97
    37
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.15
    118
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    2.30
    99
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    2.16
    56
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    1.74
    80
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    11.72
    21
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    8.98
    68
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    125
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.20
    127
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    3.65
    35
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    2.08
    67
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    11.43
    14
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Liberia LIBERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    1,885
    5.60
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    235
    0.70
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    1,578
    4.68
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    294
    0.87
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    66
    0.20
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    90
    0.27
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    2,693
    7.99
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    297
    0.88
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    38
    0.11
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    371
    1.10
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    650
    1.93
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    609
    1.81
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    246
    0.73
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    220
    0.65
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    380
    1.13
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    93
    0.28
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    155
    0.46
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    6
    0.02
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    72
    0.21
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    23
    0.07
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    19
    0.06
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    439
    1.30
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    858
    2.55
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    245
    0.73
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    51
    0.15
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    122
    0.36
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    50
    0.15
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    115
    0.34
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    16
    0.05
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    42
    0.12
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    50
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    25
    0.07
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    28
    0.08
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    1,920
    5.70
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    833
    2.47
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    1,592
    4.73
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    126
    0.37
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    474
    1.41
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    41
    0.12
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    4
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    200
    0.59
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    4
    0.01
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    81
    0.24
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    353
    1.05
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    127
    0.38
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    477
    1.42
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    50
    0.15
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    153
    0.45
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Liberia LIBERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    38.87
    16
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    2.68
    165
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    17.79
    81
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    3.79
    170
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    1.56
    152
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.62
    132
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.65
    123
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    0.66
    178
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    17.19
    11
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.29
    61
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    5.47
    99
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    0.83
    163
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    2.31
    91
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.64
    174
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    35.18
    16
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.01
    131
    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.