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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 Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Sweden SWEDEN   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    189.77
    33
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    19.13
    68
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    24.32
    48
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    118.02
    45
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    21.56
    44
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    47.54
    19
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    26.40
    20
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    8.66
    93
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    14.60
    30
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    39.32
    68
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.68
    124
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    82.64
    13
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    23.76
    63
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.94
    122
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    39.81
    23
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    14.84
    1
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    8.08
    85
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    0.42
    168
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    18.98
    94
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    6.17
    83
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.52
    86
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    2.10
    150
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    4.91
    99
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    6.72
    14
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    4.28
    81
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.24
    130
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    5.11
    112
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    12.23
    20
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    3.56
    38
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    5.15
    83
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    15.42
    93
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    7.58
    4
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.72
    172
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    7.89
    94
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.39
    90
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    3.32
    75
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    3.39
    108
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    6.92
    34
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    8.39
    70
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.12
    143
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    7.42
    11
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    1.39
    109
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    2.65
    34
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    3.59
    116
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    17.01
    29
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    151
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.16
    142
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    1.12
    107
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    7.61
    14
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    1.25
    111
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    241
    21.56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    19
    1.70
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    148
    13.24
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    57
    5.10
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    26
    2.33
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    12
    1.07
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    53
    4.74
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    11
    0.98
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    4
    0.36
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    30
    2.68
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    108
    9.66
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    52
    4.65
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    19
    1.70
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    25
    2.24
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    13
    1.16
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    6
    0.54
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    8
    0.72
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    1
    0.09
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    7
    0.63
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    3
    0.27
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    5
    0.45
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    7
    0.63
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    27
    2.42
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    6
    0.54
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    2
    0.18
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    16
    1.43
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    10
    0.89
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    7
    0.63
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    1
    0.09
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    1
    0.09
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    4
    0.36
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    2
    0.18
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    5
    0.45
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    26
    2.33
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    18
    1.61
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    12
    1.07
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    9
    0.81
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    6
    0.54
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    3
    0.27
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    21
    1.88
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    2
    0.18
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    3
    0.27
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    13
    1.16
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    6
    0.54
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    11
    0.98
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    24.32
    48
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    21.56
    44
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    26.40
    20
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    8.66
    93
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.68
    124
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    3.94
    122
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    14.84
    1
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    2.10
    150
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    4.91
    99
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.24
    130
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    12.23
    20
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    3.56
    38
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    7.58
    4
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.72
    172
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    7.89
    94
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    3.32
    75
    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.