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Norway vs Switzerland: Health & Population

This page compares Norway and Switzerland across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Norway Switzerland Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 28.89 30.78 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.16 84.41 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 59.44 52.75 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 83.33 85.46 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.60 50.32 Compare →
Population, male 2.81M 4.47M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.40 49.68 Compare →
Rural population 928,934.00 1.31M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 16.67 14.54 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.26 1.63 Compare →
Urban population 4.64M 7.70M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.45 1.29 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 36.20 31.16 Compare →
Population, total 5.57M 9.01M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 18.79 20.02 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.19 14.95 Compare →
Net migration 29,798.00 37,253.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.28 1.48 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.70 8.70 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.90 8.00 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.80 86.20 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.60 82.70 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.94 94.60 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 91.06 90.99 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 439,000.00 655,394.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.88 14.46 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 463,082.00 691,014.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.49 15.45 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 902,082.00 1.35M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 1.77M 2.89M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.11 63.81 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 1.85M 2.96M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 65.92 66.26 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 3.62M 5.86M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 65.03 65.03 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 552,934.00 984,459.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 20.00 21.72 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 493,832.00 818,373.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 17.59 18.29 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.05M 1.80M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.05 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 53.78 53.77 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 24.90 22.99 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.95 1.31 Compare →
Population, female 2.76M 4.53M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 18.20 31.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 1.01M 2.77M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 98.05 99.90 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 4.80 5.30 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.58 -0.58 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 37.00 50.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 22.00 5.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2.00 3.40 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.40 0.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 1.40 1.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 1.80 1.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2.20 3.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 2.70 4.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 1.40 2.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 1.80 3.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2.30 3.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2.50 3.90 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 17.00 31.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 26.00 31.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 92.00 99.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 124.00 134.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 106.00 285.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 130.00 323.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 75.00 230.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.30 0.30 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.00 0.01 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.98 4.48 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 1.00 5.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 1.00 5.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 60,475.00 14,045.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 9.43 11.69 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 89.00 87.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.00 96.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 40.24 39.00 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 97.00 96.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 16.30 15.10 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 16.30 16.60 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 16.30 16.70 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 13.50 14.00 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 2.10 2.20 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 3.30 4.38 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 96.00 86.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 11.38 15.68 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 3.35 4.61 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 7.38 10.07 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 7.80 7.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.29 0.12 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.19 0.02 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.38 0.22 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 18.86 18.92 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 13.19 14.02 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 7.41 9.20 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 7.61 12.42 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 5.84 5.52 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 86.56 82.05 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 6.60 5.70 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 9.00 9.30 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 9.40 12.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 7.90 10.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 6.40 8.30 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 3.60 2.50 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.