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Spain
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
SPAIN VS UNITED KINGDOM

Compare Spain and United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom
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
Spain Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Spain SPAIN   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
    		  
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
    		  
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
    		  
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
    		  
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.1
    13
    3
    8
    		  
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
    		  
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    2019
    80.7
    85.7
    83.2
    11
    3
    5
    		  
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    85.7
    11
    3
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    Age 5
    81.0
    85.9
    11
    3
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    Age 10
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    Age 15
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    Age 20
    81.1
    86.0
    11
    3
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    Age 25
    81.2
    86.1
    13
    3
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    Age 30
    81.3
    86.1
    13
    3
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    Age 35
    81.4
    86.2
    13
    3
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    Age 40
    81.5
    86.2
    13
    3
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    Age 45
    81.7
    86.4
    14
    3
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    Age 50
    82.0
    86.6
    16
    3
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    Age 55
    82.5
    86.9
    16
    3
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.3
    16
    3
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    Age 65
    84.3
    87.9
    12
    3
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.5
    11
    5
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.3
    12
    6
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    Age 80
    88.8
    90.4
    13
    8
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    21
    13
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.87
    179
    43.08
    168
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    24.68
    29
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.52
    32
    42.70
    2
    4. Stroke
    18.37
    177
    20.17
    169
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    12.09
    50
    6. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    17.64
    82
    7. Lung Disease
    12.26
    157
    19.80
    107
    8. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    16.66
    82
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.96
    168
    20.37
    114
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    6.20
    52
    11. Kidney Disease
    5.51
    162
    2.86
    179
    12. Suicide
    5.28
    137
    6.88
    116
    13. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    3.32
    143
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.01
    169
    3.59
    178
    15. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    3.64
    146
    16. Liver Disease
    4.79
    163
    7.90
    142
    17. Hypertension
    4.72
    157
    2.97
    167
    18. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    6.17
    37
    19. Other Injuries
    4.18
    148
    3.64
    157
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    111
    2.47
    151
    21. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    3.54
    40
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    5.61
    45
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    83
    2.84
    119
    24. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    3.55
    93
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.41
    27
    2.38
    45
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.15
    167
    2.81
    173
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    145
    4.31
    80
    28. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    2.46
    105
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.98
    56
    30. Falls
    2.48
    166
    4.31
    120
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    6.08
    28
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.05
    174
    3.07
    155
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    2.01
    165
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    2.62
    46
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    106
    0.54
    153
    36. Drug Use
    1.10
    104
    4.16
    16
    37. Skin Disease
    1.03
    109
    1.20
    105
    38. Low Birth Weight
    0.92
    169
    2.42
    135
    39. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    116
    0.23
    143
    40. Epilepsy
    0.81
    155
    1.31
    114
    41. Asthma
    0.72
    145
    0.86
    140
    42. Drownings
    0.69
    163
    0.40
    178
    43. Hepatitis C
    0.63
    12
    0.29
    38
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.61
    157
    0.86
    147
    45. Violence
    0.47
    178
    1.22
    144
    46. Anemia
    0.45
    29
    0.12
    54
    47. Alcohol
    0.41
    150
    1.76
    69
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    162
    0.35
    168
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.38
    179
    1.34
    138
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.35
    47
    1.58
    1
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Spain SPAIN   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,684
    15.64
    71,728
    14.01
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42,339
    12.81
    98,135
    19.17
    3. Stroke
    29,004
    8.78
    37,626
    7.35
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,131
    6.70
    35,715
    6.98
    5. Lung Disease
    18,926
    5.73
    32,896
    6.43
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16,957
    5.13
    18,446
    3.60
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,717
    4.15
    40,540
    7.92
    8. Kidney Disease
    9,725
    2.94
    5,471
    1.07
    9. Hypertension
    9,115
    2.76
    5,208
    1.02
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,773
    2.35
    5,842
    1.14
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,067
    2.14
    12,718
    2.48
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,752
    2.04
    8,995
    1.76
    13. Prostate Cancer
    6,420
    1.94
    13,289
    2.60
    14. Stomach Cancer
    5,796
    1.75
    4,999
    0.98
    15. Other Injuries
    5,536
    1.68
    5,464
    1.07
    16. Lymphomas
    5,335
    1.61
    9,350
    1.83
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,222
    1.58
    6,133
    1.20
    18. Liver Cancer
    5,098
    1.54
    5,237
    1.02
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,984
    1.51
    3,126
    0.61
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    4,943
    1.50
    8,573
    1.67
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4,863
    1.47
    3,297
    0.64
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4,748
    1.44
    3,986
    0.78
    23. Liver Disease
    4,231
    1.28
    7,666
    1.50
    24. Leukemia
    3,772
    1.14
    5,211
    1.02
    25. Suicide
    3,609
    1.09
    5,325
    1.04
    26. Falls
    3,246
    0.98
    7,618
    1.49
    27. Oral Cancer
    2,583
    0.78
    3,109
    0.61
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,026
    0.61
    4,019
    0.79
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,011
    0.61
    8,727
    1.70
    30. Skin Disease
    1,840
    0.56
    2,134
    0.42
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,829
    0.55
    2,169
    0.42
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,803
    0.55
    3,727
    0.73
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,612
    0.49
    2,346
    0.46
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,612
    0.49
    876
    0.17
    35. Asthma
    1,133
    0.34
    1,302
    0.25
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,064
    0.32
    1,599
    0.31
    37. Anemia
    914
    0.28
    277
    0.05
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    863
    0.26
    2,127
    0.42
    39. Cervical Cancer
    855
    0.26
    1,099
    0.21
    40. Epilepsy
    824
    0.25
    1,193
    0.23
    41. Drug Use
    776
    0.23
    2,824
    0.55
    42. Hepatitis C
    652
    0.20
    267
    0.05
    43. HIV/AIDS
    538
    0.16
    188
    0.04
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    475
    0.14
    2,090
    0.41
    45. Drownings
    446
    0.13
    301
    0.06
    46. Alcohol
    333
    0.10
    1,555
    0.30
    47. Malnutrition
    302
    0.09
    116
    0.02
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    294
    0.09
    1,014
    0.20
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    287
    0.09
    1,856
    0.36
    50. Tuberculosis
    270
    0.08
    351
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    24.68
    29
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    12.09
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    17.64
    82
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    16.66
    82
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    6.20
    52
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    3.32
    143
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    3.64
    146
    8. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    6.17
    37
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    3.54
    40
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    5.61
    45
    11. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    3.55
    93
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    2.46
    105
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.98
    56
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    6.08
    28
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    2.01
    165
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    2.62
    46
    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.