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Canada
COUNTRY #1
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CANADA VS ICELAND

Compare Canada and Iceland 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.

Iceland
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Iceland ICELAND
      Canada CANADA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
    		  
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
    		  
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    54.46
    157
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    35.59
    5
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    21.77
    41
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    17.98
    117
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    18.02
    78
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    18.39
    176
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    12.15
    49
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    18.78
    71
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    11.15
    59
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    4.41
    12
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    9.67
    161
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    4.22
    176
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    7.25
    37
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    5.87
    49
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    1.72
    183
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    5.09
    62
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    3.23
    143
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    4.00
    177
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    1.78
    178
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    2.31
    139
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    3.82
    140
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    2.88
    125
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    7.15
    12
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    7.88
    87
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    3.70
    50
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    1.96
    177
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    3.42
    124
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    2.12
    102
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    3.04
    53
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    3.12
    154
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    2.87
    168
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    3.14
    32
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    2.01
    85
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.55
    158
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    1.53
    57
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    3.29
    142
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    1.13
    164
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    1.08
    149
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.51
    34
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    0.16
    176
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    1.27
    116
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    0.39
    150
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    0.19
    180
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    0.36
    179
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    1.05
    121
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.22
    49
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    0.47
    178
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    0.09
    181
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.61
    35
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    0.26
    178
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    403
    20.10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    295
    14.71
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    134
    6.68
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    129
    6.43
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    141
    7.03
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    73
    3.64
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    82
    4.09
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    53
    2.64
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    30
    1.50
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    37
    1.85
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    43
    2.14
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    24
    1.20
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    61
    3.04
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    33
    1.65
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    40
    2.00
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    17
    0.85
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    9
    0.45
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    53
    2.64
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    16
    0.80
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    22
    1.10
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    19
    0.95
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    24
    1.20
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    20
    1.00
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    50
    2.49
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    23
    1.15
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    18
    0.90
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    16
    0.80
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    7
    0.35
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    16
    0.80
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    13
    0.65
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    10
    0.50
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    9
    0.45
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    14
    0.70
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    7
    0.35
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    7
    0.35
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    1
    0.05
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    3
    0.15
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    3
    0.15
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    1
    0.05
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    4
    0.20
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    9
    0.45
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    3
    0.15
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    3
    0.15
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    5
    0.25
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    1
    0.05
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    4
    0.20
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    4
    0.20
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    1
    0.05
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    2
    0.10
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    2
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    21.77
    41
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    18.02
    78
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    12.15
    49
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    18.78
    71
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    7.25
    37
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    5.87
    49
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    5.09
    62
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    3.82
    140
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    2.88
    125
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    3.70
    50
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    2.12
    102
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    3.04
    53
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    3.12
    154
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    2.01
    85
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    1.55
    158
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    3.29
    142
    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.