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Finland
COUNTRY #1
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FINLAND VS NAMIBIA

Compare Finland and Namibia 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.

Namibia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Finland Population Pyramid
5,486,152
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Finland FINLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
65.4
72.4
68.8
30
20
25
  
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
66.2
74.4
70.2
34
19
25
  
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
69.2
77.9
73.4
30
10
19
  
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
70.9
78.9
74.8
34
14
25
  
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
74.0
80.9
77.5
29
15
23
  
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
76.6
83.1
79.9
26
15
24
  
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
79.2
84.0
81.6
25
17
22
  
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.2
84.0
25
17
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
79.2
84.0
25
17
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
79.4
84.2
26
19
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
79.4
84.2
26
19
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
79.4
84.3
27
19
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
79.5
84.3
27
18
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
79.7
84.4
27
19
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
80.0
84.5
27
18
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
80.2
84.6
27
17
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
80.4
84.7
27
16
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
80.7
84.9
28
16
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
81.1
85.1
26
17
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
81.6
85.4
27
18
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
82.4
85.8
28
21
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
83.4
86.4
26
20
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
84.7
87.2
29
22
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
86.3
88.1
32
24
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
88.2
89.5
35
26
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
90.6
91.2
48
45
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
58.60
152
105.72
98
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
54.65
1
18.25
79
3. Stroke
24.54
157
117.61
46
4. Lung Cancers
17.24
71
4.38
143
5. Prostate Cancer
14.53
107
25.79
40
6. Breast Cancer
14.52
123
14.84
120
7. Suicide
13.43
38
13.51
36
8. Liver Disease
11.51
117
23.50
80
9. Hypertension
11.23
123
37.70
28
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.24
73
4.10
166
11. Pancreas Cancer
9.12
8
1.37
158
12. Lung Disease
8.59
173
40.96
26
13. Falls
8.17
47
4.37
118
14. Lymphomas
5.82
51
3.10
144
15. Alcohol
5.17
17
1.87
64
16. Ovary Cancer
5.00
67
3.01
146
17. Parkinson's Disease
4.84
56
4.18
87
18. Inflammatory/Heart
4.58
94
12.49
19
19. Drug Use
4.52
10
1.74
57
20. Other Injuries
4.29
143
10.07
66
21. Liver Cancer
4.01
131
3.04
164
22. Diabetes Mellitus
3.51
179
61.52
25
23. Stomach Cancer
3.37
142
2.39
172
24. Congenital Anomalies
3.26
151
6.25
81
25. Road Traffic Accidents
3.09
168
44.05
14
26. Uterin Cancer
2.84
70
1.63
131
27. Influenza and Pneumonia
2.80
183
94.17
31
28. Leukemia
2.76
132
1.66
158
29. Oesophagus Cancer
2.50
91
1.65
120
30. Endocrine Disorders
2.38
132
4.68
70
31. Other Neoplasms
2.26
48
0.63
76
32. Skin Cancers
2.23
68
9.09
2
33. Kidney Disease
2.05
183
25.76
73
34. Bladder Cancer
1.97
97
1.39
134
35. Oral Cancer
1.72
147
7.84
12
36. Drownings
1.20
138
4.09
43
37. Cervical Cancer
1.19
183
16.57
48
38. Epilepsy
1.19
122
2.41
49
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.15
147
6.23
44
40. Violence
1.06
153
20.18
18
41. Low Birth Weight
0.74
174
9.38
39
42. Multiple Sclerosis
0.72
21
0.15
116
43. Fires
0.69
126
5.58
8
44. Schizophrenia
0.65
5
0.00
137
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.53
44
0.78
16
46. Asthma
0.48
164
15.49
38
47. Poisonings
0.26
132
1.74
51
48. Birth Trauma
0.21
177
6.21
53
49. Tuberculosis
0.17
166
74.32
11
50. Skin Disease
0.17
170
2.57
36
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Finland FINLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
11,120
23.00
176
1.04
2. Coronary Heart Disease
9,831
20.33
1,221
7.20
3. Stroke
4,115
8.51
1,333
7.86
4. Lung Cancers
2,312
4.78
59
0.35
5. Hypertension
2,030
4.20
428
2.53
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,433
2.96
54
0.32
7. Falls
1,325
2.74
62
0.37
8. Lung Disease
1,289
2.67
461
2.72
9. Pancreas Cancer
1,247
2.58
18
0.11
10. Liver Disease
1,068
2.21
336
1.98
11. Prostate Cancer
970
2.01
94
0.55
12. Breast Cancer
948
1.96
121
0.71
13. Parkinson's Disease
853
1.76
43
0.25
14. Lymphomas
851
1.76
46
0.27
15. Suicide
846
1.75
243
1.43
16. Liver Cancer
545
1.13
45
0.27
17. Inflammatory/Heart
518
1.07
162
0.96
18. Alcohol
464
0.96
28
0.17
19. Stomach Cancer
447
0.92
33
0.19
20. Other Injuries
437
0.90
207
1.22
21. Influenza and Pneumonia
436
0.90
1,464
8.64
22. Diabetes Mellitus
418
0.86
724
4.27
23. Other Neoplasms
377
0.78
8
0.05
24. Leukemia
371
0.77
24
0.14
25. Ovary Cancer
344
0.71
23
0.14
26. Kidney Disease
342
0.71
322
1.90
27. Oesophagus Cancer
320
0.66
21
0.12
28. Bladder Cancer
308
0.64
16
0.09
29. Skin Cancers
297
0.61
108
0.64
30. Drug Use
269
0.56
32
0.19
31. Endocrine Disorders
257
0.53
73
0.43
32. Uterin Cancer
225
0.47
11
0.06
33. Road Traffic Accidents
215
0.44
868
5.12
34. Oral Cancer
207
0.43
100
0.59
35. Congenital Anomalies
192
0.40
283
1.67
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
151
0.31
76
0.45
37. Drownings
106
0.22
110
0.65
38. Epilepsy
104
0.22
49
0.29
39. Schizophrenia
93
0.19
0
0.00
40. Asthma
85
0.18
200
1.18
41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
83
0.17
9
0.05
42. Multiple Sclerosis
80
0.17
2
0.01
43. Violence
64
0.13
450
2.66
44. Cervical Cancer
62
0.13
133
0.78
45. Fires
62
0.13
109
0.64
46. Tuberculosis
32
0.07
1,416
8.35
47. Skin Disease
27
0.06
31
0.18
48. Low Birth Weight
26
0.05
516
3.04
49. Poisonings
25
0.05
46
0.27
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
19
0.04
33
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Finland FINLAND   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
17.24
71
4.38
143
2. Prostate Cancer
14.53
107
25.79
40
3. Breast Cancer
14.52
123
14.84
120
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.24
73
4.10
166
5. Pancreas Cancer
9.12
8
1.37
158
6. Lymphomas
5.82
51
3.10
144
7. Ovary Cancer
5.00
67
3.01
146
8. Liver Cancer
4.01
131
3.04
164
9. Stomach Cancer
3.37
142
2.39
172
10. Uterin Cancer
2.84
70
1.63
131
11. Leukemia
2.76
132
1.66
158
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.50
91
1.65
120
13. Skin Cancers
2.23
68
9.09
2
14. Bladder Cancer
1.97
97
1.39
134
15. Oral Cancer
1.72
147
7.84
12
16. Cervical Cancer
1.19
183
16.57
48
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.