WORLD HEALTH REVIEW GAMBIA VS ICELAND

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Compare Gambia 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.

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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS

Data Source: United Nations

Gambia Population Pyramid

4,882,099

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Iceland Population Pyramid

376,683

LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

	GAMBIA				ICELAND
	GAMBIA						ICELAND
				World Rank						World Rank
	M	F	All	M	F	All	M	F	All	M	F	All
1960	33.1	33.3	33.2	168	171	170	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D
1970	36.9	37.7	37.3	169	170	169	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D
1980	43.3	44.9	44.1	163	164	164	72.1	75.7	73.9	10	22	14
1990	50.3	52.4	51.3	156	160	157	74.9	78.4	76.6	2	20	11
2000	54.8	57.1	55.9	147	148	148	77.7	81.7	79.7	1	9	3
2010	58.3	60.5	59.3	152	153	153	80.2	83.5	81.8	1	10	6
2019	63.4	67.7	65.5	144	148	145	80.8	83.9	82.3	9	20	14

LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

	GAMBIA				ICELAND
			World Rank				World Rank
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
At Birth	63.4	67.7	144	148	80.8	83.9	9	20
Age	63.4	67.7	144	148	80.8	83.9	9	20
Age 5	67.2	71.0	149	151	81.0	84.0	10	23
Age 10	67.5	71.3	149	152	81.0	84.1	10	22
Age 15	67.8	71.5	147	152	81.1	84.1	10	23
Age 20	68.2	71.8	149	154	81.2	84.1	9	23
Age 25	68.6	72.1	150	154	81.4	84.2	10	23
Age 30	69.1	72.5	151	156	81.6	84.3	9	23
Age 35	69.7	73.1	151	157	81.9	84.4	4	23
Age 40	70.4	73.8	149	155	82.1	84.5	4	22
Age 45	71.5	74.6	149	155	82.4	84.6	4	25
Age 50	72.7	75.6	150	154	82.7	84.8	5	26
Age 55	74.1	76.7	149	153	83.1	85.1	7	26
Age 60	75.8	78.0	148	154	83.7	85.5	7	27
Age 65	77.8	79.6	148	153	84.4	86.1	11	28
Age 70	80.2	81.5	146	152	85.4	86.7	12	34
Age 75	83.0	83.8	143	153	86.7	87.7	15	36
Age 80	86.0	86.6	141	155	88.4	89.2	24	39
Age 85	89.3	89.7	147	155	90.7	91.3	39	42

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		GAMBIA		ICELAND
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank	Rate	World Rank
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	142.59	53	54.46	157
2.	Influenza and Pneumonia	113.77	18	9.67	161
3.	Stroke	108.94	59	18.39	176
4.	HIV/AIDS	70.82	17	0.09	158
5.	Road Traffic Accidents	51.34	8	1.78	178
6.	Malaria	46.43	15	0.00	113
7.	Diarrhoeal diseases	41.12	43	0.16	176
8.	Diabetes Mellitus	37.65	66	4.22	176
9.	Liver Disease	33.48	48	1.72	183
10.	Kidney Disease	32.04	48	4.00	177
11.	Liver Cancer	30.83	3	3.82	140
12.	Lung Disease	29.40	54	17.98	117
13.	Tuberculosis	28.42	38	0.00	183
14.	Cervical Cancer	25.76	23	3.29	142
15.	Hypertension	22.89	68	2.87	168
16.	Alzheimers & Dementia	19.89	49	35.59	5
17.	Maternal Conditions	18.68	8	0.11	142
18.	Asthma	15.88	35	0.26	178
19.	Meningitis	13.27	23	0.30	140
20.	Violence	11.94	43	1.08	149
21.	Other Injuries	11.81	46	7.88	87
22.	Endocrine Disorders	11.17	16	2.31	139
23.	Birth Trauma	10.44	21	1.05	121
24.	Falls	9.85	22	3.23	143
25.	Suicide	9.64	77	11.15	59
26.	Low Birth Weight	9.17	43	1.13	164
27.	Malnutrition	7.13	39	0.06	166
28.	Congenital Anomalies	6.72	59	1.96	177
29.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	6.56	37	0.47	178
30.	Inflammatory/Heart	6.44	58	3.42	124
31.	Parkinson's Disease	6.31	18	7.15	12
32.	Prostate Cancer	6.08	156	18.78	71
33.	Breast Cancer	4.44	182	18.02	78
34.	Fires	3.83	32	0.09	181
35.	Lung Cancers	3.62	150	21.77	41
36.	Epilepsy	2.78	36	1.27	116
37.	Drownings	2.58	84	0.36	179
38.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	2.55	52	0.19	180
39.	Poisonings	2.48	34	0.64	86
40.	Drug Use	2.38	34	4.41	12
41.	Schistosomiasis	2.34	17	0.00	119
42.	Pertussis	2.22	39	0.01	136
43.	Skin Disease	2.12	59	0.39	150
44.	Stomach Cancer	1.43	178	3.12	154
45.	Alcohol	1.23	103	3.14	32
46.	Hepatitis B	1.06	36	0.00	179
47.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	1.05	183	12.15	49
48.	Syphilis	0.97	38	0.00	176
49.	Encephalitis	0.84	37	0.00	182
50.	Lymphomas	0.74	181	5.87	49

TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

		GAMBIA		ICELAND
		Deaths	%	Deaths	%
1.	Influenza and Pneumonia	1,340	10.42	82	4.09
2.	HIV/AIDS	1,125	8.75	0	0.00
3.	Coronary Heart Disease	1,007	7.83	403	20.10
4.	Stroke	802	6.24	141	7.03
5.	Birth Trauma	754	5.86	2	0.10
6.	Road Traffic Accidents	695	5.40	7	0.35
7.	Malaria	674	5.24	0	0.00
8.	Low Birth Weight	662	5.15	3	0.15
9.	Diarrhoeal diseases	626	4.87	1	0.05
10.	Tuberculosis	445	3.46	0	0.00
11.	Congenital Anomalies	383	2.98	7	0.35
12.	Liver Cancer	377	2.93	22	1.10
13.	Maternal Conditions	345	2.68	0	0.00
14.	Liver Disease	323	2.51	9	0.45
15.	Diabetes Mellitus	290	2.25	30	1.50
16.	Kidney Disease	266	2.07	33	1.65
17.	Endocrine Disorders	230	1.79	16	0.80
18.	Meningitis	229	1.78	1	0.05
19.	Lung Disease	206	1.60	129	6.43
20.	Violence	195	1.52	4	0.20
21.	Other Injuries	194	1.51	50	2.49
22.	Hypertension	172	1.34	24	1.20
23.	Cervical Cancer	145	1.13	9	0.45
24.	Asthma	134	1.04	2	0.10
25.	Suicide	113	0.88	40	2.00
26.	Malnutrition	110	0.86	1	0.05
27.	Pertussis	99	0.77	0	0.00
28.	Alzheimers & Dementia	89	0.69	295	14.71
29.	Falls	83	0.65	24	1.20
30.	Drownings	69	0.54	1	0.05
31.	Fires	67	0.52	1	0.05
32.	Inflammatory/Heart	59	0.46	16	0.80
33.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	0.44	3	0.15
34.	Syphilis	55	0.43	0	0.00
35.	Epilepsy	43	0.33	5	0.25
36.	Poisonings	42	0.33	3	0.15
37.	Lung Cancers	34	0.26	134	6.68
38.	Parkinson's Disease	34	0.26	53	2.64
39.	Drug Use	28	0.22	17	0.85
40.	Breast Cancer	26	0.20	53	2.64
41.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	24	0.19	1	0.05
42.	Schistosomiasis	23	0.18	0	0.00
43.	Prostate Cancer	21	0.16	61	3.04
44.	Skin Disease	19	0.15	3	0.15
45.	Tetanus	18	0.14	0	0.00
46.	Encephalitis	14	0.11	0	0.00
47.	Hepatitis B	14	0.11	0	0.00
48.	Stomach Cancer	14	0.11	18	0.90
49.	Measles	13	0.10	0	0.00
50.	Lymphomas	12	0.09	37	1.85

CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		GAMBIA		ICELAND
		Rate	World Rank	Rate	World Rank
1.	Liver Cancer	30.83	3	3.82	140
2.	Cervical Cancer	25.76	23	3.29	142
3.	Prostate Cancer	6.08	156	18.78	71
4.	Breast Cancer	4.44	182	18.02	78
5.	Lung Cancers	3.62	150	21.77	41
6.	Stomach Cancer	1.43	178	3.12	154
7.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	1.05	183	12.15	49
8.	Lymphomas	0.74	181	5.87	49
9.	Pancreas Cancer	0.54	179	7.25	37
10.	Oesophagus Cancer	0.48	177	3.70	50
11.	Ovary Cancer	0.44	183	5.09	62
12.	Bladder Cancer	0.44	181	3.04	53
13.	Uterin Cancer	0.23	180	2.12	102
14.	Leukemia	0.09	183	2.88	125
15.	Skin Cancers	0.01	177	2.01	85
16.	Oral Cancer	0.01	181	1.55	158

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.