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Germany
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
GERMANY VS ICELAND

Compare Germany 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
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
Germany Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Iceland ICELAND
      Germany GERMANY   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    2000
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    		  
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2019
    78.7
    84.8
    81.7
    26
    10
    20
    		  
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    84.8
    26
    10
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    Age 5
    79.0
    85.1
    29
    10
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    Age 10
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    Age 15
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    Age 20
    79.2
    85.2
    29
    10
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    Age 25
    79.3
    85.2
    29
    10
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    Age 30
    79.4
    85.3
    32
    10
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    Age 35
    79.6
    85.4
    33
    10
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    Age 40
    79.8
    85.5
    33
    9
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    Age 45
    80.0
    85.7
    34
    9
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.9
    33
    8
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    Age 55
    81.0
    86.3
    35
    7
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    Age 60
    81.9
    86.9
    35
    6
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    35
    6
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    Age 70
    84.6
    88.7
    35
    3
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    Age 75
    86.3
    90.0
    30
    2
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    Age 80
    88.3
    91.6
    25
    1
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    Age 85
    90.9
    94.1
    31
    1
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.09
    155
    54.46
    157
    2. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    21.77
    41
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    18.02
    78
    4. Stroke
    18.75
    173
    18.39
    176
    5. Lung Disease
    18.00
    116
    17.98
    117
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.54
    128
    35.59
    5
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    18.78
    71
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    12.15
    49
    9. Liver Disease
    9.69
    128
    1.72
    183
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    7.25
    37
    11. Hypertension
    8.36
    139
    2.87
    168
    12. Suicide
    8.27
    93
    11.15
    59
    13. Kidney Disease
    7.81
    152
    4.00
    177
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.66
    170
    9.67
    161
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.48
    161
    4.22
    176
    16. Falls
    5.64
    93
    3.23
    143
    17. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.87
    49
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.15
    62
    2.31
    139
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    5.09
    62
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    3.12
    154
    21. Alcohol
    4.32
    25
    3.14
    32
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.30
    99
    3.42
    124
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.25
    83
    7.15
    12
    24. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    2.88
    125
    25. Other Injuries
    4.05
    151
    7.88
    87
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    3.82
    140
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    1.55
    158
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    3.70
    50
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.28
    29
    1.53
    57
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.98
    170
    1.78
    178
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.95
    157
    1.96
    177
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    3.29
    142
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    3.04
    53
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.01
    85
    35. Drug Use
    2.00
    45
    4.41
    12
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.12
    102
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    86
    1.27
    116
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.39
    119
    0.16
    176
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    96
    0.19
    180
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1.30
    161
    1.13
    164
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    11
    0.51
    34
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.90
    152
    0.47
    178
    43. Violence
    0.84
    161
    1.08
    149
    44. Skin Disease
    0.62
    130
    0.39
    150
    45. Asthma
    0.46
    165
    0.26
    178
    46. Drownings
    0.42
    177
    0.36
    179
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    160
    1.05
    121
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.33
    33
    0.22
    49
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    39
    0.42
    30
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.30
    135
    0.09
    158
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Germany GERMANY   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    147,055
    20.98
    403
    20.10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    51,168
    7.30
    295
    14.71
    3. Stroke
    49,794
    7.11
    141
    7.03
    4. Lung Cancers
    46,560
    6.64
    134
    6.68
    5. Lung Disease
    42,797
    6.11
    129
    6.43
    6. Hypertension
    26,796
    3.82
    24
    1.20
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    26,026
    3.71
    73
    3.64
    8. Kidney Disease
    22,770
    3.25
    33
    1.65
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,712
    2.96
    82
    4.09
    10. Breast Cancer
    18,842
    2.69
    53
    2.64
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    17,971
    2.56
    43
    2.14
    12. Prostate Cancer
    16,487
    2.35
    61
    3.04
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    15,560
    2.22
    30
    1.50
    14. Falls
    15,325
    2.19
    24
    1.20
    15. Liver Disease
    15,194
    2.17
    9
    0.45
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    12,594
    1.80
    53
    2.64
    17. Lymphomas
    12,249
    1.75
    37
    1.85
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    10,677
    1.52
    16
    0.80
    19. Suicide
    10,284
    1.47
    40
    2.00
    20. Stomach Cancer
    9,658
    1.38
    18
    0.90
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,891
    1.27
    16
    0.80
    22. Leukemia
    8,737
    1.25
    19
    0.95
    23. Other Injuries
    8,248
    1.18
    50
    2.49
    24. Other Neoplasms
    8,161
    1.16
    10
    0.50
    25. Liver Cancer
    8,057
    1.15
    22
    1.10
    26. Alcohol
    6,257
    0.89
    14
    0.70
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    6,212
    0.89
    23
    1.15
    28. Bladder Cancer
    6,193
    0.88
    20
    1.00
    29. Oral Cancer
    6,023
    0.86
    9
    0.45
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,192
    0.74
    16
    0.80
    31. Skin Cancers
    4,055
    0.58
    13
    0.65
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,830
    0.55
    1
    0.05
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,615
    0.52
    1
    0.05
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,160
    0.45
    7
    0.35
    35. Epilepsy
    3,091
    0.44
    5
    0.25
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2,291
    0.33
    7
    0.35
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2,231
    0.32
    7
    0.35
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,166
    0.31
    3
    0.15
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2,131
    0.30
    9
    0.45
    40. Drug Use
    1,930
    0.28
    17
    0.85
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,571
    0.22
    3
    0.15
    42. Skin Disease
    1,543
    0.22
    3
    0.15
    43. Anemia
    994
    0.14
    4
    0.20
    44. Asthma
    924
    0.13
    2
    0.10
    45. Low Birth Weight
    770
    0.11
    3
    0.15
    46. Violence
    769
    0.11
    4
    0.20
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    543
    0.08
    4
    0.20
    48. Hepatitis C
    507
    0.07
    1
    0.05
    49. Drownings
    459
    0.07
    1
    0.05
    50. Malnutrition
    450
    0.06
    1
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    21.77
    41
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    18.02
    78
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    18.78
    71
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    12.15
    49
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    7.25
    37
    6. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.87
    49
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    5.09
    62
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    3.12
    154
    9. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    2.88
    125
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    3.82
    140
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    1.55
    158
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    3.70
    50
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    3.29
    142
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    3.04
    53
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.01
    85
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.12
    102
    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.