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Greece
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
GREECE VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Greece and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Greece Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Greece GREECE   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    149.10
    25
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    6.90
    122
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    49.80
    62
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    20.24
    48
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    37.01
    32
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    4.49
    167
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    46.10
    15
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    4.09
    169
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    22.34
    26
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    65.86
    4
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    1.54
    153
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    19.81
    76
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    5.98
    24
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    13.02
    36
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    10.39
    42
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    4.22
    119
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    1.95
    154
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    1.95
    98
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    4.32
    108
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    4.07
    106
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    40.94
    58
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    27.20
    67
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    3.32
    130
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    5.96
    129
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    5.13
    99
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    3.66
    32
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    4.30
    80
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    6.42
    70
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    12.07
    17
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    5.73
    117
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    2.78
    78
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    1.36
    77
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.20
    166
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    8.18
    9
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    1.03
    138
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    10.64
    9
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    8.78
    13
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    2.70
    37
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    9.87
    52
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.42
    41
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    1.60
    89
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    1.72
    110
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    0.68
    133
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    5.86
    17
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    10.16
    24
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    41.14
    24
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.19
    133
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    4.96
    1
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    5.20
    48
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    14,649
    6.32
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    6,590
    2.85
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    1,765
    0.76
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    741
    0.32
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    7,995
    3.45
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    628
    0.27
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    1,822
    0.79
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    258
    0.11
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    229
    0.10
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    657
    0.28
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    272
    0.12
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    1,501
    0.65
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    3,241
    1.40
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    610
    0.26
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    946
    0.41
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    5,750
    2.48
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    905
    0.39
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    6,033
    2.60
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    4,600
    1.99
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    527
    0.23
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    29
    0.01
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    1,505
    0.65
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    369
    0.16
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    1,573
    0.68
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    1,364
    0.59
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    1,467
    0.63
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    145
    0.06
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    996
    0.43
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    289
    0.12
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    993
    0.43
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    1,314
    0.57
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    541
    0.23
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    328
    0.14
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    5,001
    2.16
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    348
    0.15
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    84
    0.04
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    12,631
    5.45
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    3,217
    1.39
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    1,041
    0.45
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    5,555
    2.40
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    25
    0.01
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    9,839
    4.25
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    863
    0.37
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    94
    0.04
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    150
    0.06
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    464
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    20.24
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    4.49
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    1.54
    153
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    10.39
    42
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    4.22
    119
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    1.95
    98
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    1.95
    154
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    4.32
    108
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    4.07
    106
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    3.66
    32
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    5.73
    117
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    8.18
    9
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    1.03
    138
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    8.78
    13
    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.