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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 IRAQ

Compare Greece and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Greece GREECE   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    128.44
    31
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    11.72
    97
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    15.14
    135
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    15.07
    115
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    8.53
    174
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    2.81
    176
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    37.39
    29
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    4.32
    158
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    19.16
    66
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    16.27
    101
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    2.88
    115
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    34.41
    37
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    4.74
    59
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    6.33
    113
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.94
    132
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    3.04
    165
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    4.79
    26
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    3.81
    31
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    3.82
    128
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    3.16
    141
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    43.40
    51
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    10.94
    118
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    5.43
    77
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    4.74
    144
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    2.77
    156
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    0.59
    173
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    1.35
    167
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    6.83
    57
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    8.00
    54
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    1.39
    180
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    1.56
    127
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    1.73
    58
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.14
    181
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.01
    133
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.00
    87
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    0.92
    151
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    0.95
    158
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    0.75
    161
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    17.20
    26
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.13
    134
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    2.35
    66
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    0.00
    170
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    0.16
    177
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    1.42
    93
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    4.96
    66
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    2.26
    106
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.12
    152
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    0.24
    92
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    1.07
    77
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    5,551
    3.79
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    2,162
    1.48
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    1,329
    0.91
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    6,323
    4.32
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    2,429
    1.66
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    852
    0.58
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    2,451
    1.67
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    658
    0.45
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    1,783
    1.22
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    171
    0.12
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    530
    0.36
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    555
    0.38
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    628
    0.43
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    771
    0.53
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    2,212
    1.51
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    1,315
    0.90
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    811
    0.55
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    7,395
    5.05
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    709
    0.48
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    10,726
    7.32
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    2,127
    1.45
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    1,190
    0.81
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    26
    0.02
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    159
    0.11
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    376
    0.26
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    1,418
    0.97
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    462
    0.32
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    410
    0.28
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    339
    0.23
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    658
    0.45
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    61
    0.04
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    253
    0.17
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    173
    0.12
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    162
    0.11
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    441
    0.30
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    4,812
    3.28
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    742
    0.51
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    30
    0.02
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    6,573
    4.49
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    5,658
    3.86
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    283
    0.19
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    1,578
    1.08
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    21
    0.01
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    821
    0.56
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    57
    0.04
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    49
    0.03
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    40
    0.03
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    11.72
    97
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    15.07
    115
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    2.81
    176
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    4.32
    158
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    2.88
    115
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.94
    132
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    3.04
    165
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    3.81
    31
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    4.79
    26
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    3.82
    128
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    3.16
    141
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    0.59
    173
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    1.39
    180
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.01
    133
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.00
    87
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    0.95
    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.