World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Greece and North Macedonia 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Greece Population Pyramid
9,029,254
North Macedonia Population Pyramid
1,856,775
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
GREECE | NORTH MACEDONIA | ||||||||||||
GREECE | NORTH MACEDONIA | ||||||||||||
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
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
|
1970 |
70.1
|
73.6
|
71.8
|
5
|
24
|
12
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
|
1980 |
72.3
|
76.5
|
74.4
|
7
|
17
|
9
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
|
1990 |
74.5
|
79.5
|
76.9
|
5
|
11
|
6
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
|
2000 |
75.4
|
81.1
|
78.2
|
15
|
12
|
14
|
70.5
|
74.9
|
72.6
|
51
|
68
|
54
|
|
2010 |
77.7
|
82.9
|
80.3
|
19
|
17
|
19
|
72.4
|
77.0
|
74.7
|
55
|
71
|
60
|
|
2019 |
78.6
|
83.6
|
81.1
|
27
|
23
|
28
|
72.8
|
76.9
|
74.8
|
73
|
92
|
78
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
GREECE | NORTH MACEDONIA | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
78.6
|
83.6
|
27
|
23
|
72.8
|
76.9
|
73
|
92
|
|
Age 5 |
79.0
|
83.9
|
30
|
25
|
73.3
|
77.3
|
80
|
95
|
|
Age 10 |
79.0
|
83.9
|
30
|
25
|
73.4
|
77.4
|
81
|
95
|
|
Age 15 |
79.0
|
83.9
|
30
|
25
|
73.4
|
77.4
|
82
|
95
|
|
Age 20 |
79.1
|
84.0
|
30
|
26
|
73.5
|
77.5
|
81
|
95
|
|
Age 25 |
79.3
|
84.0
|
30
|
26
|
73.7
|
77.5
|
86
|
95
|
|
Age 30 |
79.4
|
84.1
|
31
|
26
|
73.8
|
77.6
|
86
|
97
|
|
Age 35 |
79.6
|
84.2
|
32
|
26
|
74.0
|
77.7
|
89
|
100
|
|
Age 40 |
79.8
|
84.3
|
32
|
27
|
74.2
|
77.9
|
94
|
100
|
|
Age 45 |
80.1
|
84.4
|
33
|
27
|
74.5
|
78.1
|
96
|
102
|
|
Age 50 |
80.5
|
84.7
|
32
|
27
|
75.1
|
78.4
|
98
|
104
|
|
Age 55 |
81.1
|
85.0
|
33
|
27
|
75.8
|
78.9
|
110
|
105
|
|
Age 60 |
82.1
|
85.5
|
33
|
28
|
77.0
|
79.6
|
115
|
106
|
|
Age 65 |
83.4
|
86.1
|
31
|
27
|
78.5
|
80.5
|
126
|
121
|
|
Age 70 |
84.8
|
86.8
|
25
|
29
|
80.2
|
81.7
|
145
|
144
|
|
Age 75 |
86.7
|
87.9
|
18
|
32
|
82.3
|
83.3
|
167
|
169
|
|
Age 80 |
88.7
|
89.1
|
14
|
41
|
84.9
|
85.5
|
180
|
177
|
|
Age 85 |
91.2
|
90.9
|
14
|
59
|
88.2
|
88.6
|
181
|
177
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
GREECE | NORTH MACEDONIA | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
63.02
|
148
|
135.53
|
62
|
|
2. | Stroke |
35.72
|
144
|
165.58
|
13
|
|
3. | Lung Cancers |
30.95
|
12
|
31.93
|
10
|
|
4. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
18.43
|
121
|
5.58
|
181
|
|
5. | Breast Cancer |
18.29
|
75
|
22.40
|
40
|
|
6. | Lung Disease |
13.43
|
149
|
24.14
|
83
|
|
7. | Prostate Cancer |
12.42
|
122
|
17.47
|
77
|
|
8. | Kidney Disease |
12.11
|
134
|
15.54
|
121
|
|
9. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
11.20
|
59
|
16.77
|
15
|
|
10. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
9.74
|
156
|
2.15
|
179
|
|
11. | Hypertension |
7.48
|
146
|
19.07
|
87
|
|
12. | Pancreas Cancer |
7.43
|
32
|
8.02
|
21
|
|
13. | Road Traffic Accidents |
6.68
|
140
|
4.25
|
160
|
|
14. | Parkinson's Disease |
6.56
|
16
|
4.11
|
92
|
|
15. | Other Injuries |
6.19
|
117
|
6.73
|
104
|
|
16. | Stomach Cancer |
5.85
|
95
|
13.66
|
14
|
|
17. | Liver Cancer |
5.75
|
83
|
7.85
|
48
|
|
18. | Leukemia |
5.01
|
18
|
3.83
|
79
|
|
19. | Bladder Cancer |
5.01
|
9
|
4.82
|
12
|
|
20. | Lymphomas |
4.87
|
84
|
3.03
|
146
|
|
21. | Ovary Cancer |
4.63
|
80
|
5.54
|
50
|
|
22. | Diabetes Mellitus |
4.49
|
173
|
32.55
|
85
|
|
23. | Liver Disease |
3.87
|
173
|
6.93
|
152
|
|
24. | Inflammatory/Heart |
3.67
|
117
|
130.29
|
1
|
|
25. | Suicide |
3.63
|
156
|
7.15
|
114
|
|
26. | Falls |
3.05
|
146
|
2.53
|
165
|
|
27. | Uterin Cancer |
2.71
|
72
|
6.29
|
10
|
|
28. | Endocrine Disorders |
2.60
|
127
|
0.47
|
183
|
|
29. | Congenital Anomalies |
2.37
|
171
|
1.99
|
175
|
|
30. | Low Birth Weight |
2.25
|
143
|
4.49
|
96
|
|
31. | Cervical Cancer |
2.16
|
164
|
4.36
|
133
|
|
32. | Drownings |
2.08
|
114
|
0.73
|
158
|
|
33. | Drug Use |
1.95
|
47
|
0.39
|
170
|
|
34. | Other Neoplasms |
1.91
|
54
|
0.58
|
78
|
|
35. | Oral Cancer |
1.84
|
143
|
2.27
|
117
|
|
36. | Skin Cancers |
1.61
|
110
|
4.00
|
13
|
|
37. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
1.60
|
129
|
1.69
|
127
|
|
38. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.06
|
153
|
1.42
|
131
|
|
39. | Epilepsy |
0.99
|
136
|
0.86
|
146
|
|
40. | Violence |
0.86
|
160
|
1.27
|
142
|
|
41. | Multiple Sclerosis |
0.74
|
20
|
0.78
|
17
|
|
42. | Fires |
0.54
|
137
|
0.43
|
151
|
|
43. | HIV/AIDS |
0.38
|
129
|
0.02
|
166
|
|
44. | Alcohol |
0.33
|
158
|
0.44
|
146
|
|
45. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
0.29
|
171
|
0.39
|
163
|
|
46. | Birth Trauma |
0.28
|
174
|
0.44
|
156
|
|
47. | Tuberculosis |
0.25
|
154
|
0.97
|
129
|
|
48. | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
0.25
|
108
|
0.01
|
182
|
|
49. | Hepatitis B |
0.24
|
91
|
0.24
|
90
|
|
50. | Meningitis |
0.21
|
155
|
0.14
|
169
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
GREECE | NORTH MACEDONIA | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
21,124
|
20.92
|
4,420
|
19.23
|
|
2. | Stroke |
14,077
|
13.94
|
5,521
|
24.02
|
|
3. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
8,282
|
8.20
|
157
|
0.68
|
|
4. | Lung Cancers |
7,355
|
7.28
|
1,055
|
4.59
|
|
5. | Lung Disease |
5,526
|
5.47
|
807
|
3.51
|
|
6. | Kidney Disease |
4,759
|
4.71
|
516
|
2.25
|
|
7. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
3,940
|
3.90
|
71
|
0.31
|
|
8. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
3,264
|
3.23
|
560
|
2.44
|
|
9. | Hypertension |
2,922
|
2.89
|
627
|
2.73
|
|
10. | Parkinson's Disease |
2,646
|
2.62
|
141
|
0.61
|
|
11. | Breast Cancer |
2,520
|
2.50
|
386
|
1.68
|
|
12. | Prostate Cancer |
2,023
|
2.00
|
259
|
1.13
|
|
13. | Pancreas Cancer |
1,904
|
1.89
|
267
|
1.16
|
|
14. | Liver Cancer |
1,566
|
1.55
|
260
|
1.13
|
|
15. | Bladder Cancer |
1,551
|
1.54
|
163
|
0.71
|
|
16. | Stomach Cancer |
1,535
|
1.52
|
455
|
1.98
|
|
17. | Other Injuries |
1,453
|
1.44
|
183
|
0.80
|
|
18. | Leukemia |
1,354
|
1.34
|
114
|
0.50
|
|
19. | Lymphomas |
1,268
|
1.26
|
96
|
0.42
|
|
20. | Diabetes Mellitus |
1,266
|
1.25
|
1,104
|
4.80
|
|
21. | Falls |
1,245
|
1.23
|
78
|
0.34
|
|
22. | Road Traffic Accidents |
870
|
0.86
|
107
|
0.47
|
|
23. | Liver Disease |
809
|
0.80
|
218
|
0.95
|
|
24. | Inflammatory/Heart |
725
|
0.72
|
4,249
|
18.49
|
|
25. | Other Neoplasms |
679
|
0.67
|
19
|
0.08
|
|
26. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
611
|
0.61
|
56
|
0.24
|
|
27. | Ovary Cancer |
557
|
0.55
|
93
|
0.40
|
|
28. | Suicide |
533
|
0.53
|
196
|
0.85
|
|
29. | Endocrine Disorders |
526
|
0.52
|
12
|
0.05
|
|
30. | Oral Cancer |
440
|
0.44
|
72
|
0.31
|
|
31. | Skin Cancers |
438
|
0.43
|
126
|
0.55
|
|
32. | Drownings |
435
|
0.43
|
18
|
0.08
|
|
33. | Uterin Cancer |
373
|
0.37
|
108
|
0.47
|
|
34. | Epilepsy |
249
|
0.25
|
23
|
0.10
|
|
35. | Oesophagus Cancer |
246
|
0.24
|
45
|
0.20
|
|
36. | Cervical Cancer |
243
|
0.24
|
68
|
0.30
|
|
37. | Drug Use |
193
|
0.19
|
9
|
0.04
|
|
38. | Congenital Anomalies |
174
|
0.17
|
29
|
0.13
|
|
39. | Fires |
146
|
0.14
|
11
|
0.05
|
|
40. | Multiple Sclerosis |
135
|
0.13
|
21
|
0.09
|
|
41. | Low Birth Weight |
127
|
0.13
|
73
|
0.32
|
|
42. | Violence |
104
|
0.10
|
31
|
0.13
|
|
43. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
100
|
0.10
|
13
|
0.06
|
|
44. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
95
|
0.09
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
45. | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
67
|
0.07
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
46. | Tuberculosis |
66
|
0.07
|
32
|
0.14
|
|
47. | Hepatitis B |
56
|
0.06
|
7
|
0.03
|
|
48. | Skin Disease |
56
|
0.06
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
49. | Alcohol |
50
|
0.05
|
14
|
0.06
|
|
50. | HIV/AIDS |
47
|
0.05
|
0
|
0.00
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
GREECE | NORTH MACEDONIA | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Lung Cancers |
30.95
|
12
|
31.93
|
10
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
18.29
|
75
|
22.40
|
40
|
|
3. | Prostate Cancer |
12.42
|
122
|
17.47
|
77
|
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
11.20
|
59
|
16.77
|
15
|
|
5. | Pancreas Cancer |
7.43
|
32
|
8.02
|
21
|
|
6. | Stomach Cancer |
5.85
|
95
|
13.66
|
14
|
|
7. | Liver Cancer |
5.75
|
83
|
7.85
|
48
|
|
8. | Bladder Cancer |
5.01
|
9
|
4.82
|
12
|
|
9. | Leukemia |
5.01
|
18
|
3.83
|
79
|
|
10. | Lymphomas |
4.87
|
84
|
3.03
|
146
|
|
11. | Ovary Cancer |
4.63
|
80
|
5.54
|
50
|
|
12. | Uterin Cancer |
2.71
|
72
|
6.29
|
10
|
|
13. | Cervical Cancer |
2.16
|
164
|
4.36
|
133
|
|
14. | Oral Cancer |
1.84
|
143
|
2.27
|
117
|
|
15. | Skin Cancers |
1.61
|
110
|
4.00
|
13
|
|
16. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.06
|
153
|
1.42
|
131
|
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.
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.