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Iceland
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
ICELAND VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Iceland 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Iceland ICELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    22.34
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    6.90
    122
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    4.49
    167
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    149.10
    25
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    20.24
    48
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    37.01
    32
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    4.09
    169
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    5.96
    129
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    49.80
    62
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    13.02
    36
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    1.54
    153
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    5.98
    24
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.32
    108
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    4.07
    106
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    1.36
    77
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    40.94
    58
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    46.10
    15
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.22
    119
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    8.78
    13
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    3.32
    130
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    5.73
    117
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    5.13
    99
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.68
    133
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    10.39
    42
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.95
    98
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    1.95
    154
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    65.86
    4
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    4.30
    80
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    3.66
    32
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.03
    138
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    6.42
    70
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    19.81
    76
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    27.20
    67
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    8.18
    9
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.20
    166
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    2.70
    37
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    12.07
    17
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    9.87
    52
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    10.16
    24
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    1.58
    56
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.19
    133
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.42
    41
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    10.64
    9
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    65
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.77
    121
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    2.78
    78
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    61
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    5.20
    48
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    24.23
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    14,649
    6.32
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    741
    0.32
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    258
    0.11
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    1,822
    0.79
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    628
    0.27
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    3,241
    1.40
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    229
    0.10
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    1,573
    0.68
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    946
    0.41
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    6,590
    2.85
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    5,750
    2.48
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    7,995
    3.45
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    905
    0.39
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    1,314
    0.57
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    657
    0.28
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    272
    0.12
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    610
    0.26
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    1,501
    0.65
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    328
    0.14
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    369
    0.16
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    1,364
    0.59
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    527
    0.23
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    150
    0.06
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    145
    0.06
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    29
    0.01
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    1,467
    0.63
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    541
    0.23
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    4,600
    1.99
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    289
    0.12
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    5,001
    2.16
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    6,033
    2.60
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    993
    0.43
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    25
    0.01
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    3,217
    1.39
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    12,631
    5.45
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    84
    0.04
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    1,505
    0.65
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    94
    0.04
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    384
    0.17
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    10,723
    4.63
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    3,403
    1.47
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    5,555
    2.40
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    2,626
    1.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    6.90
    122
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    4.49
    167
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    20.24
    48
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.32
    108
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    4.07
    106
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.22
    119
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    8.78
    13
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    5.73
    117
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    10.39
    42
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.95
    98
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    1.95
    154
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    3.66
    32
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.03
    138
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    8.18
    9
    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.