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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 CHINA

Compare Iceland and China 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.

China
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   China CHINA
      Iceland ICELAND   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    97.57
    115
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    17.36
    97
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    36.63
    5
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.41
    152
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    110.80
    58
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    8.95
    169
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    54.18
    13
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    13.02
    42
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    6.67
    121
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    11.28
    152
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    3.50
    161
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    5.72
    59
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    3.95
    98
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.04
    145
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.76
    153
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    1.34
    79
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    8.56
    148
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    10.39
    141
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    9.30
    33
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    12.42
    6
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    1.73
    168
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    5.16
    124
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    8.04
    50
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.05
    111
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    20.55
    3
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    2.04
    94
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.48
    97
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    16.80
    98
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    1.51
    162
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.16
    157
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.05
    137
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    3.32
    150
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    15.09
    96
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    7.57
    146
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    2.81
    89
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.24
    152
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    0.74
    163
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    1.76
    150
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    0.73
    166
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    1.40
    108
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    1.55
    57
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.55
    41
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.09
    167
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    2.05
    106
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    87
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.30
    162
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    3.66
    56
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    83
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    0.39
    128
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    1.29
    123
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    304,455
    3.17
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    968,607
    10.08
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    183,342
    1.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    248,388
    2.59
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    51,056
    0.53
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    92,757
    0.97
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    70,699
    0.74
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    54,087
    0.56
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    111,537
    1.16
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    116,324
    1.21
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    57,838
    0.60
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    192,302
    2.00
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    161,672
    1.68
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    301,183
    3.14
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    138,878
    1.45
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    242,891
    2.53
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    180,952
    1.88
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    37,873
    0.39
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    58,145
    0.61
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    398,439
    4.15
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    24,214
    0.25
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    28,078
    0.29
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    25,613
    0.27
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    29,954
    0.31
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    19,071
    0.20
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    19,669
    0.20
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    4,374
    0.05
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    54,695
    0.57
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    51,650
    0.54
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    145,603
    1.52
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    11,751
    0.12
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    36,613
    0.38
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    250,272
    2.61
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    11,365
    0.12
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    10,108
    0.11
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    11,115
    0.12
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    21,631
    0.23
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    1,734
    0.02
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    37,723
    0.39
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    5,222
    0.05
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    25,762
    0.27
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    17,644
    0.18
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    23,147
    0.24
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    8,719
    0.09
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    5,704
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    36.63
    5
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.41
    152
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    8.95
    169
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    13.02
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    5.72
    59
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.04
    145
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.76
    153
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    9.30
    33
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    12.42
    6
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    5.16
    124
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    20.55
    3
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    2.04
    94
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.48
    97
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.16
    157
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.05
    137
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    2.81
    89
    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.