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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 EGYPT

Compare Iceland and Egypt 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.

Egypt
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   Egypt EGYPT
      Iceland ICELAND   Egypt EGYPT
           
    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
    		  
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Egypt EGYPT
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Egypt EGYPT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    268.11
    15
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    13.14
    148
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    8.02
    115
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.17
    154
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    65.24
    110
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    24.04
    33
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    20.69
    100
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    4.35
    156
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    3.41
    158
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    25.25
    99
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    4.29
    144
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    4.11
    83
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    4.12
    91
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    11.00
    2
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    5.11
    61
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.13
    183
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    27.97
    92
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    32.58
    46
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    34.11
    2
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    1.39
    132
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    3.07
    135
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    1.68
    175
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    2.57
    161
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.17
    176
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    2.54
    168
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    8.13
    2
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    4.53
    42
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    34.03
    35
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    2.96
    113
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.19
    154
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.52
    117
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    7.73
    38
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    11.77
    116
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    93.37
    1
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    1.16
    170
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.17
    171
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    0.48
    179
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    6.01
    80
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    4.42
    93
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    3.36
    79
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    0.20
    151
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.04
    179
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.22
    77
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    1.89
    119
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    96
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.35
    155
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    1.09
    146
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    93
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    0.78
    92
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    10.51
    59
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Egypt EGYPT
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    173,871
    32.40
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    6,975
    1.30
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    43,839
    8.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    5,677
    1.06
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    13,393
    2.50
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    20,694
    3.86
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    3,083
    0.57
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    1,282
    0.24
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    9,180
    1.71
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    2,391
    0.45
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    3,819
    0.71
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    2,906
    0.54
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    3,022
    0.56
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    7,539
    1.40
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    21,087
    3.93
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    19,131
    3.57
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    21,094
    3.93
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    2,019
    0.38
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    951
    0.18
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    24,512
    4.57
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    5,133
    0.96
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    3,763
    0.70
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    1,844
    0.34
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    116
    0.02
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    1,944
    0.36
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    2,372
    0.44
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    2,489
    0.46
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    141
    0.03
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    1,013
    0.19
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    116
    0.02
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    793
    0.15
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    625
    0.12
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    60,122
    11.20
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    422
    0.08
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    12,163
    2.27
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    10,141
    1.89
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    451
    0.08
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    26
    0.00
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    4,165
    0.78
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    11,391
    2.12
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    213
    0.04
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    1,339
    0.25
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    219
    0.04
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    195
    0.04
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    6,109
    1.14
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    7,104
    1.32
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    3,692
    0.69
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    827
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Egypt EGYPT
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    8.02
    115
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.17
    154
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    24.04
    33
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    4.35
    156
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    4.11
    83
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    11.00
    2
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    5.11
    61
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    34.11
    2
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    1.39
    132
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    1.68
    175
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    2.54
    168
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    8.13
    2
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    4.53
    42
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.19
    154
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.52
    117
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    1.16
    170
    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.