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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 ETHIOPIA

Compare Iceland and Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia
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
Iceland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Iceland ICELAND   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    78.39
    134
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    21.74
    30
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    4.05
    145
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.02
    158
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    83.71
    90
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    26.35
    21
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    25.66
    75
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    6.59
    127
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    9.45
    80
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    79.86
    42
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    14.07
    29
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    0.83
    170
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    3.68
    119
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    5.49
    64
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    7.86
    9
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.71
    140
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    33.58
    80
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    24.20
    81
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    3.00
    167
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.35
    59
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    3.59
    120
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    16.48
    49
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    8.65
    38
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.38
    91
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    2.77
    163
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    2.06
    92
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    6.06
    6
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    29.73
    46
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    2.30
    141
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.54
    136
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.82
    97
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    6.38
    73
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    42.41
    19
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    50.31
    11
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    2.58
    101
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.30
    139
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    2.02
    65
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    9.52
    37
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    8.85
    58
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    10.53
    20
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    4.29
    7
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.47
    59
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.11
    152
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    3.22
    83
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    100
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    1.67
    88
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    2.44
    90
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    97
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    13.13
    25
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    8.13
    71
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    36,530
    6.48
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    8,258
    1.46
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    39,362
    6.98
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    2,202
    0.39
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    11,870
    2.11
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    59,931
    10.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    3,755
    0.67
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    1,244
    0.22
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    8,485
    1.51
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    1,578
    0.28
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    11,735
    2.08
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    488
    0.09
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    6,030
    1.07
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    3,590
    0.64
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    12,103
    2.15
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    16,258
    2.88
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    13,470
    2.39
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    4,510
    0.80
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    1,839
    0.33
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    1,730
    0.31
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    1,080
    0.19
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    4,222
    0.75
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    1,519
    0.27
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    513
    0.09
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    2,424
    0.43
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    1,623
    0.29
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    2,168
    0.38
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    750
    0.13
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    1,006
    0.18
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    148
    0.03
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    1,477
    0.26
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    5,019
    0.89
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    27,270
    4.84
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    421
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    15,638
    2.77
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    31,564
    5.60
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    1,625
    0.29
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    221
    0.04
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    8,076
    1.43
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    28,020
    4.97
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    61
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    1,758
    0.31
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    904
    0.16
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    3,668
    0.65
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    31,107
    5.52
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    4,484
    0.80
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    44,361
    7.87
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    12,019
    2.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    4.05
    145
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.02
    158
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    26.35
    21
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    6.59
    127
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    0.83
    170
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    5.49
    64
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    7.86
    9
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    3.00
    167
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.35
    59
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    16.48
    49
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    2.77
    163
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    2.06
    92
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    6.06
    6
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.54
    136
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.82
    97
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    2.58
    101
    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.