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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 GAMBIA

Compare Iceland and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Iceland ICELAND   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    142.59
    53
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    19.89
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    3.62
    150
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.08
    156
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    108.94
    59
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    4.44
    182
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    29.40
    54
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    1.05
    183
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    9.64
    77
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    113.77
    18
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    11.81
    46
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    0.54
    179
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    6.31
    18
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    0.74
    181
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    0.44
    183
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    2.38
    34
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    37.65
    66
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    32.04
    48
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    30.83
    3
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    0.48
    177
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    6.44
    58
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    25.76
    23
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    9.85
    22
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.23
    103
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    1.43
    178
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    0.44
    181
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    0.09
    183
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    22.89
    68
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    11.17
    16
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.23
    180
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.01
    177
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    6.72
    59
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    51.34
    8
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    33.48
    48
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    0.01
    181
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.42
    95
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    2.78
    36
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    9.17
    43
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    11.94
    43
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    10.44
    21
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    2.48
    34
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.25
    104
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.24
    63
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    6.56
    37
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    103
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    2.12
    59
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    2.58
    84
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    100
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    13.27
    23
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    15.88
    35
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    89
    0.69
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    802
    6.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    34
    0.26
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    206
    1.60
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    1,340
    10.42
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    11
    0.09
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    21
    0.16
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    26
    0.20
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    34
    0.26
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    194
    1.51
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    6
    0.05
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    113
    0.88
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    12
    0.09
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    266
    2.07
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    290
    2.25
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    172
    1.34
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    83
    0.65
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    5
    0.04
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    377
    2.93
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    4
    0.03
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    2
    0.02
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    14
    0.11
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    28
    0.22
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    2
    0.02
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    230
    1.79
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    59
    0.46
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    12
    0.09
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    0
    0.00
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    3
    0.02
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    145
    1.13
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    323
    2.51
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    1
    0.01
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    383
    2.98
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    695
    5.40
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    43
    0.33
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    2
    0.02
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    195
    1.52
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    662
    5.15
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    3
    0.02
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    56
    0.44
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    19
    0.15
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    42
    0.33
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    754
    5.86
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    134
    1.04
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    626
    4.87
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    229
    1.78
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    3.62
    150
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.08
    156
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    4.44
    182
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    1.05
    183
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    0.54
    179
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    0.74
    181
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    0.44
    183
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    30.83
    3
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    0.48
    177
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    25.76
    23
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    1.43
    178
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    0.44
    181
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    0.09
    183
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.23
    180
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.01
    177
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    0.01
    181
    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.