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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 GUYANA

Compare Iceland and Guyana 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.

Guyana
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   Guyana GUYANA
      Iceland ICELAND   Guyana GUYANA
           
    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
    		  
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    192.95
    31
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    3.28
    171
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    5.31
    135
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    41.13
    12
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    149.26
    24
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    25.59
    23
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    25.43
    78
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    8.32
    96
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    40.85
    2
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    42.19
    65
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    22.64
    4
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.70
    123
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    1.31
    172
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.43
    105
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    4.75
    77
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    2.12
    43
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    82.60
    14
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    32.95
    45
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.07
    126
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    1.07
    152
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    12.69
    18
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    24.77
    25
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    1.52
    177
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.41
    151
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    4.88
    110
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.11
    150
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.77
    131
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    45.77
    18
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    24.94
    3
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    3.50
    36
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.71
    152
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    7.16
    50
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    22.39
    63
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    26.93
    68
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    2.74
    94
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    5.49
    10
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    3.18
    26
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    7.54
    57
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    25.46
    14
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    5.24
    62
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    0.07
    178
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.15
    143
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.17
    107
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    7.61
    26
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    14.15
    1
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.46
    144
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    18.48
    1
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.15
    36
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    1.91
    62
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    3.57
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    1,335
    18.58
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    23
    0.32
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    1,022
    14.22
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    38
    0.53
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    174
    2.42
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    302
    4.20
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    59
    0.82
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    123
    1.71
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    96
    1.34
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    9
    0.13
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    167
    2.32
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    19
    0.26
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    315
    4.38
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    32
    0.45
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    233
    3.24
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    579
    8.06
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    320
    4.45
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    11
    0.15
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    8
    0.11
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    29
    0.40
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    8
    0.11
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    21
    0.29
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    34
    0.47
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    16
    0.22
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    18
    0.25
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    174
    2.42
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    92
    1.28
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    3
    0.04
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    5
    0.07
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    40
    0.56
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    20
    0.28
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    91
    1.27
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    197
    2.74
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    13
    0.18
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    69
    0.96
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    175
    2.44
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    24
    0.33
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    99
    1.38
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    1
    0.01
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    194
    2.70
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    89
    1.24
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    1
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    54
    0.75
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    3
    0.04
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    1
    0.01
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    64
    0.89
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    25
    0.35
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    3
    0.04
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    48
    0.67
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    17
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    5.31
    135
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    41.13
    12
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    25.59
    23
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    8.32
    96
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.70
    123
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.43
    105
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    4.75
    77
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.07
    126
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    1.07
    152
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    24.77
    25
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    4.88
    110
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.11
    150
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.77
    131
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    3.50
    36
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.71
    152
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    2.74
    94
    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.