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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 LESOTHO

Compare Iceland and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Iceland ICELAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    155.85
    43
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    17.24
    99
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    3.87
    146
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    24.42
    47
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    211.66
    3
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    11.68
    143
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    83.85
    6
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    2.77
    180
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    87.48
    1
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    192.07
    1
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    28.67
    2
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    0.90
    168
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    4.56
    67
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.86
    86
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    3.01
    145
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    1.67
    61
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    147.55
    5
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    69.87
    4
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.78
    106
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    5.57
    33
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    21.17
    6
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    44.59
    9
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    8.24
    44
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    4.54
    21
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    0.76
    181
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    0.70
    170
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.43
    144
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    74.75
    1
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    14.08
    10
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    2.88
    66
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    3.61
    19
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    11.28
    4
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    36.62
    32
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    51.33
    9
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.76
    61
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.66
    73
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    7.57
    1
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    18.96
    1
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    43.38
    5
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    13.70
    7
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    5.26
    2
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    1.28
    2
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.38
    43
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    18.88
    3
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    124
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    5.11
    14
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    9.67
    7
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    122
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    16.69
    10
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    45.32
    3
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    194
    0.58
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    2,817
    8.45
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    51
    0.15
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    1,102
    3.31
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    3,214
    9.65
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    40
    0.12
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    81
    0.24
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    97
    0.29
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    55
    0.17
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    533
    1.60
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    12
    0.04
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    1,539
    4.62
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    78
    0.23
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    1,015
    3.05
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    2,000
    6.00
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    990
    2.97
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    128
    0.38
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    73
    0.22
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    71
    0.21
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    10
    0.03
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    39
    0.12
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    11
    0.03
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    32
    0.10
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    24
    0.07
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    235
    0.71
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    305
    0.92
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    71
    0.21
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    46
    0.14
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    9
    0.03
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    52
    0.16
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    372
    1.12
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    792
    2.38
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    23
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    389
    1.17
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    678
    2.03
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    143
    0.43
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    18
    0.05
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    924
    2.77
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    957
    2.87
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    6
    0.02
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    279
    0.84
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    70
    0.21
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    111
    0.33
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    717
    2.15
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    678
    2.03
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    2,354
    7.06
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    318
    0.95
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    3.87
    146
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    24.42
    47
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    11.68
    143
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    2.77
    180
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    0.90
    168
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.86
    86
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    3.01
    145
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.78
    106
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    5.57
    33
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    44.59
    9
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    0.76
    181
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    0.70
    170
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.43
    144
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    2.88
    66
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    3.61
    19
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.76
    61
    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.