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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 NEPAL

Compare Iceland and Nepal 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.

Nepal
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   Nepal NEPAL
      Iceland ICELAND   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    102.19
    104
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    13.60
    145
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    18.16
    65
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    0.95
    182
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    67.32
    106
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    8.50
    172
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    149.01
    1
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    5.77
    137
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    9.77
    74
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    29.37
    86
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    7.36
    96
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.18
    138
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    4.37
    77
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.51
    134
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    4.60
    83
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.42
    167
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    16.12
    117
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    21.28
    103
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    1.19
    183
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    2.40
    92
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    1.08
    183
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    15.27
    52
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    15.55
    5
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.74
    129
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    6.79
    79
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.62
    119
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.61
    139
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    11.58
    122
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    1.14
    171
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.48
    176
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    2.13
    76
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    4.79
    117
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    20.65
    72
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    30.02
    57
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    6.52
    23
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.26
    148
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    3.57
    12
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    8.46
    51
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    2.57
    119
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    6.00
    55
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    1.74
    52
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.94
    9
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.17
    106
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    1.16
    144
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    140
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.09
    176
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    5.38
    23
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    138
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    1.69
    68
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    30.93
    6
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    19,677
    12.26
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    2,022
    1.26
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    12,909
    8.04
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    3,586
    2.23
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    27,027
    16.83
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    6,237
    3.88
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    1,167
    0.73
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    85
    0.05
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    1,038
    0.65
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    760
    0.47
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    1,655
    1.03
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    445
    0.28
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    2,571
    1.60
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    768
    0.48
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    4,284
    2.67
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    2,929
    1.82
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    2,092
    1.30
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    3,321
    2.07
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    491
    0.31
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    256
    0.16
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    325
    0.20
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    668
    0.42
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    1,379
    0.86
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    93
    0.06
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    585
    0.36
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    257
    0.16
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    217
    0.14
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    168
    0.10
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    400
    0.25
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    50
    0.03
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    1,389
    0.87
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    1,969
    1.23
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    6,383
    3.98
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    56
    0.03
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    1,949
    1.21
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    4,654
    2.90
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    874
    0.54
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    173
    0.11
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    704
    0.44
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    3,822
    2.38
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    38
    0.02
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    191
    0.12
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    17
    0.01
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    474
    0.30
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    2,676
    1.67
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    5,930
    3.69
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    6,071
    3.78
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    377
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    18.16
    65
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    0.95
    182
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    8.50
    172
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    5.77
    137
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.18
    138
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.51
    134
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    4.60
    83
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    1.19
    183
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    2.40
    92
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    15.27
    52
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    6.79
    79
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.62
    119
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.61
    139
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.48
    176
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    2.13
    76
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    6.52
    23
    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.