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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 SAMOA

Compare Iceland and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Iceland ICELAND   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    189.77
    33
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    19.13
    68
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    21.56
    44
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    24.32
    48
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    118.02
    45
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    26.40
    20
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    47.54
    19
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    8.66
    93
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    14.60
    30
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    39.32
    68
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    8.08
    85
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.68
    124
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    6.72
    14
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.94
    122
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    14.84
    1
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.42
    168
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    82.64
    13
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    39.81
    23
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.91
    99
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    0.72
    172
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    5.15
    83
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    7.89
    94
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    6.17
    83
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.39
    90
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    12.23
    20
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    3.56
    38
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.10
    150
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    23.76
    63
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    4.28
    81
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    7.58
    4
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.24
    130
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    5.11
    112
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    15.42
    93
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    18.98
    94
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.32
    75
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.52
    86
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    1.39
    109
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    3.59
    116
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    3.39
    108
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    1.25
    111
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    0.47
    100
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.16
    142
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.12
    143
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    6.92
    34
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    151
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    2.65
    34
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    7.42
    11
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    151
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    1.21
    73
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    17.01
    29
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    241
    21.56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    19
    1.70
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    148
    13.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    26
    2.33
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    57
    5.10
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    53
    4.74
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    12
    1.07
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    11
    0.98
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    19
    1.70
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    7
    0.63
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    13
    1.16
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    4
    0.36
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    25
    2.24
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    6
    0.54
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    52
    4.65
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    108
    9.66
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    30
    2.68
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    8
    0.72
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    1
    0.09
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    7
    0.63
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    5
    0.45
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    3
    0.27
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    16
    1.43
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    1
    0.09
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    10
    0.89
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    6
    0.54
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    7
    0.63
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    2
    0.18
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    2
    0.18
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    1
    0.09
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    4
    0.36
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    6
    0.54
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    27
    2.42
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    5
    0.45
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    18
    1.61
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    26
    2.33
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    2
    0.18
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    6
    0.54
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    16
    1.43
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    9
    0.81
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    3
    0.27
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    1
    0.09
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    5
    0.45
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    21
    1.88
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    12
    1.07
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    2
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    21.56
    44
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    24.32
    48
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    26.40
    20
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    8.66
    93
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.68
    124
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.94
    122
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    14.84
    1
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.91
    99
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    0.72
    172
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    7.89
    94
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    12.23
    20
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    3.56
    38
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.10
    150
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    7.58
    4
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.24
    130
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.32
    75
    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.