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Italy
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
ITALY VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Italy and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Italy Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Italy ITALY   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    21
    24
    21
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    80.9
    84.9
    83.0
    7
    8
    8
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.9
    7
    8
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    81.2
    85.1
    7
    8
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    81.2
    85.2
    7
    8
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.3
    7
    8
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.6
    85.3
    10
    9
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.7
    85.4
    11
    9
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.5
    12
    10
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.6
    12
    10
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.8
    12
    9
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    82.7
    86.1
    14
    9
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.4
    86.5
    13
    9
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.1
    15
    11
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.7
    14
    11
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.7
    16
    14
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.8
    22
    16
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    42
    22
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.43
    169
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    25.15
    156
    149.10
    25
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    6.90
    122
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    20.24
    48
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.86
    135
    22.34
    26
    6. Lung Disease
    13.17
    152
    37.01
    32
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    4.09
    169
    8. Hypertension
    10.77
    127
    65.86
    4
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    4.49
    167
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.21
    145
    40.94
    58
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    1.54
    153
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.30
    178
    49.80
    62
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    10.39
    42
    14. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    4.22
    119
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    4.32
    108
    16. Other Injuries
    5.34
    127
    13.02
    36
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    165
    46.10
    15
    18. Other Neoplasms
    4.93
    15
    0.20
    166
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    66
    4.30
    80
    20. Suicide
    4.33
    151
    5.96
    129
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    4.07
    106
    22. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    1.95
    154
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.13
    162
    19.81
    76
    24. Liver Disease
    3.92
    171
    27.20
    67
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    127
    5.98
    24
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    1.95
    98
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    139
    3.32
    130
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.59
    164
    6.42
    70
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    3.66
    32
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    8.18
    9
    31. Falls
    2.13
    171
    5.13
    99
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    1.03
    138
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    5.73
    117
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    8.78
    13
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.36
    4
    0.16
    69
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    165
    12.07
    17
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.07
    111
    5.86
    17
    38. Epilepsy
    0.87
    143
    2.70
    37
    39. Drug Use
    0.78
    132
    1.36
    77
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.64
    155
    9.72
    68
    41. Anemia
    0.62
    19
    0.00
    65
    42. Violence
    0.60
    173
    9.87
    52
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    123
    1.72
    110
    44. Skin Disease
    0.59
    137
    0.77
    121
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.56
    31
    0.42
    41
    46. Drownings
    0.46
    173
    2.78
    78
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    163
    10.16
    24
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.33
    180
    10.64
    9
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.33
    84
    0.19
    133
    50. Malnutrition
    0.31
    124
    1.44
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,116
    17.89
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    62,633
    11.54
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    41,445
    7.64
    1,765
    0.76
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,152
    6.29
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    32,382
    5.97
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Hypertension
    29,931
    5.51
    7,995
    3.45
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,254
    3.92
    741
    0.32
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,836
    3.65
    5,750
    2.48
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,339
    3.01
    14,649
    6.32
    10. Breast Cancer
    13,868
    2.56
    1,822
    0.79
    11. Kidney Disease
    12,726
    2.34
    6,590
    2.85
    12. Other Injuries
    12,112
    2.23
    3,241
    1.40
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    12,095
    2.23
    229
    0.10
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10,252
    1.89
    1,501
    0.65
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9,984
    1.84
    29
    0.01
    16. Lymphomas
    9,670
    1.78
    946
    0.41
    17. Liver Cancer
    9,620
    1.77
    657
    0.28
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,431
    1.55
    1,364
    0.59
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    8,428
    1.55
    628
    0.27
    20. Prostate Cancer
    8,409
    1.55
    258
    0.11
    21. Leukemia
    6,728
    1.24
    610
    0.26
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,711
    1.24
    272
    0.12
    23. Liver Disease
    5,559
    1.02
    4,600
    1.99
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,531
    1.02
    527
    0.23
    25. Falls
    4,222
    0.78
    905
    0.39
    26. Suicide
    4,042
    0.74
    1,573
    0.68
    27. Oral Cancer
    3,343
    0.62
    1,467
    0.63
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,282
    0.60
    369
    0.16
    29. Skin Cancers
    3,239
    0.60
    145
    0.06
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,221
    0.59
    6,033
    2.60
    31. Hepatitis C
    2,451
    0.45
    28
    0.01
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,216
    0.41
    1,041
    0.45
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,198
    0.40
    289
    0.12
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,045
    0.38
    1,314
    0.57
    35. Anemia
    1,672
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,622
    0.30
    5,555
    2.40
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    5,001
    2.16
    38. Skin Disease
    1,440
    0.27
    94
    0.04
    39. Epilepsy
    1,337
    0.25
    993
    0.43
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,154
    0.21
    541
    0.23
    41. Malnutrition
    775
    0.14
    589
    0.25
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    701
    0.13
    25
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    690
    0.13
    1,505
    0.65
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    677
    0.12
    84
    0.04
    45. Drug Use
    654
    0.12
    328
    0.14
    46. HIV/AIDS
    520
    0.10
    464
    0.20
    47. Asthma
    494
    0.09
    3,403
    1.47
    48. Osteoarthritis
    481
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    49. Schizophrenia
    424
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    409
    0.08
    3,217
    1.39
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    20.24
    48
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    4.49
    167
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    1.54
    153
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    10.39
    42
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    4.22
    119
    8. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    4.32
    108
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    4.07
    106
    10. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    1.95
    154
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    1.95
    98
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    3.66
    32
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    8.18
    9
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    1.03
    138
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    5.73
    117
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    8.78
    13
    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.