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Liberia
COUNTRY #1
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LIBERIA VS ICELAND

Compare Liberia and Iceland 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.

Iceland
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
Liberia Population Pyramid
9,339,755
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Iceland Population Pyramid
376,683
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
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  Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
  Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
38.9
41.3
40.1
149
144
146
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
41.3
43.1
42.2
156
156
157
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
43.4
45.5
44.4
162
163
162
  
72.1
75.7
73.9
10
22
14
1990
41.8
44.1
42.9
177
178
177
  
74.9
78.4
76.6
2
20
11
2000
51.2
52.6
51.9
155
163
156
  
77.7
81.7
79.7
1
9
3
2010
58.4
61.0
59.7
151
152
152
  
80.2
83.5
81.8
1
10
6
2019
63.2
65.0
64.1
149
163
155
  
80.8
83.9
82.3
9
20
14
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.2
65.0
149
163
80.8
83.9
9
20
Age
63.2
65.0
149
163
80.8
83.9
9
20
Age 5
69.4
70.4
131
154
81.0
84.0
10
23
Age 10
69.9
70.9
126
155
81.0
84.1
10
22
Age 15
70.3
71.3
123
155
81.1
84.1
10
23
Age 20
70.7
71.6
122
155
81.2
84.1
9
23
Age 25
71.1
72.0
121
155
81.4
84.2
10
23
Age 30
71.6
72.5
121
155
81.6
84.3
9
23
Age 35
72.2
73.1
120
155
81.9
84.4
4
23
Age 40
72.9
73.8
117
153
82.1
84.5
4
22
Age 45
73.7
74.6
112
154
82.4
84.6
4
25
Age 50
74.8
75.5
106
155
82.7
84.8
5
26
Age 55
76.0
76.7
103
154
83.1
85.1
7
26
Age 60
77.4
78.0
102
155
83.7
85.5
7
27
Age 65
79.2
79.7
98
151
84.4
86.1
11
28
Age 70
81.3
81.7
102
147
85.4
86.7
12
34
Age 75
83.8
84.1
89
139
86.7
87.7
15
36
Age 80
86.7
86.9
92
132
88.4
89.2
24
39
Age 85
89.9
90.1
85
115
90.7
91.3
39
42
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
98.87
112
54.46
157
2. Tuberculosis
89.99
7
0.00
183
3. Stroke
79.84
94
18.39
176
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
78.43
44
9.67
161
5. Road Traffic Accidents
55.89
4
1.78
178
6. Malaria
52.62
4
0.00
113
7. HIV/AIDS
50.98
23
0.09
158
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
47.97
37
0.16
176
9. Prostate Cancer
38.87
16
18.78
71
10. Cervical Cancer
35.18
16
3.29
142
11. Liver Disease
34.32
44
1.72
183
12. Diabetes Mellitus
31.63
86
4.22
176
13. Measles
31.33
2
0.00
133
14. Kidney Disease
27.80
69
4.00
177
15. Maternal Conditions
20.74
5
0.11
142
16. Hypertension
18.52
90
2.87
168
17. Breast Cancer
17.79
81
18.02
78
18. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.56
92
35.59
5
19. Liver Cancer
17.19
11
3.82
140
20. Lung Disease
15.39
139
17.98
117
21. Violence
13.13
34
1.08
149
22. Low Birth Weight
11.72
21
1.13
164
23. Meningitis
11.52
30
0.30
140
24. Birth Trauma
11.43
14
1.05
121
25. Malnutrition
10.21
29
0.06
166
26. Other Injuries
9.64
70
7.88
87
27. Asthma
8.98
68
0.26
178
28. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
37
1.96
177
29. Suicide
7.37
108
11.15
59
30. Falls
7.14
68
3.23
143
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.75
50
0.47
178
32. Endocrine Disorders
5.61
58
2.31
139
33. Stomach Cancer
5.47
99
3.12
154
34. Inflammatory/Heart
4.81
91
3.42
124
35. Parkinson's Disease
4.57
66
7.15
12
36. Syphilis
3.93
2
0.00
176
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.79
170
12.15
49
38. Ovary Cancer
3.65
123
5.09
62
39. Fires
3.65
35
0.09
181
40. Lymphomas
3.62
132
5.87
49
41. Lung Cancers
2.68
165
21.77
41
42. Pertussis
2.42
33
0.01
136
43. Uterin Cancer
2.31
91
2.12
102
44. Drownings
2.30
99
0.36
179
45. Skin Cancers
2.29
61
2.01
85
46. Epilepsy
2.16
56
1.27
116
47. Schistosomiasis
2.09
21
0.00
119
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.08
67
0.19
180
49. Oral Cancer
2.01
131
1.55
158
50. Poisonings
1.76
50
0.64
86
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Tuberculosis
2,766
8.21
0
0.00
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,693
7.99
82
4.09
3. Measles
2,554
7.58
0
0.00
4. Malaria
2,428
7.21
0
0.00
5. Road Traffic Accidents
1,920
5.70
7
0.35
6. HIV/AIDS
1,919
5.70
0
0.00
7. Coronary Heart Disease
1,885
5.60
403
20.10
8. Low Birth Weight
1,652
4.90
3
0.15
9. Birth Trauma
1,601
4.75
2
0.10
10. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,592
4.73
1
0.05
11. Stroke
1,578
4.68
141
7.03
12. Maternal Conditions
870
2.58
0
0.00
13. Liver Disease
858
2.55
9
0.45
14. Congenital Anomalies
833
2.47
7
0.35
15. Diabetes Mellitus
650
1.93
30
1.50
16. Kidney Disease
609
1.81
33
1.65
17. Meningitis
552
1.64
1
0.05
18. Violence
477
1.42
4
0.20
19. Cervical Cancer
474
1.41
9
0.45
20. Liver Cancer
439
1.30
22
1.10
21. Syphilis
394
1.17
0
0.00
22. Other Injuries
380
1.13
50
2.49
23. Hypertension
371
1.10
24
1.20
24. Malnutrition
353
1.05
1
0.05
25. Prostate Cancer
297
0.88
61
3.04
26. Lung Disease
294
0.87
129
6.43
27. Breast Cancer
246
0.73
53
2.64
28. Endocrine Disorders
245
0.73
16
0.80
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
235
0.70
295
14.71
30. Suicide
220
0.65
40
2.00
31. Asthma
200
0.59
2
0.10
32. Pertussis
197
0.58
0
0.00
33. Falls
155
0.46
24
1.20
34. Fires
153
0.45
1
0.05
35. Drownings
127
0.38
1
0.05
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
126
0.37
3
0.15
37. Stomach Cancer
122
0.36
18
0.90
38. Inflammatory/Heart
115
0.34
16
0.80
39. Lymphomas
93
0.28
37
1.85
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
90
0.27
73
3.64
41. Poisonings
82
0.24
3
0.15
42. Epilepsy
81
0.24
5
0.25
43. Parkinson's Disease
72
0.21
53
2.64
44. Lung Cancers
66
0.20
134
6.68
45. Schistosomiasis
51
0.15
0
0.00
46. Skin Cancers
51
0.15
13
0.65
47. Oral Cancer
50
0.15
9
0.45
48. Ovary Cancer
50
0.15
16
0.80
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50
0.15
1
0.05
50. Drug Use
42
0.12
17
0.85
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
38.87
16
18.78
71
2. Cervical Cancer
35.18
16
3.29
142
3. Breast Cancer
17.79
81
18.02
78
4. Liver Cancer
17.19
11
3.82
140
5. Stomach Cancer
5.47
99
3.12
154
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.79
170
12.15
49
7. Ovary Cancer
3.65
123
5.09
62
8. Lymphomas
3.62
132
5.87
49
9. Lung Cancers
2.68
165
21.77
41
10. Uterin Cancer
2.31
91
2.12
102
11. Skin Cancers
2.29
61
2.01
85
12. Oral Cancer
2.01
131
1.55
158
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.56
152
7.25
37
14. Bladder Cancer
0.83
163
3.04
53
15. Leukemia
0.66
178
2.88
125
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.64
174
3.70
50
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.