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Netherlands
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
NETHERLANDS VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Netherlands 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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
17,165,370
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Afghanistan Population Pyramid
64,682,976
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.5
75.4
73.4
1
2
2
  
31.6
31.0
31.3
171
172
172
1970
70.8
76.5
73.6
4
3
3
  
35.5
35.0
35.3
171
173
172
1980
72.5
79.2
75.7
4
1
2
  
39.5
39.1
39.3
172
175
173
1990
73.8
80.1
76.9
10
9
7
  
41.4
41.3
41.3
178
181
180
2000
75.5
80.6
78.1
14
20
17
  
53.7
56.1
54.8
150
150
150
2010
78.7
82.7
80.8
13
20
14
  
57.7
60.1
58.8
154
155
154
2019
80.4
83.1
81.8
13
29
19
  
63.3
63.2
63.2
147
174
160
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.1
13
29
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age
80.4
83.1
13
29
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age 5
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.5
66.9
146
177
Age 10
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.7
67.0
147
178
Age 15
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.8
67.1
150
178
Age 20
80.9
83.6
15
29
68.1
67.4
150
179
Age 25
81.0
83.6
15
30
68.6
67.8
149
180
Age 30
81.1
83.7
15
30
69.2
68.3
149
180
Age 35
81.2
83.7
14
30
69.7
68.9
149
180
Age 40
81.4
83.9
16
30
70.4
69.6
151
180
Age 45
81.6
84.0
18
32
71.3
70.6
156
180
Age 50
81.9
84.2
17
32
72.3
71.8
157
180
Age 55
82.4
84.6
20
32
73.7
73.2
157
180
Age 60
83.0
85.1
20
32
75.4
75.1
157
181
Age 65
83.8
85.9
20
33
77.5
77.2
160
181
Age 70
85.0
86.7
23
32
79.9
79.6
158
181
Age 75
86.5
87.9
26
34
82.7
82.4
156
180
Age 80
88.2
89.3
31
36
85.8
85.6
154
174
Age 85
90.6
91.2
44
50
89.2
89.1
156
171
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
38.44
175
301.71
6
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
33.78
7
22.34
26
3. Lung Cancers
29.85
13
6.90
122
4. Lung Disease
21.59
93
37.01
32
5. Stroke
20.66
167
149.10
25
6. Breast Cancer
19.00
64
20.24
48
7. Prostate Cancer
16.73
81
4.49
167
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.00
27
4.09
169
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
9.84
160
49.80
62
10. Suicide
9.27
84
5.96
129
11. Falls
8.22
46
5.13
99
12. Pancreas Cancer
7.94
23
1.54
153
13. Lymphomas
6.40
28
4.32
108
14. Oesophagus Cancer
5.83
29
8.78
13
15. Diabetes Mellitus
5.62
166
40.94
58
16. Ovary Cancer
5.58
47
4.07
106
17. Kidney Disease
5.19
164
46.10
15
18. Parkinson's Disease
4.43
72
5.98
24
19. Other Neoplasms
4.24
20
0.20
166
20. Leukemia
4.14
62
1.95
154
21. Stomach Cancer
3.58
139
10.39
42
22. Other Injuries
3.51
160
13.02
36
23. Bladder Cancer
3.42
45
1.95
98
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.26
101
4.30
80
25. Congenital Anomalies
3.22
153
6.42
70
26. Liver Cancer
3.18
160
4.22
119
27. Liver Disease
3.02
174
27.20
67
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.02
136
3.32
130
29. Skin Cancers
2.94
33
1.03
138
30. Road Traffic Accidents
2.83
172
19.81
76
31. Uterin Cancer
2.70
73
3.66
32
32. Oral Cancer
2.16
127
8.18
9
33. Alcohol
2.12
56
0.68
133
34. Cervical Cancer
1.76
174
5.73
117
35. Hypertension
1.62
180
65.86
4
36. Low Birth Weight
1.38
158
12.07
17
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.18
128
9.72
68
38. Epilepsy
1.13
128
2.70
37
39. Drug Use
1.03
115
1.36
77
40. Multiple Sclerosis
0.97
9
0.42
41
41. Birth Trauma
0.61
143
10.16
24
42. Skin Disease
0.60
133
0.77
121
43. Violence
0.58
174
9.87
52
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.50
157
5.86
17
45. Drownings
0.48
171
2.78
78
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.47
60
0.19
133
47. Anemia
0.46
26
0.00
65
48. Osteoarthritis
0.42
7
0.00
56
49. Asthma
0.39
171
24.23
13
50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.31
181
10.64
9
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
18,148
14.31
1,765
0.76
2. Coronary Heart Disease
17,601
13.87
40,195
17.35
3. Lung Cancers
10,980
8.66
1,076
0.46
4. Stroke
9,707
7.65
19,060
8.23
5. Lung Disease
9,567
7.54
4,650
2.01
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5,829
4.60
741
0.32
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
4,946
3.90
14,649
6.32
8. Falls
4,131
3.26
905
0.39
9. Breast Cancer
3,535
2.79
1,822
0.79
10. Prostate Cancer
3,265
2.57
258
0.11
11. Pancreas Cancer
2,995
2.36
229
0.10
12. Kidney Disease
2,530
1.99
6,590
2.85
13. Lymphomas
2,511
1.98
946
0.41
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,386
1.88
5,750
2.48
15. Oesophagus Cancer
2,145
1.69
1,314
0.57
16. Parkinson's Disease
2,120
1.67
628
0.27
17. Suicide
2,025
1.60
1,573
0.68
18. Other Neoplasms
1,831
1.44
29
0.01
19. Other Injuries
1,648
1.30
3,241
1.40
20. Leukemia
1,578
1.24
610
0.26
21. Bladder Cancer
1,471
1.16
272
0.12
22. Stomach Cancer
1,361
1.07
1,501
0.65
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,201
0.95
527
0.23
24. Liver Cancer
1,163
0.92
657
0.28
25. Ovary Cancer
1,067
0.84
369
0.16
26. Endocrine Disorders
1,055
0.83
1,364
0.59
27. Skin Cancers
1,024
0.81
145
0.06
28. Liver Disease
936
0.74
4,600
1.99
29. Hypertension
818
0.64
7,995
3.45
30. Oral Cancer
768
0.61
1,467
0.63
31. Road Traffic Accidents
681
0.54
6,033
2.60
32. Alcohol
612
0.48
150
0.06
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
584
0.46
5,555
2.40
34. Uterin Cancer
566
0.45
289
0.12
35. Congenital Anomalies
544
0.43
5,001
2.16
36. Multiple Sclerosis
295
0.23
84
0.04
37. Skin Disease
295
0.23
94
0.04
38. Epilepsy
289
0.23
993
0.43
39. Cervical Cancer
266
0.21
541
0.23
40. Anemia
249
0.20
0
0.00
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
238
0.19
1,041
0.45
42. Drug Use
231
0.18
328
0.14
43. Osteoarthritis
220
0.17
0
0.00
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
214
0.17
25
0.01
45. Low Birth Weight
167
0.13
12,631
5.45
46. Asthma
165
0.13
3,403
1.47
47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
130
0.10
1,505
0.65
48. Violence
107
0.08
3,217
1.39
49. Drownings
98
0.08
996
0.43
50. Schizophrenia
96
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
29.85
13
6.90
122
2. Breast Cancer
19.00
64
20.24
48
3. Prostate Cancer
16.73
81
4.49
167
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.00
27
4.09
169
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.94
23
1.54
153
6. Lymphomas
6.40
28
4.32
108
7. Oesophagus Cancer
5.83
29
8.78
13
8. Ovary Cancer
5.58
47
4.07
106
9. Leukemia
4.14
62
1.95
154
10. Stomach Cancer
3.58
139
10.39
42
11. Bladder Cancer
3.42
45
1.95
98
12. Liver Cancer
3.18
160
4.22
119
13. Skin Cancers
2.94
33
1.03
138
14. Uterin Cancer
2.70
73
3.66
32
15. Oral Cancer
2.16
127
8.18
9
16. Cervical Cancer
1.76
174
5.73
117
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.