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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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NEW ZEALAND VS GAMBIA

Compare New Zealand and Gambia 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.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
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Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Gambia GAMBIA
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Gambia GAMBIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.7
73.9
71.2
6
9
7
  
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
  
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
  
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
  
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
  
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
  
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
142.59
53
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
19.89
49
3. Stroke
22.24
165
108.94
59
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
3.62
150
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
29.40
54
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
4.44
182
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
1.05
183
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
6.08
156
9. Suicide
10.30
68
9.64
77
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
51.34
8
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
37.65
66
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
113.77
18
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
0.01
177
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
0.74
181
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
0.54
179
16. Falls
5.65
92
9.85
22
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
0.44
183
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
0.09
183
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
32.04
48
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
6.44
58
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
11.17
16
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
1.43
178
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
6.72
59
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
30.83
3
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
11.81
46
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
0.23
180
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
6.31
18
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
0.48
177
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
22.89
68
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
0.44
181
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.42
95
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
33.48
48
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
0.01
181
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
9.17
43
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
25.76
23
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
2.38
34
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
2.55
52
38. Violence
1.20
146
11.94
43
39. Drownings
1.17
142
2.58
84
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
2.12
59
41. Asthma
1.03
133
15.88
35
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
2.78
36
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
41.12
43
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
1.23
103
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
6.56
37
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.24
63
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.25
104
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.10
91
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
10.44
21
50. Fires
0.29
164
3.83
32
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
1,007
7.83
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
89
0.69
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
802
6.24
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
34
0.26
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
206
1.60
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
11
0.09
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
1,340
10.42
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
290
2.25
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
21
0.16
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
26
0.20
11. Falls
627
2.23
83
0.65
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
0
0.00
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
12
0.09
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
6
0.05
15. Suicide
528
1.88
113
0.88
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
695
5.40
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
266
2.07
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
2
0.02
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
34
0.26
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
172
1.34
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
230
1.79
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
14
0.11
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
59
0.46
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
377
2.93
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
5
0.04
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
4
0.03
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
3
0.02
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
194
1.51
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
2
0.02
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
383
2.98
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
0
0.00
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
323
2.51
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
1
0.01
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
19
0.15
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
24
0.19
36. Asthma
91
0.32
134
1.04
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
626
4.87
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
662
5.15
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
56
0.44
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
28
0.22
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
145
1.13
42. Violence
57
0.20
195
1.52
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
43
0.33
44. Drownings
54
0.19
69
0.54
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
12
0.09
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
2
0.02
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
3
0.02
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
1
0.01
49. Osteoarthritis
24
0.09
0
0.00
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
22
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
3.62
150
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
4.44
182
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
1.05
183
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
6.08
156
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
0.01
177
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
0.74
181
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
0.54
179
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
0.44
183
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
0.09
183
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
1.43
178
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
30.83
3
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
0.23
180
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
0.48
177
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
0.44
181
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
0.01
181
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
25.76
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.