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Norway
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
NORWAY VS BHUTAN

Compare Norway and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
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
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Norway NORWAY   Bhutan BHUTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Bhutan BHUTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Bhutan BHUTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    117.54
    84
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    16.73
    112
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    7.68
    118
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    87.76
    4
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    1.13
    181
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    60.70
    117
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    4.09
    168
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    2.89
    183
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    27.08
    92
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    5.07
    142
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    3.57
    97
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    5.31
    57
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    0.81
    180
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    17.91
    4
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    27.56
    94
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    6.45
    108
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    0.97
    117
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    24.53
    78
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    5.20
    43
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.61
    109
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    2.69
    136
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    1.66
    158
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    20.62
    2
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.12
    149
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    5.90
    80
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    10.80
    80
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.36
    117
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    5.36
    102
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    26.66
    70
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    7.67
    20
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    0.92
    123
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.00
    182
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    1.24
    179
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    17.35
    85
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    7.12
    15
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    12.74
    117
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    2.00
    69
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    6.37
    39
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.16
    111
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    26.23
    55
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    2.83
    76
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    0.49
    116
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    1.19
    106
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    12.98
    49
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    7.39
    59
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    2.26
    126
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    1.13
    106
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.89
    10
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    10.92
    9
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    76
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    702
    17.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    105
    2.55
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    524
    12.73
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    360
    8.75
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    44
    1.07
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    177
    4.30
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    24
    0.58
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    3
    0.07
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    111
    2.70
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    20
    0.49
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    8
    0.19
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    5
    0.12
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    35
    0.85
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    149
    3.62
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    43
    1.04
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    164
    3.99
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    31
    0.75
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    9
    0.22
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    11
    0.27
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    6
    0.15
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    19
    0.46
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    118
    2.87
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    2
    0.05
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    14
    0.34
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    7
    0.17
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    35
    0.85
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    44
    1.07
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    77
    1.87
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    8
    0.19
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    166
    4.03
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    6
    0.15
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    43
    1.04
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    39
    0.95
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    50
    1.22
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    3
    0.07
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    0
    0.00
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    169
    4.11
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    7
    0.17
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    30
    0.73
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    14
    0.34
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    1
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    123
    2.99
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    78
    1.90
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    20
    0.49
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    68
    1.65
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    5
    0.12
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    8
    0.19
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    18
    0.44
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    7.68
    118
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    1.13
    181
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    4.09
    168
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    2.89
    183
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    3.57
    97
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    5.31
    57
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    0.81
    180
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.61
    109
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    2.69
    136
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    20.62
    2
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.12
    149
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    5.90
    80
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    10.80
    80
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    7.67
    20
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.00
    182
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    7.12
    15
    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.