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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 BURKINA FASO

Compare Norway and Burkina Faso 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.

Burkina Faso
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   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      Norway NORWAY   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
           
    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
    		  
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    48.8
    51.4
    50.1
    164
    165
    163
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    60.1
    65.2
    62.7
    169
    162
    166
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    60.1
    65.2
    169
    162
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    66.1
    71.0
    159
    150
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    66.7
    71.7
    160
    146
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    67.1
    72.1
    159
    147
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    67.6
    72.4
    159
    147
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    68.1
    72.8
    159
    146
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    68.7
    73.2
    159
    146
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    69.3
    73.7
    158
    147
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    70.0
    74.2
    159
    149
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    71.0
    74.9
    159
    150
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    72.1
    75.7
    162
    150
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    73.5
    76.8
    162
    151
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    75.2
    78.1
    161
    152
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    77.4
    79.7
    163
    152
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    79.8
    81.6
    161
    149
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    82.7
    84.1
    157
    140
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    85.9
    86.9
    151
    128
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.5
    90.3
    128
    104
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    131.79
    66
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    20.98
    34
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.02
    158
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    18.73
    110
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    27.33
    35
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    95.70
    77
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    6.07
    134
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    16.06
    101
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    122.30
    12
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    14.38
    33
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.01
    142
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.23
    139
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    2.58
    161
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    10.27
    19
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    37.67
    65
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    16.52
    15
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.42
    72
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    31.16
    51
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    5.51
    35
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    2.91
    34
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    0.82
    172
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    25.05
    2
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    9.32
    49
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    3.26
    49
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    14.45
    15
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    42.15
    12
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.39
    107
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    7.94
    34
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    32.34
    53
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    1.17
    147
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    1.72
    72
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.67
    129
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    9.08
    35
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    43.30
    16
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    2.71
    95
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    31.19
    42
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    3.04
    29
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    5.07
    57
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.24
    69
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    83.63
    10
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    3.55
    61
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    14.30
    17
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    2.01
    66
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    11.80
    54
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    10.86
    31
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    11.16
    45
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    4.29
    22
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.25
    107
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    3.06
    42
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    80
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    8,117
    6.02
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    767
    0.57
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    1,161
    0.86
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    6,324
    4.69
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    242
    0.18
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    16,807
    12.47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    478
    0.35
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    514
    0.38
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    828
    0.61
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    148
    0.11
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    862
    0.64
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    280
    0.21
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    1,521
    1.13
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    2,398
    1.78
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    2,637
    1.96
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    2,609
    1.94
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    252
    0.19
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    220
    0.16
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    4,794
    3.56
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    265
    0.20
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    112
    0.08
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    777
    0.58
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    23
    0.02
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    174
    0.13
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    172
    0.13
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    1,309
    0.97
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    101
    0.07
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    2,020
    1.50
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    743
    0.55
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    2,722
    2.02
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    152
    0.11
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    227
    0.17
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    410
    0.30
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    3,515
    2.61
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    2,868
    2.13
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    74
    0.05
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    11,887
    8.82
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    174
    0.13
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    2,122
    1.57
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    477
    0.35
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    24
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    6,303
    4.68
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    941
    0.70
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    910
    0.68
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    269
    0.20
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    15
    0.01
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    704
    0.52
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    1,943
    1.44
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.02
    158
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    27.33
    35
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    6.07
    134
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    16.06
    101
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.01
    142
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.23
    139
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    2.58
    161
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    2.91
    34
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    0.82
    172
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    9.32
    49
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    3.26
    49
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    14.45
    15
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    42.15
    12
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    1.17
    147
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.67
    129
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    2.71
    95
    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.