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Norway
COUNTRY #1
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NORWAY VS LESOTHO

Compare Norway and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Norway NORWAY   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    155.85
    43
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    17.24
    99
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.87
    146
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    83.85
    6
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    24.42
    47
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    211.66
    3
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    2.77
    180
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    11.68
    143
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    192.07
    1
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    87.48
    1
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    0.90
    168
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.01
    145
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    4.86
    86
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    8.24
    44
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    147.55
    5
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    28.67
    2
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.67
    61
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    69.87
    4
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    4.56
    67
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    3.61
    19
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    2.43
    144
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    14.08
    10
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    0.76
    181
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    0.70
    170
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    4.78
    106
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    44.59
    9
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.66
    73
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    11.28
    4
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    51.33
    9
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    5.57
    33
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    4.54
    21
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    2.88
    66
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    21.17
    6
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    36.62
    32
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    3.76
    61
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    74.75
    1
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    7.57
    1
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    18.88
    3
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.38
    43
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    142.10
    2
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    9.67
    7
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    17.17
    13
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    5.11
    14
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    45.32
    3
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    18.96
    1
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    43.38
    5
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    14.67
    1
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    1.28
    2
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    7.68
    13
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    124
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    194
    0.58
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    1,102
    3.31
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    2,817
    8.45
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    51
    0.15
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    3,214
    9.65
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    40
    0.12
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    81
    0.24
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    128
    0.38
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    12
    0.04
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    97
    0.29
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    78
    0.23
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    1,539
    4.62
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    1,015
    3.05
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    533
    1.60
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    2,000
    6.00
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    55
    0.17
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    46
    0.14
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    235
    0.71
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    10
    0.03
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    39
    0.12
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    11
    0.03
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    9
    0.03
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    24
    0.07
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    32
    0.10
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    71
    0.21
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    73
    0.22
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    990
    2.97
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    305
    0.92
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    792
    2.38
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    71
    0.21
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    52
    0.16
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    279
    0.84
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    389
    1.17
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    357
    1.07
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    23
    0.07
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    2,354
    7.06
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    70
    0.21
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    372
    1.12
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    143
    0.43
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    6
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    678
    2.03
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    678
    2.03
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    200
    0.60
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    126
    0.38
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    18
    0.05
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    269
    0.81
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    924
    2.77
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.87
    146
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    24.42
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    2.77
    180
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    11.68
    143
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    0.90
    168
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.01
    145
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    4.86
    86
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    3.61
    19
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    2.43
    144
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    0.76
    181
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    0.70
    170
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    4.78
    106
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    44.59
    9
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    5.57
    33
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    2.88
    66
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    3.76
    61
    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.