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Norway
COUNTRY #1
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NORWAY VS NAMIBIA

Compare Norway and Namibia 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.

Namibia
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   Namibia NAMIBIA
      Norway NORWAY   Namibia NAMIBIA
           
    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
    		  
    45.0
    49.3
    47.1
    113
    100
    105
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    50.8
    54.8
    52.8
    114
    105
    110
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    56.0
    60.0
    57.9
    114
    113
    114
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    59.5
    63.7
    61.5
    123
    122
    124
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    56.2
    58.5
    57.4
    142
    147
    144
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    61.3
    64.6
    63.0
    139
    140
    138
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    60.6
    68.4
    64.6
    165
    142
    152
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Namibia NAMIBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    60.6
    68.4
    165
    142
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    63.5
    71.1
    173
    148
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    63.8
    71.5
    173
    149
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    64.1
    71.7
    173
    149
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    64.6
    72.0
    173
    149
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    65.2
    72.4
    173
    150
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    65.8
    72.8
    173
    150
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    66.6
    73.5
    173
    149
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    67.6
    74.4
    173
    148
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    69.0
    75.5
    172
    143
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    70.7
    76.7
    171
    138
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    72.6
    78.0
    171
    125
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    74.7
    79.3
    170
    118
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    77.0
    80.7
    170
    113
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    79.5
    82.3
    169
    114
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    82.4
    84.4
    165
    119
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    85.7
    87.0
    158
    126
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.2
    90.0
    153
    131
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Namibia NAMIBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    105.72
    98
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    18.25
    79
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    4.38
    143
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    40.96
    26
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    25.79
    40
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    117.61
    46
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    4.10
    166
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    14.84
    120
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    94.17
    31
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    13.51
    36
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    1.37
    158
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.01
    146
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    3.10
    144
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    4.37
    118
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    61.52
    25
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    10.07
    66
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.74
    57
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    25.76
    73
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    4.18
    87
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    9.09
    2
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    1.66
    158
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    4.68
    70
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    2.39
    172
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.39
    134
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    3.04
    164
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    16.57
    48
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.63
    76
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    6.25
    81
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    23.50
    80
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    1.65
    120
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    1.87
    64
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.63
    131
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    12.49
    19
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    44.05
    14
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    7.84
    12
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    37.70
    28
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    2.41
    49
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    6.23
    44
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.15
    116
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    38.12
    45
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    4.09
    43
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    9.45
    32
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    2.57
    36
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    15.49
    38
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    9.38
    39
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    20.18
    18
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    5.58
    8
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.78
    16
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    2.22
    61
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    139
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Namibia NAMIBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    1,221
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    176
    1.04
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    461
    2.72
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    1,333
    7.86
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    59
    0.35
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    1,464
    8.64
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    54
    0.32
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    94
    0.55
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    62
    0.37
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    18
    0.11
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    121
    0.71
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    46
    0.27
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    243
    1.43
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    322
    1.90
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    207
    1.22
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    724
    4.27
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    43
    0.25
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    108
    0.64
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    73
    0.43
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    16
    0.09
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    24
    0.14
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    33
    0.19
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    8
    0.05
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    23
    0.14
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    32
    0.19
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    45
    0.27
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    21
    0.12
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    428
    2.53
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    162
    0.96
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    336
    1.98
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    28
    0.17
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    100
    0.59
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    76
    0.45
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    283
    1.67
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    224
    1.32
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    11
    0.06
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    645
    3.81
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    31
    0.18
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    133
    0.78
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    49
    0.29
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    2
    0.01
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    868
    5.12
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    200
    1.18
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    110
    0.65
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    33
    0.19
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    9
    0.05
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    109
    0.64
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    450
    2.66
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Namibia NAMIBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    4.38
    143
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    25.79
    40
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    4.10
    166
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    14.84
    120
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    1.37
    158
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.01
    146
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    3.10
    144
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    9.09
    2
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    1.66
    158
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    2.39
    172
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.39
    134
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    3.04
    164
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    16.57
    48
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    1.65
    120
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.63
    131
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    7.84
    12
    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.