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Spain
COUNTRY #1
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SPAIN VS IRELAND

Compare Spain and Ireland 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.

Ireland
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
Spain Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ireland IRELAND
      Spain SPAIN   Ireland IRELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
    		  
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
    		  
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
    		  
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
    		  
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.1
    13
    3
    8
    		  
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
    		  
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    2019
    80.7
    85.7
    83.2
    11
    3
    5
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ireland IRELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    85.7
    11
    3
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    Age 5
    81.0
    85.9
    11
    3
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    Age 10
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 15
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 20
    81.1
    86.0
    11
    3
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 25
    81.2
    86.1
    13
    3
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 30
    81.3
    86.1
    13
    3
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 35
    81.4
    86.2
    13
    3
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    Age 40
    81.5
    86.2
    13
    3
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    Age 45
    81.7
    86.4
    14
    3
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    Age 50
    82.0
    86.6
    16
    3
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    Age 55
    82.5
    86.9
    16
    3
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.3
    16
    3
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    Age 65
    84.3
    87.9
    12
    3
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.5
    11
    5
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.3
    12
    6
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    Age 80
    88.8
    90.4
    13
    8
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    21
    13
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ireland IRELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.87
    179
    53.73
    158
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    24.05
    30
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.52
    32
    32.23
    9
    4. Stroke
    18.37
    177
    19.27
    172
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    13.41
    38
    6. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    19.15
    59
    7. Lung Disease
    12.26
    157
    20.91
    98
    8. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    14.80
    104
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.96
    168
    13.45
    145
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    6.56
    48
    11. Kidney Disease
    5.51
    162
    6.12
    160
    12. Suicide
    5.28
    137
    8.90
    86
    13. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    4.47
    126
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.01
    169
    4.68
    172
    15. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    3.97
    132
    16. Liver Disease
    4.79
    163
    4.13
    169
    17. Hypertension
    4.72
    157
    1.87
    178
    18. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    6.29
    33
    19. Other Injuries
    4.18
    148
    2.23
    179
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    111
    3.19
    131
    21. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    2.93
    57
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    6.83
    17
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    83
    3.24
    103
    24. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    3.39
    105
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.41
    27
    2.55
    39
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.15
    167
    2.92
    171
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    145
    5.57
    32
    28. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    2.43
    108
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.94
    58
    30. Falls
    2.48
    166
    3.03
    147
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    5.30
    35
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.05
    174
    3.33
    149
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    3.00
    145
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    3.15
    28
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    106
    0.58
    149
    36. Drug Use
    1.10
    104
    3.38
    20
    37. Skin Disease
    1.03
    109
    0.63
    128
    38. Low Birth Weight
    0.92
    169
    1.39
    157
    39. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    116
    0.15
    150
    40. Epilepsy
    0.81
    155
    1.27
    117
    41. Asthma
    0.72
    145
    0.70
    149
    42. Drownings
    0.69
    163
    1.05
    148
    43. Hepatitis C
    0.63
    12
    0.32
    35
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.61
    157
    0.55
    158
    45. Violence
    0.47
    178
    0.77
    163
    46. Anemia
    0.45
    29
    0.29
    42
    47. Alcohol
    0.41
    150
    1.04
    112
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    162
    0.23
    176
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.38
    179
    0.79
    158
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.35
    47
    1.12
    5
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Spain SPAIN   Ireland IRELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,684
    15.64
    4,762
    18.40
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42,339
    12.81
    3,209
    12.40
    3. Stroke
    29,004
    8.78
    1,770
    6.84
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,131
    6.70
    1,916
    7.40
    5. Lung Disease
    18,926
    5.73
    1,915
    7.40
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16,957
    5.13
    1,095
    4.23
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,717
    4.15
    1,298
    5.02
    8. Kidney Disease
    9,725
    2.94
    566
    2.19
    9. Hypertension
    9,115
    2.76
    175
    0.68
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,773
    2.35
    414
    1.60
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,067
    2.14
    760
    2.94
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,752
    2.04
    530
    2.05
    13. Prostate Cancer
    6,420
    1.94
    585
    2.26
    14. Stomach Cancer
    5,796
    1.75
    357
    1.38
    15. Other Injuries
    5,536
    1.68
    171
    0.66
    16. Lymphomas
    5,335
    1.61
    513
    1.98
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,222
    1.58
    256
    0.99
    18. Liver Cancer
    5,098
    1.54
    318
    1.23
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,984
    1.51
    240
    0.93
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    4,943
    1.50
    530
    2.05
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4,863
    1.47
    249
    0.96
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4,748
    1.44
    218
    0.84
    23. Liver Disease
    4,231
    1.28
    279
    1.08
    24. Leukemia
    3,772
    1.14
    274
    1.06
    25. Suicide
    3,609
    1.09
    470
    1.82
    26. Falls
    3,246
    0.98
    247
    0.95
    27. Oral Cancer
    2,583
    0.78
    183
    0.71
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,026
    0.61
    273
    1.05
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,011
    0.61
    419
    1.62
    30. Skin Disease
    1,840
    0.56
    58
    0.22
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,829
    0.55
    153
    0.59
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,803
    0.55
    252
    0.97
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,612
    0.49
    126
    0.49
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,612
    0.49
    50
    0.19
    35. Asthma
    1,133
    0.34
    58
    0.22
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,064
    0.32
    53
    0.20
    37. Anemia
    914
    0.28
    29
    0.11
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    863
    0.26
    153
    0.59
    39. Cervical Cancer
    855
    0.26
    103
    0.40
    40. Epilepsy
    824
    0.25
    85
    0.33
    41. Drug Use
    776
    0.23
    167
    0.65
    42. Hepatitis C
    652
    0.20
    19
    0.07
    43. HIV/AIDS
    538
    0.16
    9
    0.03
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    475
    0.14
    67
    0.26
    45. Drownings
    446
    0.13
    57
    0.22
    46. Alcohol
    333
    0.10
    64
    0.25
    47. Malnutrition
    302
    0.09
    2
    0.01
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    294
    0.09
    59
    0.23
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    287
    0.09
    83
    0.32
    50. Tuberculosis
    270
    0.08
    23
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ireland IRELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    24.05
    30
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    13.41
    38
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    19.15
    59
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    14.80
    104
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    6.56
    48
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    4.47
    126
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    3.97
    132
    8. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    6.29
    33
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    2.93
    57
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    6.83
    17
    11. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    3.39
    105
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    2.43
    108
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.94
    58
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    5.30
    35
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    3.00
    145
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    3.15
    28
    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.