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United Kingdom
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
UNITED KINGDOM VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare United Kingdom and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    22.34
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    6.90
    122
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    49.80
    62
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    149.10
    25
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    37.01
    32
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    20.24
    48
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    4.49
    167
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    4.09
    169
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    27.20
    67
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    5.96
    129
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    1.54
    153
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    4.32
    108
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    8.78
    13
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    4.07
    106
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    5.98
    24
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    5.13
    99
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    1.36
    77
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.22
    119
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    13.02
    36
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    40.94
    58
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    1.95
    154
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.95
    98
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    10.39
    42
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    6.42
    70
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    3.66
    32
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    65.86
    4
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    46.10
    15
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    4.30
    80
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    19.81
    76
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    1.03
    138
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    3.32
    130
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    8.18
    9
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    12.07
    17
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.20
    166
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    5.73
    117
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    0.68
    133
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.42
    41
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    10.64
    9
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    2.70
    37
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    9.87
    52
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    0.77
    121
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    24.23
    13
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    9.72
    68
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.19
    133
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    5.86
    17
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    2.78
    78
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    10.16
    24
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    1.60
    89
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.16
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    1,765
    0.76
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    40,195
    17.35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    14,649
    6.32
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    19,060
    8.23
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    1,076
    0.46
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    4,650
    2.01
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    741
    0.32
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    258
    0.11
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    1,822
    0.79
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    946
    0.41
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    229
    0.10
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    1,314
    0.57
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    628
    0.27
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    4,600
    1.99
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    905
    0.39
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    272
    0.12
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    5,750
    2.48
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    6,590
    2.85
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    3,241
    1.40
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    1,573
    0.68
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    657
    0.28
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    610
    0.26
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    7,995
    3.45
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    1,501
    0.65
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    369
    0.16
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    29
    0.01
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    145
    0.06
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    1,364
    0.59
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    527
    0.23
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    1,467
    0.63
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    328
    0.14
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    289
    0.12
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    6,033
    2.60
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    94
    0.04
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    5,001
    2.16
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    1,505
    0.65
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    84
    0.04
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    5,555
    2.40
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    150
    0.06
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    12,631
    5.45
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    3,403
    1.47
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    993
    0.43
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    541
    0.23
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    25
    0.01
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    1,041
    0.45
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    3,217
    1.39
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    9,839
    4.25
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    348
    0.15
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    996
    0.43
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    20.24
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    4.49
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    4.32
    108
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    8.78
    13
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    4.07
    106
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.22
    119
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    1.95
    154
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.95
    98
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    10.39
    42
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    3.66
    32
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    1.03
    138
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    8.18
    9
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    5.73
    117
    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.