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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 GERMANY

Compare United Kingdom and Germany 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.

Germany
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   Germany GERMANY
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Germany GERMANY
           
    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
    		  
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    78.7
    84.8
    81.7
    26
    10
    20
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Germany GERMANY
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    78.7
    84.8
    26
    10
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    79.0
    85.1
    29
    10
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    79.2
    85.2
    29
    10
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    79.3
    85.2
    29
    10
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    79.4
    85.3
    32
    10
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    79.6
    85.4
    33
    10
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    79.8
    85.5
    33
    9
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    80.0
    85.7
    34
    9
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    80.4
    85.9
    33
    8
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    81.0
    86.3
    35
    7
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    81.9
    86.9
    35
    6
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    83.1
    87.7
    35
    6
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    84.6
    88.7
    35
    3
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    86.3
    90.0
    30
    2
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    88.3
    91.6
    25
    1
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    90.9
    94.1
    31
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    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Germany GERMANY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    56.09
    155
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    15.54
    128
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    24.77
    27
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    7.66
    170
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    18.75
    173
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    18.00
    116
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    18.80
    66
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    14.89
    102
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    12.18
    48
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    9.69
    128
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    8.27
    93
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    8.75
    12
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    5.60
    60
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    3.39
    58
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    5.13
    60
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    4.25
    83
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    5.64
    93
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    2.00
    45
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.03
    129
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    4.05
    151
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    6.48
    161
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    4.20
    59
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.51
    70
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    4.80
    118
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    2.95
    157
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    1.95
    110
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    8.36
    139
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    7.81
    152
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    5.15
    62
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    2.98
    170
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.02
    84
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    4.30
    99
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.52
    69
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    1.30
    161
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    3.28
    29
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    2.68
    155
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    4.32
    25
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.96
    11
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    0.90
    152
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    1.72
    86
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    0.84
    161
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    0.62
    130
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    0.46
    165
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    1.39
    119
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.22
    118
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    1.34
    96
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    0.42
    177
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    0.40
    160
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    0.25
    169
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.33
    33
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Germany GERMANY
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    51,168
    7.30
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    147,055
    20.98
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    20,712
    2.96
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    49,794
    7.11
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    46,560
    6.64
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    42,797
    6.11
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    26,026
    3.71
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    16,487
    2.35
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    18,842
    2.69
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    12,249
    1.75
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    17,971
    2.56
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    6,212
    0.89
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    12,594
    1.80
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    15,194
    2.17
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    15,325
    2.19
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    6,193
    0.88
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    15,560
    2.22
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    22,770
    3.25
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    8,248
    1.18
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    10,284
    1.47
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    8,057
    1.15
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    8,737
    1.25
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    26,796
    3.82
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    9,658
    1.38
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    5,192
    0.74
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    8,161
    1.16
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    4,055
    0.58
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    10,677
    1.52
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    8,891
    1.27
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    6,023
    0.86
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    1,930
    0.28
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    2,231
    0.32
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    3,160
    0.45
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    1,543
    0.22
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    2,291
    0.33
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    2,166
    0.31
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    1,571
    0.22
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    3,830
    0.55
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    6,257
    0.89
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    770
    0.11
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    924
    0.13
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    3,091
    0.44
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    2,131
    0.30
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    543
    0.08
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    3,615
    0.52
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    769
    0.11
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    281
    0.04
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    359
    0.05
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    459
    0.07
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    994
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Germany GERMANY
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    24.77
    27
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    18.80
    66
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    14.89
    102
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    12.18
    48
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    8.75
    12
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    5.60
    60
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    3.39
    58
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    5.13
    60
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.03
    129
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    4.20
    59
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.51
    70
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    4.80
    118
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    1.95
    110
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.02
    84
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.52
    69
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    2.68
    155
    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.