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Iceland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Iceland and Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria
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
Iceland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Iceland ICELAND   Bulgaria BULGARIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
     
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
     
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
     
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
     
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
     
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Bulgaria BULGARIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Bulgaria BULGARIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    210.78
    26
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    0.79
    182
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    23.63
    32
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    14.25
    109
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    116.86
    50
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    17.57
    86
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    22.97
    89
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    16.50
    18
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    6.50
    122
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    10.70
    157
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    4.55
    141
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    7.11
    42
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    1.44
    169
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.82
    127
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    5.80
    39
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.87
    126
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    8.11
    153
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    11.77
    137
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.53
    114
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    1.46
    129
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    4.28
    100
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    6.87
    108
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    2.99
    149
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.43
    148
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    7.80
    66
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    3.82
    30
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.61
    89
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    32.82
    39
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    1.33
    168
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    4.59
    23
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    2.17
    72
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    3.67
    141
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    8.59
    129
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    15.44
    106
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.32
    74
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.66
    72
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    1.03
    133
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    2.58
    133
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    1.00
    155
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    0.87
    130
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    0.34
    120
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.04
    180
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.50
    35
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    1.76
    125
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.15
    49
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.39
    149
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    1.55
    128
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.14
    38
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    0.32
    135
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    0.20
    182
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    36,513
    38.86
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    147
    0.16
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    21,347
    22.72
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    3,288
    3.50
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    3,993
    4.25
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    1,396
    1.49
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    2,591
    2.76
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    1,016
    1.08
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    1,358
    1.45
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    284
    0.30
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    437
    0.47
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    1,063
    1.13
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    681
    0.72
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    499
    0.53
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    1,855
    1.97
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    1,344
    1.43
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    5,916
    6.30
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    381
    0.41
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    195
    0.21
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    664
    0.71
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    637
    0.68
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    460
    0.49
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    1,175
    1.25
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    76
    0.08
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    420
    0.45
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    146
    0.16
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    409
    0.44
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    44
    0.05
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    328
    0.35
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    93
    0.10
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    408
    0.43
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    422
    0.45
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    1,804
    1.92
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    369
    0.39
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    160
    0.17
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    647
    0.69
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    93
    0.10
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    25
    0.03
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    5
    0.01
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    84
    0.09
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    116
    0.12
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    52
    0.06
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    276
    0.29
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    53
    0.06
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    38
    0.04
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    40
    0.04
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    28
    0.03
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    2
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    27
    0.03
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    31
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    23.63
    32
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    14.25
    109
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    17.57
    86
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    16.50
    18
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    7.11
    42
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.82
    127
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    5.80
    39
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.53
    114
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    1.46
    129
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    6.87
    108
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    7.80
    66
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    3.82
    30
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.61
    89
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    4.59
    23
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    2.17
    72
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.32
    74
    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.