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ICELAND VS GABON
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Compare Iceland and Gabon health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    61.92
    136
    		  
    87.31
    90
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34.08
    4
    		  
    4.20
    60
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    5.40
    125
    4. Stroke
    29.17
    159
    		  
    96.24
    78
    5. Lung Disease
    21.34
    69
    		  
    34.60
    22
    6. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    9.91
    124
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    5.27
    167
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    3.01
    154
    9. Suicide
    14.06
    37
    		  
    8.16
    90
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.43
    142
    		  
    98.05
    43
    11. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    1.97
    153
    12. Hypertension
    9.79
    136
    		  
    18.03
    73
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    0.77
    158
    14. Falls
    7.00
    70
    		  
    8.52
    52
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    2.82
    140
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.00
    162
    		  
    28.79
    81
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.45
    151
    		  
    12.62
    101
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    2
    		  
    2.47
    64
    19. Other Injuries
    4.17
    158
    		  
    17.35
    51
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    2.10
    102
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    1.97
    164
    22. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    1.01
    163
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.54
    166
    		  
    21.23
    61
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.79
    94
    25. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    1.32
    110
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.26
    166
    		  
    10.67
    33
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    108
    		  
    2.39
    101
    28. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    2.09
    161
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.74
    169
    		  
    8.42
    73
    30. Liver Disease
    1.70
    172
    		  
    24.24
    53
    31. Drug Use
    1.69
    61
    		  
    0.14
    157
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1.68
    154
    		  
    20.01
    14
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    3.19
    80
    34. Alcohol
    1.51
    65
    		  
    0.51
    103
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.48
    158
    		  
    20.03
    31
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    2.32
    70
    37. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    7.63
    90
    38. Epilepsy
    0.88
    143
    		  
    3.40
    60
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    17
    		  
    0.09
    143
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.85
    153
    		  
    3.25
    73
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.75
    136
    		  
    56.16
    20
    42. Drownings
    0.63
    160
    		  
    5.52
    60
    43. Violence
    0.63
    164
    		  
    9.48
    54
    44. Poisonings
    0.48
    144
    		  
    1.61
    73
    45. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    		  
    6.95
    72
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.38
    154
    		  
    55.62
    25
    47. Malnutrition
    0.38
    128
    		  
    34.93
    26
    48. Depression
    0.38
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    		  
    4.57
    80
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.38
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    315
    18.81
    		  
    928
    6.67
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    179
    10.69
    		  
    46
    0.33
    3. Stroke
    147
    8.77
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    4. Lung Cancers
    138
    8.23
    		  
    58
    0.42
    5. Lung Disease
    106
    6.30
    		  
    369
    2.65
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    74
    4.41
    		  
    33
    0.24
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60
    3.60
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    8. Lymphomas
    56
    3.36
    		  
    25
    0.18
    9. Hypertension
    53
    3.15
    		  
    191
    1.37
    10. Prostate Cancer
    50
    2.95
    		  
    45
    0.33
    11. Suicide
    49
    2.93
    		  
    114
    0.82
    12. Breast Cancer
    46
    2.75
    		  
    30
    0.22
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    2.33
    		  
    9
    0.06
    14. Falls
    36
    2.13
    		  
    110
    0.79
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.80
    		  
    310
    2.22
    16. Kidney Disease
    28
    1.69
    		  
    145
    1.04
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    1.47
    		  
    27
    0.19
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    1.14
    		  
    22
    0.16
    19. Other Injuries
    18
    1.07
    		  
    273
    1.96
    20. Leukemia
    18
    1.07
    		  
    13
    0.09
    21. Stomach Cancer
    18
    1.06
    		  
    21
    0.15
    22. Bladder Cancer
    15
    0.89
    		  
    19
    0.14
    23. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.84
    		  
    17
    0.12
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    14
    0.83
    		  
    303
    2.17
    25. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.67
    		  
    27
    0.19
    26. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.56
    		  
    13
    0.10
    27. Liver Cancer
    9
    0.55
    		  
    25
    0.18
    28. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.45
    		  
    34
    0.25
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7
    0.45
    		  
    275
    1.98
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.44
    		  
    97
    0.69
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.41
    		  
    275
    1.97
    32. Liver Disease
    7
    0.40
    		  
    272
    1.95
    33. Drug Use
    6
    0.36
    		  
    3
    0.02
    34. Alcohol
    6
    0.33
    		  
    6
    0.04
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.27
    		  
    35
    0.25
    36. Tuberculosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    666
    4.78
    37. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.24
    		  
    538
    3.86
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    2
    0.01
    39. Uterin Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    13
    0.09
    40. Drownings
    3
    0.19
    		  
    98
    0.71
    41. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.18
    		  
    43
    0.31
    42. Epilepsy
    3
    0.15
    		  
    51
    0.36
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2
    0.14
    		  
    816
    5.86
    44. Asthma
    2
    0.13
    		  
    79
    0.57
    45. Violence
    2
    0.12
    		  
    146
    1.05
    46. Malnutrition
    2
    0.12
    		  
    428
    3.08
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Depression
    2
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    		  
    29
    0.21
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.09
    		  
    53
    0.38
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    5.40
    125
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    9.91
    124
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    5.27
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    3.01
    154
    5. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    1.97
    153
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    0.77
    158
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    2.82
    140
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    2.10
    102
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    1.97
    164
    10. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    1.01
    163
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.79
    94
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    1.32
    110
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    2.09
    161
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    3.19
    80
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    2.32
    70
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    7.63
    90
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.