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Iceland
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
ICELAND VS INDIA

Compare Iceland and India 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.

India
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    140.72
    55
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    14.60
    137
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    7.82
    117
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.69
    147
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    64.97
    113
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    13.62
    125
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    87.90
    3
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    7.03
    118
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    12.91
    41
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    35.30
    77
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    12.19
    44
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.97
    113
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    4.57
    65
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.44
    136
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    3.73
    120
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.94
    119
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    25.49
    97
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    19.90
    107
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    2.67
    175
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.40
    57
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    1.12
    182
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    7.46
    100
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    21.87
    1
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.81
    68
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    7.07
    76
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.34
    140
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.79
    129
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    10.68
    128
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    1.29
    169
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.19
    155
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.47
    164
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    4.70
    122
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    16.33
    90
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    22.24
    83
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    11.45
    6
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.28
    145
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    2.44
    47
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    11.98
    19
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    3.84
    104
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    5.11
    64
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    0.27
    131
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    1.19
    4
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.19
    96
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    6.24
    42
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    111
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    1.62
    92
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    3.76
    51
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    109
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    2.52
    55
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    18.49
    24
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    1.52m
    17.94
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    126,593
    1.49
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    697,038
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    88,276
    1.04
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    879,732
    10.38
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    392,425
    4.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    77,368
    0.91
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    30,945
    0.37
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    82,821
    0.98
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    43,398
    0.51
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    149,570
    1.77
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    32,812
    0.39
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    173,347
    2.05
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    40,159
    0.47
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    222,903
    2.63
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    271,495
    3.20
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    108,050
    1.28
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    225,755
    2.66
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    38,898
    0.46
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    30,369
    0.36
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    14,081
    0.17
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    33,383
    0.39
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    81,058
    0.96
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    11,747
    0.14
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    21,947
    0.26
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    15,264
    0.18
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    12,651
    0.15
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    23,097
    0.27
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    5,054
    0.06
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    2,968
    0.04
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    134,187
    1.58
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    45,319
    0.53
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    268,580
    3.17
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    6,841
    0.08
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    82,769
    0.98
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    212,596
    2.51
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    30,307
    0.36
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    11,931
    0.14
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    51,767
    0.61
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    238,739
    2.82
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    2,328
    0.03
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    68,108
    0.80
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    17,857
    0.21
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    3,540
    0.04
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    102,819
    1.21
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    196,051
    2.31
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    670,315
    7.91
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    33,337
    0.39
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    7.82
    117
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    6.69
    147
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    13.62
    125
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    7.03
    118
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.97
    113
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    3.44
    136
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    3.73
    120
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    2.67
    175
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.40
    57
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    7.46
    100
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    7.07
    76
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.34
    140
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.79
    129
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.19
    155
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.47
    164
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    11.45
    6
    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.