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Compare Iceland and India 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   India INDIA
           
    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
    		  
    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
    11
    22
    14
    		  
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    		  
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    		  
    61.4
    63.6
    62.5
    121
    126
    126
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2015
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
    		  
    66.9
    69.9
    68.3
    115
    129
    126
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    		  
    66.9
    69.9
    115
    129
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    107
    122
    Age 10
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    		  
    70.4
    73.8
    106
    122
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    70.6
    74.0
    106
    122
    Age 20
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    70.8
    74.3
    106
    121
    Age 25
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    71.3
    74.7
    108
    119
    Age 30
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    		  
    71.7
    75.1
    108
    119
    Age 35
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    		  
    72.2
    75.5
    107
    119
    Age 40
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    		  
    72.9
    75.9
    107
    118
    Age 45
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    		  
    73.7
    76.3
    103
    119
    Age 50
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    		  
    74.6
    76.9
    101
    120
    Age 55
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    		  
    75.8
    77.7
    101
    121
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    		  
    77.2
    78.6
    100
    120
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    		  
    78.9
    80.1
    97
    121
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    		  
    81.2
    82.0
    88
    116
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    		  
    83.8
    84.5
    77
    104
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    		  
    87.0
    87.4
    70
    90
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    		  
    90.4
    90.6
    63
    83
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    		  
    94.2
    94.3
    39
    73
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    		  
    98.3
    98.3
    27
    50
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
    		  
    102.6
    102.6
    19
    29
     
     
    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
    61.92
    136
    		  
    138.36
    39
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34.08
    4
    		  
    0.46
    165
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    6.80
    115
    4. Stroke
    29.17
    159
    		  
    104.39
    72
    5. Lung Disease
    21.34
    69
    		  
    126.99
    1
    6. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    3.27
    159
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    13.65
    110
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    5.13
    117
    9. Suicide
    14.06
    37
    		  
    21.21
    12
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.43
    142
    		  
    47.80
    69
    11. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    2.69
    133
    12. Hypertension
    9.79
    136
    		  
    18.52
    67
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    1.18
    139
    14. Falls
    7.00
    70
    		  
    29.36
    2
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    3.83
    95
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.00
    162
    		  
    25.40
    91
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.45
    151
    		  
    21.56
    24
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    2
    		  
    0.38
    155
    19. Other Injuries
    4.17
    158
    		  
    20.07
    41
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    4.12
    52
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    6.13
    75
    22. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    2.47
    131
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.54
    166
    		  
    20.74
    64
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.07
    139
    25. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    0.18
    171
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.26
    166
    		  
    7.65
    102
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    108
    		  
    1.38
    135
    28. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    2.85
    156
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.74
    169
    		  
    8.69
    69
    30. Liver Disease
    1.70
    172
    		  
    21.96
    61
    31. Drug Use
    1.69
    61
    		  
    0.68
    108
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1.68
    154
    		  
    5.68
    90
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    8.89
    9
    34. Alcohol
    1.51
    65
    		  
    0.77
    88
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.48
    158
    		  
    27.79
    16
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    0.98
    150
    37. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    13.22
    51
    38. Epilepsy
    0.88
    143
    		  
    3.42
    58
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    17
    		  
    0.08
    145
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.85
    153
    		  
    9.12
    26
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.75
    136
    		  
    27.86
    42
    42. Drownings
    0.63
    160
    		  
    7.90
    32
    43. Violence
    0.63
    164
    		  
    5.75
    83
    44. Poisonings
    0.48
    144
    		  
    3.47
    42
    45. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    		  
    17.16
    14
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.38
    154
    		  
    58.80
    22
    47. Malnutrition
    0.38
    128
    		  
    4.39
    67
    48. Depression
    0.38
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    		  
    10.39
    14
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.38
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iceland ICELAND   India INDIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    315
    18.81
    		  
    1,215,414
    13.70
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    179
    10.69
    		  
    3,873
    0.04
    3. Stroke
    147
    8.77
    		  
    881,702
    9.94
    4. Lung Cancers
    138
    8.23
    		  
    63,762
    0.72
    5. Lung Disease
    106
    6.30
    		  
    1,061,863
    11.97
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    74
    4.41
    		  
    48,576
    0.55
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60
    3.60
    		  
    481,508
    5.43
    8. Lymphomas
    56
    3.36
    		  
    27,089
    0.31
    9. Hypertension
    53
    3.15
    		  
    158,334
    1.79
    10. Prostate Cancer
    50
    2.95
    		  
    12,231
    0.14
    11. Suicide
    49
    2.93
    		  
    258,075
    2.91
    12. Breast Cancer
    46
    2.75
    		  
    70,196
    0.79
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    2.33
    		  
    10,786
    0.12
    14. Falls
    36
    2.13
    		  
    254,183
    2.87
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.80
    		  
    227,324
    2.56
    16. Kidney Disease
    28
    1.69
    		  
    203,467
    2.29
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    1.47
    		  
    3,041
    0.03
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    1.14
    		  
    38,686
    0.44
    19. Other Injuries
    18
    1.07
    		  
    209,605
    2.36
    20. Leukemia
    18
    1.07
    		  
    27,392
    0.31
    21. Stomach Cancer
    18
    1.06
    		  
    58,992
    0.67
    22. Bladder Cancer
    15
    0.89
    		  
    9,508
    0.11
    23. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.84
    		  
    19,460
    0.22
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    14
    0.83
    		  
    233,070
    2.63
    25. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.67
    		  
    13,325
    0.15
    26. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.56
    		  
    1,652
    0.02
    27. Liver Cancer
    9
    0.55
    		  
    26,788
    0.30
    28. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.45
    		  
    87,710
    0.99
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7
    0.45
    		  
    55,358
    0.62
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.44
    		  
    81,742
    0.92
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.41
    		  
    104,200
    1.17
    32. Liver Disease
    7
    0.40
    		  
    216,865
    2.44
    33. Drug Use
    6
    0.36
    		  
    7,656
    0.09
    34. Alcohol
    6
    0.33
    		  
    8,034
    0.09
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.27
    		  
    85,487
    0.96
    36. Tuberculosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    269,866
    3.04
    37. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.24
    		  
    380,890
    4.29
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    819
    0.01
    39. Uterin Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    4,773
    0.05
    40. Drownings
    3
    0.19
    		  
    94,319
    1.06
    41. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.18
    		  
    67,503
    0.76
    42. Epilepsy
    3
    0.15
    		  
    39,097
    0.44
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2
    0.14
    		  
    586,617
    6.61
    44. Asthma
    2
    0.13
    		  
    151,877
    1.71
    45. Violence
    2
    0.12
    		  
    67,642
    0.76
    46. Malnutrition
    2
    0.12
    		  
    45,256
    0.51
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Depression
    2
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    		  
    39,760
    0.45
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.09
    		  
    99,262
    1.12
     
     
    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
    29.45
    26
    		  
    6.80
    115
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    3.27
    159
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    13.65
    110
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    5.13
    117
    5. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    2.69
    133
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    1.18
    139
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    3.83
    95
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    4.12
    52
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    6.13
    75
    10. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    2.47
    131
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.07
    139
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    0.18
    171
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    2.85
    156
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    8.89
    9
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    0.98
    150
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    13.22
    51
     
     
     
    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.