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Compare Iceland and New Guinea 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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    61.92
    136
    		  
    50.34
    153
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34.08
    4
    		  
    3.09
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    7.46
    107
    4. Stroke
    29.17
    159
    		  
    41.43
    136
    5. Lung Disease
    21.34
    69
    		  
    30.75
    32
    6. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    19.23
    65
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    19.04
    60
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    6.83
    95
    9. Suicide
    14.06
    37
    		  
    11.73
    54
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.43
    142
    		  
    224.71
    5
    11. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    7.59
    20
    12. Hypertension
    9.79
    136
    		  
    8.66
    142
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    1.41
    133
    14. Falls
    7.00
    70
    		  
    5.57
    84
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    6.44
    30
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.00
    162
    		  
    96.50
    6
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.45
    151
    		  
    47.59
    2
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    2
    		  
    0.99
    119
    19. Other Injuries
    4.17
    158
    		  
    27.48
    20
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    2.71
    82
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    7.31
    62
    22. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    3.98
    78
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.54
    166
    		  
    16.62
    89
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.04
    142
    25. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    3.46
    15
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.26
    166
    		  
    8.48
    90
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    108
    		  
    1.39
    134
    28. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    11.44
    28
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.74
    169
    		  
    7.83
    81
    30. Liver Disease
    1.70
    172
    		  
    33.61
    20
    31. Drug Use
    1.69
    61
    		  
    2.02
    56
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1.68
    154
    		  
    8.25
    67
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    18.19
    1
    34. Alcohol
    1.51
    65
    		  
    1.11
    74
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.48
    158
    		  
    15.41
    49
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    3.97
    26
    37. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    22.90
    19
    38. Epilepsy
    0.88
    143
    		  
    5.23
    48
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    17
    		  
    0.14
    126
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.85
    153
    		  
    11.05
    20
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.75
    136
    		  
    97.88
    6
    42. Drownings
    0.63
    160
    		  
    5.71
    54
    43. Violence
    0.63
    164
    		  
    5.87
    81
    44. Poisonings
    0.48
    144
    		  
    16.36
    2
    45. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    		  
    46.56
    1
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.38
    154
    		  
    21.16
    56
    47. Malnutrition
    0.38
    128
    		  
    15.23
    42
    48. Depression
    0.38
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    		  
    8.98
    27
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.38
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iceland ICELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    315
    18.81
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    179
    10.69
    		  
    84
    0.17
    3. Stroke
    147
    8.77
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    4. Lung Cancers
    138
    8.23
    		  
    259
    0.52
    5. Lung Disease
    106
    6.30
    		  
    905
    1.81
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    74
    4.41
    		  
    243
    0.48
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60
    3.60
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    8. Lymphomas
    56
    3.36
    		  
    285
    0.57
    9. Hypertension
    53
    3.15
    		  
    252
    0.50
    10. Prostate Cancer
    50
    2.95
    		  
    188
    0.38
    11. Suicide
    49
    2.93
    		  
    550
    1.10
    12. Breast Cancer
    46
    2.75
    		  
    426
    0.85
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    2.33
    		  
    52
    0.10
    14. Falls
    36
    2.13
    		  
    260
    0.52
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.80
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    16. Kidney Disease
    28
    1.69
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    1.47
    		  
    25
    0.05
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    1.14
    		  
    96
    0.19
    19. Other Injuries
    18
    1.07
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    20. Leukemia
    18
    1.07
    		  
    210
    0.42
    21. Stomach Cancer
    18
    1.06
    		  
    241
    0.48
    22. Bladder Cancer
    15
    0.89
    		  
    30
    0.06
    23. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.84
    		  
    142
    0.28
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    14
    0.83
    		  
    928
    1.85
    25. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.67
    		  
    59
    0.12
    26. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.56
    		  
    127
    0.25
    27. Liver Cancer
    9
    0.55
    		  
    523
    1.04
    28. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.45
    		  
    674
    1.34
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7
    0.45
    		  
    451
    0.90
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.44
    		  
    344
    0.69
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.41
    		  
    827
    1.65
    32. Liver Disease
    7
    0.40
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    33. Drug Use
    6
    0.36
    		  
    101
    0.20
    34. Alcohol
    6
    0.33
    		  
    52
    0.10
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.27
    		  
    364
    0.73
    36. Tuberculosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    3,847
    7.67
    37. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.24
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    7
    0.01
    39. Uterin Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    82
    0.16
    40. Drownings
    3
    0.19
    		  
    375
    0.75
    41. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.18
    		  
    540
    1.08
    42. Epilepsy
    3
    0.15
    		  
    335
    0.67
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2
    0.14
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    44. Asthma
    2
    0.13
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    45. Violence
    2
    0.12
    		  
    376
    0.75
    46. Malnutrition
    2
    0.12
    		  
    683
    1.36
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Depression
    2
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    		  
    850
    1.70
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.09
    		  
    339
    0.68
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    7.46
    107
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    19.23
    65
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    19.04
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    6.83
    95
    5. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    7.59
    20
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    1.41
    133
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    6.44
    30
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    2.71
    82
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    7.31
    62
    10. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    3.98
    78
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.04
    142
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    3.46
    15
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    11.44
    28
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    18.19
    1
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    3.97
    26
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    22.90
    19
     
     
     
    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.