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ICELAND VS NORWAY
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Compare Iceland and Norway 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   Norway NORWAY
           
    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
    		  
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    		  
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    		  
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    2000
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    		  
    76.0
    81.4
    78.6
    12
    9
    12
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    2015
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
    		  
    79.8
    83.7
    81.8
    14
    18
    15
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Norway NORWAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    		  
    79.8
    83.7
    14
    18
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    80.0
    83.9
    14
    21
    Age 10
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    		  
    80.1
    83.9
    14
    21
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    80.1
    84.0
    14
    21
    Age 20
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    80.2
    84.0
    14
    21
    Age 25
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    20
    Age 30
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    		  
    80.5
    84.2
    14
    20
    Age 35
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    		  
    80.7
    84.3
    14
    20
    Age 40
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    		  
    80.9
    84.4
    14
    21
    Age 45
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    		  
    81.2
    84.5
    14
    21
    Age 50
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    		  
    81.5
    84.7
    14
    22
    Age 55
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    		  
    82.0
    85.1
    16
    23
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    		  
    82.6
    85.6
    16
    23
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    		  
    83.5
    86.2
    18
    24
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    		  
    84.7
    87.1
    20
    23
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    		  
    86.1
    88.2
    25
    26
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    		  
    88.1
    89.7
    36
    35
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    		  
    90.6
    91.7
    51
    48
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    		  
    93.8
    94.4
    71
    66
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    		  
    97.5
    97.7
    96
    96
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    122
    146
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Norway NORWAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    61.92
    136
    		  
    56.96
    143
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34.08
    4
    		  
    30.24
    7
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    26.87
    35
    4. Stroke
    29.17
    159
    		  
    34.17
    150
    5. Lung Disease
    21.34
    69
    		  
    23.13
    56
    6. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    26.51
    34
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    16.45
    88
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    20.24
    10
    9. Suicide
    14.06
    37
    		  
    9.28
    80
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.43
    142
    		  
    18.33
    122
    11. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    6.89
    33
    12. Hypertension
    9.79
    136
    		  
    4.57
    161
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    8.74
    19
    14. Falls
    7.00
    70
    		  
    5.21
    91
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    7.91
    11
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.00
    162
    		  
    8.64
    151
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.45
    151
    		  
    5.31
    153
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    2
    		  
    3.03
    41
    19. Other Injuries
    4.17
    158
    		  
    9.40
    104
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    2.81
    79
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    4.14
    116
    22. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    4.44
    53
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.54
    166
    		  
    2.86
    170
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    3.71
    44
    25. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    4.80
    4
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.26
    166
    		  
    3.46
    151
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    108
    		  
    2.88
    80
    28. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    3.02
    150
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.74
    169
    		  
    2.66
    159
    30. Liver Disease
    1.70
    172
    		  
    2.77
    169
    31. Drug Use
    1.69
    61
    		  
    3.96
    16
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1.68
    154
    		  
    4.07
    109
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    1.95
    127
    34. Alcohol
    1.51
    65
    		  
    3.83
    28
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.48
    158
    		  
    0.98
    168
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    2.72
    59
    37. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    2.80
    139
    38. Epilepsy
    0.88
    143
    		  
    1.64
    99
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    17
    		  
    1.62
    2
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.85
    153
    		  
    2.03
    103
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.75
    136
    		  
    0.26
    155
    42. Drownings
    0.63
    160
    		  
    0.69
    158
    43. Violence
    0.63
    164
    		  
    0.56
    169
    44. Poisonings
    0.48
    144
    		  
    0.84
    111
    45. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    		  
    0.94
    139
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.38
    154
    		  
    1.91
    114
    47. Malnutrition
    0.38
    128
    		  
    1.07
    107
    48. Depression
    0.38
    8
    		  
    0.38
    7
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    		  
    0.46
    163
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.38
    11
    		  
    0.37
    12
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Norway NORWAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    315
    18.81
    		  
    5,256
    16.16
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    179
    10.69
    		  
    2,982
    9.17
    3. Stroke
    147
    8.77
    		  
    3,258
    10.02
    4. Lung Cancers
    138
    8.23
    		  
    2,291
    7.05
    5. Lung Disease
    106
    6.30
    		  
    2,178
    6.70
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    74
    4.41
    		  
    1,787
    5.50
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60
    3.60
    		  
    1,783
    5.48
    8. Lymphomas
    56
    3.36
    		  
    620
    1.91
    9. Hypertension
    53
    3.15
    		  
    434
    1.34
    10. Prostate Cancer
    50
    2.95
    		  
    1,106
    3.40
    11. Suicide
    49
    2.93
    		  
    510
    1.57
    12. Breast Cancer
    46
    2.75
    		  
    722
    2.22
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    2.33
    		  
    759
    2.33
    14. Falls
    36
    2.13
    		  
    473
    1.45
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.80
    		  
    770
    2.37
    16. Kidney Disease
    28
    1.69
    		  
    512
    1.58
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    1.47
    		  
    297
    0.91
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    1.14
    		  
    226
    0.70
    19. Other Injuries
    18
    1.07
    		  
    843
    2.59
    20. Leukemia
    18
    1.07
    		  
    374
    1.15
    21. Stomach Cancer
    18
    1.06
    		  
    362
    1.11
    22. Bladder Cancer
    15
    0.89
    		  
    344
    1.06
    23. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.84
    		  
    342
    1.05
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    14
    0.83
    		  
    157
    0.48
    25. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.67
    		  
    273
    0.84
    26. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.56
    		  
    385
    1.18
    27. Liver Cancer
    9
    0.55
    		  
    240
    0.74
    28. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.45
    		  
    160
    0.49
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7
    0.45
    		  
    343
    1.05
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.44
    		  
    212
    0.65
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.41
    		  
    159
    0.49
    32. Liver Disease
    7
    0.40
    		  
    200
    0.61
    33. Drug Use
    6
    0.36
    		  
    210
    0.65
    34. Alcohol
    6
    0.33
    		  
    243
    0.75
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.27
    		  
    188
    0.58
    36. Tuberculosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    22
    0.07
    37. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.24
    		  
    35
    0.11
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    113
    0.35
    39. Uterin Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    137
    0.42
    40. Drownings
    3
    0.19
    		  
    45
    0.14
    41. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.18
    		  
    110
    0.34
    42. Epilepsy
    3
    0.15
    		  
    107
    0.33
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2
    0.14
    		  
    184
    0.56
    44. Asthma
    2
    0.13
    		  
    86
    0.26
    45. Violence
    2
    0.12
    		  
    29
    0.09
    46. Malnutrition
    2
    0.12
    		  
    107
    0.33
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.12
    		  
    37
    0.12
    48. Depression
    2
    0.11
    		  
    37
    0.11
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    		  
    52
    0.16
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.09
    		  
    41
    0.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Norway NORWAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    26.87
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    26.51
    34
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    16.45
    88
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    20.24
    10
    5. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    6.89
    33
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    8.74
    19
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    7.91
    11
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    2.81
    79
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    4.14
    116
    10. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    4.44
    53
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    3.71
    44
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    4.80
    4
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    3.02
    150
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    1.95
    127
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    2.72
    59
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    2.80
    139
     
     
     
    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.