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Israel
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

Compare Israel and Greece 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.

Greece
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Israel Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Israel ISRAEL   Greece GREECE
      Israel ISRAEL   Greece GREECE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    70.2
    73.2
    71.7
    5
    14
    5
     
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    1970
    69.6
    73.0
    71.2
    7
    33
    16
     
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    1980
    72.1
    75.6
    73.8
    11
    25
    16
     
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    21
    12
     
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    2000
    76.8
    80.8
    78.9
    5
    18
    9
     
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    2010
    79.7
    83.6
    81.7
    3
    9
    8
     
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    2019
    80.8
    84.4
    82.6
    10
    12
    9
     
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Israel ISRAEL   Greece GREECE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.4
    10
    12
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.6
    8
    12
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 10
    81.2
    84.6
    8
    12
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 15
    81.2
    84.7
    8
    12
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 20
    81.3
    84.7
    8
    12
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.8
    8
    12
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.8
    7
    12
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    9
    12
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    Age 40
    81.9
    85.0
    9
    13
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    Age 45
    82.1
    85.2
    10
    14
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.4
    9
    14
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.6
    8
    14
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    Age 60
    83.6
    86.0
    9
    14
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    Age 65
    84.5
    86.6
    9
    15
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    Age 70
    85.6
    87.3
    10
    17
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.3
    10
    19
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    Age 80
    88.9
    89.6
    10
    21
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.4
    17
    31
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Israel ISRAEL   Greece GREECE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.58
    180
    63.02
    148
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.51
    54
    18.29
    75
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.55
    70
    30.95
    12
    4. Stroke
    16.79
    180
    35.72
    144
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.75
    111
    9.74
    156
    6. Kidney Disease
    16.54
    118
    12.11
    134
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.96
    132
    4.49
    173
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.94
    54
    11.20
    59
    9. Lung Disease
    11.05
    162
    13.43
    149
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    162
    18.43
    121
    11. Prostate Cancer
    8.58
    136
    12.42
    122
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.52
    15
    7.43
    32
    13. Lymphomas
    7.57
    13
    4.87
    84
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    7.51
    30
    2.60
    127
    15. Other Injuries
    6.22
    116
    6.19
    117
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.43
    53
    4.63
    80
    17. Suicide
    5.15
    139
    3.63
    156
    18. Leukemia
    4.99
    20
    5.01
    18
    19. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    114
    5.85
    95
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.93
    163
    6.68
    140
    21. Bladder Cancer
    3.59
    37
    5.01
    9
    22. Other Neoplasms
    3.08
    30
    1.91
    54
    23. Liver Cancer
    2.97
    168
    5.75
    83
    24. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    62
    2.71
    72
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    2.84
    160
    2.37
    171
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.83
    37
    1.61
    110
    27. Liver Disease
    2.66
    178
    3.87
    173
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    2.60
    151
    6.56
    16
    29. Skin Disease
    2.47
    39
    0.17
    172
    30. Cervical Cancer
    2.43
    158
    2.16
    164
    31. Hypertension
    2.36
    174
    7.48
    146
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    167
    3.67
    117
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    169
    1.84
    143
    34. Violence
    1.27
    141
    0.86
    160
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.16
    130
    0.21
    175
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.14
    148
    1.06
    153
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.10
    109
    0.29
    171
    38. Epilepsy
    1.09
    130
    0.99
    136
    39. Asthma
    0.99
    135
    0.09
    183
    40. Falls
    0.89
    182
    3.05
    146
    41. Anemia
    0.89
    15
    0.12
    53
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.77
    172
    2.25
    143
    43. Drug Use
    0.69
    143
    1.95
    47
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.66
    4
    0.18
    31
    45. Drownings
    0.43
    176
    2.08
    114
    46. Alcohol
    0.42
    149
    0.33
    158
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.38
    25
    0.19
    57
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.38
    42
    0.74
    20
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.29
    173
    0.28
    174
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.28
    136
    0.38
    129
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Israel ISRAEL   Greece GREECE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,122
    14.57
    21,124
    20.92
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,996
    8.52
    3,940
    3.90
    3. Kidney Disease
    2,437
    6.93
    4,759
    4.71
    4. Stroke
    2,431
    6.91
    14,077
    13.94
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,026
    5.76
    7,355
    7.28
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,913
    5.44
    1,266
    1.25
    7. Lung Disease
    1,546
    4.40
    5,526
    5.47
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,519
    4.32
    8,282
    8.20
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,510
    4.29
    3,264
    3.23
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,237
    3.52
    2,520
    2.50
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,023
    2.91
    1,904
    1.89
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    1,002
    2.85
    526
    0.52
    13. Lymphomas
    925
    2.63
    1,268
    1.26
    14. Other Injuries
    828
    2.36
    1,453
    1.44
    15. Leukemia
    612
    1.74
    1,354
    1.34
    16. Stomach Cancer
    565
    1.61
    1,535
    1.52
    17. Prostate Cancer
    521
    1.48
    2,023
    2.00
    18. Bladder Cancer
    496
    1.41
    1,551
    1.54
    19. Suicide
    453
    1.29
    533
    0.53
    20. Other Neoplasms
    420
    1.19
    679
    0.67
    21. Hypertension
    400
    1.14
    2,922
    2.89
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    398
    1.13
    2,646
    2.62
    23. Skin Cancers
    379
    1.08
    438
    0.43
    24. Skin Disease
    368
    1.05
    56
    0.06
    25. Liver Cancer
    345
    0.98
    1,566
    1.55
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    333
    0.95
    870
    0.86
    27. Ovary Cancer
    323
    0.92
    557
    0.55
    28. Liver Disease
    292
    0.83
    809
    0.80
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    291
    0.83
    174
    0.17
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    214
    0.61
    725
    0.72
    31. Uterin Cancer
    202
    0.57
    373
    0.37
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    166
    0.47
    95
    0.09
    33. Oral Cancer
    150
    0.43
    440
    0.44
    34. Anemia
    149
    0.42
    47
    0.05
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    144
    0.41
    100
    0.10
    36. Asthma
    142
    0.40
    27
    0.03
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    138
    0.39
    246
    0.24
    38. Cervical Cancer
    133
    0.38
    243
    0.24
    39. Falls
    123
    0.35
    1,245
    1.23
    40. Epilepsy
    109
    0.31
    249
    0.25
    41. Violence
    104
    0.30
    104
    0.10
    42. Low Birth Weight
    94
    0.27
    127
    0.13
    43. Drug Use
    67
    0.19
    193
    0.19
    44. Schizophrenia
    66
    0.19
    27
    0.03
    45. Hepatitis C
    39
    0.11
    38
    0.04
    46. Malnutrition
    39
    0.11
    1
    0.00
    47. Alcohol
    39
    0.11
    50
    0.05
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    39
    0.11
    135
    0.13
    49. Drownings
    39
    0.11
    435
    0.43
    50. Birth Trauma
    35
    0.10
    17
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Israel ISRAEL   Greece GREECE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.51
    54
    18.29
    75
    2. Lung Cancers
    17.55
    70
    30.95
    12
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.94
    54
    11.20
    59
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.58
    136
    12.42
    122
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.52
    15
    7.43
    32
    6. Lymphomas
    7.57
    13
    4.87
    84
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.43
    53
    4.63
    80
    8. Leukemia
    4.99
    20
    5.01
    18
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    114
    5.85
    95
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.59
    37
    5.01
    9
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.97
    168
    5.75
    83
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    62
    2.71
    72
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.83
    37
    1.61
    110
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.43
    158
    2.16
    164
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    169
    1.84
    143
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.14
    148
    1.06
    153
    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.