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Netherlands
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Netherlands and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.5
    75.4
    73.4
    1
    2
    2
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    70.8
    76.5
    73.6
    4
    3
    3
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    72.5
    79.2
    75.7
    4
    1
    2
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    73.8
    80.1
    76.9
    10
    9
    7
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.1
    14
    20
    17
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    78.7
    82.7
    80.8
    13
    20
    14
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    80.4
    83.1
    81.8
    13
    29
    19
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.1
    13
    29
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    80.9
    83.6
    15
    29
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    81.0
    83.6
    15
    30
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.1
    83.7
    15
    30
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.2
    83.7
    14
    30
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.9
    16
    30
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.0
    18
    32
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.2
    17
    32
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.6
    20
    32
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.1
    20
    32
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    20
    33
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.7
    23
    32
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    26
    34
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    31
    36
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    44
    50
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    38.44
    175
    142.59
    53
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.78
    7
    19.89
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    3.62
    150
    4. Lung Disease
    21.59
    93
    29.40
    54
    5. Stroke
    20.66
    167
    108.94
    59
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    4.44
    182
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    6.08
    156
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    1.05
    183
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.84
    160
    113.77
    18
    10. Suicide
    9.27
    84
    9.64
    77
    11. Falls
    8.22
    46
    9.85
    22
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    0.54
    179
    13. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    0.74
    181
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    0.48
    177
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.62
    166
    37.65
    66
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    0.44
    183
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.19
    164
    32.04
    48
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.43
    72
    6.31
    18
    19. Other Neoplasms
    4.24
    20
    0.42
    95
    20. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    0.09
    183
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    1.43
    178
    22. Other Injuries
    3.51
    160
    11.81
    46
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    0.44
    181
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    101
    11.17
    16
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.22
    153
    6.72
    59
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    30.83
    3
    27. Liver Disease
    3.02
    174
    33.48
    48
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.02
    136
    6.44
    58
    29. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    0.01
    177
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.83
    172
    51.34
    8
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    0.23
    180
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    0.01
    181
    33. Alcohol
    2.12
    56
    1.23
    103
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    25.76
    23
    35. Hypertension
    1.62
    180
    22.89
    68
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.38
    158
    9.17
    43
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.18
    128
    41.12
    43
    38. Epilepsy
    1.13
    128
    2.78
    36
    39. Drug Use
    1.03
    115
    2.38
    34
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    9
    0.24
    63
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    143
    10.44
    21
    42. Skin Disease
    0.60
    133
    2.12
    59
    43. Violence
    0.58
    174
    11.94
    43
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.50
    157
    2.55
    52
    45. Drownings
    0.48
    171
    2.58
    84
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    60
    0.25
    104
    47. Anemia
    0.46
    26
    0.00
    103
    48. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    0.00
    98
    49. Asthma
    0.39
    171
    15.88
    35
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.31
    181
    6.56
    37
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18,148
    14.31
    89
    0.69
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,601
    13.87
    1,007
    7.83
    3. Lung Cancers
    10,980
    8.66
    34
    0.26
    4. Stroke
    9,707
    7.65
    802
    6.24
    5. Lung Disease
    9,567
    7.54
    206
    1.60
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,829
    4.60
    11
    0.09
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,946
    3.90
    1,340
    10.42
    8. Falls
    4,131
    3.26
    83
    0.65
    9. Breast Cancer
    3,535
    2.79
    26
    0.20
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3,265
    2.57
    21
    0.16
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2,995
    2.36
    6
    0.05
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,530
    1.99
    266
    2.07
    13. Lymphomas
    2,511
    1.98
    12
    0.09
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,386
    1.88
    290
    2.25
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,145
    1.69
    5
    0.04
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    2,120
    1.67
    34
    0.26
    17. Suicide
    2,025
    1.60
    113
    0.88
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,831
    1.44
    3
    0.02
    19. Other Injuries
    1,648
    1.30
    194
    1.51
    20. Leukemia
    1,578
    1.24
    2
    0.02
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,471
    1.16
    4
    0.03
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    14
    0.11
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,201
    0.95
    59
    0.46
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,163
    0.92
    377
    2.93
    25. Ovary Cancer
    1,067
    0.84
    2
    0.02
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,055
    0.83
    230
    1.79
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,024
    0.81
    0
    0.00
    28. Liver Disease
    936
    0.74
    323
    2.51
    29. Hypertension
    818
    0.64
    172
    1.34
    30. Oral Cancer
    768
    0.61
    0
    0.00
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    681
    0.54
    695
    5.40
    32. Alcohol
    612
    0.48
    12
    0.09
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    584
    0.46
    626
    4.87
    34. Uterin Cancer
    566
    0.45
    1
    0.01
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    544
    0.43
    383
    2.98
    36. Multiple Sclerosis
    295
    0.23
    3
    0.02
    37. Skin Disease
    295
    0.23
    19
    0.15
    38. Epilepsy
    289
    0.23
    43
    0.33
    39. Cervical Cancer
    266
    0.21
    145
    1.13
    40. Anemia
    249
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.19
    24
    0.19
    42. Drug Use
    231
    0.18
    28
    0.22
    43. Osteoarthritis
    220
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    214
    0.17
    2
    0.02
    45. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.13
    662
    5.15
    46. Asthma
    165
    0.13
    134
    1.04
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    130
    0.10
    56
    0.44
    48. Violence
    107
    0.08
    195
    1.52
    49. Drownings
    98
    0.08
    69
    0.54
    50. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    3.62
    150
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    4.44
    182
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    6.08
    156
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    1.05
    183
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    0.54
    179
    6. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    0.74
    181
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    0.48
    177
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    0.44
    183
    9. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    0.09
    183
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    1.43
    178
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    0.44
    181
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    30.83
    3
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    0.01
    177
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    0.23
    180
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    0.01
    181
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    25.76
    23
    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.