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Compare Niger and Iceland 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
     
      Niger NIGER   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    54.2
    52.3
    53.2
    147
    159
    154
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    60.9
    62.8
    61.8
    150
    159
    158
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    62.8
    150
    159
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    67.5
    69.0
    129
    151
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    131
    149
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    68.4
    70.1
    132
    149
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    68.9
    70.6
    131
    148
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.3
    129
    148
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    70.1
    72.0
    129
    149
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    70.8
    72.7
    128
    150
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.3
    129
    151
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    72.2
    74.1
    134
    155
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    73.1
    74.8
    137
    157
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    74.2
    75.7
    146
    162
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    75.6
    76.7
    148
    168
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    77.3
    78.1
    161
    172
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    79.3
    79.8
    168
    174
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    81.7
    82.1
    173
    174
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    84.7
    85.0
    170
    173
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.5
    175
    175
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    92.3
    92.5
    174
    174
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    96.8
    97.0
    173
    174
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    171
    173
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    209.03
    9
    		  
    11.43
    142
    2. Stroke
    135.95
    35
    		  
    29.17
    159
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    98.89
    9
    		  
    0.38
    154
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.61
    87
    		  
    61.92
    136
    5. Malaria
    58.61
    14
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Malnutrition
    56.01
    10
    		  
    0.38
    128
    7. Maternal Conditions
    44.82
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    8. Meningitis
    40.93
    8
    		  
    0.29
    152
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    38.64
    57
    		  
    6.00
    162
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.59
    20
    		  
    3.54
    166
    11. Liver Disease
    24.60
    48
    		  
    1.70
    172
    12. HIV/AIDS
    24.59
    50
    		  
    0.00
    172
    13. Low Birth Weight
    23.44
    21
    		  
    1.48
    158
    14. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    21.93
    3
    		  
    0.85
    153
    15. Anemia
    20.71
    4
    		  
    0.19
    130
    16. Kidney Disease
    19.23
    42
    		  
    5.45
    151
    17. Other Injuries
    18.91
    45
    		  
    4.17
    158
    18. Lung Disease
    18.43
    90
    		  
    21.34
    69
    19. Tuberculosis
    17.30
    54
    		  
    0.75
    136
    20. Birth Trauma
    15.30
    41
    		  
    0.00
    172
    21. Breast Cancer
    14.54
    101
    		  
    18.65
    64
    22. Hypertension
    14.33
    108
    		  
    9.79
    136
    23. Falls
    13.53
    23
    		  
    7.00
    70
    24. Asthma
    11.65
    28
    		  
    0.42
    169
    25. Epilepsy
    11.50
    17
    		  
    0.88
    143
    26. Fires
    10.86
    29
    		  
    0.29
    161
    27. Appendicitis
    10.78
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.62
    55
    		  
    1.68
    154
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.61
    60
    		  
    1.74
    169
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.74
    29
    		  
    0.38
    166
    31. Prostate Cancer
    8.67
    134
    		  
    21.29
    53
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.32
    108
    		  
    2.26
    166
    33. Cervical Cancer
    6.75
    99
    		  
    0.92
    170
    34. Ovary Cancer
    6.25
    37
    		  
    6.30
    35
    35. Skin Disease
    6.14
    27
    		  
    0.19
    159
    36. Violence
    5.51
    87
    		  
    0.63
    164
    37. Liver Cancer
    5.47
    84
    		  
    1.88
    165
    38. Drownings
    4.59
    77
    		  
    0.63
    160
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    136
    		  
    15.20
    40
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.04
    12
    		  
    4.56
    2
    41. Syphilis
    3.50
    13
    		  
    0.00
    172
    42. Suicide
    3.29
    144
    		  
    14.06
    37
    43. Poisonings
    3.25
    44
    		  
    0.48
    144
    44. Schistosomiasis
    3.14
    28
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Measles
    3.07
    21
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.57
    102
    		  
    34.08
    4
    47. Pertussis
    2.53
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Hepatitis B
    2.47
    39
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Encephalitis
    2.28
    25
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    110
    		  
    1.56
    145
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Niger NIGER   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,191
    16.60
    		  
    60
    3.60
    2. Malaria
    18,817
    11.49
    		  
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17,326
    10.58
    		  
    2
    0.14
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,387
    5.73
    		  
    4
    0.24
    5. Malnutrition
    8,361
    5.11
    		  
    2
    0.12
    6. Stroke
    8,208
    5.01
    		  
    147
    8.77
    7. Meningitis
    6,774
    4.14
    		  
    1
    0.08
    8. Birth Trauma
    6,127
    3.74
    		  
    0
    0.00
    9. Maternal Conditions
    5,662
    3.46
    		  
    0
    0.01
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,569
    3.40
    		  
    315
    18.81
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,205
    2.57
    		  
    14
    0.83
    12. HIV/AIDS
    3,216
    1.96
    		  
    0
    0.02
    13. Other Injuries
    2,849
    1.74
    		  
    18
    1.07
    14. Tuberculosis
    2,769
    1.69
    		  
    4
    0.24
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    2,606
    1.59
    		  
    7
    0.41
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,598
    1.59
    		  
    30
    1.80
    17. Fires
    2,445
    1.49
    		  
    1
    0.05
    18. Liver Disease
    2,088
    1.28
    		  
    7
    0.40
    19. Anemia
    2,066
    1.26
    		  
    1
    0.09
    20. Epilepsy
    1,724
    1.05
    		  
    3
    0.15
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,663
    1.02
    		  
    28
    1.69
    22. Falls
    1,613
    0.99
    		  
    36
    2.13
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,551
    0.95
    		  
    4
    0.27
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,296
    0.79
    		  
    7
    0.45
    25. Syphilis
    1,230
    0.75
    		  
    0
    0.00
    26. Lung Disease
    1,217
    0.74
    		  
    106
    6.30
    27. Appendicitis
    1,020
    0.62
    		  
    0
    0.02
    28. Asthma
    1,004
    0.61
    		  
    2
    0.13
    29. Pertussis
    983
    0.60
    		  
    0
    0.00
    30. Measles
    944
    0.58
    		  
    0
    0.00
    31. Drownings
    920
    0.56
    		  
    3
    0.19
    32. Hypertension
    859
    0.52
    		  
    53
    3.15
    33. Violence
    817
    0.50
    		  
    2
    0.12
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    775
    0.47
    		  
    7
    0.44
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    693
    0.42
    		  
    2
    0.09
    36. Breast Cancer
    679
    0.41
    		  
    46
    2.75
    37. Poisonings
    678
    0.41
    		  
    2
    0.10
    38. Skin Disease
    539
    0.33
    		  
    1
    0.07
    39. Liver Cancer
    486
    0.30
    		  
    9
    0.55
    40. Tetanus
    424
    0.26
    		  
    0
    0.00
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    350
    0.21
    		  
    74
    4.41
    42. Encephalitis
    341
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.01
    43. Suicide
    315
    0.19
    		  
    49
    2.93
    44. Cervical Cancer
    294
    0.18
    		  
    3
    0.18
    45. Ovary Cancer
    264
    0.16
    		  
    14
    0.84
    46. Schistosomiasis
    245
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis B
    218
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    216
    0.13
    		  
    25
    1.47
    49. Prostate Cancer
    196
    0.12
    		  
    50
    2.95
    50. Lymphomas
    187
    0.11
    		  
    56
    3.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.54
    101
    		  
    18.65
    64
    2. Prostate Cancer
    8.67
    134
    		  
    21.29
    53
    3. Cervical Cancer
    6.75
    99
    		  
    0.92
    170
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.25
    37
    		  
    6.30
    35
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.47
    84
    		  
    1.88
    165
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    136
    		  
    15.20
    40
    7. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    110
    		  
    1.56
    145
    8. Lymphomas
    1.70
    162
    		  
    10.90
    1
    9. Stomach Cancer
    1.68
    167
    		  
    4.06
    120
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.44
    131
    		  
    8.28
    29
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.41
    115
    		  
    1.14
    137
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.38
    121
    		  
    2.96
    59
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.36
    104
    		  
    2.40
    40
    14. Leukemia
    1.13
    154
    		  
    3.62
    96
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.61
    163
    		  
    4.07
    54
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.20
    172
    		  
    29.45
    26
     
     
     
    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.