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Norway
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 Norway and Belarus 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.

Belarus
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
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Belarus BELARUS
      Norway NORWAY   Belarus BELARUS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
     
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
     
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
     
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
     
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
     
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
     
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
     
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Belarus BELARUS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Belarus BELARUS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    282.35
    10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    15.86
    125
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    18.53
    62
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    12.05
    159
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    16.14
    85
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    88.08
    87
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    17.05
    12
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    13.60
    126
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    7.00
    175
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    16.49
    22
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    7.23
    40
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    4.83
    75
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    4.50
    99
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    6.97
    69
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    2.20
    181
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    8.33
    83
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    3.17
    23
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    2.70
    181
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    3.10
    141
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.81
    99
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.67
    87
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    1.05
    173
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    10.43
    41
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.70
    112
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    2.31
    177
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    3.98
    138
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.31
    137
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    2.85
    159
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    14.66
    108
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    3.20
    63
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    19.82
    1
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    3.90
    29
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    10.19
    27
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    6.48
    146
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    6.03
    30
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    2.07
    176
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    1.06
    131
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    1.46
    133
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.32
    50
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    0.10
    179
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    4.91
    27
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    0.17
    144
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    0.19
    169
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    0.72
    146
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    0.98
    168
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    2.29
    124
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    4.48
    15
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.09
    164
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    1.59
    85
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    73
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Belarus BELARUS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    53,186
    48.88
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    3,530
    3.24
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    2,208
    2.03
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    16,393
    15.07
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    2,950
    2.71
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    1,086
    1.00
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    2,886
    2.65
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    936
    0.86
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    952
    0.87
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    1,171
    1.08
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    1,230
    1.13
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    672
    0.62
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    2,004
    1.84
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    480
    0.44
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    1,099
    1.01
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    373
    0.34
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    621
    0.57
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    272
    0.25
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    141
    0.13
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    295
    0.27
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    554
    0.51
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    1,690
    1.55
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    52
    0.05
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    429
    0.39
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    389
    0.36
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    363
    0.33
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    493
    0.45
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    367
    0.34
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    1,361
    1.25
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    2,078
    1.91
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    2,761
    2.54
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    901
    0.83
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    235
    0.22
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    202
    0.19
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    22
    0.02
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    391
    0.36
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    13
    0.01
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    31
    0.03
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    303
    0.28
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    116
    0.11
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    42
    0.04
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    722
    0.66
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    122
    0.11
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    543
    0.50
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    239
    0.22
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    15
    0.01
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    620
    0.57
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    255
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Belarus BELARUS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    18.53
    62
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    16.14
    85
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    17.05
    12
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    13.60
    126
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    7.23
    40
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    4.83
    75
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    4.50
    99
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.81
    99
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.67
    87
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    10.43
    41
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.70
    112
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    2.31
    177
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    3.98
    138
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    3.20
    63
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    3.90
    29
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    6.03
    30
    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.