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Norway
COUNTRY #1
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NORWAY VS ERITREA

Compare Norway and Eritrea 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.

Eritrea
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   Eritrea ERITREA
      Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
           
    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
    		  
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    119.40
    80
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    20.70
    39
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.27
    154
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    36.46
    34
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    6.95
    146
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    139.66
    28
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    5.79
    136
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    28.19
    15
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    152.35
    5
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    17.26
    21
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    1.05
    166
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    7.50
    10
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    6.91
    19
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    8.77
    36
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    51.06
    37
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    21.49
    6
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.45
    70
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    30.38
    57
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    4.91
    52
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.58
    112
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    6.26
    4
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    3.00
    111
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    2.50
    170
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    2.26
    78
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    3.56
    151
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    12.74
    69
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.32
    133
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    6.40
    71
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    61.76
    5
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    4.30
    43
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    2.33
    52
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.73
    126
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    5.74
    71
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    54.13
    5
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    3.62
    63
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    52.22
    13
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    3.11
    27
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    7.36
    28
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.19
    95
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    102.04
    5
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    3.38
    64
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    26.52
    3
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    2.17
    55
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    16.35
    34
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    6.60
    69
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    13.64
    33
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    5.00
    10
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.66
    28
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    3.69
    30
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    98
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    2,154
    8.48
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    310
    1.22
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    662
    2.61
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    2,564
    10.09
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    62
    0.24
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    3,277
    12.90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    113
    0.44
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    54
    0.21
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    168
    0.66
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    20
    0.08
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    311
    1.22
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    147
    0.58
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    382
    1.50
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    578
    2.27
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    540
    2.13
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    944
    3.71
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    85
    0.33
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    30
    0.12
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    71
    0.28
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    42
    0.17
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    144
    0.57
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    48
    0.19
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    6
    0.02
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    79
    0.31
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    36
    0.14
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    69
    0.27
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    81
    0.32
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    926
    3.64
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    123
    0.48
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    1,215
    4.78
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    45
    0.18
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    71
    0.28
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    147
    0.58
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    432
    1.70
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    660
    2.60
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    18
    0.07
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    2,292
    9.02
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    45
    0.18
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    132
    0.52
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    81
    0.32
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    4
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    1,326
    5.22
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    326
    1.28
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    118
    0.46
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    77
    0.30
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    12
    0.05
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    132
    0.52
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    384
    1.51
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.27
    154
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    6.95
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    5.79
    136
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    28.19
    15
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    1.05
    166
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    7.50
    10
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    6.91
    19
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.58
    112
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    6.26
    4
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    2.50
    170
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    2.26
    78
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    3.56
    151
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    12.74
    69
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    4.30
    43
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.73
    126
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    3.62
    63
    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.