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Norway
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Norway 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
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Gambia GAMBIA
      Norway NORWAY   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    142.59
    53
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    19.89
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.62
    150
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    29.40
    54
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    6.08
    156
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    108.94
    59
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    1.05
    183
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    4.44
    182
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    113.77
    18
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    9.64
    77
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    0.54
    179
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    0.44
    183
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    0.74
    181
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    9.85
    22
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    37.65
    66
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    11.81
    46
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    2.38
    34
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    32.04
    48
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    6.31
    18
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    0.01
    177
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    0.09
    183
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    11.17
    16
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    1.43
    178
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    0.44
    181
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    30.83
    3
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    25.76
    23
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.42
    95
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    6.72
    59
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    33.48
    48
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    0.48
    177
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    1.23
    103
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.23
    180
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    6.44
    58
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    51.34
    8
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    0.01
    181
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    22.89
    68
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    2.78
    36
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    6.56
    37
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.24
    63
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    41.12
    43
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    2.58
    84
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    7.13
    39
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    2.12
    59
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    15.88
    35
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    9.17
    43
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    11.94
    43
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    3.83
    32
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.25
    104
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    2.55
    52
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    89
    0.69
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    206
    1.60
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    802
    6.24
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    34
    0.26
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    1,340
    10.42
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    11
    0.09
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    21
    0.16
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    83
    0.65
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    6
    0.05
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    26
    0.20
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    12
    0.09
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    113
    0.88
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    266
    2.07
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    194
    1.51
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    290
    2.25
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    34
    0.26
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    0
    0.00
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    230
    1.79
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    4
    0.03
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    2
    0.02
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    14
    0.11
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    3
    0.02
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    2
    0.02
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    28
    0.22
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    377
    2.93
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    5
    0.04
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    172
    1.34
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    59
    0.46
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    323
    2.51
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    12
    0.09
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    0
    0.00
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    56
    0.44
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    383
    2.98
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    110
    0.86
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    1
    0.01
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    626
    4.87
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    19
    0.15
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    145
    1.13
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    43
    0.33
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    3
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    695
    5.40
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    134
    1.04
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    69
    0.54
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    24
    0.19
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    2
    0.02
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    67
    0.52
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    195
    1.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.62
    150
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    6.08
    156
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    1.05
    183
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    4.44
    182
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    0.54
    179
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    0.44
    183
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    0.74
    181
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    0.01
    177
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    0.09
    183
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    1.43
    178
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    0.44
    181
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    30.83
    3
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    25.76
    23
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    0.48
    177
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.23
    180
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    0.01
    181
    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.