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Compare Portugal 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
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    28
    33
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    73.2
    80.0
    76.5
    34
    25
    31
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    78.2
    83.9
    81.1
    27
    15
    21
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.2
    83.9
    27
    15
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.2
    27
    14
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.2
    27
    14
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    78.5
    84.3
    27
    14
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    78.6
    84.3
    27
    14
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    78.7
    84.4
    29
    15
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    78.9
    84.4
    29
    15
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    79.1
    84.5
    29
    15
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    79.3
    84.7
    29
    13
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    79.7
    84.9
    29
    12
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    80.3
    85.2
    29
    12
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.5
    27
    12
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    82.0
    86.0
    28
    12
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.5
    27
    16
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    84.3
    87.2
    30
    20
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    85.9
    88.1
    37
    29
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.5
    48
    38
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.6
    61
    50
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.6
    69
    50
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.2
    76
    58
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    97
    65
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    51.90
    126
    		  
    29.17
    159
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    35.56
    167
    		  
    61.92
    136
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.25
    98
    		  
    11.43
    142
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.52
    51
    		  
    29.45
    26
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.02
    11
    		  
    15.20
    40
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.26
    107
    		  
    6.00
    162
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.01
    67
    		  
    21.29
    53
    8. Breast Cancer
    17.72
    73
    		  
    18.65
    64
    9. Stomach Cancer
    12.84
    29
    		  
    4.06
    120
    10. Lung Disease
    10.27
    146
    		  
    21.34
    69
    11. Liver Disease
    8.84
    122
    		  
    1.70
    172
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.57
    136
    		  
    3.54
    166
    13. Suicide
    8.49
    88
    		  
    14.06
    37
    14. Hypertension
    7.64
    151
    		  
    9.79
    136
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.05
    134
    		  
    5.45
    151
    16. Lymphomas
    6.91
    32
    		  
    10.90
    1
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    6.85
    45
    		  
    8.28
    29
    18. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.61
    37
    		  
    34.08
    4
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.67
    91
    		  
    1.68
    154
    20. Oral Cancer
    5.47
    35
    		  
    1.56
    145
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.43
    85
    		  
    1.88
    165
    22. HIV/AIDS
    5.42
    88
    		  
    0.00
    172
    23. Leukemia
    4.71
    42
    		  
    3.62
    96
    24. Other Injuries
    4.54
    156
    		  
    4.17
    158
    25. Cervical Cancer
    4.44
    123
    		  
    0.92
    170
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.37
    27
    		  
    2.96
    59
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.74
    61
    		  
    4.07
    54
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    109
    		  
    6.30
    35
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.16
    147
    		  
    1.74
    169
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    160
    		  
    2.26
    166
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.60
    62
    		  
    1.14
    137
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    37
    		  
    2.40
    40
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    102
    		  
    2.25
    108
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.26
    73
    		  
    4.56
    2
    35. Falls
    2.14
    148
    		  
    7.00
    70
    36. Epilepsy
    1.30
    118
    		  
    0.88
    143
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    165
    		  
    1.48
    158
    38. Violence
    1.10
    146
    		  
    0.63
    164
    39. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    128
    		  
    0.75
    136
    40. Alcohol
    1.00
    78
    		  
    1.51
    65
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    152
    		  
    0.85
    153
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.77
    146
    		  
    0.38
    166
    43. Anemia
    0.75
    80
    		  
    0.19
    130
    44. Hepatitis C
    0.74
    20
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Drownings
    0.66
    159
    		  
    0.63
    160
    46. Drug Use
    0.60
    114
    		  
    1.69
    61
    47. Asthma
    0.59
    162
    		  
    0.42
    169
    48. Fires
    0.44
    150
    		  
    0.29
    161
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.43
    163
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    150
    		  
    0.38
    154
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    12,757
    17.01
    		  
    147
    8.77
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,312
    11.09
    		  
    315
    18.81
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,202
    8.27
    		  
    60
    3.60
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,694
    6.26
    		  
    30
    1.80
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,291
    5.72
    		  
    74
    4.41
    6. Lung Cancers
    4,057
    5.41
    		  
    138
    8.23
    7. Stomach Cancer
    2,621
    3.50
    		  
    18
    1.06
    8. Lung Disease
    2,557
    3.41
    		  
    106
    6.30
    9. Prostate Cancer
    1,962
    2.62
    		  
    50
    2.95
    10. Hypertension
    1,955
    2.61
    		  
    53
    3.15
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,784
    2.38
    		  
    46
    2.75
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,765
    2.35
    		  
    28
    1.69
    13. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,722
    2.30
    		  
    179
    10.69
    14. Liver Disease
    1,426
    1.90
    		  
    7
    0.40
    15. Lymphomas
    1,425
    1.90
    		  
    56
    3.36
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1,407
    1.88
    		  
    39
    2.33
    17. Suicide
    1,324
    1.77
    		  
    49
    2.93
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,179
    1.57
    		  
    7
    0.45
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,114
    1.49
    		  
    14
    0.83
    20. Liver Cancer
    1,067
    1.42
    		  
    9
    0.55
    21. Bladder Cancer
    987
    1.32
    		  
    15
    0.89
    22. Leukemia
    909
    1.21
    		  
    18
    1.07
    23. Oral Cancer
    884
    1.18
    		  
    8
    0.45
    24. Other Injuries
    872
    1.16
    		  
    18
    1.07
    25. HIV/AIDS
    695
    0.93
    		  
    0
    0.02
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    643
    0.86
    		  
    19
    1.14
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    627
    0.84
    		  
    7
    0.44
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    583
    0.78
    		  
    25
    1.47
    29. Other Neoplasms
    509
    0.68
    		  
    11
    0.67
    30. Skin Cancers
    490
    0.65
    		  
    9
    0.56
    31. Falls
    433
    0.58
    		  
    36
    2.13
    32. Cervical Cancer
    419
    0.56
    		  
    3
    0.18
    33. Ovary Cancer
    388
    0.52
    		  
    14
    0.84
    34. Uterin Cancer
    332
    0.44
    		  
    4
    0.21
    35. Epilepsy
    227
    0.30
    		  
    3
    0.15
    36. Tuberculosis
    210
    0.28
    		  
    4
    0.24
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    195
    0.26
    		  
    4
    0.27
    38. Anemia
    192
    0.26
    		  
    1
    0.09
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.26
    		  
    7
    0.41
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    172
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.09
    41. Alcohol
    147
    0.20
    		  
    6
    0.33
    42. Violence
    136
    0.18
    		  
    2
    0.12
    43. Asthma
    129
    0.17
    		  
    2
    0.13
    44. Hepatitis C
    110
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.02
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    103
    0.14
    		  
    2
    0.14
    46. Fires
    83
    0.11
    		  
    1
    0.05
    47. Drownings
    78
    0.10
    		  
    3
    0.19
    48. Drug Use
    74
    0.10
    		  
    6
    0.36
    49. Low Birth Weight
    67
    0.09
    		  
    4
    0.24
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    51
    0.07
    		  
    1
    0.08
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.52
    51
    		  
    29.45
    26
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.02
    11
    		  
    15.20
    40
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.01
    67
    		  
    21.29
    53
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.72
    73
    		  
    18.65
    64
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.84
    29
    		  
    4.06
    120
    6. Lymphomas
    6.91
    32
    		  
    10.90
    1
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.85
    45
    		  
    8.28
    29
    8. Oral Cancer
    5.47
    35
    		  
    1.56
    145
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.43
    85
    		  
    1.88
    165
    10. Leukemia
    4.71
    42
    		  
    3.62
    96
    11. Cervical Cancer
    4.44
    123
    		  
    0.92
    170
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.37
    27
    		  
    2.96
    59
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.74
    61
    		  
    4.07
    54
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    109
    		  
    6.30
    35
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.60
    62
    		  
    1.14
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    37
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    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.