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Compare Spain 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
     
      Spain SPAIN   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.0
    15
    5
    7
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    80.1
    85.5
    82.8
    9
    3
    5
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.1
    85.5
    9
    3
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    80.6
    85.9
    10
    3
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    80.7
    85.9
    10
    3
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.0
    11
    4
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    80.9
    86.1
    11
    4
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    81.0
    86.1
    12
    5
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.3
    12
    5
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    81.6
    86.5
    12
    5
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    82.2
    86.9
    12
    5
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    83.0
    87.3
    11
    5
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    84.0
    87.8
    11
    4
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    85.2
    88.3
    11
    4
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.1
    17
    8
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    88.5
    90.3
    20
    15
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.1
    31
    26
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.8
    42
    39
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.2
    60
    56
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    88
    77
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.62
    163
    		  
    61.92
    136
    2. Stroke
    28.15
    161
    		  
    29.17
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.15
    33
    		  
    29.45
    26
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    26.90
    11
    		  
    34.08
    4
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.97
    14
    		  
    15.20
    40
    6. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    92
    		  
    18.65
    64
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.16
    97
    		  
    21.29
    53
    8. Lung Disease
    14.52
    122
    		  
    21.34
    69
    9. Hypertension
    10.01
    134
    		  
    9.79
    136
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.86
    143
    		  
    6.00
    162
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.43
    153
    		  
    11.43
    142
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.16
    42
    		  
    8.28
    29
    13. Stomach Cancer
    7.04
    65
    		  
    4.06
    120
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.96
    135
    		  
    5.45
    151
    15. Liver Disease
    6.66
    141
    		  
    1.70
    172
    16. Lymphomas
    6.02
    53
    		  
    10.90
    1
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.93
    74
    		  
    1.88
    165
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.89
    6
    		  
    2.96
    59
    19. Other Injuries
    5.31
    146
    		  
    4.17
    158
    20. Suicide
    5.23
    121
    		  
    14.06
    37
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    117
    		  
    1.74
    169
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.65
    75
    		  
    6.30
    35
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    4.51
    104
    		  
    1.68
    154
    24. Other Neoplasms
    4.46
    25
    		  
    2.25
    108
    25. Leukemia
    4.27
    62
    		  
    3.62
    96
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.65
    164
    		  
    3.54
    166
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.43
    153
    		  
    2.26
    166
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.34
    76
    		  
    1.56
    145
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.30
    30
    		  
    4.56
    2
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    49
    		  
    1.14
    137
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.64
    143
    		  
    0.92
    170
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.60
    84
    		  
    4.07
    54
    33. Falls
    2.52
    134
    		  
    7.00
    70
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    49
    		  
    2.40
    40
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    114
    		  
    0.38
    166
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.77
    109
    		  
    0.00
    172
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.65
    153
    		  
    1.48
    158
    38. Skin Disease
    1.15
    103
    		  
    0.19
    159
    39. Asthma
    1.12
    133
    		  
    0.42
    169
    40. Hepatitis C
    0.97
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
    41. Drug Use
    0.93
    93
    		  
    1.69
    61
    42. Drownings
    0.81
    153
    		  
    0.63
    160
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    141
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.80
    142
    		  
    0.38
    154
    45. Epilepsy
    0.76
    156
    		  
    0.88
    143
    46. Violence
    0.64
    163
    		  
    0.63
    164
    47. Alcohol
    0.62
    98
    		  
    1.51
    65
    48. Poisonings
    0.61
    131
    		  
    0.48
    144
    49. Anemia
    0.58
    100
    		  
    0.19
    130
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    164
    		  
    0.85
    153
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Spain SPAIN   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41,284
    13.65
    		  
    315
    18.81
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    30,203
    9.99
    		  
    179
    10.69
    3. Stroke
    29,577
    9.78
    		  
    147
    8.77
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,534
    7.45
    		  
    138
    8.23
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17,706
    5.85
    		  
    74
    4.41
    6. Lung Disease
    15,404
    5.09
    		  
    106
    6.30
    7. Hypertension
    10,972
    3.63
    		  
    53
    3.15
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,416
    3.44
    		  
    30
    1.80
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,694
    3.21
    		  
    60
    3.60
    10. Kidney Disease
    7,499
    2.48
    		  
    28
    1.69
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,109
    2.35
    		  
    46
    2.75
    12. Prostate Cancer
    6,718
    2.22
    		  
    50
    2.95
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6,371
    2.11
    		  
    18
    1.06
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    6,325
    2.09
    		  
    39
    2.33
    15. Bladder Cancer
    5,770
    1.91
    		  
    15
    0.89
    16. Lymphomas
    5,400
    1.79
    		  
    56
    3.36
    17. Liver Cancer
    5,218
    1.73
    		  
    9
    0.55
    18. Liver Disease
    5,044
    1.67
    		  
    7
    0.40
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,942
    1.63
    		  
    7
    0.44
    20. Other Injuries
    4,710
    1.56
    		  
    18
    1.07
    21. Other Neoplasms
    4,291
    1.42
    		  
    11
    0.67
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4,005
    1.32
    		  
    7
    0.45
    23. Leukemia
    3,722
    1.23
    		  
    18
    1.07
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3,653
    1.21
    		  
    25
    1.47
    25. Suicide
    3,284
    1.09
    		  
    49
    2.93
    26. Oral Cancer
    2,601
    0.86
    		  
    8
    0.45
    27. Falls
    2,262
    0.75
    		  
    36
    2.13
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,091
    0.69
    		  
    19
    1.14
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,057
    0.68
    		  
    2
    0.09
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2,035
    0.67
    		  
    14
    0.84
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,009
    0.66
    		  
    14
    0.83
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,794
    0.59
    		  
    9
    0.56
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,553
    0.51
    		  
    4
    0.21
    34. Skin Disease
    1,236
    0.41
    		  
    1
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,235
    0.41
    		  
    7
    0.41
    36. Asthma
    1,141
    0.38
    		  
    2
    0.13
    37. HIV/AIDS
    1,031
    0.34
    		  
    0
    0.02
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,018
    0.34
    		  
    3
    0.18
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    844
    0.28
    		  
    2
    0.14
    40. Hepatitis C
    819
    0.27
    		  
    0
    0.02
    41. Anemia
    637
    0.21
    		  
    1
    0.09
    42. Epilepsy
    572
    0.19
    		  
    3
    0.15
    43. Drug Use
    512
    0.17
    		  
    6
    0.36
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    505
    0.17
    		  
    4
    0.27
    45. Low Birth Weight
    475
    0.16
    		  
    4
    0.24
    46. Drownings
    453
    0.15
    		  
    3
    0.19
    47. Poisonings
    431
    0.14
    		  
    2
    0.10
    48. Alcohol
    404
    0.13
    		  
    6
    0.33
    49. Tuberculosis
    342
    0.11
    		  
    4
    0.24
    50. Violence
    325
    0.11
    		  
    2
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.15
    33
    		  
    29.45
    26
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.97
    14
    		  
    15.20
    40
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    92
    		  
    18.65
    64
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.16
    97
    		  
    21.29
    53
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.16
    42
    		  
    8.28
    29
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.04
    65
    		  
    4.06
    120
    7. Lymphomas
    6.02
    53
    		  
    10.90
    1
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.93
    74
    		  
    1.88
    165
    9. Bladder Cancer
    5.89
    6
    		  
    2.96
    59
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.65
    75
    		  
    6.30
    35
    11. Leukemia
    4.27
    62
    		  
    3.62
    96
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.34
    76
    		  
    1.56
    145
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    49
    		  
    1.14
    137
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.64
    143
    		  
    0.92
    170
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.60
    84
    		  
    4.07
    54
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    49
    		  
    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.