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Canada
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Canada 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
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Canada CANADA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    142.59
    53
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    19.89
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    3.62
    150
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    29.40
    54
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    4.44
    182
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    108.94
    59
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    1.05
    183
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    6.08
    156
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    9.64
    77
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    2.38
    34
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    113.77
    18
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    37.65
    66
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    0.54
    179
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    0.74
    181
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    33.48
    48
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    0.44
    183
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    9.85
    22
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    32.04
    48
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    51.34
    8
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    11.17
    16
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    30.83
    3
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    0.09
    183
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    6.31
    18
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    11.81
    46
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    0.48
    177
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    6.72
    59
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    6.44
    58
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    0.23
    180
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    0.44
    181
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    1.43
    178
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    22.89
    68
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    1.23
    103
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    0.01
    177
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    0.01
    181
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    0.42
    95
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    25.76
    23
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    9.17
    43
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    11.94
    43
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.24
    63
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    41.12
    43
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    2.78
    36
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    2.12
    59
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    2.55
    52
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    2.58
    84
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    10.44
    21
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.10
    91
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    6.56
    37
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    3.83
    32
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.25
    104
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    15.88
    35
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    89
    0.69
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    34
    0.26
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    206
    1.60
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    802
    6.24
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    11
    0.09
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    1,340
    10.42
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    26
    0.20
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    290
    2.25
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    12
    0.09
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    6
    0.05
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    83
    0.65
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    21
    0.16
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    266
    2.07
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    113
    0.88
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    28
    0.22
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    323
    2.51
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    34
    0.26
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    230
    1.79
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    377
    2.93
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    2
    0.02
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    172
    1.34
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    4
    0.03
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    194
    1.51
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    5
    0.04
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    14
    0.11
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    59
    0.46
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    695
    5.40
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    2
    0.02
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    0
    0.00
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    3
    0.02
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    0
    0.00
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    12
    0.09
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    1
    0.01
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    383
    2.98
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    626
    4.87
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    3
    0.02
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    19
    0.15
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    24
    0.19
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    195
    1.52
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    145
    1.13
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    662
    5.15
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    56
    0.44
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    43
    0.33
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    1
    0.01
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    2
    0.02
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    69
    0.54
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    134
    1.04
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    754
    5.86
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    3.62
    150
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    4.44
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    1.05
    183
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    6.08
    156
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    0.54
    179
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    0.74
    181
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    0.44
    183
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    30.83
    3
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    0.09
    183
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    0.48
    177
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    0.23
    180
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    0.44
    181
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    1.43
    178
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    0.01
    177
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    0.01
    181
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    25.76
    23
    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.