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Spain
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Spain 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
Spain Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Gambia GAMBIA
      Spain SPAIN   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.1
    13
    3
    8
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    80.7
    85.7
    83.2
    11
    3
    5
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    85.7
    11
    3
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    81.0
    85.9
    11
    3
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    81.1
    86.0
    11
    3
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    81.2
    86.1
    13
    3
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.3
    86.1
    13
    3
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.4
    86.2
    13
    3
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    81.5
    86.2
    13
    3
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    81.7
    86.4
    14
    3
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.0
    86.6
    16
    3
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    82.5
    86.9
    16
    3
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.3
    16
    3
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.3
    87.9
    12
    3
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.5
    11
    5
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.3
    12
    6
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.8
    90.4
    13
    8
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    21
    13
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.87
    179
    142.59
    53
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    3.62
    150
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.52
    32
    19.89
    49
    4. Stroke
    18.37
    177
    108.94
    59
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    1.05
    183
    6. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    4.44
    182
    7. Lung Disease
    12.26
    157
    29.40
    54
    8. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    6.08
    156
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.96
    168
    113.77
    18
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    0.54
    179
    11. Kidney Disease
    5.51
    162
    32.04
    48
    12. Suicide
    5.28
    137
    9.64
    77
    13. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    1.43
    178
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.01
    169
    37.65
    66
    15. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    30.83
    3
    16. Liver Disease
    4.79
    163
    33.48
    48
    17. Hypertension
    4.72
    157
    22.89
    68
    18. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    0.74
    181
    19. Other Injuries
    4.18
    148
    11.81
    46
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    111
    6.44
    58
    21. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    0.44
    181
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    0.44
    183
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    83
    11.17
    16
    24. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    0.09
    183
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.41
    27
    0.42
    95
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.15
    167
    51.34
    8
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    145
    6.31
    18
    28. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    0.01
    181
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    0.23
    180
    30. Falls
    2.48
    166
    9.85
    22
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    0.48
    177
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.05
    174
    6.72
    59
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    25.76
    23
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    0.01
    177
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    106
    2.55
    52
    36. Drug Use
    1.10
    104
    2.38
    34
    37. Skin Disease
    1.03
    109
    2.12
    59
    38. Low Birth Weight
    0.92
    169
    9.17
    43
    39. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    116
    70.82
    17
    40. Epilepsy
    0.81
    155
    2.78
    36
    41. Asthma
    0.72
    145
    15.88
    35
    42. Drownings
    0.69
    163
    2.58
    84
    43. Hepatitis C
    0.63
    12
    0.10
    91
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.61
    157
    41.12
    43
    45. Violence
    0.47
    178
    11.94
    43
    46. Anemia
    0.45
    29
    0.00
    103
    47. Alcohol
    0.41
    150
    1.23
    103
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    162
    10.44
    21
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.38
    179
    6.56
    37
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.35
    47
    0.24
    63
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Spain SPAIN   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,684
    15.64
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42,339
    12.81
    89
    0.69
    3. Stroke
    29,004
    8.78
    802
    6.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,131
    6.70
    34
    0.26
    5. Lung Disease
    18,926
    5.73
    206
    1.60
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16,957
    5.13
    11
    0.09
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,717
    4.15
    1,340
    10.42
    8. Kidney Disease
    9,725
    2.94
    266
    2.07
    9. Hypertension
    9,115
    2.76
    172
    1.34
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,773
    2.35
    290
    2.25
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,067
    2.14
    26
    0.20
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,752
    2.04
    6
    0.05
    13. Prostate Cancer
    6,420
    1.94
    21
    0.16
    14. Stomach Cancer
    5,796
    1.75
    14
    0.11
    15. Other Injuries
    5,536
    1.68
    194
    1.51
    16. Lymphomas
    5,335
    1.61
    12
    0.09
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,222
    1.58
    4
    0.03
    18. Liver Cancer
    5,098
    1.54
    377
    2.93
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,984
    1.51
    59
    0.46
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    4,943
    1.50
    34
    0.26
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4,863
    1.47
    230
    1.79
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4,748
    1.44
    3
    0.02
    23. Liver Disease
    4,231
    1.28
    323
    2.51
    24. Leukemia
    3,772
    1.14
    2
    0.02
    25. Suicide
    3,609
    1.09
    113
    0.88
    26. Falls
    3,246
    0.98
    83
    0.65
    27. Oral Cancer
    2,583
    0.78
    0
    0.00
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,026
    0.61
    2
    0.02
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,011
    0.61
    5
    0.04
    30. Skin Disease
    1,840
    0.56
    19
    0.15
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,829
    0.55
    695
    5.40
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,803
    0.55
    0
    0.00
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,612
    0.49
    1
    0.01
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,612
    0.49
    24
    0.19
    35. Asthma
    1,133
    0.34
    134
    1.04
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,064
    0.32
    626
    4.87
    37. Anemia
    914
    0.28
    0
    0.00
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    863
    0.26
    383
    2.98
    39. Cervical Cancer
    855
    0.26
    145
    1.13
    40. Epilepsy
    824
    0.25
    43
    0.33
    41. Drug Use
    776
    0.23
    28
    0.22
    42. Hepatitis C
    652
    0.20
    1
    0.01
    43. HIV/AIDS
    538
    0.16
    1,125
    8.75
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    475
    0.14
    56
    0.44
    45. Drownings
    446
    0.13
    69
    0.54
    46. Alcohol
    333
    0.10
    12
    0.09
    47. Malnutrition
    302
    0.09
    110
    0.86
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    294
    0.09
    2
    0.02
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    287
    0.09
    3
    0.02
    50. Tuberculosis
    270
    0.08
    445
    3.46
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    3.62
    150
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    1.05
    183
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    4.44
    182
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    6.08
    156
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    0.54
    179
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    1.43
    178
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    30.83
    3
    8. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    0.74
    181
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    0.44
    181
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    0.44
    183
    11. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    0.09
    183
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    0.01
    181
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    0.23
    180
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    0.48
    177
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    25.76
    23
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    0.01
    177
    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.