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Iceland
COUNTRY #1
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
ICELAND VS MICRONESIA

Compare Iceland and Micronesia 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.

Micronesia
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
Iceland Population Pyramid
376,683
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Micronesia Population Pyramid
138,915
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Micronesia MICRONESIA
  Iceland ICELAND   Micronesia MICRONESIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
57.3
58.4
57.8
66
72
67
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
61.3
62.4
61.8
65
80
72
1980
72.1
75.7
73.9
10
22
14
  
64.6
65.7
65.1
65
86
82
1990
74.9
78.4
76.6
2
20
11
  
65.7
66.8
66.3
81
111
99
2000
77.7
81.7
79.7
1
9
3
  
66.0
68.1
67.0
97
117
110
2010
80.2
83.5
81.8
1
10
6
  
67.5
69.9
68.7
102
122
113
2019
80.8
83.9
82.3
9
20
14
  
60.3
66.0
63.0
167
155
162
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Micronesia MICRONESIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.8
83.9
9
20
60.3
66.0
167
155
Age
80.8
83.9
9
20
60.3
66.0
167
155
Age 5
81.0
84.0
10
23
62.4
67.8
175
175
Age 10
81.0
84.1
10
22
62.6
68.0
175
175
Age 15
81.1
84.1
10
23
62.7
68.1
176
175
Age 20
81.2
84.1
9
23
63.1
68.4
176
175
Age 25
81.4
84.2
10
23
63.8
68.7
176
175
Age 30
81.6
84.3
9
23
64.6
69.2
176
176
Age 35
81.9
84.4
4
23
65.5
69.7
175
179
Age 40
82.1
84.5
4
22
66.6
70.4
175
179
Age 45
82.4
84.6
4
25
68.0
71.3
175
179
Age 50
82.7
84.8
5
26
69.7
72.4
175
179
Age 55
83.1
85.1
7
26
71.6
73.8
176
179
Age 60
83.7
85.5
7
27
73.8
75.6
176
179
Age 65
84.4
86.1
11
28
76.4
77.6
176
179
Age 70
85.4
86.7
12
34
79.2
79.8
174
180
Age 75
86.7
87.7
15
36
82.2
82.4
173
181
Age 80
88.4
89.2
24
39
85.4
85.4
170
178
Age 85
90.7
91.3
39
42
88.9
88.9
168
174
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Micronesia MICRONESIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
54.46
157
280.36
11
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
35.59
5
19.00
70
3. Lung Cancers
21.77
41
31.29
11
4. Prostate Cancer
18.78
71
28.57
33
5. Stroke
18.39
176
181.04
10
6. Breast Cancer
18.02
78
41.39
3
7. Lung Disease
17.98
117
67.93
10
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.15
49
12.22
47
9. Suicide
11.15
59
28.99
5
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
9.67
161
66.80
54
11. Other Injuries
7.88
87
13.69
31
12. Pancreas Cancer
7.25
37
5.12
63
13. Parkinson's Disease
7.15
12
10.56
2
14. Lymphomas
5.87
49
4.53
97
15. Ovary Cancer
5.09
62
5.60
46
16. Drug Use
4.41
12
0.73
137
17. Diabetes Mellitus
4.22
176
172.00
3
18. Kidney Disease
4.00
177
77.01
1
19. Liver Cancer
3.82
140
10.45
28
20. Oesophagus Cancer
3.70
50
2.99
74
21. Inflammatory/Heart
3.42
124
7.84
43
22. Cervical Cancer
3.29
142
19.81
39
23. Falls
3.23
143
9.05
31
24. Alcohol
3.14
32
2.45
49
25. Stomach Cancer
3.12
154
16.29
6
26. Bladder Cancer
3.04
53
2.41
72
27. Leukemia
2.88
125
5.72
11
28. Hypertension
2.87
168
41.50
20
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.31
139
6.81
38
30. Uterin Cancer
2.12
102
6.94
6
31. Skin Cancers
2.01
85
1.43
122
32. Congenital Anomalies
1.96
177
8.12
27
33. Road Traffic Accidents
1.78
178
0.18
182
34. Liver Disease
1.72
183
27.88
61
35. Oral Cancer
1.55
158
4.31
54
36. Other Neoplasms
1.53
57
0.59
77
37. Epilepsy
1.27
116
2.55
43
38. Low Birth Weight
1.13
164
7.34
62
39. Violence
1.08
149
4.89
89
40. Birth Trauma
1.05
121
5.44
61
41. Poisonings
0.64
86
0.93
70
42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.61
35
0.21
122
43. Multiple Sclerosis
0.51
34
0.16
115
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.47
178
9.84
13
45. Anemia
0.42
30
0.00
133
46. Skin Disease
0.39
150
3.95
21
47. Drownings
0.36
179
15.31
2
48. Schizophrenia
0.31
16
0.00
131
49. Meningitis
0.30
140
2.69
54
50. Asthma
0.26
178
26.17
8
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iceland ICELAND   Micronesia MICRONESIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
403
20.10
193
19.88
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
295
14.71
7
0.72
3. Stroke
141
7.03
119
12.26
4. Lung Cancers
134
6.68
23
2.37
5. Lung Disease
129
6.43
41
4.22
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
82
4.09
52
5.36
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
73
3.64
8
0.82
8. Prostate Cancer
61
3.04
6
0.62
9. Breast Cancer
53
2.64
17
1.75
10. Parkinson's Disease
53
2.64
5
0.51
11. Other Injuries
50
2.49
13
1.34
12. Pancreas Cancer
43
2.14
4
0.41
13. Suicide
40
2.00
32
3.30
14. Lymphomas
37
1.85
4
0.41
15. Kidney Disease
33
1.65
56
5.77
16. Diabetes Mellitus
30
1.50
123
12.67
17. Hypertension
24
1.20
27
2.78
18. Falls
24
1.20
6
0.62
19. Oesophagus Cancer
23
1.15
2
0.21
20. Liver Cancer
22
1.10
8
0.82
21. Bladder Cancer
20
1.00
2
0.21
22. Leukemia
19
0.95
5
0.51
23. Stomach Cancer
18
0.90
12
1.24
24. Drug Use
17
0.85
1
0.10
25. Inflammatory/Heart
16
0.80
6
0.62
26. Ovary Cancer
16
0.80
2
0.21
27. Endocrine Disorders
16
0.80
5
0.51
28. Alcohol
14
0.70
2
0.21
29. Skin Cancers
13
0.65
1
0.10
30. Other Neoplasms
10
0.50
0
0.00
31. Liver Disease
9
0.45
24
2.47
32. Cervical Cancer
9
0.45
8
0.82
33. Oral Cancer
9
0.45
3
0.31
34. Uterin Cancer
7
0.35
3
0.31
35. Road Traffic Accidents
7
0.35
0
0.00
36. Congenital Anomalies
7
0.35
13
1.34
37. Epilepsy
5
0.25
3
0.31
38. Violence
4
0.20
5
0.51
39. Anemia
4
0.20
0
0.00
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
4
0.20
0
0.00
41. Skin Disease
3
0.15
3
0.31
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3
0.15
7
0.72
43. Multiple Sclerosis
3
0.15
0
0.00
44. Poisonings
3
0.15
1
0.10
45. Low Birth Weight
3
0.15
15
1.54
46. Birth Trauma
2
0.10
11
1.13
47. Osteoarthritis
2
0.10
0
0.00
48. Asthma
2
0.10
16
1.65
49. Hepatitis C
1
0.05
0
0.00
50. Diarrhoeal diseases
1
0.05
13
1.34
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Micronesia MICRONESIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.77
41
31.29
11
2. Prostate Cancer
18.78
71
28.57
33
3. Breast Cancer
18.02
78
41.39
3
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.15
49
12.22
47
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.25
37
5.12
63
6. Lymphomas
5.87
49
4.53
97
7. Ovary Cancer
5.09
62
5.60
46
8. Liver Cancer
3.82
140
10.45
28
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.70
50
2.99
74
10. Cervical Cancer
3.29
142
19.81
39
11. Stomach Cancer
3.12
154
16.29
6
12. Bladder Cancer
3.04
53
2.41
72
13. Leukemia
2.88
125
5.72
11
14. Uterin Cancer
2.12
102
6.94
6
15. Skin Cancers
2.01
85
1.43
122
16. Oral Cancer
1.55
158
4.31
54
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.