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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 OMAN

Compare Iceland and Oman 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.

Oman
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
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%
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Oman Population Pyramid
6,915,451
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   Oman OMAN
  Iceland ICELAND   Oman OMAN
       
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
  
41.1
42.9
41.9
135
139
136
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
48.9
51.3
50.1
122
121
121
1980
72.1
75.7
73.9
10
22
14
  
59.2
62.1
60.6
97
105
100
1990
74.9
78.4
76.6
2
20
11
  
68.4
71.5
69.9
50
80
65
2000
77.7
81.7
79.7
1
9
3
  
70.7
74.9
72.6
48
69
61
2010
80.2
83.5
81.8
1
10
6
  
73.7
78.1
75.6
40
49
46
2019
80.8
83.9
82.3
9
20
14
  
73.0
75.3
73.9
72
103
91
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Oman OMAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.8
83.9
9
20
73.0
75.3
72
103
Age
80.8
83.9
9
20
73.0
75.3
72
103
Age 5
81.0
84.0
10
23
73.8
76.0
72
107
Age 10
81.0
84.1
10
22
73.9
76.1
72
108
Age 15
81.1
84.1
10
23
74.0
76.1
71
108
Age 20
81.2
84.1
9
23
74.3
76.3
72
109
Age 25
81.4
84.2
10
23
74.7
76.4
72
109
Age 30
81.6
84.3
9
23
74.9
76.5
73
110
Age 35
81.9
84.4
4
23
75.1
76.6
75
110
Age 40
82.1
84.5
4
22
75.4
76.8
78
113
Age 45
82.4
84.6
4
25
75.6
77.0
79
116
Age 50
82.7
84.8
5
26
76.0
77.3
85
122
Age 55
83.1
85.1
7
26
76.5
77.7
92
137
Age 60
83.7
85.5
7
27
77.2
78.5
109
146
Age 65
84.4
86.1
11
28
78.3
79.6
136
156
Age 70
85.4
86.7
12
34
80.1
81.2
150
165
Age 75
86.7
87.7
15
36
82.3
83.4
171
165
Age 80
88.4
89.2
24
39
84.9
86.3
178
162
Age 85
90.7
91.3
39
42
88.8
89.6
171
158
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Oman OMAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
54.46
157
301.95
5
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
35.59
5
22.46
24
3. Lung Cancers
21.77
41
4.80
138
4. Prostate Cancer
18.78
71
4.21
170
5. Stroke
18.39
176
94.98
78
6. Breast Cancer
18.02
78
12.12
138
7. Lung Disease
17.98
117
20.58
101
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.15
49
7.13
117
9. Suicide
11.15
59
4.47
149
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
9.67
161
37.10
74
11. Other Injuries
7.88
87
4.21
146
12. Pancreas Cancer
7.25
37
3.32
104
13. Parkinson's Disease
7.15
12
7.63
8
14. Lymphomas
5.87
49
5.23
77
15. Ovary Cancer
5.09
62
2.65
157
16. Drug Use
4.41
12
0.54
155
17. Diabetes Mellitus
4.22
176
58.11
28
18. Kidney Disease
4.00
177
18.16
113
19. Liver Cancer
3.82
140
4.70
109
20. Oesophagus Cancer
3.70
50
1.43
130
21. Inflammatory/Heart
3.42
124
4.33
98
22. Cervical Cancer
3.29
142
4.16
135
23. Falls
3.23
143
9.24
25
24. Alcohol
3.14
32
0.34
157
25. Stomach Cancer
3.12
154
8.09
61
26. Bladder Cancer
3.04
53
2.19
81
27. Leukemia
2.88
125
3.54
94
28. Hypertension
2.87
168
21.35
75
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.31
139
1.47
163
30. Uterin Cancer
2.12
102
1.40
147
31. Skin Cancers
2.01
85
0.75
148
32. Congenital Anomalies
1.96
177
6.52
67
33. Road Traffic Accidents
1.78
178
12.63
113
34. Liver Disease
1.72
183
17.70
98
35. Oral Cancer
1.55
158
2.40
109
36. Other Neoplasms
1.53
57
0.34
124
37. Epilepsy
1.27
116
0.50
177
38. Low Birth Weight
1.13
164
2.79
129
39. Violence
1.08
149
0.72
167
40. Birth Trauma
1.05
121
1.05
120
41. Poisonings
0.64
86
0.91
71
42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.61
35
0.08
167
43. Multiple Sclerosis
0.51
34
0.30
54
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.47
178
2.10
105
45. Anemia
0.42
30
0.00
143
46. Skin Disease
0.39
150
4.91
15
47. Drownings
0.36
179
4.91
26
48. Schizophrenia
0.31
16
0.00
142
49. Meningitis
0.30
140
0.88
87
50. Asthma
0.26
178
0.60
156
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iceland ICELAND   Oman OMAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
403
20.10
5,287
35.65
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
295
14.71
323
2.18
3. Stroke
141
7.03
1,648
11.11
4. Lung Cancers
134
6.68
113
0.76
5. Lung Disease
129
6.43
325
2.19
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
82
4.09
701
4.73
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
73
3.64
205
1.38
8. Prostate Cancer
61
3.04
37
0.25
9. Breast Cancer
53
2.64
141
0.95
10. Parkinson's Disease
53
2.64
110
0.74
11. Other Injuries
50
2.49
130
0.88
12. Pancreas Cancer
43
2.14
77
0.52
13. Suicide
40
2.00
241
1.62
14. Lymphomas
37
1.85
138
0.93
15. Kidney Disease
33
1.65
312
2.10
16. Diabetes Mellitus
30
1.50
1,029
6.94
17. Hypertension
24
1.20
360
2.43
18. Falls
24
1.20
292
1.97
19. Oesophagus Cancer
23
1.15
32
0.22
20. Liver Cancer
22
1.10
116
0.78
21. Bladder Cancer
20
1.00
41
0.28
22. Leukemia
19
0.95
127
0.86
23. Stomach Cancer
18
0.90
185
1.25
24. Drug Use
17
0.85
29
0.20
25. Inflammatory/Heart
16
0.80
127
0.86
26. Ovary Cancer
16
0.80
26
0.18
27. Endocrine Disorders
16
0.80
53
0.36
28. Alcohol
14
0.70
13
0.09
29. Skin Cancers
13
0.65
22
0.15
30. Other Neoplasms
10
0.50
7
0.05
31. Liver Disease
9
0.45
406
2.74
32. Cervical Cancer
9
0.45
42
0.28
33. Oral Cancer
9
0.45
70
0.47
34. Uterin Cancer
7
0.35
11
0.07
35. Road Traffic Accidents
7
0.35
527
3.55
36. Congenital Anomalies
7
0.35
386
2.60
37. Epilepsy
5
0.25
22
0.15
38. Violence
4
0.20
34
0.23
39. Anemia
4
0.20
0
0.00
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
4
0.20
2
0.01
41. Skin Disease
3
0.15
92
0.62
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3
0.15
36
0.24
43. Multiple Sclerosis
3
0.15
12
0.08
44. Poisonings
3
0.15
47
0.32
45. Low Birth Weight
3
0.15
207
1.40
46. Birth Trauma
2
0.10
77
0.52
47. Osteoarthritis
2
0.10
0
0.00
48. Asthma
2
0.10
11
0.07
49. Hepatitis C
1
0.05
0
0.00
50. Diarrhoeal diseases
1
0.05
78
0.53
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iceland ICELAND   Oman OMAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.77
41
4.80
138
2. Prostate Cancer
18.78
71
4.21
170
3. Breast Cancer
18.02
78
12.12
138
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.15
49
7.13
117
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.25
37
3.32
104
6. Lymphomas
5.87
49
5.23
77
7. Ovary Cancer
5.09
62
2.65
157
8. Liver Cancer
3.82
140
4.70
109
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.70
50
1.43
130
10. Cervical Cancer
3.29
142
4.16
135
11. Stomach Cancer
3.12
154
8.09
61
12. Bladder Cancer
3.04
53
2.19
81
13. Leukemia
2.88
125
3.54
94
14. Uterin Cancer
2.12
102
1.40
147
15. Skin Cancers
2.01
85
0.75
148
16. Oral Cancer
1.55
158
2.40
109
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.