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Namibia
COUNTRY #1
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NAMIBIA VS VANUATU

Compare Namibia and Vanuatu 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.

Vanuatu
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
Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
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Vanuatu Population Pyramid
556,750
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Vanuatu VANUATU
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Vanuatu VANUATU
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
  
45.4
48.3
46.8
109
109
111
1970
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
  
51.3
54.4
52.8
110
109
108
1980
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
  
57.1
60.6
58.8
111
111
110
1990
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
  
62.0
65.0
63.5
111
119
113
2000
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
  
67.6
70.7
69.0
87
107
99
2010
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
  
69.3
72.9
71.0
94
107
99
2019
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
  
62.7
68.3
65.3
151
144
147
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Vanuatu VANUATU
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.6
68.4
165
142
62.7
68.3
151
144
Age
60.6
68.4
165
142
62.7
68.3
151
144
Age 5
63.5
71.1
173
148
64.5
70.0
169
158
Age 10
63.8
71.5
173
149
64.6
70.1
169
162
Age 15
64.1
71.7
173
149
64.8
70.3
169
163
Age 20
64.6
72.0
173
149
65.2
70.5
169
163
Age 25
65.2
72.4
173
150
65.8
70.8
169
165
Age 30
65.8
72.8
173
150
66.6
71.2
168
167
Age 35
66.6
73.5
173
149
67.5
71.6
168
167
Age 40
67.6
74.4
173
148
68.5
72.2
168
168
Age 45
69.0
75.5
172
143
69.7
73.0
168
172
Age 50
70.7
76.7
171
138
71.2
74.0
168
174
Age 55
72.6
78.0
171
125
72.9
75.2
168
175
Age 60
74.7
79.3
170
118
74.8
76.7
168
176
Age 65
77.0
80.7
170
113
77.2
78.5
166
176
Age 70
79.5
82.3
169
114
79.8
80.5
163
174
Age 75
82.4
84.4
165
119
82.6
83.0
163
173
Age 80
85.7
87.0
158
126
85.6
85.9
160
168
Age 85
89.2
90.0
153
131
89.0
89.2
165
170
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Vanuatu VANUATU
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
147.62
7
0.00
183
2. Stroke
117.61
46
190.53
6
3. Coronary Heart Disease
105.72
98
299.44
7
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
94.17
31
59.97
58
5. Tuberculosis
74.32
11
7.46
74
6. Diabetes Mellitus
61.52
25
81.66
15
7. Road Traffic Accidents
44.05
14
17.40
84
8. Lung Disease
40.96
26
78.03
7
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
38.12
45
46.26
39
10. Hypertension
37.70
28
31.50
40
11. Prostate Cancer
25.79
40
14.31
108
12. Kidney Disease
25.76
73
43.29
16
13. Liver Disease
23.50
80
27.40
64
14. Violence
20.18
18
2.69
117
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.25
79
17.62
90
16. Cervical Cancer
16.57
48
11.35
72
17. Asthma
15.49
38
29.89
7
18. Breast Cancer
14.84
120
13.78
124
19. Suicide
13.51
36
20.97
13
20. Inflammatory/Heart
12.49
19
5.91
68
21. Other Injuries
10.07
66
12.56
41
22. Malnutrition
9.45
32
6.59
44
23. Low Birth Weight
9.38
39
6.17
75
24. Skin Cancers
9.09
2
0.00
183
25. Oral Cancer
7.84
12
0.61
180
26. Congenital Anomalies
6.25
81
9.24
16
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.23
44
12.20
7
28. Birth Trauma
6.21
53
2.94
84
29. Fires
5.58
8
1.74
82
30. Meningitis
5.31
47
2.40
58
31. Maternal Conditions
4.80
51
5.24
47
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.68
70
4.71
68
33. Lung Cancers
4.38
143
8.83
109
34. Falls
4.37
118
7.87
55
35. Parkinson's Disease
4.18
87
9.71
3
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
166
4.85
152
37. Drownings
4.09
43
12.56
4
38. Lymphomas
3.10
144
1.32
178
39. Liver Cancer
3.04
164
14.32
16
40. Ovary Cancer
3.01
146
3.60
126
41. Skin Disease
2.57
36
4.13
20
42. Epilepsy
2.41
49
2.01
68
43. Stomach Cancer
2.39
172
2.91
160
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.22
61
16.53
4
45. Alcohol
1.87
64
1.85
65
46. Poisonings
1.74
51
0.79
75
47. Drug Use
1.74
57
0.24
179
48. Leukemia
1.66
158
4.06
66
49. Oesophagus Cancer
1.65
120
0.00
183
50. Uterin Cancer
1.63
131
1.75
125
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Vanuatu VANUATU
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
2,928
17.28
0
0.00
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,464
8.64
124
6.20
3. Tuberculosis
1,416
8.35
16
0.80
4. Stroke
1,333
7.86
288
14.40
5. Coronary Heart Disease
1,221
7.20
454
22.70
6. Road Traffic Accidents
868
5.12
45
2.25
7. Diabetes Mellitus
724
4.27
127
6.35
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
645
3.81
80
4.00
9. Low Birth Weight
516
3.04
43
2.15
10. Lung Disease
461
2.72
108
5.40
11. Violence
450
2.66
7
0.35
12. Hypertension
428
2.53
47
2.35
13. Birth Trauma
345
2.04
20
1.00
14. Liver Disease
336
1.98
51
2.55
15. Kidney Disease
322
1.90
70
3.50
16. Congenital Anomalies
283
1.67
48
2.40
17. Suicide
243
1.43
54
2.70
18. Malnutrition
224
1.32
10
0.50
19. Other Injuries
207
1.22
30
1.50
20. Asthma
200
1.18
45
2.25
21. Alzheimers & Dementia
176
1.04
18
0.90
22. Inflammatory/Heart
162
0.96
11
0.55
23. Cervical Cancer
133
0.78
13
0.65
24. Breast Cancer
121
0.71
13
0.65
25. Maternal Conditions
110
0.65
14
0.70
26. Drownings
110
0.65
35
1.75
27. Meningitis
109
0.64
8
0.40
28. Fires
109
0.64
4
0.20
29. Skin Cancers
108
0.64
0
0.00
30. Oral Cancer
100
0.59
1
0.05
31. Prostate Cancer
94
0.55
9
0.45
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
76
0.45
18
0.90
33. Endocrine Disorders
73
0.43
9
0.45
34. Falls
62
0.37
13
0.65
35. Lung Cancers
59
0.35
15
0.75
36. Pertussis
54
0.32
10
0.50
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
54
0.32
8
0.40
38. Epilepsy
49
0.29
5
0.25
39. Lymphomas
46
0.27
3
0.15
40. Poisonings
46
0.27
2
0.10
41. Liver Cancer
45
0.27
27
1.35
42. Parkinson's Disease
43
0.25
12
0.60
43. Syphilis
35
0.21
8
0.40
44. Stomach Cancer
33
0.19
6
0.30
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
33
0.19
35
1.75
46. Drug Use
32
0.19
0
0.00
47. Skin Disease
31
0.18
7
0.35
48. Alcohol
28
0.17
4
0.20
49. Leukemia
24
0.14
9
0.45
50. Ovary Cancer
23
0.14
4
0.20
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Vanuatu VANUATU
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
25.79
40
14.31
108
2. Cervical Cancer
16.57
48
11.35
72
3. Breast Cancer
14.84
120
13.78
124
4. Skin Cancers
9.09
2
0.00
183
5. Oral Cancer
7.84
12
0.61
180
6. Lung Cancers
4.38
143
8.83
109
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
166
4.85
152
8. Lymphomas
3.10
144
1.32
178
9. Liver Cancer
3.04
164
14.32
16
10. Ovary Cancer
3.01
146
3.60
126
11. Stomach Cancer
2.39
172
2.91
160
12. Leukemia
1.66
158
4.06
66
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.65
120
0.00
183
14. Uterin Cancer
1.63
131
1.75
125
15. Bladder Cancer
1.39
134
1.17
144
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.37
158
0.65
176
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.