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Netherlands
COUNTRY #1
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NETHERLANDS VS GAMBIA

Compare Netherlands 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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
17,165,370
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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Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
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
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.5
75.4
73.4
1
2
2
  
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
70.8
76.5
73.6
4
3
3
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
72.5
79.2
75.7
4
1
2
  
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
73.8
80.1
76.9
10
9
7
  
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
75.5
80.6
78.1
14
20
17
  
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
78.7
82.7
80.8
13
20
14
  
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
80.4
83.1
81.8
13
29
19
  
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.1
13
29
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
80.4
83.1
13
29
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
80.9
83.6
15
29
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
81.0
83.6
15
30
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
81.1
83.7
15
30
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
81.2
83.7
14
30
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
81.4
83.9
16
30
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
81.6
84.0
18
32
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
81.9
84.2
17
32
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
82.4
84.6
20
32
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
83.0
85.1
20
32
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
83.8
85.9
20
33
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
85.0
86.7
23
32
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
86.5
87.9
26
34
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
88.2
89.3
31
36
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
90.6
91.2
44
50
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
38.44
175
142.59
53
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
33.78
7
19.89
49
3. Lung Cancers
29.85
13
3.62
150
4. Lung Disease
21.59
93
29.40
54
5. Stroke
20.66
167
108.94
59
6. Breast Cancer
19.00
64
4.44
182
7. Prostate Cancer
16.73
81
6.08
156
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.00
27
1.05
183
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
9.84
160
113.77
18
10. Suicide
9.27
84
9.64
77
11. Falls
8.22
46
9.85
22
12. Pancreas Cancer
7.94
23
0.54
179
13. Lymphomas
6.40
28
0.74
181
14. Oesophagus Cancer
5.83
29
0.48
177
15. Diabetes Mellitus
5.62
166
37.65
66
16. Ovary Cancer
5.58
47
0.44
183
17. Kidney Disease
5.19
164
32.04
48
18. Parkinson's Disease
4.43
72
6.31
18
19. Other Neoplasms
4.24
20
0.42
95
20. Leukemia
4.14
62
0.09
183
21. Stomach Cancer
3.58
139
1.43
178
22. Other Injuries
3.51
160
11.81
46
23. Bladder Cancer
3.42
45
0.44
181
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.26
101
11.17
16
25. Congenital Anomalies
3.22
153
6.72
59
26. Liver Cancer
3.18
160
30.83
3
27. Liver Disease
3.02
174
33.48
48
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.02
136
6.44
58
29. Skin Cancers
2.94
33
0.01
177
30. Road Traffic Accidents
2.83
172
51.34
8
31. Uterin Cancer
2.70
73
0.23
180
32. Oral Cancer
2.16
127
0.01
181
33. Alcohol
2.12
56
1.23
103
34. Cervical Cancer
1.76
174
25.76
23
35. Hypertension
1.62
180
22.89
68
36. Low Birth Weight
1.38
158
9.17
43
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.18
128
41.12
43
38. Epilepsy
1.13
128
2.78
36
39. Drug Use
1.03
115
2.38
34
40. Multiple Sclerosis
0.97
9
0.24
63
41. Birth Trauma
0.61
143
10.44
21
42. Skin Disease
0.60
133
2.12
59
43. Violence
0.58
174
11.94
43
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.50
157
2.55
52
45. Drownings
0.48
171
2.58
84
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.47
60
0.25
104
47. Anemia
0.46
26
0.00
103
48. Osteoarthritis
0.42
7
0.00
98
49. Asthma
0.39
171
15.88
35
50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.31
181
6.56
37
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
18,148
14.31
89
0.69
2. Coronary Heart Disease
17,601
13.87
1,007
7.83
3. Lung Cancers
10,980
8.66
34
0.26
4. Stroke
9,707
7.65
802
6.24
5. Lung Disease
9,567
7.54
206
1.60
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5,829
4.60
11
0.09
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
4,946
3.90
1,340
10.42
8. Falls
4,131
3.26
83
0.65
9. Breast Cancer
3,535
2.79
26
0.20
10. Prostate Cancer
3,265
2.57
21
0.16
11. Pancreas Cancer
2,995
2.36
6
0.05
12. Kidney Disease
2,530
1.99
266
2.07
13. Lymphomas
2,511
1.98
12
0.09
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,386
1.88
290
2.25
15. Oesophagus Cancer
2,145
1.69
5
0.04
16. Parkinson's Disease
2,120
1.67
34
0.26
17. Suicide
2,025
1.60
113
0.88
18. Other Neoplasms
1,831
1.44
3
0.02
19. Other Injuries
1,648
1.30
194
1.51
20. Leukemia
1,578
1.24
2
0.02
21. Bladder Cancer
1,471
1.16
4
0.03
22. Stomach Cancer
1,361
1.07
14
0.11
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,201
0.95
59
0.46
24. Liver Cancer
1,163
0.92
377
2.93
25. Ovary Cancer
1,067
0.84
2
0.02
26. Endocrine Disorders
1,055
0.83
230
1.79
27. Skin Cancers
1,024
0.81
0
0.00
28. Liver Disease
936
0.74
323
2.51
29. Hypertension
818
0.64
172
1.34
30. Oral Cancer
768
0.61
0
0.00
31. Road Traffic Accidents
681
0.54
695
5.40
32. Alcohol
612
0.48
12
0.09
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
584
0.46
626
4.87
34. Uterin Cancer
566
0.45
1
0.01
35. Congenital Anomalies
544
0.43
383
2.98
36. Multiple Sclerosis
295
0.23
3
0.02
37. Skin Disease
295
0.23
19
0.15
38. Epilepsy
289
0.23
43
0.33
39. Cervical Cancer
266
0.21
145
1.13
40. Anemia
249
0.20
0
0.00
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
238
0.19
24
0.19
42. Drug Use
231
0.18
28
0.22
43. Osteoarthritis
220
0.17
0
0.00
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
214
0.17
2
0.02
45. Low Birth Weight
167
0.13
662
5.15
46. Asthma
165
0.13
134
1.04
47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
130
0.10
56
0.44
48. Violence
107
0.08
195
1.52
49. Drownings
98
0.08
69
0.54
50. Schizophrenia
96
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
29.85
13
3.62
150
2. Breast Cancer
19.00
64
4.44
182
3. Prostate Cancer
16.73
81
6.08
156
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.00
27
1.05
183
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.94
23
0.54
179
6. Lymphomas
6.40
28
0.74
181
7. Oesophagus Cancer
5.83
29
0.48
177
8. Ovary Cancer
5.58
47
0.44
183
9. Leukemia
4.14
62
0.09
183
10. Stomach Cancer
3.58
139
1.43
178
11. Bladder Cancer
3.42
45
0.44
181
12. Liver Cancer
3.18
160
30.83
3
13. Skin Cancers
2.94
33
0.01
177
14. Uterin Cancer
2.70
73
0.23
180
15. Oral Cancer
2.16
127
0.01
181
16. Cervical Cancer
1.76
174
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.