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Norway
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
NORWAY VS ERITREA

Compare Norway and Eritrea 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.

Eritrea
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
Norway Population Pyramid
6,600,338
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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Eritrea Population Pyramid
6,005,492
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
  Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
  Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.3
75.9
73.6
2
1
1
  
37.6
41.1
39.3
152
148
150
1970
71.0
77.3
74.1
2
1
2
  
41.5
45.3
43.4
154
147
151
1980
72.3
79.2
75.7
5
2
4
  
42.3
46.2
44.2
165
161
163
1990
73.4
79.8
76.5
13
10
13
  
46.4
50.8
48.6
166
164
165
2000
75.7
81.3
78.5
12
10
12
  
39.5
52.7
45.3
182
161
180
2010
78.8
83.1
81.0
12
13
12
  
59.6
64.6
62.1
146
139
142
2019
81.1
84.1
82.6
5
14
10
  
61.3
67.1
64.1
159
151
154
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.1
84.1
5
14
61.3
67.1
159
151
Age
81.1
84.1
5
14
61.3
67.1
159
151
Age 5
81.3
84.3
5
16
64.2
69.5
171
162
Age 10
81.3
84.3
5
16
64.4
69.7
170
166
Age 15
81.4
84.4
5
16
64.7
69.9
170
167
Age 20
81.4
84.4
5
16
65.1
70.1
170
167
Age 25
81.5
84.5
5
16
65.7
70.5
170
168
Age 30
81.7
84.5
4
17
66.3
70.9
170
169
Age 35
81.9
84.6
6
16
67.0
71.4
171
169
Age 40
82.0
84.7
6
18
67.9
72.1
172
169
Age 45
82.2
84.8
7
18
69.0
72.9
173
173
Age 50
82.5
85.0
8
18
70.4
74.0
173
173
Age 55
82.9
85.3
10
21
72.1
75.3
173
173
Age 60
83.5
85.8
11
22
74.1
76.8
174
174
Age 65
84.2
86.3
13
24
76.6
78.6
173
173
Age 70
85.3
87.1
13
25
79.3
80.7
173
173
Age 75
86.6
88.1
19
28
82.3
83.2
170
171
Age 80
88.3
89.4
28
28
85.5
86.2
164
165
Age 85
90.5
91.2
51
49
89.1
89.5
162
167
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
40.10
172
119.40
80
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
28.94
12
20.70
39
3. Lung Cancers
22.09
40
3.27
154
4. Lung Disease
21.82
92
36.46
34
5. Prostate Cancer
20.99
58
6.95
146
6. Stroke
18.16
178
139.66
28
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.79
21
5.79
136
8. Breast Cancer
12.94
132
28.19
15
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.78
150
152.35
5
10. Suicide
9.91
71
17.26
21
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.20
41
1.05
166
12. Ovary Cancer
6.01
31
7.50
10
13. Lymphomas
5.70
56
6.91
19
14. Falls
5.70
88
8.77
36
15. Diabetes Mellitus
4.85
170
51.06
37
16. Other Injuries
4.72
137
21.49
6
17. Drug Use
4.45
11
1.45
70
18. Kidney Disease
4.28
175
30.38
57
19. Parkinson's Disease
4.23
84
4.91
52
20. Skin Cancers
3.96
14
1.58
112
21. Leukemia
3.34
107
6.26
4
22. Endocrine Disorders
3.19
105
3.00
111
23. Stomach Cancer
3.15
152
2.50
170
24. Bladder Cancer
2.80
62
2.26
78
25. Liver Cancer
2.59
176
3.56
151
26. Cervical Cancer
2.52
157
12.74
69
27. Other Neoplasms
2.47
43
0.32
133
28. Congenital Anomalies
2.44
169
6.40
71
29. Liver Disease
2.41
179
61.76
5
30. Oesophagus Cancer
2.37
94
4.30
43
31. Alcohol
2.35
51
2.33
52
32. Uterin Cancer
2.29
94
1.73
126
33. Inflammatory/Heart
2.10
162
5.74
71
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.76
179
54.13
5
35. Oral Cancer
1.64
151
3.62
63
36. Hypertension
1.54
181
52.22
13
37. Epilepsy
1.48
100
3.11
27
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.30
139
7.36
28
39. Multiple Sclerosis
1.29
2
0.19
95
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.92
138
102.04
5
41. Drownings
0.90
152
3.38
64
42. Malnutrition
0.87
105
26.52
3
43. Skin Disease
0.85
116
2.17
55
44. Asthma
0.64
151
16.35
34
45. Low Birth Weight
0.57
179
6.60
69
46. Violence
0.56
175
13.64
33
47. Fires
0.54
136
5.00
10
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.50
52
0.66
28
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.47
158
3.69
30
50. Anemia
0.45
28
0.00
98
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,321
15.60
2,154
8.48
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,464
13.09
310
1.22
3. Lung Disease
2,723
7.98
662
2.61
4. Stroke
2,475
7.26
2,564
10.09
5. Lung Cancers
2,320
6.80
62
0.24
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,797
5.27
3,277
12.90
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,787
5.24
113
0.44
8. Prostate Cancer
1,172
3.44
54
0.21
9. Falls
777
2.28
168
0.66
10. Pancreas Cancer
770
2.26
20
0.08
11. Breast Cancer
698
2.05
311
1.22
12. Lymphomas
646
1.89
147
0.58
13. Suicide
633
1.86
382
1.50
14. Kidney Disease
611
1.79
578
2.27
15. Other Injuries
583
1.71
540
2.13
16. Diabetes Mellitus
560
1.64
944
3.71
17. Parkinson's Disease
554
1.62
85
0.33
18. Skin Cancers
407
1.19
30
0.12
19. Endocrine Disorders
359
1.05
71
0.28
20. Bladder Cancer
356
1.04
42
0.17
21. Leukemia
354
1.04
144
0.57
22. Stomach Cancer
343
1.01
48
0.19
23. Other Neoplasms
324
0.95
6
0.02
24. Ovary Cancer
309
0.91
79
0.31
25. Drug Use
264
0.77
36
0.14
26. Liver Cancer
259
0.76
69
0.27
27. Oesophagus Cancer
248
0.73
81
0.32
28. Hypertension
230
0.67
926
3.64
29. Inflammatory/Heart
221
0.65
123
0.48
30. Liver Disease
214
0.63
1,215
4.78
31. Alcohol
205
0.60
45
0.18
32. Oral Cancer
168
0.49
71
0.28
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
160
0.47
147
0.58
34. Congenital Anomalies
136
0.40
432
1.70
35. Malnutrition
135
0.40
660
2.60
36. Uterin Cancer
134
0.39
18
0.07
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
128
0.38
2,292
9.02
38. Skin Disease
128
0.38
45
0.18
39. Cervical Cancer
125
0.37
132
0.52
40. Epilepsy
119
0.35
81
0.32
41. Multiple Sclerosis
119
0.35
4
0.02
42. Road Traffic Accidents
114
0.33
1,326
5.22
43. Asthma
85
0.25
326
1.28
44. Anemia
75
0.22
0
0.00
45. Drownings
65
0.19
118
0.46
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
61
0.18
77
0.30
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
60
0.18
12
0.05
48. Fires
45
0.13
132
0.52
49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
32
0.09
0
0.00
50. Violence
32
0.09
384
1.51
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Norway NORWAY   Eritrea ERITREA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
22.09
40
3.27
154
2. Prostate Cancer
20.99
58
6.95
146
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.79
21
5.79
136
4. Breast Cancer
12.94
132
28.19
15
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.20
41
1.05
166
6. Ovary Cancer
6.01
31
7.50
10
7. Lymphomas
5.70
56
6.91
19
8. Skin Cancers
3.96
14
1.58
112
9. Leukemia
3.34
107
6.26
4
10. Stomach Cancer
3.15
152
2.50
170
11. Bladder Cancer
2.80
62
2.26
78
12. Liver Cancer
2.59
176
3.56
151
13. Cervical Cancer
2.52
157
12.74
69
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.37
94
4.30
43
15. Uterin Cancer
2.29
94
1.73
126
16. Oral Cancer
1.64
151
3.62
63
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.