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Slovakia
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

Compare Slovakia 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
Slovakia Population Pyramid
4,983,647
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%
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
  Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Gambia GAMBIA
       
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
 
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
66.8
74.3
70.4
43
34
41
 
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
66.6
75.4
70.9
66
42
54
 
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
68.9
77.1
73.0
72
44
49
 
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
71.3
78.9
75.1
69
43
52
 
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
74.8
81.4
78.2
51
38
43
 
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.8
81.4
51
38
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
74.8
81.4
51
38
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
75.3
81.9
55
39
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
75.4
81.9
55
39
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
75.4
81.9
57
40
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
75.5
82.0
57
40
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
75.7
82.1
57
40
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
75.9
82.1
59
41
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
76.1
82.2
61
42
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
76.3
82.4
62
41
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
76.7
82.5
64
41
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
77.3
82.9
66
42
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
78.1
83.3
67
42
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
79.3
83.9
64
43
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
80.9
84.7
64
44
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
82.6
85.7
66
46
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
84.6
86.8
66
51
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
87.0
88.5
76
55
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
89.8
91.4
87
33
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
99.61
109
142.59
53
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
38.15
3
19.89
49
3. Stroke
35.90
143
108.94
59
4. Lung Cancers
25.91
23
3.62
150
5. Prostate Cancer
25.13
46
6.08
156
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
24.87
1
1.05
183
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.20
115
113.77
18
8. Breast Cancer
18.97
65
4.44
182
9. Liver Disease
17.16
100
33.48
48
10. Falls
13.03
11
9.85
22
11. Lung Disease
10.88
165
29.40
54
12. Hypertension
9.84
134
22.89
68
13. Suicide
9.31
82
9.64
77
14. Pancreas Cancer
8.90
9
0.54
179
15. Stomach Cancer
8.29
59
1.43
178
16. Kidney Disease
8.06
149
32.04
48
17. Oral Cancer
7.93
10
0.01
181
18. Diabetes Mellitus
7.45
155
37.65
66
19. Lymphomas
7.42
14
0.74
181
20. Other Injuries
7.20
98
11.81
46
21. Ovary Cancer
6.38
26
0.44
183
22. Cervical Cancer
5.79
116
25.76
23
23. Road Traffic Accidents
5.28
153
51.34
8
24. Leukemia
4.79
27
0.09
183
25. Liver Cancer
4.70
108
30.83
3
26. Uterin Cancer
4.68
21
0.23
180
27. Bladder Cancer
4.61
14
0.44
181
28. Congenital Anomalies
4.13
132
6.72
59
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4.10
114
6.44
58
30. Skin Cancers
3.59
20
0.01
177
31. Oesophagus Cancer
3.30
60
0.48
177
32. Alcohol
2.88
38
1.23
103
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.71
150
6.31
18
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.71
89
6.56
37
35. Low Birth Weight
2.38
137
9.17
43
36. Drownings
2.12
111
2.58
84
37. Epilepsy
2.06
63
2.78
36
38. Endocrine Disorders
1.93
152
11.17
16
39. Skin Disease
1.63
91
2.12
59
40. Other Neoplasms
0.96
62
0.42
95
41. Violence
0.91
157
11.94
43
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.68
141
2.55
52
43. Drug Use
0.68
144
2.38
34
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.64
26
0.24
63
45. Fires
0.51
140
3.83
32
46. Asthma
0.48
163
15.88
35
47. Poisonings
0.42
108
2.48
34
48. Meningitis
0.38
129
13.27
23
49. Birth Trauma
0.37
166
10.44
21
50. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.35
167
41.12
43
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
10,654
23.76
1,007
7.83
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,482
9.99
89
0.69
3. Stroke
3,756
8.38
802
6.24
4. Lung Cancers
2,562
5.71
34
0.26
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,528
5.64
11
0.09
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,024
4.51
1,340
10.42
7. Liver Disease
1,425
3.18
323
2.51
8. Falls
1,277
2.85
83
0.65
9. Lung Disease
1,121
2.50
206
1.60
10. Breast Cancer
1,071
2.39
26
0.20
11. Hypertension
1,034
2.31
172
1.34
12. Prostate Cancer
968
2.16
21
0.16
13. Pancreas Cancer
876
1.95
6
0.05
14. Kidney Disease
830
1.85
266
2.07
15. Stomach Cancer
827
1.84
14
0.11
16. Diabetes Mellitus
750
1.67
290
2.25
17. Lymphomas
736
1.64
12
0.09
18. Oral Cancer
716
1.60
0
0.00
19. Suicide
660
1.47
113
0.88
20. Other Injuries
554
1.24
194
1.51
21. Bladder Cancer
489
1.09
4
0.03
22. Liver Cancer
469
1.05
377
2.93
23. Leukemia
448
1.00
2
0.02
24. Skin Cancers
357
0.80
0
0.00
25. Inflammatory/Heart
339
0.76
59
0.46
26. Ovary Cancer
334
0.74
2
0.02
27. Road Traffic Accidents
331
0.74
695
5.40
28. Oesophagus Cancer
314
0.70
5
0.04
29. Parkinson's Disease
310
0.69
34
0.26
30. Uterin Cancer
280
0.62
1
0.01
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
274
0.61
56
0.44
32. Cervical Cancer
273
0.61
145
1.13
33. Alcohol
219
0.49
12
0.09
34. Skin Disease
170
0.38
19
0.15
35. Epilepsy
168
0.37
43
0.33
36. Congenital Anomalies
167
0.37
383
2.98
37. Endocrine Disorders
163
0.36
230
1.79
38. Drownings
144
0.32
69
0.54
39. Low Birth Weight
97
0.22
662
5.15
40. Other Neoplasms
93
0.21
3
0.02
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
70
0.16
24
0.19
42. Violence
59
0.13
195
1.52
43. Multiple Sclerosis
55
0.12
3
0.02
44. Asthma
47
0.10
134
1.04
45. Drug Use
45
0.10
28
0.22
46. Fires
39
0.09
67
0.52
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
34
0.08
626
4.87
48. Poisonings
30
0.07
42
0.33
49. Malnutrition
29
0.06
110
0.86
50. Tuberculosis
26
0.06
445
3.46
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
25.91
23
3.62
150
2. Prostate Cancer
25.13
46
6.08
156
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
24.87
1
1.05
183
4. Breast Cancer
18.97
65
4.44
182
5. Pancreas Cancer
8.90
9
0.54
179
6. Stomach Cancer
8.29
59
1.43
178
7. Oral Cancer
7.93
10
0.01
181
8. Lymphomas
7.42
14
0.74
181
9. Ovary Cancer
6.38
26
0.44
183
10. Cervical Cancer
5.79
116
25.76
23
11. Leukemia
4.79
27
0.09
183
12. Liver Cancer
4.70
108
30.83
3
13. Uterin Cancer
4.68
21
0.23
180
14. Bladder Cancer
4.61
14
0.44
181
15. Skin Cancers
3.59
20
0.01
177
16. Oesophagus Cancer
3.30
60
0.48
177
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.