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Zambia
COUNTRY #1
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ZAMBIA VS ICELAND

Compare Zambia and Iceland 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.

Iceland
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Zambia Population Pyramid
39,120,906
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Iceland Population Pyramid
376,683
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zambia ZAMBIA   Iceland ICELAND
  Zambia ZAMBIA   Iceland ICELAND
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
43.8
46.8
45.3
119
116
118
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
47.6
50.8
49.2
125
123
126
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
50.0
53.4
51.7
139
138
137
  
72.1
75.7
73.9
10
22
14
1990
45.9
50.3
48.0
171
165
166
  
74.9
78.4
76.6
2
20
11
2000
42.1
45.6
43.8
181
181
181
  
77.7
81.7
79.7
1
9
3
2010
56.1
60.0
58.0
163
156
158
  
80.2
83.5
81.8
1
10
6
2019
59.5
65.4
62.5
172
161
168
  
80.8
83.9
82.3
9
20
14
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zambia ZAMBIA   Iceland ICELAND
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.5
65.4
172
161
80.8
83.9
9
20
Age
59.5
65.4
172
161
80.8
83.9
9
20
Age 5
63.8
69.3
172
164
81.0
84.0
10
23
Age 10
64.2
69.7
172
164
81.0
84.1
10
22
Age 15
64.5
69.9
172
166
81.1
84.1
10
23
Age 20
64.9
70.2
171
166
81.2
84.1
9
23
Age 25
65.5
70.7
172
166
81.4
84.2
10
23
Age 30
66.1
71.3
172
166
81.6
84.3
9
23
Age 35
66.9
72.0
172
166
81.9
84.4
4
23
Age 40
67.9
72.9
171
165
82.1
84.5
4
22
Age 45
69.2
74.0
170
162
82.4
84.6
4
25
Age 50
70.8
75.2
170
159
82.7
84.8
5
26
Age 55
72.6
76.6
170
155
83.1
85.1
7
26
Age 60
74.7
78.1
171
153
83.7
85.5
7
27
Age 65
77.0
79.7
168
149
84.4
86.1
11
28
Age 70
79.7
81.7
167
146
85.4
86.7
12
34
Age 75
82.6
84.0
160
144
86.7
87.7
15
36
Age 80
85.8
86.7
155
139
88.4
89.2
24
39
Age 85
89.3
89.9
150
142
90.7
91.3
39
42
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zambia ZAMBIA   Iceland ICELAND
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
156.50
19
18.39
176
2. HIV/AIDS
132.99
8
0.09
158
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
87.45
35
9.67
161
4. Coronary Heart Disease
85.40
126
54.46
157
5. Liver Disease
63.86
4
1.72
183
6. Hypertension
56.20
6
2.87
168
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
54.75
30
0.16
176
8. Malaria
54.16
2
0.00
113
9. Tuberculosis
49.91
19
0.00
183
10. Cervical Cancer
48.42
6
3.29
142
11. Diabetes Mellitus
42.93
53
4.22
176
12. Prostate Cancer
37.64
19
18.78
71
13. Road Traffic Accidents
32.93
43
1.78
178
14. Kidney Disease
29.46
63
4.00
177
15. Lung Disease
25.95
72
17.98
117
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.87
72
35.59
5
17. Malnutrition
17.63
11
0.06
166
18. Meningitis
15.31
15
0.30
140
19. Suicide
14.43
32
11.15
59
20. Other Injuries
13.38
34
7.88
87
21. Asthma
10.81
57
0.26
178
22. Birth Trauma
10.07
26
1.05
121
23. Low Birth Weight
9.64
36
1.13
164
24. Breast Cancer
9.51
164
18.02
78
25. Falls
9.14
30
3.23
143
26. Congenital Anomalies
8.15
24
1.96
177
27. Maternal Conditions
7.77
38
0.11
142
28. Violence
7.04
67
1.08
149
29. Lymphomas
6.38
29
5.87
49
30. Inflammatory/Heart
6.33
60
3.42
124
31. Oesophagus Cancer
5.61
32
3.70
50
32. Lung Cancers
4.41
142
21.77
41
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.09
94
7.15
12
34. Fires
3.87
31
0.09
181
35. Poisonings
3.48
11
0.64
86
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.48
77
0.47
178
37. Endocrine Disorders
3.28
99
2.31
139
38. Drownings
3.21
69
0.36
179
39. Stomach Cancer
3.21
149
3.12
154
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.98
177
12.15
49
41. Leukemia
2.93
124
2.88
125
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.70
47
0.19
180
43. Epilepsy
2.68
38
1.27
116
44. Syphilis
2.49
3
0.00
176
45. Oral Cancer
2.39
110
1.55
158
46. Bladder Cancer
2.36
75
3.04
53
47. Pertussis
2.30
37
0.01
136
48. Liver Cancer
2.22
179
3.82
140
49. Ovary Cancer
2.00
173
5.09
62
50. Alcohol
1.90
63
3.14
32
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Zambia ZAMBIA   Iceland ICELAND
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
17,234
15.43
0
0.00
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
9,517
8.52
82
4.09
3. Stroke
7,948
7.12
141
7.03
4. Malaria
7,882
7.06
0
0.00
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,275
5.62
1
0.05
6. Tuberculosis
5,941
5.32
0
0.00
7. Birth Trauma
5,062
4.53
2
0.10
8. Low Birth Weight
4,857
4.35
3
0.15
9. Liver Disease
4,501
4.03
9
0.45
10. Coronary Heart Disease
4,432
3.97
403
20.10
11. Road Traffic Accidents
3,654
3.27
7
0.35
12. Congenital Anomalies
3,146
2.82
7
0.35
13. Hypertension
2,616
2.34
24
1.20
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,395
2.14
30
1.50
15. Malnutrition
2,303
2.06
1
0.05
16. Meningitis
1,976
1.77
1
0.05
17. Cervical Cancer
1,799
1.61
9
0.45
18. Kidney Disease
1,760
1.58
33
1.65
19. Other Injuries
1,729
1.55
50
2.49
20. Suicide
1,303
1.17
40
2.00
21. Lung Disease
1,273
1.14
129
6.43
22. Maternal Conditions
1,188
1.06
0
0.00
23. Violence
1,153
1.03
4
0.20
24. Syphilis
885
0.79
0
0.00
25. Pertussis
743
0.67
0
0.00
26. Asthma
741
0.66
2
0.10
27. Drownings
689
0.62
1
0.05
28. Falls
596
0.53
24
1.20
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
590
0.53
295
14.71
30. Prostate Cancer
561
0.50
61
3.04
31. Lymphomas
548
0.49
37
1.85
32. Fires
546
0.49
1
0.05
33. Inflammatory/Heart
501
0.45
16
0.80
34. Poisonings
456
0.41
3
0.15
35. Breast Cancer
366
0.33
53
2.64
36. Oesophagus Cancer
359
0.32
23
1.15
37. Endocrine Disorders
354
0.32
16
0.80
38. Epilepsy
332
0.30
5
0.25
39. Leukemia
261
0.23
19
0.95
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
246
0.22
3
0.15
41. Lung Cancers
226
0.20
134
6.68
42. Stomach Cancer
206
0.18
18
0.90
43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
203
0.18
73
3.64
44. Tetanus
190
0.17
0
0.00
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
190
0.17
1
0.05
46. Liver Cancer
177
0.16
22
1.10
47. Parkinson's Disease
164
0.15
53
2.64
48. Oral Cancer
155
0.14
9
0.45
49. Alcohol
140
0.13
14
0.70
50. Bladder Cancer
132
0.12
20
1.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zambia ZAMBIA   Iceland ICELAND
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
48.42
6
3.29
142
2. Prostate Cancer
37.64
19
18.78
71
3. Breast Cancer
9.51
164
18.02
78
4. Lymphomas
6.38
29
5.87
49
5. Oesophagus Cancer
5.61
32
3.70
50
6. Lung Cancers
4.41
142
21.77
41
7. Stomach Cancer
3.21
149
3.12
154
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.98
177
12.15
49
9. Leukemia
2.93
124
2.88
125
10. Oral Cancer
2.39
110
1.55
158
11. Bladder Cancer
2.36
75
3.04
53
12. Liver Cancer
2.22
179
3.82
140
13. Ovary Cancer
2.00
173
5.09
62
14. Skin Cancers
1.87
93
2.01
85
15. Uterin Cancer
0.90
164
2.12
102
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.68
175
7.25
37
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.