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Bhutan
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 Bhutan and Iran 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.

Iran
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
Bhutan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Iran IRAN
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Iran IRAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
     
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
     
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
     
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
     
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
     
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
     
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
     
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    142.51
    54
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    17.75
    119
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    57.21
    120
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    20.84
    107
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    16.00
    132
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    9.41
    130
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    2.38
    102
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    17.84
    115
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    14.67
    11
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    1.25
    119
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    3.88
    128
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    22.15
    65
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    18.63
    74
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    5.07
    88
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    25.73
    55
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    1.41
    94
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    1.43
    179
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    2.75
    96
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    9.96
    104
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    3.58
    53
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    4.04
    103
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    0.95
    176
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    5.05
    132
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    1.90
    115
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    5.46
    89
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    4.74
    119
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    2.62
    158
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    4.17
    89
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    5.13
    140
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    2.23
    89
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    0.31
    109
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    6.65
    124
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    3.56
    99
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    9.78
    162
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    1.16
    143
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    5.50
    14
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    0.82
    88
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    3.01
    113
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    0.90
    142
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    2.83
    120
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    0.77
    147
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    0.06
    109
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    2.29
    157
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    0.37
    152
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    10.80
    129
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    2.30
    67
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    2.18
    86
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    0.30
    124
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    2.62
    31
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    0.30
    163
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    11,409
    3.43
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    36,730
    11.05
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    11,243
    3.38
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    1,836
    0.55
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    6,637
    2.00
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    13,910
    4.18
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    11,810
    3.55
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    882
    0.27
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    17,803
    5.36
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    9,822
    2.96
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    2,821
    0.85
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    11,046
    3.32
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    4,861
    1.46
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    3,360
    1.01
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    16,415
    4.94
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    996
    0.30
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    2,521
    0.76
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    2,735
    0.82
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    4,844
    1.46
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    2,371
    0.71
    22. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    6,784
    2.04
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    655
    0.20
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    4,048
    1.22
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
    1,246
    0.37
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    3,714
    1.12
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    4,334
    1.30
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    2,545
    0.77
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    501
    0.15
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    246
    0.07
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    4,575
    1.38
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    2,418
    0.73
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    930
    0.28
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    3,966
    1.19
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    2,535
    0.76
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    642
    0.19
    37. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    937
    0.28
    38. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    719
    0.22
    39. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    52
    0.02
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    2,092
    0.63
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    285
    0.09
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    518
    0.16
    43. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    3,736
    1.12
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    1,611
    0.48
    45. Fires
    8
    0.19
    1,823
    0.55
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    2,242
    0.67
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    237
    0.07
    48. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    1,410
    0.42
    49. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    253
    0.08
    50. Lymphomas
    5
    0.12
    2,882
    0.87
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    14.67
    11
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    1.43
    179
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    9.96
    104
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    3.58
    53
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    0.95
    176
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    5.46
    89
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    2.62
    158
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    6.65
    124
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    3.56
    99
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    9.78
    162
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    5.50
    14
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    0.77
    147
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    10.80
    129
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    2.18
    86
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    4.01
    118
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    1.01
    160
    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.