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IRAN VS LAOS
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Compare Iran and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.6
    70.3
    68.9
    78
    108
    98
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    74.5
    76.6
    75.5
    45
    86
    63
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    76.6
    45
    86
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    75.7
    77.8
    43
    87
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    75.8
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    75.9
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    76.1
    78.1
    43
    86
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    76.5
    78.2
    44
    87
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    76.8
    78.3
    43
    88
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    77.1
    78.4
    45
    89
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    77.3
    78.6
    46
    90
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    77.6
    78.8
    47
    91
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.0
    79.0
    52
    97
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.6
    79.4
    56
    97
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.3
    79.9
    62
    106
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.2
    80.8
    71
    111
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.0
    83
    118
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.4
    83.7
    91
    127
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.5
    98
    117
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.7
    99
    126
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.3
    104
    130
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.4
    105
    136
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.8
    101
    140
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    179.57
    25
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    77.13
    100
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.54
    1
    		  
    21.84
    55
    4. Hypertension
    26.38
    27
    		  
    20.37
    55
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.23
    127
    		  
    103.64
    39
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.34
    113
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    2.46
    154
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    12.81
    37
    		  
    2.40
    142
    9. Lung Disease
    11.80
    138
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    9.91
    146
    11. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Other Injuries
    8.42
    114
    		  
    19.68
    42
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.27
    33
    		  
    10.04
    19
    15. Low Birth Weight
    7.78
    86
    		  
    17.45
    39
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.75
    30
    		  
    0.71
    159
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    12.94
    82
    18. Asthma
    7.46
    69
    		  
    25.90
    5
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    7.39
    85
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    110
    		  
    9.07
    74
    21. Drug Use
    6.28
    4
    		  
    3.55
    25
    22. Fires
    5.87
    50
    		  
    3.64
    69
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.71
    86
    		  
    6.82
    77
    24. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    4.34
    90
    25. Suicide
    5.24
    120
    		  
    8.54
    86
    26. Liver Disease
    5.10
    154
    		  
    15.22
    90
    27. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    3.77
    91
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    1.50
    112
    29. Kidney Disease
    4.07
    158
    		  
    17.30
    56
    30. Violence
    3.91
    100
    		  
    6.66
    75
    31. Birth Trauma
    3.85
    84
    		  
    18.95
    24
    32. Tuberculosis
    3.62
    95
    		  
    17.90
    52
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    4.34
    82
    34. Falls
    2.88
    127
    		  
    5.76
    80
    35. Poisonings
    2.76
    53
    		  
    0.98
    102
    36. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    55.58
    2
    37. Drownings
    2.41
    107
    		  
    5.69
    55
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.34
    106
    		  
    27.96
    49
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    1.05
    145
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.63
    170
    		  
    5.53
    112
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    4.08
    63
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    7.81
    85
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.17
    142
    		  
    1.52
    127
    44. Meningitis
    1.14
    104
    		  
    6.65
    51
    45. Malnutrition
    1.03
    108
    		  
    9.20
    49
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    145
    		  
    9.05
    27
    47. Epilepsy
    0.76
    155
    		  
    1.65
    97
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    73
    		  
    0.22
    111
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.76
    134
    		  
    0.45
    152
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,663
    29.05
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    41,573
    12.36
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    32,016
    9.52
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    4. Hypertension
    14,104
    4.19
    		  
    673
    1.61
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,599
    3.15
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,772
    2.61
    		  
    938
    2.24
    7. Stomach Cancer
    8,242
    2.45
    		  
    92
    0.22
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    7,483
    2.23
    		  
    108
    0.26
    9. Lung Disease
    6,278
    1.87
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    10. Other Injuries
    6,173
    1.84
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    11. Low Birth Weight
    6,075
    1.81
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,506
    1.64
    		  
    817
    1.95
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,915
    1.46
    		  
    25
    0.06
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,723
    1.40
    		  
    390
    0.93
    15. HIV/AIDS
    4,559
    1.36
    		  
    425
    1.01
    16. Drug Use
    4,445
    1.32
    		  
    177
    0.42
    17. Lung Cancers
    4,356
    1.30
    		  
    470
    1.12
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,252
    1.26
    		  
    267
    0.64
    19. Asthma
    4,093
    1.22
    		  
    911
    2.17
    20. Suicide
    4,069
    1.21
    		  
    422
    1.01
    21. Fires
    4,068
    1.21
    		  
    196
    0.47
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,011
    1.19
    		  
    22
    0.05
    23. Breast Cancer
    3,303
    0.98
    		  
    219
    0.52
    24. Lymphomas
    3,263
    0.97
    		  
    171
    0.41
    25. Leukemia
    3,137
    0.93
    		  
    203
    0.49
    26. Violence
    3,128
    0.93
    		  
    390
    0.93
    27. Birth Trauma
    3,002
    0.89
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    28. Liver Disease
    2,977
    0.89
    		  
    594
    1.42
    29. Prostate Cancer
    2,297
    0.68
    		  
    46
    0.11
    30. Kidney Disease
    2,293
    0.68
    		  
    632
    1.51
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2,280
    0.68
    		  
    50
    0.12
    32. Tuberculosis
    2,250
    0.67
    		  
    707
    1.69
    33. Drownings
    1,925
    0.57
    		  
    394
    0.94
    34. Falls
    1,910
    0.57
    		  
    247
    0.59
    35. Poisonings
    1,909
    0.57
    		  
    64
    0.15
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,582
    0.47
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    37. Liver Cancer
    1,498
    0.45
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    0.33
    		  
    41
    0.10
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1,070
    0.32
    		  
    92
    0.22
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    953
    0.28
    		  
    219
    0.52
    41. Oral Cancer
    816
    0.24
    		  
    153
    0.36
    42. Meningitis
    753
    0.22
    		  
    476
    1.13
    43. Other Neoplasms
    718
    0.21
    		  
    64
    0.15
    44. Malnutrition
    613
    0.18
    		  
    393
    0.94
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    573
    0.17
    		  
    313
    0.75
    46. Epilepsy
    561
    0.17
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Hepatitis B
    451
    0.13
    		  
    9
    0.02
    48. Skin Cancers
    402
    0.12
    		  
    30
    0.07
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    396
    0.12
    		  
    14
    0.03
    50. Leishmaniasis
    376
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    2.46
    154
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    0.68
    157
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    1.50
    112
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    162
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.