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Compare Iran and Latvia 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   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    67.6
    70.3
    68.9
    78
    108
    98
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    74.5
    76.6
    75.5
    45
    86
    63
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    76.6
    45
    86
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    75.7
    77.8
    43
    87
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    75.8
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    75.9
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    76.1
    78.1
    43
    86
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    76.5
    78.2
    44
    87
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    76.8
    78.3
    43
    88
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    77.1
    78.4
    45
    89
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    77.3
    78.6
    46
    90
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    77.6
    78.8
    47
    91
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    78.0
    79.0
    52
    97
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    78.6
    79.4
    56
    97
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    79.3
    79.9
    62
    106
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    80.2
    80.8
    71
    111
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.0
    83
    118
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    83.4
    83.7
    91
    127
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.5
    98
    117
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.7
    99
    126
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.3
    104
    130
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.4
    105
    136
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.8
    101
    140
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    179.57
    25
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    77.13
    100
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.54
    1
    		  
    8.19
    139
    4. Hypertension
    26.38
    27
    		  
    28.91
    23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.23
    127
    		  
    7.54
    163
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.34
    113
    		  
    22.07
    102
    7. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    14.20
    26
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    12.81
    37
    		  
    2.47
    141
    9. Lung Disease
    11.80
    138
    		  
    5.89
    165
    10. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    21.32
    42
    11. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    27.22
    29
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    4.56
    43
    13. Other Injuries
    8.42
    114
    		  
    7.85
    119
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.27
    33
    		  
    1.28
    126
    15. Low Birth Weight
    7.78
    86
    		  
    1.44
    159
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.75
    30
    		  
    6.46
    38
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    26.92
    34
    18. Asthma
    7.46
    69
    		  
    0.81
    145
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    17.71
    20
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    110
    		  
    6.08
    120
    21. Drug Use
    6.28
    4
    		  
    3.41
    27
    22. Fires
    5.87
    50
    		  
    4.11
    66
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.71
    86
    		  
    3.93
    94
    24. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    7.41
    25
    25. Suicide
    5.24
    120
    		  
    18.10
    21
    26. Liver Disease
    5.10
    154
    		  
    15.86
    85
    27. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    4.98
    35
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    5.03
    14
    29. Kidney Disease
    4.07
    158
    		  
    5.56
    147
    30. Violence
    3.91
    100
    		  
    4.77
    93
    31. Birth Trauma
    3.85
    84
    		  
    4.79
    77
    32. Tuberculosis
    3.62
    95
    		  
    2.35
    108
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    10.92
    3
    34. Falls
    2.88
    127
    		  
    3.75
    113
    35. Poisonings
    2.76
    53
    		  
    1.77
    69
    36. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    3.86
    126
    37. Drownings
    2.41
    107
    		  
    7.66
    34
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.34
    106
    		  
    0.04
    172
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    10.28
    6
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.63
    170
    		  
    24.20
    7
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    5.39
    36
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    8.35
    79
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.17
    142
    		  
    2.48
    94
    44. Meningitis
    1.14
    104
    		  
    0.30
    148
    45. Malnutrition
    1.03
    108
    		  
    0.20
    143
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    145
    		  
    3.43
    69
    47. Epilepsy
    0.76
    155
    		  
    1.68
    96
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    73
    		  
    0.12
    139
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.76
    134
    		  
    0.78
    131
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    4.62
    5
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iran IRAN   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,663
    29.05
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    41,573
    12.36
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    32,016
    9.52
    		  
    181
    0.68
    4. Hypertension
    14,104
    4.19
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,599
    3.15
    		  
    237
    0.89
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,772
    2.61
    		  
    994
    3.75
    7. Stomach Cancer
    8,242
    2.45
    		  
    540
    2.04
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    7,483
    2.23
    		  
    81
    0.31
    9. Lung Disease
    6,278
    1.87
    		  
    241
    0.91
    10. Other Injuries
    6,173
    1.84
    		  
    214
    0.81
    11. Low Birth Weight
    6,075
    1.81
    		  
    18
    0.07
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,506
    1.64
    		  
    91
    0.34
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,915
    1.46
    		  
    166
    0.63
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,723
    1.40
    		  
    49
    0.18
    15. HIV/AIDS
    4,559
    1.36
    		  
    84
    0.32
    16. Drug Use
    4,445
    1.32
    		  
    83
    0.31
    17. Lung Cancers
    4,356
    1.30
    		  
    981
    3.71
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,252
    1.26
    		  
    740
    2.79
    19. Asthma
    4,093
    1.22
    		  
    33
    0.12
    20. Suicide
    4,069
    1.21
    		  
    449
    1.69
    21. Fires
    4,068
    1.21
    		  
    116
    0.44
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,011
    1.19
    		  
    311
    1.17
    23. Breast Cancer
    3,303
    0.98
    		  
    469
    1.77
    24. Lymphomas
    3,263
    0.97
    		  
    276
    1.04
    25. Leukemia
    3,137
    0.93
    		  
    189
    0.71
    26. Violence
    3,128
    0.93
    		  
    122
    0.46
    27. Birth Trauma
    3,002
    0.89
    		  
    60
    0.23
    28. Liver Disease
    2,977
    0.89
    		  
    434
    1.64
    29. Prostate Cancer
    2,297
    0.68
    		  
    411
    1.55
    30. Kidney Disease
    2,293
    0.68
    		  
    239
    0.90
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2,280
    0.68
    		  
    220
    0.83
    32. Tuberculosis
    2,250
    0.67
    		  
    64
    0.24
    33. Drownings
    1,925
    0.57
    		  
    168
    0.64
    34. Falls
    1,910
    0.57
    		  
    122
    0.46
    35. Poisonings
    1,909
    0.57
    		  
    49
    0.18
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,582
    0.47
    		  
    2
    0.01
    37. Liver Cancer
    1,498
    0.45
    		  
    150
    0.56
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    0.33
    		  
    408
    1.54
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1,070
    0.32
    		  
    236
    0.89
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    953
    0.28
    		  
    722
    2.73
    41. Oral Cancer
    816
    0.24
    		  
    172
    0.65
    42. Meningitis
    753
    0.22
    		  
    8
    0.03
    43. Other Neoplasms
    718
    0.21
    		  
    106
    0.40
    44. Malnutrition
    613
    0.18
    		  
    3
    0.01
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    573
    0.17
    		  
    131
    0.49
    46. Epilepsy
    561
    0.17
    		  
    38
    0.15
    47. Hepatitis B
    451
    0.13
    		  
    4
    0.02
    48. Skin Cancers
    402
    0.12
    		  
    179
    0.68
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    396
    0.12
    		  
    39
    0.15
    50. Leishmaniasis
    376
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    14.20
    26
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    27.22
    29
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    4.56
    43
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    26.92
    34
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    17.71
    20
    7. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    7.41
    25
    8. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    4.98
    35
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    5.03
    14
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    10.92
    3
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    3.86
    126
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    10.28
    6
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    5.39
    36
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    8.35
    79
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    162
    		  
    5.91
    11
     
     
     
    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.