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IRAN VS NEPAL
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Compare Iran and Nepal 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   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    67.6
    70.3
    68.9
    78
    108
    98
    		  
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    74.5
    76.6
    75.5
    45
    86
    63
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    76.6
    45
    86
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    75.7
    77.8
    43
    87
    		  
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    75.8
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    75.9
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    76.1
    78.1
    43
    86
    		  
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    76.5
    78.2
    44
    87
    		  
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    76.8
    78.3
    43
    88
    		  
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    77.1
    78.4
    45
    89
    		  
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    77.3
    78.6
    46
    90
    		  
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    77.6
    78.8
    47
    91
    		  
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    78.0
    79.0
    52
    97
    		  
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    78.6
    79.4
    56
    97
    		  
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    79.3
    79.9
    62
    106
    		  
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    80.2
    80.8
    71
    111
    		  
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.0
    83
    118
    		  
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    83.4
    83.7
    91
    127
    		  
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.5
    98
    117
    		  
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.7
    99
    126
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.3
    104
    130
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.4
    105
    136
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.8
    101
    140
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    179.57
    25
    		  
    97.85
    73
    2. Stroke
    77.13
    100
    		  
    90.33
    88
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.54
    1
    		  
    22.32
    50
    4. Hypertension
    26.38
    27
    		  
    20.77
    51
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.23
    127
    		  
    63.82
    55
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.34
    113
    		  
    29.96
    78
    7. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    5.60
    89
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    12.81
    37
    		  
    3.22
    126
    9. Lung Disease
    11.80
    138
    		  
    100.69
    3
    10. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    8.13
    159
    11. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    1.35
    171
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    2.49
    91
    13. Other Injuries
    8.42
    114
    		  
    14.91
    65
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.27
    33
    		  
    9.26
    26
    15. Low Birth Weight
    7.78
    86
    		  
    13.88
    52
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.75
    30
    		  
    1.36
    138
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    11.92
    87
    18. Asthma
    7.46
    69
    		  
    18.99
    13
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    2.80
    158
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    110
    		  
    9.08
    73
    21. Drug Use
    6.28
    4
    		  
    0.21
    148
    22. Fires
    5.87
    50
    		  
    4.66
    57
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.71
    86
    		  
    17.52
    57
    24. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    3.97
    107
    25. Suicide
    5.24
    120
    		  
    24.48
    8
    26. Liver Disease
    5.10
    154
    		  
    20.00
    66
    27. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    3.39
    103
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    1.44
    116
    29. Kidney Disease
    4.07
    158
    		  
    20.83
    30
    30. Violence
    3.91
    100
    		  
    2.48
    119
    31. Birth Trauma
    3.85
    84
    		  
    10.46
    57
    32. Tuberculosis
    3.62
    95
    		  
    27.80
    43
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    5.13
    63
    34. Falls
    2.88
    127
    		  
    7.63
    60
    35. Poisonings
    2.76
    53
    		  
    6.76
    10
    36. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    0.94
    172
    37. Drownings
    2.41
    107
    		  
    2.58
    102
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.34
    106
    		  
    28.82
    47
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    1.03
    146
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.63
    170
    		  
    8.17
    78
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    6.22
    22
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    13.03
    55
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.17
    142
    		  
    1.11
    147
    44. Meningitis
    1.14
    104
    		  
    4.20
    64
    45. Malnutrition
    1.03
    108
    		  
    8.80
    51
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    145
    		  
    14.34
    12
    47. Epilepsy
    0.76
    155
    		  
    5.29
    46
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    73
    		  
    3.70
    24
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.76
    134
    		  
    1.13
    112
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    0.18
    170
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iran IRAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,663
    29.05
    		  
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Stroke
    41,573
    12.36
    		  
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    32,016
    9.52
    		  
    5,036
    3.18
    4. Hypertension
    14,104
    4.19
    		  
    3,584
    2.26
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,599
    3.15
    		  
    13,106
    8.27
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,772
    2.61
    		  
    5,270
    3.32
    7. Stomach Cancer
    8,242
    2.45
    		  
    1,065
    0.67
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    7,483
    2.23
    		  
    679
    0.43
    9. Lung Disease
    6,278
    1.87
    		  
    17,186
    10.84
    10. Other Injuries
    6,173
    1.84
    		  
    3,407
    2.15
    11. Low Birth Weight
    6,075
    1.81
    		  
    4,713
    2.97
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,506
    1.64
    		  
    2,582
    1.63
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,915
    1.46
    		  
    466
    0.29
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,723
    1.40
    		  
    1,727
    1.09
    15. HIV/AIDS
    4,559
    1.36
    		  
    4,066
    2.56
    16. Drug Use
    4,445
    1.32
    		  
    49
    0.03
    17. Lung Cancers
    4,356
    1.30
    		  
    2,235
    1.41
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,252
    1.26
    		  
    527
    0.33
    19. Asthma
    4,093
    1.22
    		  
    3,384
    2.13
    20. Suicide
    4,069
    1.21
    		  
    5,572
    3.51
    21. Fires
    4,068
    1.21
    		  
    1,218
    0.77
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,011
    1.19
    		  
    233
    0.15
    23. Breast Cancer
    3,303
    0.98
    		  
    865
    0.55
    24. Lymphomas
    3,263
    0.97
    		  
    781
    0.49
    25. Leukemia
    3,137
    0.93
    		  
    820
    0.52
    26. Violence
    3,128
    0.93
    		  
    639
    0.40
    27. Birth Trauma
    3,002
    0.89
    		  
    3,552
    2.24
    28. Liver Disease
    2,977
    0.89
    		  
    3,859
    2.43
    29. Prostate Cancer
    2,297
    0.68
    		  
    103
    0.07
    30. Kidney Disease
    2,293
    0.68
    		  
    3,994
    2.52
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2,280
    0.68
    		  
    251
    0.16
    32. Tuberculosis
    2,250
    0.67
    		  
    5,506
    3.47
    33. Drownings
    1,925
    0.57
    		  
    696
    0.44
    34. Falls
    1,910
    0.57
    		  
    1,502
    0.95
    35. Poisonings
    1,909
    0.57
    		  
    1,620
    1.02
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,582
    0.47
    		  
    6,160
    3.89
    37. Liver Cancer
    1,498
    0.45
    		  
    177
    0.11
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    0.33
    		  
    192
    0.12
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1,070
    0.32
    		  
    523
    0.33
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    953
    0.28
    		  
    1,509
    0.95
    41. Oral Cancer
    816
    0.24
    		  
    1,177
    0.74
    42. Meningitis
    753
    0.22
    		  
    961
    0.61
    43. Other Neoplasms
    718
    0.21
    		  
    218
    0.14
    44. Malnutrition
    613
    0.18
    		  
    1,679
    1.06
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    573
    0.17
    		  
    2,646
    1.67
    46. Epilepsy
    561
    0.17
    		  
    1,035
    0.65
    47. Hepatitis B
    451
    0.13
    		  
    709
    0.45
    48. Skin Cancers
    402
    0.12
    		  
    33
    0.02
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    396
    0.12
    		  
    187
    0.12
    50. Leishmaniasis
    376
    0.11
    		  
    127
    0.08
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    5.60
    89
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    8.13
    159
    3. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    1.35
    171
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    2.49
    91
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    11.92
    87
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    2.80
    158
    7. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    3.97
    107
    8. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    3.39
    103
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    1.44
    116
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    5.13
    63
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    0.94
    172
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    1.03
    146
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    6.22
    22
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    13.03
    55
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    0.18
    170
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    162
    		  
    0.40
    168
     
     
     
    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.