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Iran
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
IRAN VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Iran and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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
Iran Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Iran IRAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    18.24
    92
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    22.21
    64
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    11.82
    137
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    16.26
    122
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    12.98
    129
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    87.71
    5
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    22.75
    104
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    11.99
    21
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    2.38
    178
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    37.70
    4
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    7.80
    177
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    14.33
    111
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    10.37
    70
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.44
    99
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    16.66
    12
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    8.20
    95
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    4.81
    90
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    5.48
    125
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    3.79
    139
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.78
    113
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    4.39
    98
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    1.84
    175
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    6.34
    79
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    3.80
    49
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    4.85
    68
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    3.97
    101
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    1.60
    160
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    2.53
    100
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    1.24
    89
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    2.96
    147
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    1.70
    109
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    0.90
    118
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    2.40
    153
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    2.66
    86
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.61
    120
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    5.64
    51
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    4.11
    136
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    6.87
    15
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    57.14
    16
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    4.46
    35
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    0.78
    168
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    1.29
    64
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.06
    64
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    1.62
    152
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    0.98
    137
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    0.81
    89
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    0.55
    160
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.23
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    6,210
    2.90
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    5,368
    2.51
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    3,959
    1.85
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    26,178
    12.22
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    4,340
    2.03
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    3,771
    1.76
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    11,893
    5.55
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    4,506
    2.10
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    1,208
    0.56
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    991
    0.46
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    3,232
    1.51
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    1,531
    0.71
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    965
    0.45
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    1,366
    0.64
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    5,326
    2.49
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    219
    0.10
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    1,439
    0.67
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    560
    0.26
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    1,801
    0.84
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    736
    0.34
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    1,155
    0.54
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    1,082
    0.50
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    753
    0.35
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    1,525
    0.71
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    1,222
    0.57
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    356
    0.17
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    452
    0.21
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    374
    0.17
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    253
    0.12
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    684
    0.32
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    500
    0.23
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    1,712
    0.80
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    2,093
    0.98
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    532
    0.25
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    1,126
    0.53
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    17,417
    8.13
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    16
    0.01
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    366
    0.17
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    266
    0.12
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    513
    0.24
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    207
    0.10
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    168
    0.08
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    704
    0.33
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    68
    0.03
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    40
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    11.99
    21
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    2.38
    178
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    37.70
    4
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    7.80
    177
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    10.37
    70
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.44
    99
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    16.66
    12
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    1.84
    175
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    3.80
    49
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    4.85
    68
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    2.96
    147
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.61
    120
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    4.11
    136
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    0.78
    168
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    1.62
    152
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    0.55
    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.