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IRAN VS NORWAY
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Iran and Norway 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   Norway NORWAY
           
    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
    		  
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    2000
    67.6
    70.3
    68.9
    78
    108
    98
    		  
    76.0
    81.4
    78.6
    12
    9
    12
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    2015
    74.5
    76.6
    75.5
    45
    86
    63
    		  
    79.8
    83.7
    81.8
    14
    18
    15
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Norway NORWAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    76.6
    45
    86
    		  
    79.8
    83.7
    14
    18
    Age 5
    75.7
    77.8
    43
    87
    		  
    80.0
    83.9
    14
    21
    Age 10
    75.8
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    80.1
    83.9
    14
    21
    Age 15
    75.9
    77.9
    43
    86
    		  
    80.1
    84.0
    14
    21
    Age 20
    76.1
    78.1
    43
    86
    		  
    80.2
    84.0
    14
    21
    Age 25
    76.5
    78.2
    44
    87
    		  
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    20
    Age 30
    76.8
    78.3
    43
    88
    		  
    80.5
    84.2
    14
    20
    Age 35
    77.1
    78.4
    45
    89
    		  
    80.7
    84.3
    14
    20
    Age 40
    77.3
    78.6
    46
    90
    		  
    80.9
    84.4
    14
    21
    Age 45
    77.6
    78.8
    47
    91
    		  
    81.2
    84.5
    14
    21
    Age 50
    78.0
    79.0
    52
    97
    		  
    81.5
    84.7
    14
    22
    Age 55
    78.6
    79.4
    56
    97
    		  
    82.0
    85.1
    16
    23
    Age 60
    79.3
    79.9
    62
    106
    		  
    82.6
    85.6
    16
    23
    Age 65
    80.2
    80.8
    71
    111
    		  
    83.5
    86.2
    18
    24
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.0
    83
    118
    		  
    84.7
    87.1
    20
    23
    Age 75
    83.4
    83.7
    91
    127
    		  
    86.1
    88.2
    25
    26
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.5
    98
    117
    		  
    88.1
    89.7
    36
    35
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.7
    99
    126
    		  
    90.6
    91.7
    51
    48
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.3
    104
    130
    		  
    93.8
    94.4
    71
    66
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.4
    105
    136
    		  
    97.5
    97.7
    96
    96
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.8
    101
    140
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    122
    146
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Norway NORWAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    179.57
    25
    		  
    56.96
    143
    2. Stroke
    77.13
    100
    		  
    34.17
    150
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.54
    1
    		  
    2.86
    170
    4. Hypertension
    26.38
    27
    		  
    4.57
    161
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.23
    127
    		  
    18.33
    122
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.34
    113
    		  
    8.64
    151
    7. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    4.14
    116
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    12.81
    37
    		  
    4.07
    109
    9. Lung Disease
    11.80
    138
    		  
    23.13
    56
    10. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    16.45
    88
    11. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    26.51
    34
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    2.81
    79
    13. Other Injuries
    8.42
    114
    		  
    9.40
    104
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.27
    33
    		  
    0.46
    163
    15. Low Birth Weight
    7.78
    86
    		  
    0.98
    168
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.75
    30
    		  
    30.24
    7
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    26.87
    35
    18. Asthma
    7.46
    69
    		  
    0.94
    139
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    20.24
    10
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    110
    		  
    3.46
    151
    21. Drug Use
    6.28
    4
    		  
    3.96
    16
    22. Fires
    5.87
    50
    		  
    0.51
    148
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.71
    86
    		  
    0.20
    143
    24. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    6.89
    33
    25. Suicide
    5.24
    120
    		  
    9.28
    80
    26. Liver Disease
    5.10
    154
    		  
    2.77
    169
    27. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    4.44
    53
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    3.71
    44
    29. Kidney Disease
    4.07
    158
    		  
    5.31
    153
    30. Violence
    3.91
    100
    		  
    0.56
    169
    31. Birth Trauma
    3.85
    84
    		  
    0.51
    158
    32. Tuberculosis
    3.62
    95
    		  
    0.26
    155
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    7.91
    11
    34. Falls
    2.88
    127
    		  
    5.21
    91
    35. Poisonings
    2.76
    53
    		  
    0.84
    111
    36. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    3.02
    150
    37. Drownings
    2.41
    107
    		  
    0.69
    158
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.34
    106
    		  
    1.91
    114
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    8.74
    19
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.63
    170
    		  
    2.66
    159
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    1.95
    127
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    2.80
    139
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.17
    142
    		  
    2.88
    80
    44. Meningitis
    1.14
    104
    		  
    0.20
    163
    45. Malnutrition
    1.03
    108
    		  
    1.07
    107
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    145
    		  
    2.03
    103
    47. Epilepsy
    0.76
    155
    		  
    1.64
    99
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    73
    		  
    0.04
    164
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.76
    134
    		  
    3.03
    41
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    4.80
    4
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iran IRAN   Norway NORWAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,663
    29.05
    		  
    5,256
    16.16
    2. Stroke
    41,573
    12.36
    		  
    3,258
    10.02
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    32,016
    9.52
    		  
    157
    0.48
    4. Hypertension
    14,104
    4.19
    		  
    434
    1.34
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,599
    3.15
    		  
    1,783
    5.48
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,772
    2.61
    		  
    770
    2.37
    7. Stomach Cancer
    8,242
    2.45
    		  
    362
    1.11
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    7,483
    2.23
    		  
    343
    1.05
    9. Lung Disease
    6,278
    1.87
    		  
    2,178
    6.70
    10. Other Injuries
    6,173
    1.84
    		  
    843
    2.59
    11. Low Birth Weight
    6,075
    1.81
    		  
    35
    0.11
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,506
    1.64
    		  
    159
    0.49
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,915
    1.46
    		  
    226
    0.70
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,723
    1.40
    		  
    41
    0.13
    15. HIV/AIDS
    4,559
    1.36
    		  
    11
    0.03
    16. Drug Use
    4,445
    1.32
    		  
    210
    0.65
    17. Lung Cancers
    4,356
    1.30
    		  
    2,291
    7.05
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,252
    1.26
    		  
    1,787
    5.50
    19. Asthma
    4,093
    1.22
    		  
    86
    0.26
    20. Suicide
    4,069
    1.21
    		  
    510
    1.57
    21. Fires
    4,068
    1.21
    		  
    35
    0.11
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,011
    1.19
    		  
    2,982
    9.17
    23. Breast Cancer
    3,303
    0.98
    		  
    722
    2.22
    24. Lymphomas
    3,263
    0.97
    		  
    620
    1.91
    25. Leukemia
    3,137
    0.93
    		  
    374
    1.15
    26. Violence
    3,128
    0.93
    		  
    29
    0.09
    27. Birth Trauma
    3,002
    0.89
    		  
    18
    0.06
    28. Liver Disease
    2,977
    0.89
    		  
    200
    0.61
    29. Prostate Cancer
    2,297
    0.68
    		  
    1,106
    3.40
    30. Kidney Disease
    2,293
    0.68
    		  
    512
    1.58
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2,280
    0.68
    		  
    344
    1.06
    32. Tuberculosis
    2,250
    0.67
    		  
    22
    0.07
    33. Drownings
    1,925
    0.57
    		  
    45
    0.14
    34. Falls
    1,910
    0.57
    		  
    473
    1.45
    35. Poisonings
    1,909
    0.57
    		  
    52
    0.16
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,582
    0.47
    		  
    184
    0.56
    37. Liver Cancer
    1,498
    0.45
    		  
    240
    0.74
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    0.33
    		  
    759
    2.33
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1,070
    0.32
    		  
    342
    1.05
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    953
    0.28
    		  
    212
    0.65
    41. Oral Cancer
    816
    0.24
    		  
    160
    0.49
    42. Meningitis
    753
    0.22
    		  
    13
    0.04
    43. Other Neoplasms
    718
    0.21
    		  
    273
    0.84
    44. Malnutrition
    613
    0.18
    		  
    107
    0.33
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    573
    0.17
    		  
    188
    0.58
    46. Epilepsy
    561
    0.17
    		  
    107
    0.33
    47. Hepatitis B
    451
    0.13
    		  
    2
    0.01
    48. Skin Cancers
    402
    0.12
    		  
    385
    1.18
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    396
    0.12
    		  
    297
    0.91
    50. Leishmaniasis
    376
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iran IRAN   Norway NORWAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    15.12
    23
    		  
    4.14
    116
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.14
    144
    		  
    16.45
    88
    3. Prostate Cancer
    8.96
    132
    		  
    26.51
    34
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.80
    21
    		  
    2.81
    79
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.74
    106
    		  
    26.87
    35
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.26
    86
    		  
    20.24
    10
    7. Lymphomas
    5.50
    67
    		  
    6.89
    33
    8. Leukemia
    5.05
    30
    		  
    4.44
    53
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.27
    28
    		  
    3.71
    44
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.46
    120
    		  
    7.91
    11
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    157
    		  
    3.02
    150
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    119
    		  
    8.74
    19
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    154
    		  
    1.95
    127
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.22
    167
    		  
    2.80
    139
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    144
    		  
    4.80
    4
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    162
    		  
    2.72
    59
     
     
     
    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.