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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 PAKISTAN

Compare Iran and Pakistan 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.

Pakistan
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   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Iran IRAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    47.8
    45.9
    46.9
    99
    120
    110
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    51.7
    50.5
    51.1
    106
    126
    118
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    55.6
    55.1
    55.3
    118
    131
    125
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    59.7
    60.1
    59.9
    121
    133
    129
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    62.0
    63.6
    62.8
    117
    128
    124
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    64.1
    66.1
    65.1
    125
    134
    133
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    64.6
    66.7
    65.6
    135
    152
    144
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    64.6
    66.7
    135
    152
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    69.5
    71.1
    129
    149
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    69.8
    71.4
    130
    150
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    70.0
    71.6
    130
    151
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    70.3
    71.9
    128
    151
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    70.8
    72.3
    127
    151
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    71.3
    72.7
    124
    153
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    71.8
    73.2
    123
    154
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    72.4
    73.8
    123
    154
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    73.2
    74.5
    124
    157
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    74.1
    75.3
    124
    158
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.3
    76.4
    125
    158
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    76.8
    77.8
    120
    160
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    78.7
    79.5
    116
    157
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.9
    81.5
    118
    155
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.5
    83.9
    115
    149
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.4
    86.7
    114
    140
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.7
    90.0
    103
    132
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    193.56
    30
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    116.52
    51
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    20.05
    82
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    15.18
    95
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    52.40
    35
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    16.30
    121
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    42.04
    19
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    77.79
    8
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    37.37
    72
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2.97
    157
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    5.99
    159
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    7.37
    120
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    25.28
    26
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    38.05
    29
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    3.71
    171
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    2.78
    130
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    3.19
    159
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    9.77
    73
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    16.73
    30
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    13.00
    37
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    6.64
    62
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    5.79
    27
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    17.20
    2
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.73
    89
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    6.29
    80
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    5.67
    31
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    0.79
    172
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    6.16
    78
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    6.05
    52
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    3.61
    84
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.54
    156
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    4.95
    71
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    65.76
    19
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    1.95
    76
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    1.61
    171
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    11.30
    15
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.19
    82
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    4.53
    64
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    5.56
    119
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    17.89
    2
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    23.21
    49
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    2.12
    110
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.80
    121
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    1.35
    61
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.28
    33
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    11.65
    5
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.83
    35
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    6.99
    40
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.16
    132
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    1.44
    21
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    240,720
    16.49
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    141,432
    9.69
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    28,170
    1.93
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    22,917
    1.57
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    63,852
    4.37
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    56,796
    3.89
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    86,968
    5.96
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    83,483
    5.72
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    15,216
    1.04
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    4,044
    0.28
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    9,688
    0.66
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    54,835
    3.76
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    93,373
    6.40
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    26,320
    1.80
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    5,279
    0.36
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    19,331
    1.32
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    27,010
    1.85
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    5,254
    0.36
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    18,009
    1.23
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    4,427
    0.30
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    3,559
    0.24
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    20,750
    1.42
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    7,020
    0.48
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    8,642
    0.59
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    59,559
    4.08
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    6,145
    0.42
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    12,925
    0.89
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    6,797
    0.47
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    1,069
    0.07
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    7,866
    0.54
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    829
    0.06
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    11,439
    0.78
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    104,383
    7.15
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    4,305
    0.29
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    2,318
    0.16
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    2,727
    0.19
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    5,450
    0.37
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    26,017
    1.78
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    3,533
    0.24
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    5,376
    0.37
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    42,103
    2.88
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    597
    0.04
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    3,364
    0.23
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    4,873
    0.33
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    17,181
    1.18
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    18,025
    1.23
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    1,539
    0.11
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    4,009
    0.27
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    2,267
    0.16
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    411
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Pakistan PAKISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2.97
    157
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    5.99
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    7.37
    120
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    25.28
    26
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    3.71
    171
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    2.78
    130
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    3.19
    159
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.73
    89
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    5.67
    31
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    0.79
    172
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    4.95
    71
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.19
    82
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    5.56
    119
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.80
    121
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    11.65
    5
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.16
    132
    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.