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Malaysia
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
MALAYSIA VS IRAN

Compare Malaysia and Iran 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.

Iran
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
Malaysia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Iran IRAN
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Iran IRAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    		  
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    		  
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    		  
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    		  
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    		  
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    		  
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    		  
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.21
    61
    142.51
    54
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    90.22
    33
    16.00
    132
    3. Stroke
    81.65
    92
    57.21
    120
    4. Lung Disease
    25.89
    74
    17.75
    119
    5. Kidney Disease
    24.25
    80
    17.84
    115
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.76
    60
    22.15
    65
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    9.78
    162
    8. Liver Disease
    17.91
    97
    9.41
    130
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.95
    108
    18.63
    74
    10. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    9.96
    104
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.82
    126
    20.84
    107
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    6.65
    124
    13. HIV/AIDS
    8.15
    63
    2.75
    96
    14. Skin Disease
    7.90
    7
    0.37
    152
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    10.80
    129
    16. Other Injuries
    7.39
    95
    5.05
    132
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    5.46
    89
    18. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    1.43
    179
    19. Falls
    6.80
    71
    3.88
    128
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.63
    73
    2.38
    102
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    0.95
    176
    22. Suicide
    5.77
    130
    5.13
    140
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    2.62
    158
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.55
    52
    1.90
    115
    25. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    14.67
    11
    26. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    5.50
    14
    27. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    4.01
    118
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    4.52
    69
    4.17
    89
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    108
    2.29
    157
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.04
    136
    4.74
    119
    31. Tuberculosis
    3.87
    90
    1.25
    119
    32. Asthma
    3.65
    98
    5.07
    88
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    3.56
    99
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.86
    117
    2.83
    120
    35. Drownings
    2.63
    83
    1.16
    143
    36. Violence
    2.62
    118
    3.01
    113
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.57
    134
    4.04
    103
    38. Hypertension
    2.45
    173
    25.73
    55
    39. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    1.01
    160
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    2.18
    86
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    3.58
    53
    42. Encephalitis
    1.50
    10
    0.31
    109
    43. Fires
    1.15
    104
    2.30
    67
    44. Drug Use
    1.09
    106
    2.62
    31
    45. Malnutrition
    1.01
    101
    0.23
    133
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.00
    61
    0.16
    176
    47. Meningitis
    1.00
    80
    0.82
    88
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    126
    2.23
    89
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    0.77
    147
    50. Dengue
    0.90
    9
    0.00
    134
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,729
    21.86
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23,477
    13.97
    11,243
    3.38
    3. Stroke
    21,592
    12.85
    36,730
    11.05
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,181
    4.27
    17,803
    5.36
    5. Lung Disease
    6,633
    3.95
    11,409
    3.43
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,629
    3.95
    11,810
    3.55
    7. Liver Disease
    5,125
    3.05
    6,637
    2.00
    8. Lung Cancers
    4,319
    2.57
    6,784
    2.04
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,107
    2.44
    13,910
    4.18
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,996
    2.38
    11,046
    3.32
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,832
    2.28
    4,575
    1.38
    12. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.83
    3,736
    1.12
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,679
    1.59
    2,521
    0.76
    14. Other Injuries
    2,222
    1.32
    4,048
    1.22
    15. Skin Disease
    2,066
    1.23
    237
    0.07
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,984
    1.18
    3,714
    1.12
    17. Oral Cancer
    1,865
    1.11
    655
    0.20
    18. Falls
    1,855
    1.10
    2,821
    0.85
    19. Suicide
    1,823
    1.09
    4,334
    1.30
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,773
    1.06
    1,836
    0.55
    21. Stomach Cancer
    1,441
    0.86
    9,822
    2.96
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,424
    0.85
    1,246
    0.37
    23. Leukemia
    1,412
    0.84
    3,966
    1.19
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    1,403
    0.84
    4,844
    1.46
    25. Lymphomas
    1,321
    0.79
    2,882
    0.87
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,227
    0.73
    882
    0.27
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,214
    0.72
    1,611
    0.48
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    1,106
    0.66
    2,545
    0.77
    29. Low Birth Weight
    1,020
    0.61
    4,861
    1.46
    30. Asthma
    1,013
    0.60
    3,360
    1.01
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,010
    0.60
    501
    0.15
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    994
    0.59
    2,418
    0.73
    33. Prostate Cancer
    903
    0.54
    3,583
    1.08
    34. Violence
    869
    0.52
    2,535
    0.76
    35. Ovary Cancer
    827
    0.49
    937
    0.28
    36. Drownings
    820
    0.49
    930
    0.28
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    809
    0.48
    2,092
    0.63
    38. Hypertension
    649
    0.39
    16,415
    4.94
    39. Bladder Cancer
    467
    0.28
    1,410
    0.42
    40. Encephalitis
    452
    0.27
    246
    0.07
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.26
    2,371
    0.71
    42. Birth Trauma
    359
    0.21
    2,735
    0.82
    43. Uterin Cancer
    352
    0.21
    355
    0.11
    44. Fires
    336
    0.20
    1,823
    0.55
    45. Drug Use
    322
    0.19
    2,242
    0.67
    46. Meningitis
    301
    0.18
    642
    0.19
    47. Dengue
    280
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    48. Other Neoplasms
    265
    0.16
    112
    0.03
    49. Malnutrition
    249
    0.15
    157
    0.05
    50. Skin Cancers
    247
    0.15
    518
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    9.78
    162
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    9.96
    104
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    6.65
    124
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    10.80
    129
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    5.46
    89
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    1.43
    179
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    0.95
    176
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    2.62
    158
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    14.67
    11
    10. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    5.50
    14
    11. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    4.01
    118
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    3.56
    99
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    1.01
    160
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    2.18
    86
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    3.58
    53
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    0.77
    147
    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.