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Qatar
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Qatar and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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
Qatar Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Qatar QATAR   Iraq IRAQ
      Qatar QATAR   Iraq IRAQ
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    83
    84
    83
     
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    75
    76
    77
     
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    64.7
    68.9
    66.7
    62
    74
    71
     
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    67.7
    72.3
    70.0
    56
    77
    64
     
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    75.3
    77.8
    76.2
    17
    39
    31
     
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    76.4
    79.2
    77.3
    28
    41
    34
     
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    78.0
    76.6
    77.2
    34
    93
    50
     
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Qatar QATAR   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.0
    76.6
    34
    93
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    78.6
    77.1
    34
    96
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    78.6
    77.1
    34
    97
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    78.7
    77.2
    34
    97
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    78.9
    77.2
    34
    97
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    79.1
    77.3
    34
    100
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    79.2
    77.4
    36
    101
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    79.3
    77.4
    36
    103
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    79.5
    77.5
    39
    105
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    79.7
    77.6
    39
    107
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    79.9
    77.8
    40
    113
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    80.2
    78.0
    42
    124
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    80.6
    78.4
    42
    147
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    81.2
    79.1
    61
    168
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    82.1
    80.1
    73
    178
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    83.6
    81.6
    111
    183
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    85.5
    83.5
    166
    183
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    88.3
    87.5
    179
    181
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Qatar QATAR   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.64
    22
    227.26
    23
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    112.65
    7
    43.40
    51
    3. Stroke
    51.69
    126
    128.44
    31
    4. Kidney Disease
    43.20
    18
    37.39
    29
    5. Liver Disease
    27.39
    65
    10.94
    118
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.53
    102
    15.14
    135
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.69
    22
    19.16
    66
    8. Lung Disease
    16.88
    128
    8.53
    174
    9. Breast Cancer
    15.02
    117
    15.07
    115
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    67
    4.32
    158
    11. Lung Cancers
    10.46
    101
    11.72
    97
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.79
    128
    34.41
    37
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8.66
    4
    4.74
    59
    14. Prostate Cancer
    6.20
    153
    2.81
    176
    15. Hypertension
    6.19
    152
    16.27
    101
    16. Falls
    6.19
    81
    2.77
    156
    17. Ovary Cancer
    5.90
    36
    3.16
    141
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5.12
    104
    3.94
    132
    19. Other Injuries
    5.08
    131
    6.33
    113
    20. Skin Disease
    4.68
    17
    0.25
    165
    21. Suicide
    4.66
    145
    4.74
    144
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.61
    72
    1.35
    167
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.56
    113
    3.04
    165
    24. Lymphomas
    4.10
    116
    3.82
    128
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.03
    25
    3.81
    31
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.81
    138
    6.83
    57
    27. Leukemia
    3.39
    104
    4.79
    26
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    102
    2.88
    115
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.34
    129
    5.43
    77
    30. Cervical Cancer
    3.25
    143
    1.39
    180
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.64
    85
    0.95
    158
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.36
    139
    8.00
    54
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    90
    0.59
    173
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    122
    2.01
    133
    35. Fires
    2.19
    70
    2.35
    66
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    118
    0.92
    151
    37. Drownings
    1.56
    126
    1.56
    127
    38. Asthma
    1.41
    122
    5.15
    86
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    118
    1.42
    93
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.98
    136
    3.46
    87
    41. Drug Use
    0.80
    131
    1.73
    58
    42. Meningitis
    0.79
    90
    1.07
    77
    43. Violence
    0.68
    169
    17.20
    26
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.66
    139
    4.96
    66
    45. Epilepsy
    0.57
    172
    0.75
    161
    46. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    159
    2.00
    87
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.38
    108
    0.14
    181
    48. Encephalitis
    0.33
    104
    1.07
    17
    49. Poisonings
    0.27
    129
    0.27
    127
    50. Alcohol
    0.25
    166
    0.16
    177
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Qatar QATAR   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,082
    26.54
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    459
    11.26
    7,395
    5.05
    3. Stroke
    255
    6.25
    20,793
    14.19
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    206
    5.05
    10,726
    7.32
    5. Liver Disease
    202
    4.95
    2,127
    1.45
    6. Kidney Disease
    179
    4.39
    6,323
    4.32
    7. Suicide
    165
    4.05
    1,418
    0.97
    8. Falls
    129
    3.16
    709
    0.48
    9. Other Injuries
    115
    2.82
    2,212
    1.51
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    108
    2.65
    5,551
    3.79
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    83
    2.04
    852
    0.58
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    75
    1.84
    2,429
    1.66
    13. Lung Cancers
    73
    1.79
    2,162
    1.48
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    70
    1.72
    4,812
    3.28
    15. Lung Disease
    68
    1.67
    1,329
    0.91
    16. Leukemia
    57
    1.40
    1,315
    0.90
    17. Breast Cancer
    53
    1.30
    1,783
    1.22
    18. Lymphomas
    48
    1.18
    811
    0.55
    19. Low Birth Weight
    45
    1.10
    6,573
    4.49
    20. Drownings
    45
    1.10
    658
    0.45
    21. Liver Cancer
    44
    1.08
    555
    0.38
    22. Stomach Cancer
    42
    1.03
    771
    0.53
    23. Fires
    42
    1.03
    742
    0.51
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    39
    0.96
    462
    0.32
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    32
    0.78
    1,190
    0.81
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    28
    0.69
    658
    0.45
    27. Bladder Cancer
    27
    0.66
    628
    0.43
    28. Hypertension
    26
    0.64
    2,451
    1.67
    29. Oral Cancer
    25
    0.61
    410
    0.28
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    25
    0.61
    530
    0.36
    31. Prostate Cancer
    18
    0.44
    171
    0.12
    32. Ovary Cancer
    17
    0.42
    376
    0.26
    33. Skin Disease
    16
    0.39
    49
    0.03
    34. Violence
    14
    0.34
    5,658
    3.86
    35. Birth Trauma
    13
    0.32
    4,223
    2.88
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    13
    0.32
    173
    0.12
    37. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.32
    162
    0.11
    38. Epilepsy
    13
    0.32
    253
    0.17
    39. Drug Use
    12
    0.29
    441
    0.30
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10
    0.25
    1,578
    1.08
    41. Asthma
    10
    0.25
    914
    0.62
    42. Poisonings
    9
    0.22
    95
    0.06
    43. Tuberculosis
    8
    0.20
    821
    0.56
    44. Skin Cancers
    8
    0.20
    339
    0.23
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.20
    283
    0.19
    46. Meningitis
    7
    0.17
    372
    0.25
    47. Alcohol
    7
    0.17
    40
    0.03
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.17
    159
    0.11
    49. Uterin Cancer
    6
    0.15
    61
    0.04
    50. Encephalitis
    5
    0.12
    378
    0.26
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Qatar QATAR   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.02
    117
    15.07
    115
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.56
    67
    4.32
    158
    3. Lung Cancers
    10.46
    101
    11.72
    97
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.20
    153
    2.81
    176
    5. Ovary Cancer
    5.90
    36
    3.16
    141
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.12
    104
    3.94
    132
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.56
    113
    3.04
    165
    8. Lymphomas
    4.10
    116
    3.82
    128
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.03
    25
    3.81
    31
    10. Leukemia
    3.39
    104
    4.79
    26
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    102
    2.88
    115
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.25
    143
    1.39
    180
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.64
    85
    0.95
    158
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    90
    0.59
    173
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    122
    2.01
    133
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.55
    159
    2.00
    87
    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.