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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

Compare Iran and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Iran IRAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
     
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    149.10
    25
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    65.86
    4
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    19.81
    76
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    40.94
    58
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    22.34
    26
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    46.10
    15
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    37.01
    32
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    49.80
    62
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.39
    42
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    4.49
    167
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    6.90
    122
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    20.24
    48
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    27.20
    67
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    4.09
    169
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    1.95
    154
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    4.22
    119
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    5.96
    129
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    24.23
    13
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    13.02
    36
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    6.42
    70
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    5.98
    24
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    12.07
    17
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.32
    108
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    5.13
    99
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    8.78
    13
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    1.54
    153
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    9.87
    52
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    4.30
    80
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    1.72
    110
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    1.36
    77
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    4.07
    106
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    9.72
    68
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    1.60
    89
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    3.32
    130
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    10.16
    24
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.95
    98
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    10.64
    9
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    5.73
    117
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    5.86
    17
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    41.14
    24
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    2.78
    78
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    3.66
    32
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    1.58
    56
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    121.55
    1
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    8.18
    9
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.70
    37
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    5.20
    48
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.03
    138
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    4.96
    1
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    6,033
    2.60
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    7,995
    3.45
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    5,750
    2.48
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    6,590
    2.85
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    4,650
    2.01
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    14,649
    6.32
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    1,765
    0.76
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    1,501
    0.65
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    1,076
    0.46
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    4,600
    1.99
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    12,631
    5.45
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    5,001
    2.16
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    741
    0.32
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    1,573
    0.68
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    3,241
    1.40
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    610
    0.26
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    1,822
    0.79
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    657
    0.28
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    258
    0.11
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    3,403
    1.47
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    946
    0.41
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    905
    0.39
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    10,723
    4.63
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    628
    0.27
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    3,217
    1.39
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    464
    0.20
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    229
    0.10
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    1,314
    0.57
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    328
    0.14
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    1,364
    0.59
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    5,555
    2.40
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    348
    0.15
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    527
    0.23
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    272
    0.12
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    1,505
    0.65
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    1,041
    0.45
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    369
    0.16
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    996
    0.43
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    9,839
    4.25
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    25,620
    11.06
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    384
    0.17
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    993
    0.43
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    1,467
    0.63
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    2,626
    1.13
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    145
    0.06
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    541
    0.23
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    863
    0.37
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    84
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.39
    42
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    4.49
    167
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    6.90
    122
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    20.24
    48
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    4.09
    169
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    1.95
    154
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    4.22
    119
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.32
    108
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    8.78
    13
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    1.54
    153
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    4.07
    106
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.95
    98
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    5.73
    117
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    3.66
    32
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    8.18
    9
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.03
    138
    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.