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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 Belarus 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.

Belarus
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   Belarus BELARUS
      Iran IRAN   Belarus BELARUS
           
    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
     
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Belarus BELARUS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Belarus BELARUS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    282.35
    10
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    88.08
    87
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    2.07
    176
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    6.48
    146
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    2.20
    181
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    15.86
    125
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    2.70
    181
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    12.05
    159
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    7.00
    175
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.43
    41
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    16.14
    85
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    18.53
    62
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    13.60
    126
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    14.66
    108
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    17.05
    12
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.67
    87
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    2.31
    177
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    16.49
    22
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    0.72
    146
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    8.33
    83
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    2.85
    159
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.10
    141
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    0.98
    168
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.50
    99
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    6.97
    69
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    3.20
    63
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    7.23
    40
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    2.29
    124
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    1.05
    173
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    1.60
    112
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    3.17
    23
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    4.83
    75
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    0.10
    179
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    4.48
    15
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    10.19
    27
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    0.40
    161
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.70
    112
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    1.46
    133
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    3.98
    138
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    1.59
    85
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    2.52
    100
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    4.91
    27
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    3.90
    29
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    2.52
    32
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.03
    85
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    6.03
    30
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    1.06
    131
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    0.29
    141
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.81
    99
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.13
    118
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Belarus BELARUS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    53,186
    48.88
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    16,393
    15.07
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    722
    0.66
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    367
    0.34
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    373
    0.34
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    480
    0.44
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    2,208
    2.03
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    1,086
    1.00
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    3,530
    3.24
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    1,690
    1.55
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    2,950
    2.71
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    2,078
    1.91
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    64
    0.06
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    202
    0.19
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    2,886
    2.65
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    2,004
    1.84
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    1,099
    1.01
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    554
    0.51
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    1,230
    1.13
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    363
    0.33
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    936
    0.86
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    122
    0.11
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    672
    0.62
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    952
    0.87
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    25
    0.02
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    621
    0.57
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    255
    0.23
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    167
    0.15
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    1,171
    1.08
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    493
    0.45
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    389
    0.36
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    141
    0.13
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    13
    0.01
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    620
    0.57
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    1,361
    1.25
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    295
    0.27
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    235
    0.22
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    239
    0.22
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    429
    0.39
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    543
    0.50
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    269
    0.25
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    3
    0.00
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    311
    0.29
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    116
    0.11
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    901
    0.83
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    36
    0.03
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    272
    0.25
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    303
    0.28
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    14
    0.01
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    42
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Belarus BELARUS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.43
    41
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    16.14
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    18.53
    62
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    13.60
    126
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    17.05
    12
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.67
    87
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    2.31
    177
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.50
    99
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    3.20
    63
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    7.23
    40
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    4.83
    75
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.70
    112
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    3.98
    138
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    3.90
    29
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    6.03
    30
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.81
    99
    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.