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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 CHINA

Compare Iran and China 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.

China
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   China CHINA
      Iran IRAN   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    110.80
    58
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    16.80
    98
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    15.09
    96
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    8.56
    148
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    17.36
    97
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    10.39
    141
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    54.18
    13
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    11.28
    152
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    20.55
    3
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    6.41
    152
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    36.63
    5
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    8.95
    169
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    7.57
    146
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    13.02
    42
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.48
    97
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    9.30
    33
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    6.67
    121
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    1.29
    123
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    3.50
    161
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    3.32
    150
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.95
    98
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    1.76
    150
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    3.04
    145
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    8.04
    50
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    12.42
    6
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    5.72
    59
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    0.73
    166
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    1.51
    162
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    1.62
    111
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    1.34
    79
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    2.76
    153
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    0.72
    150
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    0.62
    129
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    1.73
    168
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    1.40
    108
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.04
    94
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    2.05
    106
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    5.16
    124
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    3.53
    34
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    1.88
    111
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    3.66
    56
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.16
    157
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    1.55
    57
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.06
    68
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    2.81
    89
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    0.74
    163
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    0.39
    128
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.05
    137
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.15
    113
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    2.043m
    21.27
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    250,272
    2.61
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    301,183
    3.14
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    161,672
    1.68
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    192,302
    2.00
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    968,607
    10.08
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    183,342
    1.91
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    304,455
    3.17
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    398,439
    4.15
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    714,311
    7.44
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    145,603
    1.52
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    21,631
    0.23
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    36,613
    0.38
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    248,388
    2.59
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    116,324
    1.21
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    54,087
    0.56
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    58,145
    0.61
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    92,757
    0.97
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    180,952
    1.88
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    51,056
    0.53
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    23,147
    0.24
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    57,838
    0.60
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    138,878
    1.45
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    17,644
    0.18
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    70,699
    0.74
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    11,115
    0.12
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    28,746
    0.30
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    111,537
    1.16
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    242,891
    2.53
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    24,214
    0.25
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    25,613
    0.27
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    8,719
    0.09
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    10,498
    0.11
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    29,954
    0.31
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    37,873
    0.39
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    37,723
    0.39
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    65,350
    0.68
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    28,078
    0.29
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    52,807
    0.55
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    34,802
    0.36
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    900
    0.01
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    25,762
    0.27
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    11,365
    0.12
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    54,695
    0.57
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    5,704
    0.06
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    19,669
    0.20
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    51,650
    0.54
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    2,757
    0.03
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    1,734
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    20.55
    3
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    6.41
    152
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    36.63
    5
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    8.95
    169
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    13.02
    42
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.48
    97
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    9.30
    33
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    3.04
    145
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    12.42
    6
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    5.72
    59
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    2.76
    153
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.04
    94
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    5.16
    124
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.16
    157
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    2.81
    89
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.05
    137
    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.