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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 Congo 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.

Congo
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   Congo CONGO
      Iran IRAN   Congo CONGO
           
    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
     
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Congo CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Congo CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    133.74
    63
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    120.40
    39
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    52.27
    12
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    39.65
    27
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    51.04
    38
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    20.22
    43
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    29.78
    60
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    31.45
    46
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    86.29
    37
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    3.94
    131
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    31.52
    25
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    2.77
    164
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    9.95
    160
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    36.31
    40
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    4.17
    161
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    1.70
    157
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    6.39
    68
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    11.62
    55
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    13.81
    44
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    9.74
    68
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    6.57
    65
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    4.68
    62
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    9.29
    42
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    2.21
    171
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    7.27
    66
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    0.87
    164
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    1.96
    144
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    11.99
    41
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    6.36
    46
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    101.72
    12
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    1.92
    49
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.37
    130
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    43.98
    42
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    2.74
    56
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    9.18
    32
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    7.30
    48
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    0.72
    168
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    5.10
    56
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    13.92
    60
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    2.80
    45
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    75.20
    10
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    1.92
    118
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.40
    146
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    2.00
    44
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.01
    161
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    1.35
    166
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.02
    67
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    6.68
    42
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.82
    96
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.48
    68
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Congo CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    2,494
    7.60
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    2,267
    6.90
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    1,598
    4.87
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    933
    2.84
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    1,050
    3.20
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    613
    1.87
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    541
    1.65
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    2,576
    7.85
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    230
    0.70
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    88
    0.27
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    54
    0.16
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    931
    2.84
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    1,283
    3.91
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    729
    2.22
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    89
    0.27
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    349
    1.06
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    333
    1.01
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    57
    0.17
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    159
    0.48
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    169
    0.51
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    198
    0.60
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    291
    0.89
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    61
    0.19
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    149
    0.45
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    997
    3.04
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    69
    0.21
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    539
    1.64
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    4,509
    13.73
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    42
    0.13
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    19
    0.06
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    65
    0.20
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    208
    0.63
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    1,304
    3.97
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    90
    0.27
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    220
    0.67
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    15
    0.05
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    105
    0.32
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    67
    0.20
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    49
    0.15
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    104
    0.32
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    2,781
    8.47
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    1
    0.00
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    71
    0.22
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    76
    0.23
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    33
    0.10
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    299
    0.91
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    36
    0.11
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    196
    0.60
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    14
    0.04
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    4
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Congo CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    3.94
    131
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    31.52
    25
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    2.77
    164
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    9.95
    160
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    4.17
    161
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    1.70
    157
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    6.39
    68
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    2.21
    171
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    0.87
    164
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    1.96
    144
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.37
    130
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    0.72
    168
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    13.92
    60
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.40
    146
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    1.35
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.82
    96
    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.