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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 Egypt 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.

Egypt
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   Egypt EGYPT
      Iran IRAN   Egypt EGYPT
           
    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
     
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Egypt EGYPT
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Egypt EGYPT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    268.11
    15
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    65.24
    110
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    34.03
    35
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    11.77
    116
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    27.97
    92
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    13.14
    148
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    32.58
    46
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    20.69
    100
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    25.25
    99
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2.54
    168
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    6.17
    154
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    8.02
    115
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    24.04
    33
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    93.37
    1
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    4.35
    156
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    4.53
    42
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    34.11
    2
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    3.41
    158
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    10.51
    59
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    4.29
    144
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    7.73
    38
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    4.12
    91
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    6.01
    80
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    11.00
    2
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    2.57
    161
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    1.39
    132
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    4.11
    83
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    4.42
    93
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    2.96
    113
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    0.41
    127
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.13
    183
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    5.11
    61
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    3.32
    88
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    1.72
    83
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    3.07
    135
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    3.36
    79
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    8.13
    2
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    1.89
    119
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    1.68
    175
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    1.62
    82
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    0.54
    138
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    1.09
    146
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.19
    154
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    0.20
    151
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.71
    23
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    1.16
    170
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    0.48
    179
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    0.78
    92
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.52
    117
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    1.29
    24
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Egypt EGYPT
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    173,871
    32.40
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    43,839
    8.17
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    10,141
    1.89
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    21,094
    3.93
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    19,131
    3.57
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    21,087
    3.93
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    13,393
    2.50
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    20,694
    3.86
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    6,975
    1.30
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    1,844
    0.34
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    5,677
    1.06
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    60,122
    11.20
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    11,391
    2.12
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    12,163
    2.27
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    3,083
    0.57
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    3,022
    0.56
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    3,819
    0.71
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    3,763
    0.70
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    9,180
    1.71
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    24,512
    4.57
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    1,282
    0.24
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    7,104
    1.32
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    7,539
    1.40
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    2,019
    0.38
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    6,109
    1.14
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    2,391
    0.45
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    4,165
    0.78
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    397
    0.07
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    2,906
    0.54
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    951
    0.18
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    116
    0.02
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    2,372
    0.44
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    3,692
    0.69
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    1,568
    0.29
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    2,489
    0.46
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    5,133
    0.96
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    1,339
    0.25
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    1,248
    0.23
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    1,944
    0.36
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    1,122
    0.21
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    432
    0.08
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    714
    0.13
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    195
    0.04
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    451
    0.08
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    793
    0.15
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    827
    0.15
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    1,013
    0.19
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    625
    0.12
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    988
    0.18
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    213
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Egypt EGYPT
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2.54
    168
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    6.17
    154
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    8.02
    115
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    24.04
    33
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    4.35
    156
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    4.53
    42
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    34.11
    2
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    11.00
    2
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    1.39
    132
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    4.11
    83
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    5.11
    61
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    8.13
    2
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    1.68
    175
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.19
    154
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    1.16
    170
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.52
    117
    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.