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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 Malawi 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.

Malawi
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   Malawi MALAWI
      Iran IRAN   Malawi MALAWI
           
    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
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    82.36
    130
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    99.81
    73
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    32.87
    38
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    57.15
    3
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    36.03
    73
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    19.90
    48
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    23.88
    86
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    23.06
    86
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    79.50
    43
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2.55
    167
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    13.89
    113
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    1.92
    173
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    13.43
    128
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    43.20
    16
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    2.90
    178
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    0.62
    179
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    3.24
    158
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    10.58
    63
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    9.68
    66
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    10.06
    67
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    6.35
    75
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.95
    97
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    8.83
    48
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    7.19
    18
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    8.32
    43
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    21.94
    1
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    0.45
    180
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    3.12
    112
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    2.36
    134
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    99.96
    13
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.57
    152
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.33
    134
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    60.66
    25
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    2.94
    51
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    4.28
    101
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    7.34
    47
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    4.76
    13
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    3.68
    73
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    62.51
    2
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    1.88
    74
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    23.26
    47
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    2.23
    104
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    0.51
    175
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    2.51
    33
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.01
    107
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.05
    83
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.04
    64
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    12.92
    27
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    4.59
    9
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    1.03
    37
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    4,929
    5.11
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    5,939
    6.16
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    6,221
    6.45
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    1,797
    1.86
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    2,267
    2.35
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    1,567
    1.63
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    1,340
    1.39
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    7,739
    8.03
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    782
    0.81
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    206
    0.21
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    131
    0.14
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    3,259
    3.38
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    4,339
    4.50
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    2,509
    2.60
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    234
    0.24
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    1,007
    1.04
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    1,266
    1.31
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    82
    0.09
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    600
    0.62
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    317
    0.33
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    271
    0.28
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    705
    0.73
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    839
    0.87
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    562
    0.58
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    3,563
    3.70
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    200
    0.21
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    406
    0.42
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    12,839
    13.32
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    38
    0.04
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    1,842
    1.91
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    47
    0.05
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    257
    0.27
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    5,782
    6.00
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    380
    0.39
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    370
    0.38
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    388
    0.40
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    280
    0.29
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    154
    0.16
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    158
    0.16
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    458
    0.47
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    2,992
    3.10
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    2
    0.00
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    325
    0.34
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    260
    0.27
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    251
    0.26
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    1,792
    1.86
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    331
    0.34
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    2,876
    2.98
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    88
    0.09
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    9
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2.55
    167
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    13.89
    113
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    1.92
    173
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    13.43
    128
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    2.90
    178
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    0.62
    179
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    3.24
    158
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    7.19
    18
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    21.94
    1
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    0.45
    180
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.33
    134
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    4.76
    13
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    62.51
    2
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    0.51
    175
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.05
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    4.59
    9
    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.