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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 Rwanda 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.

Rwanda
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   Rwanda RWANDA
      Iran IRAN   Rwanda RWANDA
           
    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
     
    40.8
    44.0
    42.4
    137
    132
    134
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Rwanda RWANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Rwanda RWANDA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    77.83
    135
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    105.76
    62
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    30.17
    44
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    43.89
    15
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    36.55
    70
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    19.49
    55
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    23.20
    92
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    33.52
    41
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    74.70
    45
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.60
    37
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    25.46
    43
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    4.46
    140
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    15.96
    102
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    41.22
    23
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    12.27
    45
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.96
    73
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    11.48
    24
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    9.45
    81
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    11.90
    53
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    10.27
    62
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    7.02
    52
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.83
    107
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    6.97
    65
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    5.66
    58
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    7.68
    61
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    3.59
    52
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    3.86
    87
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    4.56
    91
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    2.79
    121
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    29.44
    34
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.56
    154
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    2.74
    155
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    39.89
    44
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    2.90
    52
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    5.09
    86
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    6.06
    54
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    0.66
    173
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    6.24
    43
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    26.00
    22
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    2.15
    64
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    6.68
    78
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    2.14
    108
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.84
    115
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    2.31
    40
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.02
    96
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.02
    84
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.08
    60
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    8.67
    38
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.89
    91
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.93
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Rwanda RWANDA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    3,605
    6.21
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    5,060
    8.72
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    3,718
    6.41
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    1,357
    2.34
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    1,858
    3.20
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    1,206
    2.08
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    1,555
    2.68
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    5,280
    9.10
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    657
    1.13
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    780
    1.34
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    234
    0.40
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    2,548
    4.39
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    2,193
    3.78
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    1,777
    3.06
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    591
    1.02
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    704
    1.21
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    944
    1.63
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    317
    0.55
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    600
    1.03
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    706
    1.22
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    396
    0.68
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    717
    1.24
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    450
    0.78
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    412
    0.71
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    1,888
    3.25
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    146
    0.25
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    548
    0.94
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    2,826
    4.87
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    214
    0.37
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    213
    0.37
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    45
    0.08
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    219
    0.38
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    3,121
    5.38
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    270
    0.47
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    347
    0.60
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    35
    0.06
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    362
    0.62
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    136
    0.23
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    92
    0.16
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    285
    0.49
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    625
    1.08
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    3
    0.01
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    220
    0.38
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    191
    0.33
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    272
    0.47
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    847
    1.46
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    113
    0.19
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    941
    1.62
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    68
    0.12
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    7
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Rwanda RWANDA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.60
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    25.46
    43
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    4.46
    140
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    15.96
    102
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    12.27
    45
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.96
    73
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    11.48
    24
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    5.66
    58
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    3.59
    52
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    3.86
    87
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    2.74
    155
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    0.66
    173
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    26.00
    22
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.84
    115
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.02
    84
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.89
    91
    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.