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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 Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Iran IRAN   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    189.77
    33
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    118.02
    45
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    23.76
    63
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    15.42
    93
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    82.64
    13
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    19.13
    68
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    39.81
    23
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    47.54
    19
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    39.32
    68
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    12.23
    20
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    24.32
    48
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    21.56
    44
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    26.40
    20
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    18.98
    94
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    8.66
    93
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    2.10
    150
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    4.91
    99
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    14.60
    30
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    17.01
    29
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    8.08
    85
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    5.11
    112
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    6.72
    14
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    3.59
    116
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    3.94
    122
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    6.17
    83
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    0.72
    172
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    2.68
    124
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    3.39
    108
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    4.28
    81
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    0.00
    177
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.42
    168
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    14.84
    1
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    8.39
    70
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    1.12
    107
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    5.15
    83
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    1.25
    111
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    3.56
    38
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    6.92
    34
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    7.89
    94
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    7.61
    14
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    1.05
    126
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    7.42
    11
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    7.58
    4
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    0.47
    100
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.01
    124
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.32
    75
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    1.39
    109
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    1.21
    73
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.24
    130
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.21
    99
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    241
    21.56
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    148
    13.24
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    26
    2.33
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    30
    2.68
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    108
    9.66
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    52
    4.65
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    57
    5.10
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    53
    4.74
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    19
    1.70
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    16
    1.43
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    26
    2.33
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    27
    2.42
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    16
    1.43
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    18
    1.61
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    12
    1.07
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    25
    2.24
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    13
    1.16
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    3
    0.27
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    19
    1.70
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    7
    0.63
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    11
    0.98
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    21
    1.88
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    6
    0.54
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    8
    0.72
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    5
    0.45
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    7
    0.63
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    6
    0.54
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    0
    0.00
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    4
    0.36
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    1
    0.09
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    1
    0.09
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    6
    0.54
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    12
    1.07
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    2
    0.18
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    7
    0.63
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    5
    0.45
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    9
    0.81
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    11
    0.98
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    10
    0.89
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    13
    1.16
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    2
    0.18
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    1
    0.09
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    2
    0.18
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    4
    0.36
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    2
    0.18
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    2
    0.18
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    6
    0.54
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    12.23
    20
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    24.32
    48
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    21.56
    44
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    26.40
    20
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    8.66
    93
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    2.10
    150
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    4.91
    99
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    3.94
    122
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    0.72
    172
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    2.68
    124
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    14.84
    1
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    3.56
    38
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    7.89
    94
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    7.58
    4
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.32
    75
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    1.24
    130
    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.