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HEALTH PROFILE: Iran

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Iran IRAN POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Iran
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Iran IRAN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    Iran IRAN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    Iran IRAN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
      Deaths %
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    Iran IRAN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    Iran IRAN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    1.0
    161
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    25.4
    3.2
    94
    108
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    19.3
    32.2
    80
    35
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.89
    105
    Iran IRAN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    Iran IRAN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    85.889m
    17
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.03
    29
    Population 0-14
    24.1%
    103
    Population 15-64
    70.0%
    21
    Population 65 +
    5.9%
    109
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.27
    108
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.17
    161
    Fertility Rate
    1.93
    114
    Infant Mortality
    15.10
    99
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    118
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    64
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.04
    34
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.87
    48
    Net Migration
    -0.30
    97
    Population Growth
    1.03%
    86
    Literacy Total
    85.5%
    121
    Literacy Male
    90.4%
    97
    Literacy Female
    80.8%
    106
    Unemployment
    11.8%
    49
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    77.3
    49
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.3
    65
    GDP per Capita USD
    $12,400
    93

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    7,627,186
    146,811
    4/1/24
    Iran COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Iran causes.

     
     
    Iran COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Iran COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.