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Guyana
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
GUYANA VS IRAN

Compare Guyana and Iran 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.

Iran
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Iran IRAN
      Guyana GUYANA   Iran IRAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    		  
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    		  
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.95
    31
    142.51
    54
    2. Stroke
    149.26
    24
    57.21
    120
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.60
    14
    20.84
    107
    4. Hypertension
    45.77
    18
    25.73
    55
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    42.19
    65
    16.00
    132
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    10.80
    129
    7. Suicide
    40.85
    2
    5.13
    140
    8. HIV/AIDS
    34.94
    29
    2.75
    96
    9. Kidney Disease
    32.95
    45
    17.84
    115
    10. Liver Disease
    26.93
    68
    9.41
    130
    11. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    9.78
    162
    12. Violence
    25.46
    14
    3.01
    113
    13. Lung Disease
    25.43
    78
    17.75
    119
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.94
    3
    2.83
    120
    15. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    1.43
    179
    16. Other Injuries
    22.64
    4
    5.05
    132
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.39
    63
    22.15
    65
    18. Tuberculosis
    18.83
    52
    1.25
    119
    19. Drownings
    18.48
    1
    1.16
    143
    20. Anemia
    14.15
    1
    0.00
    113
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    18
    2.29
    157
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    6.65
    124
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.61
    26
    1.90
    115
    24. Low Birth Weight
    7.54
    57
    4.04
    103
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    50
    4.74
    119
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.60
    74
    2.38
    102
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.49
    10
    0.16
    176
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    9.96
    104
    29. Malnutrition
    5.24
    53
    0.23
    133
    30. Birth Trauma
    5.24
    62
    2.23
    89
    31. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    14.67
    11
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    2.62
    158
    33. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    4.01
    118
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    5.46
    89
    35. Malaria
    3.88
    44
    0.00
    114
    36. Maternal Conditions
    3.59
    53
    0.30
    124
    37. Asthma
    3.57
    100
    5.07
    88
    38. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    1.01
    160
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.28
    171
    18.63
    74
    40. Epilepsy
    3.18
    26
    0.90
    142
    41. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    5.50
    14
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    0.95
    176
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    3.56
    99
    44. Fires
    2.65
    61
    2.30
    67
    45. Drug Use
    2.12
    43
    2.62
    31
    46. Meningitis
    1.91
    62
    0.82
    88
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.69
    81
    1.41
    94
    48. Falls
    1.52
    177
    3.88
    128
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1.31
    172
    4.17
    89
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.15
    6
    0.00
    113
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guyana GUYANA   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,335
    18.58
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Stroke
    1,022
    14.22
    36,730
    11.05
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    579
    8.06
    13,910
    4.18
    4. Hypertension
    320
    4.45
    16,415
    4.94
    5. Suicide
    315
    4.38
    4,334
    1.30
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    302
    4.20
    11,243
    3.38
    7. HIV/AIDS
    256
    3.56
    2,521
    0.76
    8. Kidney Disease
    233
    3.24
    11,810
    3.55
    9. Liver Disease
    197
    2.74
    6,637
    2.00
    10. Violence
    194
    2.70
    2,535
    0.76
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    175
    2.44
    17,803
    5.36
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    174
    2.42
    2,092
    0.63
    13. Lung Disease
    174
    2.42
    11,409
    3.43
    14. Other Injuries
    167
    2.32
    4,048
    1.22
    15. Drownings
    145
    2.02
    930
    0.28
    16. Tuberculosis
    137
    1.91
    882
    0.27
    17. Prostate Cancer
    123
    1.71
    3,583
    1.08
    18. Anemia
    99
    1.38
    0
    0.00
    19. Breast Cancer
    96
    1.34
    3,736
    1.12
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    1.28
    1,611
    0.48
    21. Cervical Cancer
    91
    1.27
    501
    0.15
    22. Low Birth Weight
    89
    1.24
    4,861
    1.46
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.96
    4,844
    1.46
    24. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.89
    2,735
    0.82
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    59
    0.82
    4,575
    1.38
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.75
    1,246
    0.37
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48
    0.67
    1,836
    0.55
    28. Other Neoplasms
    40
    0.56
    112
    0.03
    29. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.53
    6,784
    2.04
    30. Malnutrition
    37
    0.51
    157
    0.05
    31. Stomach Cancer
    34
    0.47
    9,822
    2.96
    32. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    2,882
    0.87
    33. Malaria
    30
    0.42
    0
    0.00
    34. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.40
    3,714
    1.12
    35. Maternal Conditions
    28
    0.39
    285
    0.09
    36. Asthma
    25
    0.35
    3,360
    1.01
    37. Epilepsy
    24
    0.33
    719
    0.22
    38. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23
    0.32
    11,046
    3.32
    39. Leukemia
    21
    0.29
    3,966
    1.19
    40. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.28
    655
    0.20
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.26
    2,418
    0.73
    42. Fires
    19
    0.26
    1,823
    0.55
    43. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.25
    937
    0.28
    44. Meningitis
    17
    0.24
    642
    0.19
    45. Drug Use
    16
    0.22
    2,242
    0.67
    46. Uterin Cancer
    13
    0.18
    355
    0.11
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.18
    996
    0.30
    48. Falls
    11
    0.15
    2,821
    0.85
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    9
    0.13
    2,545
    0.77
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    8
    0.11
    2,371
    0.71
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    10.80
    129
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    9.78
    162
    3. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    1.43
    179
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    6.65
    124
    5. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    9.96
    104
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    14.67
    11
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    2.62
    158
    8. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    4.01
    118
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    5.46
    89
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    1.01
    160
    11. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    5.50
    14
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    0.95
    176
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    3.56
    99
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    150
    2.18
    86
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.07
    152
    3.58
    53
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    152
    0.77
    147
    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.