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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
IRAN VS ARAB EMIRATES

Compare Iran and Arab Emirates 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.

Arab Emirates
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
103,098,083
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Arab Emirates Population Pyramid
10,425,284
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES
  Iran IRAN   Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES
       
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
  
51.9
55.0
53.4
84
85
84
1970
54.2
54.0
54.1
95
111
102
  
59.3
63.0
61.1
76
77
78
1980
58.3
59.7
58.9
103
117
109
  
66.1
70.4
68.2
49
65
59
1990
63.7
65.9
64.8
100
114
110
  
71.2
75.3
73.2
33
45
36
2000
69.4
71.2
70.3
66
102
90
  
73.4
75.7
74.2
32
55
42
2010
72.7
75.6
74.1
52
88
68
  
75.5
77.7
76.2
35
57
43
2019
75.7
79.1
77.3
44
62
49
  
75.1
78.4
76.1
47
69
61
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
75.7
79.1
44
62
75.1
78.4
47
69
Age
75.7
79.1
44
62
75.1
78.4
47
69
Age 5
76.8
80.1
43
57
75.8
79.0
48
74
Age 10
76.9
80.2
42
56
75.8
79.0
48
74
Age 15
77.0
80.3
42
56
75.9
79.1
49
74
Age 20
77.3
80.5
42
56
76.1
79.2
49
74
Age 25
77.7
80.6
40
56
76.3
79.3
47
74
Age 30
78.0
80.8
40
56
76.5
79.4
49
75
Age 35
78.4
80.9
40
57
76.7
79.5
52
76
Age 40
78.7
81.1
41
58
77.0
79.7
54
76
Age 45
79.1
81.3
42
57
77.3
80.0
57
79
Age 50
79.6
81.6
42
59
77.7
80.4
60
83
Age 55
80.3
81.9
41
62
78.3
80.9
63
84
Age 60
81.2
82.5
41
63
79.2
81.7
68
82
Age 65
82.4
83.3
40
69
80.4
82.7
72
81
Age 70
83.8
84.3
39
72
82.1
84.0
72
83
Age 75
85.6
85.8
46
78
84.2
85.7
77
82
Age 80
87.9
87.8
46
81
86.8
87.8
83
86
Age 85
90.6
90.4
46
88
89.8
90.3
95
101
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
142.51
54
144.17
51
2. Stroke
57.21
120
74.74
99
3. Hypertension
25.73
55
35.49
31
4. Road Traffic Accidents
22.15
65
11.25
118
5. Diabetes Mellitus
20.84
107
47.85
43
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.63
74
16.96
107
7. Kidney Disease
17.84
115
40.17
22
8. Lung Disease
17.75
119
25.54
77
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.00
132
39.12
69
10. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
4.81
116
11. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
5.69
161
12. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
6.32
127
13. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
19.37
56
14. Liver Disease
9.41
130
10.88
121
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
8.54
94
16. Leukemia
5.50
14
2.31
146
17. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
5.05
98
18. Suicide
5.13
140
5.24
138
19. Asthma
5.07
88
10.30
62
20. Other Injuries
5.05
132
5.26
129
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.74
119
5.39
99
22. Parkinson's Disease
4.17
89
6.47
17
23. Low Birth Weight
4.04
103
2.87
128
24. Lymphomas
4.01
118
4.44
103
25. Falls
3.88
128
5.33
96
26. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
1.72
118
27. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
5.24
62
28. Violence
3.01
113
0.76
165
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.83
120
4.35
79
30. HIV/AIDS
2.75
96
0.41
128
31. Drug Use
2.62
31
4.99
9
32. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
5.24
58
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.38
102
3.13
90
34. Fires
2.30
67
2.55
64
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.29
157
2.27
158
36. Birth Trauma
2.23
89
0.95
124
37. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
3.48
42
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.90
115
2.04
108
39. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
4.92
129
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.41
94
3.21
38
41. Tuberculosis
1.25
119
2.00
109
42. Drownings
1.16
143
1.83
120
43. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
5.43
13
44. Poisonings
0.98
68
0.28
126
45. War
0.96
19
0.24
37
46. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
1.04
174
47. Epilepsy
0.90
142
1.41
108
48. Meningitis
0.82
88
0.78
91
49. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
4.56
10
50. Hepatitis B
0.57
62
0.76
46
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iran IRAN   Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
93,308
28.07
4,164
21.40
2. Stroke
36,730
11.05
1,998
10.27
3. Road Traffic Accidents
17,803
5.36
870
4.47
4. Hypertension
16,415
4.94
934
4.80
5. Diabetes Mellitus
13,910
4.18
1,207
6.20
6. Kidney Disease
11,810
3.55
1,305
6.71
7. Lung Disease
11,409
3.43
912
4.69
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
11,243
3.38
705
3.62
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
11,046
3.32
194
1.00
10. Stomach Cancer
9,822
2.96
112
0.58
11. Lung Cancers
6,784
2.04
185
0.95
12. Liver Disease
6,637
2.00
417
2.14
13. Low Birth Weight
4,861
1.46
195
1.00
14. Congenital Anomalies
4,844
1.46
369
1.90
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,575
1.38
309
1.59
16. Suicide
4,334
1.30
628
3.23
17. Other Injuries
4,048
1.22
522
2.68
18. Leukemia
3,966
1.19
154
0.79
19. Breast Cancer
3,736
1.12
264
1.36
20. Liver Cancer
3,714
1.12
96
0.49
21. Prostate Cancer
3,583
1.08
51
0.26
22. Asthma
3,360
1.01
458
2.35
23. Lymphomas
2,882
0.87
117
0.60
24. Falls
2,821
0.85
511
2.63
25. Birth Trauma
2,735
0.82
64
0.33
26. Parkinson's Disease
2,545
0.77
99
0.51
27. Violence
2,535
0.76
70
0.36
28. HIV/AIDS
2,521
0.76
34
0.17
29. Pancreas Cancer
2,418
0.73
135
0.69
30. Oesophagus Cancer
2,371
0.71
37
0.19
31. Drug Use
2,242
0.67
431
2.21
32. Endocrine Disorders
2,092
0.63
260
1.34
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,836
0.55
92
0.47
34. Fires
1,823
0.55
178
0.91
35. Inflammatory/Heart
1,611
0.48
120
0.62
36. Bladder Cancer
1,410
0.42
60
0.31
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,246
0.37
45
0.23
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
996
0.30
126
0.65
39. Ovary Cancer
937
0.28
63
0.32
40. Drownings
930
0.28
169
0.87
41. Tuberculosis
882
0.27
66
0.34
42. War
848
0.26
29
0.15
43. Poisonings
816
0.25
36
0.18
44. Epilepsy
719
0.22
140
0.72
45. Oral Cancer
655
0.20
32
0.16
46. Meningitis
642
0.19
52
0.27
47. Skin Cancers
518
0.16
77
0.40
48. Cervical Cancer
501
0.15
57
0.29
49. Hepatitis B
425
0.13
47
0.24
50. Multiple Sclerosis
405
0.12
35
0.18
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
4.81
116
2. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
5.69
161
3. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
6.32
127
4. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
19.37
56
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
8.54
94
6. Leukemia
5.50
14
2.31
146
7. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
5.05
98
8. Lymphomas
4.01
118
4.44
103
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
1.72
118
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
5.24
62
11. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
5.24
58
12. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
3.48
42
13. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
4.92
129
14. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
5.43
13
15. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
1.04
174
16. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
4.56
10
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.