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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 BULGARIA

Compare Iran and Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria
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   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Iran IRAN   Bulgaria BULGARIA
           
    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
    		  
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Bulgaria BULGARIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Bulgaria BULGARIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    210.78
    26
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    116.86
    50
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    32.82
    39
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    8.59
    129
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    8.11
    153
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    0.79
    182
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    11.77
    137
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    22.97
    89
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    10.70
    157
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    7.80
    66
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    14.25
    109
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    23.63
    32
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    17.57
    86
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    15.44
    106
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    16.50
    18
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.61
    89
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    4.53
    114
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    6.50
    122
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    0.20
    182
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    4.55
    141
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    3.67
    141
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    1.44
    169
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    2.58
    133
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    3.82
    127
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    2.99
    149
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    1.46
    129
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    7.11
    42
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    1.00
    155
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    1.33
    168
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    0.31
    134
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.87
    126
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    5.80
    39
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    0.40
    165
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    0.97
    116
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    4.28
    100
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    0.87
    130
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    3.82
    30
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    1.76
    125
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    6.87
    108
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    0.36
    168
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    0.95
    130
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    1.55
    128
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    4.59
    23
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    0.34
    120
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.03
    86
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.32
    74
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    1.03
    133
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    0.32
    135
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.17
    72
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.21
    100
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    36,513
    38.86
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    21,347
    22.72
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    647
    0.69
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    5,916
    6.30
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    1,344
    1.43
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    1,855
    1.97
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    3,993
    4.25
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    1,396
    1.49
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    147
    0.16
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    1,175
    1.25
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    3,288
    3.50
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    1,804
    1.92
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    116
    0.12
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    160
    0.17
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    2,591
    2.76
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    681
    0.72
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    437
    0.47
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    460
    0.49
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    1,358
    1.45
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    664
    0.71
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    1,016
    1.08
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    28
    0.03
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    499
    0.53
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    381
    0.41
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    40
    0.04
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    284
    0.30
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    84
    0.09
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    20
    0.02
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    1,063
    1.13
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    195
    0.21
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    76
    0.08
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    146
    0.16
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    27
    0.03
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    124
    0.13
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    409
    0.44
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    637
    0.68
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    276
    0.29
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    56
    0.06
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    420
    0.45
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    129
    0.14
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    104
    0.11
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    3
    0.00
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    38
    0.04
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    93
    0.10
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    408
    0.43
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    31
    0.03
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    328
    0.35
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    422
    0.45
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    22
    0.02
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    52
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    7.80
    66
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    14.25
    109
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    23.63
    32
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    17.57
    86
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    16.50
    18
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.61
    89
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    4.53
    114
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    3.82
    127
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    1.46
    129
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    7.11
    42
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    5.80
    39
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    3.82
    30
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    6.87
    108
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    4.59
    23
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.32
    74
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.17
    72
    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.