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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 DR CONGO

Compare Iran and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Iran IRAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    112.53
    56
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    50.51
    14
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    39.80
    25
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    36.82
    69
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    19.83
    52
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    24.38
    79
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    44.15
    23
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    117.32
    16
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    6.55
    82
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    31.05
    27
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    3.48
    152
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    15.42
    112
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    36.25
    41
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    9.05
    87
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.40
    102
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    9.59
    31
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    12.41
    45
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    20.76
    18
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    12.62
    40
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    7.74
    35
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.70
    117
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    11.44
    22
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.48
    101
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    8.41
    41
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    2.18
    101
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    2.92
    114
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    16.45
    27
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    10.69
    18
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    19.43
    44
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    1.25
    88
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.08
    143
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    55.99
    28
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    3.03
    48
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    9.82
    29
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    10.95
    18
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    0.78
    167
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    5.00
    58
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    22.64
    30
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    4.14
    24
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    79.20
    9
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    3.10
    72
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.91
    111
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    2.58
    30
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    1.98
    12
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    2.21
    121
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.36
    50
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    11.11
    32
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.16
    74
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.96
    39
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    36,596
    5.56
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    30,256
    4.60
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    15,743
    2.39
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    12,902
    1.96
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    9,077
    1.38
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    13,527
    2.06
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    73,546
    11.18
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    4,548
    0.69
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    2,579
    0.39
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    1,158
    0.18
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    15,044
    2.29
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    34,668
    5.27
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    16,256
    2.47
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    2,966
    0.45
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    5,812
    0.88
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    8,272
    1.26
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    1,871
    0.28
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    3,416
    0.52
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    3,840
    0.58
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    3,948
    0.60
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    7,733
    1.18
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    2,061
    0.31
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    3,483
    0.53
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    33,075
    5.03
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    1,035
    0.16
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    11,120
    1.69
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    13,286
    2.02
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    1,017
    0.15
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    790
    0.12
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    638
    0.10
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    7,380
    1.12
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    41,301
    6.28
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    2,007
    0.31
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    4,045
    0.61
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    270
    0.04
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    1,923
    0.29
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    1,728
    0.26
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    656
    0.10
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    3,454
    0.52
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    43,759
    6.65
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    1,658
    0.25
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    1,729
    0.26
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    1,727
    0.26
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    1,003
    0.15
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    11,568
    1.76
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    765
    0.12
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    4,823
    0.73
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    456
    0.07
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    44
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    6.55
    82
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    31.05
    27
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    3.48
    152
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    15.42
    112
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    9.05
    87
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.40
    102
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    9.59
    31
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    4.48
    101
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    2.18
    101
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    2.92
    114
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.08
    143
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    0.78
    167
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    22.64
    30
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.91
    111
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    2.21
    121
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.16
    74
    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.