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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 KENYA

Compare Iran and Kenya 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.

Kenya
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   Kenya KENYA
      Iran IRAN   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    72.70
    144
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    92.66
    81
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    28.53
    47
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    48.00
    12
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    30.43
    88
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    18.35
    76
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    23.30
    91
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    26.82
    68
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    85.68
    38
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.16
    43
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    24.17
    51
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    3.20
    156
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    19.76
    51
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    57.44
    6
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    6.74
    123
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    4.48
    44
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    5.77
    82
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    11.01
    60
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    9.95
    65
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    12.36
    42
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    6.20
    86
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.79
    112
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    8.13
    53
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    7.26
    17
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    7.89
    53
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    20.37
    2
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    3.59
    96
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    7.07
    65
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    2.69
    125
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    48.82
    25
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    0.39
    171
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    6.41
    25
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    53.46
    31
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    3.66
    34
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    4.22
    105
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    8.50
    38
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.69
    115
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    4.78
    61
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    24.71
    26
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    1.74
    79
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    49.91
    18
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    2.27
    103
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    3.07
    51
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    3.34
    13
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.17
    41
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    7.82
    13
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    2.27
    52
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    13.96
    19
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    3.16
    26
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    1.96
    11
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    11,972
    4.54
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    15,895
    6.03
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    14,883
    5.65
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    4,418
    1.68
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    5,651
    2.15
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    4,464
    1.69
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    4,280
    1.62
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    22,571
    8.57
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    1,827
    0.69
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    2,010
    0.76
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    669
    0.25
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    13,405
    5.09
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    9,562
    3.63
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    6,115
    2.32
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    1,477
    0.56
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    3,214
    1.22
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    4,336
    1.65
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    1,327
    0.50
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    2,658
    1.01
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    1,351
    0.51
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    1,292
    0.49
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    2,300
    0.87
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    1,931
    0.73
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    1,465
    0.56
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    9,957
    3.78
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    470
    0.18
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    2,942
    1.12
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    20,885
    7.93
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    716
    0.27
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    4,373
    1.66
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    113
    0.04
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    831
    0.32
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    15,420
    5.85
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    1,316
    0.50
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    1,121
    0.43
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    318
    0.12
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    1,089
    0.41
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    408
    0.15
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    795
    0.30
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    1,200
    0.46
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    19,655
    7.46
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    89
    0.03
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    1,269
    0.48
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    832
    0.32
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    1,842
    0.70
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    5,364
    2.04
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    638
    0.24
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    3,389
    1.29
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    522
    0.20
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    39
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    10.16
    43
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    24.17
    51
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    3.20
    156
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    19.76
    51
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    6.74
    123
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    4.48
    44
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    5.77
    82
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    7.26
    17
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    20.37
    2
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    3.59
    96
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    6.41
    25
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    1.69
    115
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    24.71
    26
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    3.07
    51
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    7.82
    13
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    3.16
    26
    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.