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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 LAOS

Compare Iran and Laos 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.

Laos
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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Laos Population Pyramid
9,479,753
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   Laos LAOS
  Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
       
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
  
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
54.2
54.0
54.1
95
111
102
  
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
58.3
59.7
58.9
103
117
109
  
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
63.7
65.9
64.8
100
114
110
  
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
69.4
71.2
70.3
66
102
90
  
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
72.7
75.6
74.1
52
88
68
  
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
75.7
79.1
77.3
44
62
49
  
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
75.7
79.1
44
62
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
75.7
79.1
44
62
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
76.8
80.1
43
57
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
76.9
80.2
42
56
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
77.0
80.3
42
56
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
77.3
80.5
42
56
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
77.7
80.6
40
56
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
78.0
80.8
40
56
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
78.4
80.9
40
57
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
78.7
81.1
41
58
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
79.1
81.3
42
57
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
79.6
81.6
42
59
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
80.3
81.9
41
62
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
81.2
82.5
41
63
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
82.4
83.3
40
69
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
83.8
84.3
39
72
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
85.6
85.8
46
78
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
87.9
87.8
46
81
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
90.6
90.4
46
88
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
142.51
54
139.74
56
2. Stroke
57.21
120
152.50
21
3. Hypertension
25.73
55
24.41
59
4. Road Traffic Accidents
22.15
65
19.78
77
5. Diabetes Mellitus
20.84
107
36.38
71
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.63
74
16.42
119
7. Kidney Disease
17.84
115
38.60
25
8. Lung Disease
17.75
119
46.19
20
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.00
132
59.07
61
10. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
11.97
22
11. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
3.01
174
12. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
21.02
48
13. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
17.83
80
14. Liver Disease
9.41
130
24.75
75
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
10.17
74
16. Leukemia
5.50
14
5.00
19
17. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
25.37
4
18. Suicide
5.13
140
5.98
128
19. Asthma
5.07
88
19.60
22
20. Other Injuries
5.05
132
7.53
92
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.74
119
5.84
92
22. Parkinson's Disease
4.17
89
4.40
75
23. Low Birth Weight
4.04
103
8.47
50
24. Lymphomas
4.01
118
4.47
102
25. Falls
3.88
128
9.16
28
26. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
4.43
41
27. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
1.38
157
28. Violence
3.01
113
6.67
74
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.83
120
3.39
92
30. HIV/AIDS
2.75
96
4.45
78
31. Drug Use
2.62
31
0.53
157
32. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
4.05
108
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.38
102
27.89
53
34. Fires
2.30
67
1.68
85
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.29
157
4.66
93
36. Birth Trauma
2.23
89
8.00
40
37. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
1.36
137
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.90
115
16.83
4
39. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
7.80
96
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.41
94
3.57
33
41. Tuberculosis
1.25
119
34.86
29
42. Drownings
1.16
143
7.51
9
43. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
1.27
151
44. Poisonings
0.98
68
0.56
92
45. War
0.96
19
0.04
75
46. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
7.55
14
47. Epilepsy
0.90
142
0.86
144
48. Meningitis
0.82
88
1.88
64
49. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
1.43
123
50. Hepatitis B
0.57
62
0.32
80
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
93,308
28.07
5,190
12.89
2. Stroke
36,730
11.05
5,769
14.33
3. Road Traffic Accidents
17,803
5.36
1,281
3.18
4. Hypertension
16,415
4.94
890
2.21
5. Diabetes Mellitus
13,910
4.18
1,466
3.64
6. Kidney Disease
11,810
3.55
1,646
4.09
7. Lung Disease
11,409
3.43
1,626
4.04
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
11,243
3.38
2,820
7.01
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
11,046
3.32
458
1.14
10. Stomach Cancer
9,822
2.96
530
1.32
11. Lung Cancers
6,784
2.04
919
2.28
12. Liver Disease
6,637
2.00
1,171
2.91
13. Low Birth Weight
4,861
1.46
1,156
2.87
14. Congenital Anomalies
4,844
1.46
647
1.61
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,575
1.38
422
1.05
16. Suicide
4,334
1.30
390
0.97
17. Other Injuries
4,048
1.22
519
1.29
18. Leukemia
3,966
1.19
290
0.72
19. Breast Cancer
3,736
1.12
437
1.09
20. Liver Cancer
3,714
1.12
1,104
2.74
21. Prostate Cancer
3,583
1.08
37
0.09
22. Asthma
3,360
1.01
840
2.09
23. Lymphomas
2,882
0.87
211
0.52
24. Falls
2,821
0.85
440
1.09
25. Birth Trauma
2,735
0.82
1,116
2.77
26. Parkinson's Disease
2,545
0.77
139
0.35
27. Violence
2,535
0.76
475
1.18
28. HIV/AIDS
2,521
0.76
313
0.78
29. Pancreas Cancer
2,418
0.73
61
0.15
30. Oesophagus Cancer
2,371
0.71
214
0.53
31. Drug Use
2,242
0.67
33
0.08
32. Endocrine Disorders
2,092
0.63
186
0.46
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,836
0.55
1,552
3.86
34. Fires
1,823
0.55
108
0.27
35. Inflammatory/Heart
1,611
0.48
206
0.51
36. Bladder Cancer
1,410
0.42
49
0.12
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,246
0.37
651
1.62
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
996
0.30
207
0.51
39. Ovary Cancer
937
0.28
101
0.25
40. Drownings
930
0.28
568
1.41
41. Tuberculosis
882
0.27
1,949
4.84
42. War
848
0.26
3
0.01
43. Poisonings
816
0.25
41
0.10
44. Epilepsy
719
0.22
58
0.14
45. Oral Cancer
655
0.20
349
0.87
46. Meningitis
642
0.19
154
0.38
47. Skin Cancers
518
0.16
59
0.15
48. Cervical Cancer
501
0.15
187
0.46
49. Hepatitis B
425
0.13
17
0.04
50. Multiple Sclerosis
405
0.12
6
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
11.97
22
2. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
3.01
174
3. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
21.02
48
4. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
17.83
80
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
10.17
74
6. Leukemia
5.50
14
5.00
19
7. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
25.37
4
8. Lymphomas
4.01
118
4.47
102
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
4.43
41
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
1.38
157
11. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
4.05
108
12. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
1.36
137
13. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
7.80
96
14. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
1.27
151
15. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
7.55
14
16. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
1.43
123
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.