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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 MAURITANIA

Compare Iran and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
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   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Iran IRAN   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    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
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    74.41
    100
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    16.11
    102
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    31.87
    44
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    33.08
    83
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    19.76
    53
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    28.66
    67
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    16.35
    131
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    84.48
    39
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    6.03
    91
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    18.54
    72
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    2.77
    163
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    14.72
    122
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    25.88
    73
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    5.29
    146
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    0.73
    176
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    12.80
    20
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    5.47
    132
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    8.59
    70
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    8.96
    76
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    7.27
    46
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    4.87
    54
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    15.92
    3
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    2.74
    157
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    6.66
    73
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    1.31
    140
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    1.67
    151
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    13.71
    31
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    4.39
    78
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    7.20
    66
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    2.66
    30
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.39
    128
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    44.13
    41
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    3.05
    47
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    4.86
    90
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    9.85
    27
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.05
    93
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    4.26
    67
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    27.42
    20
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    1.53
    91
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    24.14
    46
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    2.10
    112
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.46
    141
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    1.50
    59
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.04
    76
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    2.03
    130
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    1.97
    72
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    8.18
    39
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.41
    54
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.71
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    1,158
    4.90
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    286
    1.21
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    594
    2.51
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    555
    2.35
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    275
    1.16
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    2,756
    11.66
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    251
    1.06
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    132
    0.56
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    60
    0.25
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    586
    2.48
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    2,014
    8.52
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    665
    2.81
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    110
    0.47
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    141
    0.60
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    343
    1.45
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    22
    0.09
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    189
    0.80
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    312
    1.32
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    118
    0.50
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    170
    0.72
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    65
    0.28
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    140
    0.59
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    1,204
    5.10
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    69
    0.29
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    491
    2.08
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    231
    0.98
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    39
    0.17
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    30
    0.13
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    71
    0.30
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    197
    0.83
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    1,656
    7.01
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    123
    0.52
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    110
    0.47
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    42
    0.18
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    83
    0.35
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    34
    0.14
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    43
    0.18
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    116
    0.49
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    717
    3.03
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    2
    0.01
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    67
    0.28
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    75
    0.32
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    45
    0.19
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    357
    1.51
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    50
    0.21
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    333
    1.41
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    22
    0.09
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    5
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    6.03
    91
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    18.54
    72
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    2.77
    163
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    14.72
    122
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    5.29
    146
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    0.73
    176
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    12.80
    20
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    2.74
    157
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    1.31
    140
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    1.67
    151
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.39
    128
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.05
    93
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    27.42
    20
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    1.46
    141
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    2.03
    130
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.41
    54
    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.