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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 NIGER

Compare Iran and Niger 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.

Niger
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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Niger Population Pyramid
65,593,043
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   Niger NIGER
  Iran IRAN   Niger NIGER
       
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
  
41.9
37.1
39.6
130
161
149
1970
54.2
54.0
54.1
95
111
102
  
42.6
38.6
40.6
150
169
161
1980
58.3
59.7
58.9
103
117
109
  
43.7
40.8
42.3
161
172
170
1990
63.7
65.9
64.8
100
114
110
  
47.7
45.3
46.5
163
175
173
2000
69.4
71.2
70.3
66
102
90
  
49.9
50.0
50.0
159
169
164
2010
72.7
75.6
74.1
52
88
68
  
57.8
58.8
58.2
153
161
157
2019
75.7
79.1
77.3
44
62
49
  
62.1
64.6
63.3
156
167
159
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Niger NIGER
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
75.7
79.1
44
62
62.1
64.6
156
167
Age
75.7
79.1
44
62
62.1
64.6
156
167
Age 5
76.8
80.1
43
57
67.8
69.9
142
159
Age 10
76.9
80.2
42
56
68.7
70.9
137
156
Age 15
77.0
80.3
42
56
69.7
71.7
134
150
Age 20
77.3
80.5
42
56
70.0
72.0
133
150
Age 25
77.7
80.6
40
56
70.5
72.4
132
149
Age 30
78.0
80.8
40
56
71.0
72.8
132
151
Age 35
78.4
80.9
40
57
71.5
73.3
131
150
Age 40
78.7
81.1
41
58
72.2
73.9
129
151
Age 45
79.1
81.3
42
57
73.0
74.6
127
153
Age 50
79.6
81.6
42
59
73.9
75.4
127
156
Age 55
80.3
81.9
41
62
75.1
76.5
127
157
Age 60
81.2
82.5
41
63
76.6
77.8
131
159
Age 65
82.4
83.3
40
69
78.5
79.4
130
158
Age 70
83.8
84.3
39
72
80.7
81.4
128
159
Age 75
85.6
85.8
46
78
83.3
83.9
124
150
Age 80
87.9
87.8
46
81
86.3
86.8
119
136
Age 85
90.6
90.4
46
88
89.7
90.1
105
118
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Niger NIGER
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
142.51
54
118.53
82
2. Stroke
57.21
120
114.20
55
3. Hypertension
25.73
55
18.25
91
4. Road Traffic Accidents
22.15
65
33.36
41
5. Diabetes Mellitus
20.84
107
33.65
79
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.63
74
20.18
44
7. Kidney Disease
17.84
115
29.61
61
8. Lung Disease
17.75
119
30.61
48
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.00
132
118.92
14
10. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
3.59
138
11. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
4.34
169
12. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
0.54
182
13. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
18.52
70
14. Liver Disease
9.41
130
40.78
24
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
5.52
142
16. Leukemia
5.50
14
2.32
145
17. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
7.86
47
18. Suicide
5.13
140
10.15
70
19. Asthma
5.07
88
20.43
19
20. Other Injuries
5.05
132
17.29
11
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.74
119
7.56
40
22. Parkinson's Disease
4.17
89
5.13
47
23. Low Birth Weight
4.04
103
11.39
23
24. Lymphomas
4.01
118
3.33
139
25. Falls
3.88
128
12.36
12
26. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
1.71
119
27. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
1.47
155
28. Violence
3.01
113
12.61
36
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.83
120
6.27
49
30. HIV/AIDS
2.75
96
7.11
67
31. Drug Use
2.62
31
1.13
99
32. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
7.90
8
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.38
102
93.61
7
34. Fires
2.30
67
4.88
12
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.29
157
7.46
44
36. Birth Trauma
2.23
89
9.50
31
37. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
2.24
79
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.90
115
10.80
8
39. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
9.28
88
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.41
94
4.21
23
41. Tuberculosis
1.25
119
26.95
41
42. Drownings
1.16
143
4.32
38
43. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
1.99
109
44. Poisonings
0.98
68
2.97
17
45. War
0.96
19
1.86
13
46. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
2.55
102
47. Epilepsy
0.90
142
3.33
21
48. Meningitis
0.82
88
19.40
6
49. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
3.18
25
50. Hepatitis B
0.57
62
2.01
8
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iran IRAN   Niger NIGER
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
93,308
28.07
8,229
5.12
2. Stroke
36,730
11.05
8,717
5.42
3. Road Traffic Accidents
17,803
5.36
5,946
3.70
4. Hypertension
16,415
4.94
1,356
0.84
5. Diabetes Mellitus
13,910
4.18
2,630
1.64
6. Kidney Disease
11,810
3.55
2,732
1.70
7. Lung Disease
11,409
3.43
2,172
1.35
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
11,243
3.38
21,093
13.13
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
11,046
3.32
858
0.53
10. Stomach Cancer
9,822
2.96
300
0.19
11. Lung Cancers
6,784
2.04
42
0.03
12. Liver Disease
6,637
2.00
4,116
2.56
13. Low Birth Weight
4,861
1.46
9,560
5.95
14. Congenital Anomalies
4,844
1.46
4,346
2.70
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,575
1.38
522
0.32
16. Suicide
4,334
1.30
1,227
0.76
17. Other Injuries
4,048
1.22
3,826
2.38
18. Leukemia
3,966
1.19
258
0.16
19. Breast Cancer
3,736
1.12
1,075
0.67
20. Liver Cancer
3,714
1.12
745
0.46
21. Prostate Cancer
3,583
1.08
128
0.08
22. Asthma
3,360
1.01
1,902
1.18
23. Lymphomas
2,882
0.87
350
0.22
24. Falls
2,821
0.85
1,297
0.81
25. Birth Trauma
2,735
0.82
8,030
5.00
26. Parkinson's Disease
2,545
0.77
275
0.17
27. Violence
2,535
0.76
2,244
1.40
28. HIV/AIDS
2,521
0.76
1,048
0.65
29. Pancreas Cancer
2,418
0.73
138
0.09
30. Oesophagus Cancer
2,371
0.71
132
0.08
31. Drug Use
2,242
0.67
126
0.08
32. Endocrine Disorders
2,092
0.63
1,806
1.12
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,836
0.55
16,030
9.97
34. Fires
1,823
0.55
1,120
0.70
35. Inflammatory/Heart
1,611
0.48
769
0.48
36. Bladder Cancer
1,410
0.42
161
0.10
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,246
0.37
1,044
0.65
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
996
0.30
467
0.29
39. Ovary Cancer
937
0.28
425
0.26
40. Drownings
930
0.28
1,581
0.98
41. Tuberculosis
882
0.27
3,703
2.30
42. War
848
0.26
409
0.25
43. Poisonings
816
0.25
771
0.48
44. Epilepsy
719
0.22
676
0.42
45. Oral Cancer
655
0.20
242
0.15
46. Meningitis
642
0.19
5,237
3.26
47. Skin Cancers
518
0.16
287
0.18
48. Cervical Cancer
501
0.15
487
0.30
49. Hepatitis B
425
0.13
279
0.17
50. Multiple Sclerosis
405
0.12
22
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Niger NIGER
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
3.59
138
2. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
4.34
169
3. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
0.54
182
4. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
18.52
70
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
5.52
142
6. Leukemia
5.50
14
2.32
145
7. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
7.86
47
8. Lymphomas
4.01
118
3.33
139
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
1.71
119
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
1.47
155
11. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
7.90
8
12. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
2.24
79
13. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
9.28
88
14. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
1.99
109
15. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
2.55
102
16. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
3.18
25
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.