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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Iran and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Iran IRAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.51
    54
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    57.21
    120
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    25.73
    55
    33.86
    36
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.15
    65
    22.70
    61
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.84
    107
    74.67
    16
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.63
    74
    16.44
    118
    7. Kidney Disease
    17.84
    115
    35.72
    35
    8. Lung Disease
    17.75
    119
    31.41
    47
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.00
    132
    83.23
    40
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    3.68
    137
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    35.20
    22
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    18.34
    64
    13. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    18.21
    76
    14. Liver Disease
    9.41
    130
    18.41
    95
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    8.90
    89
    16. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.34
    108
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    5.46
    87
    18. Suicide
    5.13
    140
    23.49
    8
    19. Asthma
    5.07
    88
    13.63
    45
    20. Other Injuries
    5.05
    132
    10.77
    57
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.74
    119
    6.23
    83
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    89
    3.36
    130
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    103
    7.16
    63
    24. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    6.08
    39
    25. Falls
    3.88
    128
    2.99
    150
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    8.50
    16
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    4.98
    65
    28. Violence
    3.01
    113
    37.54
    8
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.83
    120
    11.70
    14
    30. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    96
    121.35
    9
    31. Drug Use
    2.62
    31
    1.52
    67
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.85
    115
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    102
    33.37
    46
    34. Fires
    2.30
    67
    6.64
    4
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.29
    157
    12.75
    17
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.23
    89
    3.36
    78
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.19
    83
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    115
    4.52
    65
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    20.99
    37
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.41
    94
    2.04
    70
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    119
    39.83
    26
    42. Drownings
    1.16
    143
    4.06
    44
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    2.15
    99
    44. Poisonings
    0.98
    68
    1.62
    54
    45. War
    0.96
    19
    0.11
    49
    46. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.18
    80
    47. Epilepsy
    0.90
    142
    3.28
    22
    48. Meningitis
    0.82
    88
    6.74
    41
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.47
    53
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.57
    62
    0.28
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iran IRAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    93,308
    28.07
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    36,730
    11.05
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,803
    5.36
    13,014
    2.86
    4. Hypertension
    16,415
    4.94
    12,789
    2.81
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,910
    4.18
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Kidney Disease
    11,810
    3.55
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Lung Disease
    11,409
    3.43
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,243
    3.38
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,046
    3.32
    4,676
    1.03
    10. Stomach Cancer
    9,822
    2.96
    1,535
    0.34
    11. Lung Cancers
    6,784
    2.04
    7,705
    1.70
    12. Liver Disease
    6,637
    2.00
    9,013
    1.98
    13. Low Birth Weight
    4,861
    1.46
    6,250
    1.37
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,844
    1.46
    4,351
    0.96
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,575
    1.38
    3,587
    0.79
    16. Suicide
    4,334
    1.30
    13,774
    3.03
    17. Other Injuries
    4,048
    1.22
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Leukemia
    3,966
    1.19
    1,464
    0.32
    19. Breast Cancer
    3,736
    1.12
    4,533
    1.00
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,714
    1.12
    2,383
    0.52
    21. Prostate Cancer
    3,583
    1.08
    4,374
    0.96
    22. Asthma
    3,360
    1.01
    5,966
    1.31
    23. Lymphomas
    2,882
    0.87
    2,818
    0.62
    24. Falls
    2,821
    0.85
    1,399
    0.31
    25. Birth Trauma
    2,735
    0.82
    3,004
    0.66
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,545
    0.77
    1,077
    0.24
    27. Violence
    2,535
    0.76
    21,000
    4.62
    28. HIV/AIDS
    2,521
    0.76
    71,996
    15.84
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2,418
    0.73
    2,007
    0.44
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,371
    0.71
    3,486
    0.77
    31. Drug Use
    2,242
    0.67
    770
    0.17
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2,092
    0.63
    5,890
    1.30
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,836
    0.55
    15,843
    3.49
    34. Fires
    1,823
    0.55
    3,618
    0.80
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,611
    0.48
    5,408
    1.19
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1,410
    0.42
    829
    0.18
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,246
    0.37
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    996
    0.30
    1,015
    0.22
    39. Ovary Cancer
    937
    0.28
    951
    0.21
    40. Drownings
    930
    0.28
    2,403
    0.53
    41. Tuberculosis
    882
    0.27
    21,965
    4.83
    42. War
    848
    0.26
    66
    0.01
    43. Poisonings
    816
    0.25
    975
    0.21
    44. Epilepsy
    719
    0.22
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Oral Cancer
    655
    0.20
    1,406
    0.31
    46. Meningitis
    642
    0.19
    3,660
    0.81
    47. Skin Cancers
    518
    0.16
    993
    0.22
    48. Cervical Cancer
    501
    0.15
    5,555
    1.22
    49. Hepatitis B
    425
    0.13
    139
    0.03
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    405
    0.12
    113
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iran IRAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    14.67
    11
    3.68
    137
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.80
    129
    35.20
    22
    3. Lung Cancers
    9.96
    104
    18.34
    64
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.78
    162
    18.21
    76
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.65
    124
    8.90
    89
    6. Leukemia
    5.50
    14
    3.34
    108
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    89
    5.46
    87
    8. Lymphomas
    4.01
    118
    6.08
    39
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.58
    53
    8.50
    16
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.56
    99
    4.98
    65
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.62
    158
    3.85
    115
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    86
    2.19
    83
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    179
    20.99
    37
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    160
    2.15
    99
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    176
    3.18
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    147
    2.47
    53
    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.