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Iraq
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
IRAQ VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Iraq and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Iraq Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Iraq IRAQ   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    149.10
    25
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    40.94
    58
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    46.10
    15
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    19.81
    76
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    22.34
    26
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    9.87
    52
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    65.86
    4
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    49.80
    62
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    20.24
    48
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    6.90
    122
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    27.20
    67
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    37.01
    32
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    121.55
    1
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    12.07
    17
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    6.42
    70
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    13.02
    36
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    3.32
    130
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    24.23
    13
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    10.16
    24
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    1.95
    154
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    5.96
    129
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    5.98
    24
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    4.09
    169
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    10.39
    42
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    4.32
    108
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.95
    98
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    9.72
    68
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    4.07
    106
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    4.22
    119
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    1.54
    153
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    4.49
    167
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    5.13
    99
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    1.60
    89
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    41.14
    24
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    25.94
    4
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    8.18
    9
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    1.03
    138
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    1.36
    77
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    2.78
    78
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    5.86
    17
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    5.73
    117
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    4.30
    80
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    3.38
    22
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    5.20
    48
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    4.57
    1
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    8.78
    13
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    10.64
    9
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    2.70
    37
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    3.66
    32
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iraq IRAQ   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    6,033
    2.60
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    5,750
    2.48
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    12,631
    5.45
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    6,590
    2.85
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    3,217
    1.39
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    14,649
    6.32
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    5,001
    2.16
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    10,723
    4.63
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    25,620
    11.06
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    7,995
    3.45
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    1,765
    0.76
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    3,241
    1.40
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    1,076
    0.46
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    4,600
    1.99
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    1,822
    0.79
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    5,555
    2.40
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    1,573
    0.68
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    4,650
    2.01
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    610
    0.26
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    527
    0.23
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    3,403
    1.47
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    741
    0.32
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
    9,839
    4.25
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    946
    0.41
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    7,807
    3.37
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    1,501
    0.65
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    348
    0.15
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    905
    0.39
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    628
    0.27
    32. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    996
    0.43
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    2,107
    0.91
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    272
    0.12
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    657
    0.28
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    229
    0.10
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    1,364
    0.59
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    328
    0.14
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    1,467
    0.63
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    1,190
    0.51
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    369
    0.16
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    2,626
    1.13
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    145
    0.06
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    1,041
    0.45
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    993
    0.43
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    1,314
    0.57
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    258
    0.11
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    541
    0.23
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    1,505
    0.65
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    94
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    20.24
    48
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    6.90
    122
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    1.95
    154
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    4.09
    169
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    10.39
    42
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    4.32
    108
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.95
    98
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    4.07
    106
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    4.22
    119
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    1.54
    153
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    4.49
    167
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    8.18
    9
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    1.03
    138
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    5.73
    117
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    8.78
    13
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    3.66
    32
    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.