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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 LESOTHO

Compare Iraq and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Iraq IRAQ   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    155.85
    43
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    211.66
    3
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    147.55
    5
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    69.87
    4
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    36.62
    32
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    17.24
    99
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    43.38
    5
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    74.75
    1
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    192.07
    1
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    11.68
    143
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    3.87
    146
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    51.33
    9
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    83.85
    6
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    0.01
    104
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    18.96
    1
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    11.28
    4
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    28.67
    2
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    21.17
    6
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    45.32
    3
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    13.70
    7
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    2.43
    144
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    87.48
    1
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    4.56
    67
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    2.77
    180
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    0.76
    181
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    4.86
    86
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    0.70
    170
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    142.10
    2
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    3.01
    145
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    4.78
    106
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    0.90
    168
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    24.42
    47
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    8.24
    44
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    14.67
    1
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    68.85
    13
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    13.99
    19
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    3.76
    61
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    3.61
    19
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    1.67
    61
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    9.67
    7
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    7.68
    13
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    44.59
    9
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    14.08
    10
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    1.81
    46
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    16.69
    10
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    0.73
    49
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    5.57
    33
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    18.88
    3
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    7.57
    1
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    2.88
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iraq IRAQ   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    2,817
    8.45
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    678
    2.03
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    2,000
    6.00
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    957
    2.87
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    1,015
    3.05
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    924
    2.77
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    3,214
    9.65
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    389
    1.17
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    717
    2.15
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    0
    0.00
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    990
    2.97
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    194
    0.58
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    533
    1.60
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    51
    0.15
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    792
    2.38
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    97
    0.29
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    2,354
    7.06
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    1,539
    4.62
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    1,102
    3.31
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    39
    0.12
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    305
    0.92
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    678
    2.03
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    40
    0.12
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
    1,208
    3.63
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    78
    0.23
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    292
    0.88
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    11
    0.03
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    269
    0.81
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    128
    0.38
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    55
    0.17
    32. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    200
    0.60
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    51
    0.15
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    10
    0.03
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    71
    0.21
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    12
    0.04
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    235
    0.71
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    32
    0.10
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    52
    0.16
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    14
    0.04
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    24
    0.07
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    318
    0.95
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    46
    0.14
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    126
    0.38
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    143
    0.43
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    73
    0.22
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    81
    0.24
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    372
    1.12
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    279
    0.84
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    50
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    11.68
    143
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    3.87
    146
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    2.43
    144
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    2.77
    180
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    0.76
    181
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    4.86
    86
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    0.70
    170
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    3.01
    145
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    4.78
    106
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    0.90
    168
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    24.42
    47
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    3.76
    61
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    3.61
    19
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    44.59
    9
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    5.57
    33
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    2.88
    66
    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.