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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 RUSSIA

Compare Iraq and Russia 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.

Russia
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
70,940,131
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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Russia Population Pyramid
135,824,486
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
  Iraq IRAQ   Russia RUSSIA
  Iraq IRAQ   Russia RUSSIA
       
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
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
55.1
56.9
56.0
91
96
93
  
63.1
73.4
68.1
60
27
42
1980
60.2
62.8
61.5
92
100
93
  
61.4
73.0
67.0
85
47
67
1990
60.2
63.3
61.8
119
125
121
  
63.8
74.3
68.9
98
55
79
2000
67.8
72.3
70.0
82
97
94
  
58.7
72.0
65.0
132
98
119
2010
68.4
72.8
70.6
96
109
101
  
62.4
74.6
68.4
134
97
115
2019
69.9
75.0
72.4
98
106
108
  
68.2
78.0
73.2
118
74
96
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Russia RUSSIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.9
75.0
98
106
68.2
78.0
118
74
Age
69.9
75.0
98
106
68.2
78.0
118
74
Age 5
72.0
76.8
93
99
68.6
78.4
138
84
Age 10
72.2
76.9
94
99
68.7
78.5
140
84
Age 15
72.3
77.0
92
99
68.7
78.5
143
84
Age 20
72.6
77.2
92
99
68.9
78.6
145
84
Age 25
73.0
77.4
90
98
69.3
78.8
144
84
Age 30
73.3
77.6
91
99
69.7
78.9
144
83
Age 35
73.7
77.8
92
98
70.4
79.2
144
81
Age 40
74.1
78.1
95
98
71.3
79.7
144
79
Age 45
74.6
78.4
94
98
72.4
80.2
137
76
Age 50
75.4
79.0
93
98
73.7
80.7
132
73
Age 55
76.3
79.7
93
99
75.1
81.4
130
73
Age 60
77.6
80.7
94
98
76.8
82.2
121
70
Age 65
79.3
81.9
95
97
79.0
83.2
109
70
Age 70
81.4
83.4
100
95
81.5
84.4
91
70
Age 75
83.8
85.4
91
91
84.2
86.0
79
71
Age 80
86.7
87.7
87
88
87.3
88.0
64
72
Age 85
89.9
90.4
86
85
90.8
90.5
36
76
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Russia RUSSIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
227.26
23
204.50
27
2. Stroke
128.44
31
117.23
48
3. Diabetes Mellitus
43.40
51
7.12
157
4. Kidney Disease
37.39
29
4.70
172
5. Road Traffic Accidents
34.41
37
11.23
119
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.16
66
15.07
134
7. Violence
17.20
26
7.00
68
8. Hypertension
16.27
101
6.77
149
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
15.14
135
15.22
134
10. Breast Cancer
15.07
115
16.34
98
11. Lung Cancers
11.72
97
22.20
39
12. Liver Disease
10.94
118
22.50
82
13. Lung Disease
8.53
174
13.54
148
14. War
8.37
6
0.08
56
15. Low Birth Weight
8.00
54
1.62
153
16. Congenital Anomalies
6.83
57
3.54
146
17. Other Injuries
6.33
113
12.19
43
18. Inflammatory/Heart
5.43
77
26.37
5
19. Asthma
5.15
86
0.72
147
20. Birth Trauma
4.96
66
0.56
148
21. Leukemia
4.79
26
3.74
85
22. Suicide
4.74
144
21.60
11
23. Parkinson's Disease
4.74
59
3.18
137
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.32
158
16.55
16
25. Stomach Cancer
3.94
132
11.80
24
26. Lymphomas
3.82
128
3.91
124
27. Bladder Cancer
3.81
31
2.41
73
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.46
87
0.22
173
29. Ovary Cancer
3.16
141
5.99
33
30. Liver Cancer
3.04
165
4.52
115
31. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
115
8.15
20
32. Prostate Cancer
2.81
176
15.95
91
33. Falls
2.77
156
5.79
87
34. Fires
2.35
66
3.25
43
35. Tuberculosis
2.26
106
4.61
85
36. Maternal Conditions
2.17
68
0.20
131
37. Oral Cancer
2.01
133
4.78
41
38. Skin Cancers
2.00
87
2.35
58
39. Drug Use
1.73
58
5.40
7
40. Drownings
1.56
127
4.19
41
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.42
93
1.19
102
42. Cervical Cancer
1.39
180
6.54
111
43. Endocrine Disorders
1.35
167
1.08
172
44. Pertussis
1.08
63
0.00
154
45. Meningitis
1.07
77
0.56
109
46. Encephalitis
1.07
17
0.61
59
47. Oesophagus Cancer
0.95
158
3.07
69
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.92
151
3.67
74
49. Epilepsy
0.75
161
0.41
181
50. Uterin Cancer
0.59
173
4.45
25
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iraq IRAQ   Russia RUSSIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
36,594
24.98
562,711
34.17
2. Stroke
20,793
14.19
327,199
19.87
3. Road Traffic Accidents
10,726
7.32
17,507
1.06
4. Diabetes Mellitus
7,395
5.05
18,345
1.11
5. Low Birth Weight
6,573
4.49
2,153
0.13
6. Kidney Disease
6,323
4.32
11,581
0.70
7. Violence
5,658
3.86
11,450
0.70
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,551
3.79
32,404
1.97
9. Congenital Anomalies
4,812
3.28
4,201
0.26
10. Birth Trauma
4,223
2.88
714
0.04
11. War
2,942
2.01
123
0.01
12. Hypertension
2,451
1.67
18,348
1.11
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,429
1.66
48,522
2.95
14. Other Injuries
2,212
1.51
22,517
1.37
15. Lung Cancers
2,162
1.48
54,361
3.30
16. Liver Disease
2,127
1.45
45,463
2.76
17. Breast Cancer
1,783
1.22
23,242
1.41
18. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,578
1.08
403
0.02
19. Suicide
1,418
0.97
36,625
2.22
20. Lung Disease
1,329
0.91
36,600
2.22
21. Leukemia
1,315
0.90
8,238
0.50
22. Inflammatory/Heart
1,190
0.81
54,060
3.28
23. Asthma
914
0.62
1,764
0.11
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
852
0.58
42,633
2.59
25. Tuberculosis
821
0.56
8,422
0.51
26. Lymphomas
811
0.55
8,919
0.54
27. Maternal Conditions
780
0.53
267
0.02
28. Stomach Cancer
771
0.53
29,386
1.78
29. Fires
742
0.51
6,387
0.39
30. Falls
709
0.48
11,705
0.71
31. Parkinson's Disease
658
0.45
9,371
0.57
32. Drownings
658
0.45
6,629
0.40
33. Pertussis
636
0.43
2
0.00
34. Bladder Cancer
628
0.43
6,307
0.38
35. Liver Cancer
555
0.38
11,165
0.68
36. Pancreas Cancer
530
0.36
20,282
1.23
37. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.32
2,004
0.12
38. Drug Use
441
0.30
9,113
0.55
39. Oral Cancer
410
0.28
10,880
0.66
40. Encephalitis
378
0.26
1,076
0.07
41. Ovary Cancer
376
0.26
8,123
0.49
42. Meningitis
372
0.25
1,037
0.06
43. Skin Cancers
339
0.23
5,612
0.34
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
283
0.19
2,770
0.17
45. Epilepsy
253
0.17
718
0.04
46. Oesophagus Cancer
173
0.12
7,431
0.45
47. Prostate Cancer
171
0.12
14,107
0.86
48. Cervical Cancer
162
0.11
7,423
0.45
49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
159
0.11
8,938
0.54
50. Syphilis
137
0.09
19
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Russia RUSSIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
15.07
115
16.34
98
2. Lung Cancers
11.72
97
22.20
39
3. Leukemia
4.79
26
3.74
85
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.32
158
16.55
16
5. Stomach Cancer
3.94
132
11.80
24
6. Lymphomas
3.82
128
3.91
124
7. Bladder Cancer
3.81
31
2.41
73
8. Ovary Cancer
3.16
141
5.99
33
9. Liver Cancer
3.04
165
4.52
115
10. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
115
8.15
20
11. Prostate Cancer
2.81
176
15.95
91
12. Oral Cancer
2.01
133
4.78
41
13. Skin Cancers
2.00
87
2.35
58
14. Cervical Cancer
1.39
180
6.54
111
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.95
158
3.07
69
16. Uterin Cancer
0.59
173
4.45
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.