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Jordan
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
JORDAN VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Jordan 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
Jordan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Jordan JORDAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.5
    47.2
    105
    106
    104
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    70.4
    73.3
    71.7
    52
    88
    69
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    77.0
    78.8
    77.9
    35
    66
    45
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    77.0
    78.8
    35
    66
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    78.4
    80.0
    35
    61
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    78.5
    80.1
    35
    61
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    78.7
    80.2
    35
    59
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    78.8
    80.3
    35
    59
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    79.0
    80.3
    36
    59
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    79.1
    80.4
    37
    61
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.5
    37
    62
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    79.5
    80.7
    38
    62
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    79.8
    80.9
    38
    63
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    80.2
    81.1
    38
    67
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    80.8
    81.5
    38
    69
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    81.6
    82.1
    38
    72
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    82.7
    83.0
    38
    74
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.2
    84.2
    38
    74
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.0
    85.8
    37
    77
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.4
    87.9
    23
    79
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.4
    24
    89
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.90
    111
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    62.96
    115
    149.10
    25
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.57
    77
    40.94
    58
    4. Hypertension
    33.16
    37
    65.86
    4
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.36
    58
    46.10
    15
    6. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    20.24
    48
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.68
    78
    19.81
    76
    8. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    6.90
    122
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.53
    93
    22.34
    26
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    136
    49.80
    62
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    4.09
    169
    12. Lung Disease
    9.42
    169
    37.01
    32
    13. Liver Disease
    9.16
    132
    27.20
    67
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.89
    54
    6.42
    70
    15. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    4.49
    167
    16. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    10.39
    42
    17. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    1.95
    154
    18. Low Birth Weight
    5.49
    85
    12.07
    17
    19. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    4.32
    108
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    4.07
    106
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    1.95
    98
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    1.54
    153
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    106
    5.98
    24
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    4.22
    119
    25. Other Injuries
    3.30
    165
    13.02
    36
    26. Violence
    2.89
    114
    9.87
    52
    27. Falls
    2.84
    155
    5.13
    99
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    3.66
    32
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    138
    4.30
    80
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    8.18
    9
    31. Asthma
    2.17
    111
    24.23
    13
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    5.73
    117
    33. Suicide
    1.98
    179
    5.96
    129
    34. Fires
    1.91
    77
    1.60
    89
    35. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    97
    10.16
    24
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    110
    9.72
    68
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    64
    1.36
    77
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    135
    10.64
    9
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.25
    178
    3.32
    130
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    8.78
    13
    41. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    0.77
    121
    42. Drownings
    0.94
    150
    2.78
    78
    43. Meningitis
    0.89
    85
    5.20
    48
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    1.03
    138
    45. Epilepsy
    0.55
    174
    2.70
    37
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.51
    109
    25.94
    4
    47. Poisonings
    0.49
    98
    1.58
    56
    48. Pertussis
    0.46
    79
    3.38
    22
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    5.86
    17
    50. Syphilis
    0.35
    71
    0.12
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jordan JORDAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,856
    18.60
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    2,908
    11.14
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,717
    6.58
    6,033
    2.60
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,684
    6.45
    5,750
    2.48
    5. Hypertension
    1,532
    5.87
    7,995
    3.45
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,494
    5.72
    6,590
    2.85
    7. Lung Cancers
    1,059
    4.06
    1,076
    0.46
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    3.59
    14,649
    6.32
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    934
    3.58
    5,001
    2.16
    10. Low Birth Weight
    857
    3.28
    12,631
    5.45
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    706
    2.70
    1,765
    0.76
    12. Breast Cancer
    686
    2.63
    1,822
    0.79
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    616
    2.36
    741
    0.32
    14. Liver Disease
    494
    1.89
    4,600
    1.99
    15. Lung Disease
    444
    1.70
    4,650
    2.01
    16. Leukemia
    370
    1.42
    610
    0.26
    17. Stomach Cancer
    365
    1.40
    1,501
    0.65
    18. Lymphomas
    323
    1.24
    946
    0.41
    19. Other Injuries
    294
    1.13
    3,241
    1.40
    20. Birth Trauma
    271
    1.04
    10,723
    4.63
    21. Violence
    269
    1.03
    3,217
    1.39
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    245
    0.94
    229
    0.10
    23. Bladder Cancer
    213
    0.82
    272
    0.12
    24. Falls
    191
    0.73
    905
    0.39
    25. Liver Cancer
    186
    0.71
    657
    0.28
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    180
    0.69
    1,364
    0.59
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    169
    0.65
    628
    0.27
    28. Suicide
    165
    0.63
    1,573
    0.68
    29. Fires
    153
    0.59
    348
    0.15
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.58
    5,555
    2.40
    31. Oral Cancer
    143
    0.55
    1,467
    0.63
    32. Ovary Cancer
    139
    0.53
    369
    0.16
    33. Prostate Cancer
    131
    0.50
    258
    0.11
    34. Drug Use
    115
    0.44
    328
    0.14
    35. Asthma
    114
    0.44
    3,403
    1.47
    36. Drownings
    107
    0.41
    996
    0.43
    37. Meningitis
    78
    0.30
    2,626
    1.13
    38. Uterin Cancer
    74
    0.28
    289
    0.12
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    74
    0.28
    527
    0.23
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    1,505
    0.65
    41. Cervical Cancer
    64
    0.25
    541
    0.23
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.24
    1,314
    0.57
    43. Pertussis
    55
    0.21
    2,107
    0.91
    44. Maternal Conditions
    53
    0.20
    7,807
    3.37
    45. Syphilis
    52
    0.20
    94
    0.04
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.19
    993
    0.43
    47. Poisonings
    47
    0.18
    384
    0.17
    48. Skin Disease
    42
    0.16
    94
    0.04
    49. Skin Cancers
    38
    0.15
    145
    0.06
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.08
    1,041
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    20.24
    48
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    6.90
    122
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    4.49
    167
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    10.39
    42
    6. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    1.95
    154
    7. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    4.32
    108
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    4.07
    106
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    1.95
    98
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    1.54
    153
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    4.22
    119
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    3.66
    32
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    8.18
    9
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    5.73
    117
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    8.78
    13
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    1.03
    138
    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.