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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 IRAN

Compare Jordan and Iran 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.

Iran
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   Iran IRAN
      Jordan JORDAN   Iran IRAN
           
    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
    		  
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
    		  
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
    		  
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
    		  
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    70.4
    73.3
    71.7
    52
    88
    69
    		  
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
    		  
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    77.0
    78.8
    77.9
    35
    66
    45
    		  
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    77.0
    78.8
    35
    66
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    78.4
    80.0
    35
    61
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    78.5
    80.1
    35
    61
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    78.7
    80.2
    35
    59
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    78.8
    80.3
    35
    59
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    79.0
    80.3
    36
    59
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    79.1
    80.4
    37
    61
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.5
    37
    62
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    79.5
    80.7
    38
    62
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    79.8
    80.9
    38
    63
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    80.2
    81.1
    38
    67
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    80.8
    81.5
    38
    69
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    81.6
    82.1
    38
    72
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    82.7
    83.0
    38
    74
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    84.2
    84.2
    38
    74
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    86.0
    85.8
    37
    77
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    88.4
    87.9
    23
    79
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.4
    24
    89
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.90
    111
    142.51
    54
    2. Stroke
    62.96
    115
    57.21
    120
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.57
    77
    20.84
    107
    4. Hypertension
    33.16
    37
    25.73
    55
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.36
    58
    17.84
    115
    6. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    9.78
    162
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.68
    78
    22.15
    65
    8. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    9.96
    104
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.53
    93
    18.63
    74
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    136
    16.00
    132
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    6.65
    124
    12. Lung Disease
    9.42
    169
    17.75
    119
    13. Liver Disease
    9.16
    132
    9.41
    130
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.89
    54
    4.74
    119
    15. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    10.80
    129
    16. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    14.67
    11
    17. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    5.50
    14
    18. Low Birth Weight
    5.49
    85
    4.04
    103
    19. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    4.01
    118
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    2.62
    158
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    2.18
    86
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    3.56
    99
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    106
    4.17
    89
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    5.46
    89
    25. Other Injuries
    3.30
    165
    5.05
    132
    26. Violence
    2.89
    114
    3.01
    113
    27. Falls
    2.84
    155
    3.88
    128
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    1.01
    160
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    138
    2.83
    120
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    0.95
    176
    31. Asthma
    2.17
    111
    5.07
    88
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    1.43
    179
    33. Suicide
    1.98
    179
    5.13
    140
    34. Fires
    1.91
    77
    2.30
    67
    35. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    97
    2.23
    89
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    110
    2.38
    102
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    64
    2.62
    31
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    135
    1.90
    115
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.25
    178
    2.29
    157
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    3.58
    53
    41. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    0.37
    152
    42. Drownings
    0.94
    150
    1.16
    143
    43. Meningitis
    0.89
    85
    0.82
    88
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    0.77
    147
    45. Epilepsy
    0.55
    174
    0.90
    142
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.51
    109
    0.30
    124
    47. Poisonings
    0.49
    98
    0.98
    68
    48. Pertussis
    0.46
    79
    0.09
    106
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    1.41
    94
    50. Syphilis
    0.35
    71
    0.06
    109
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jordan JORDAN   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,856
    18.60
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Stroke
    2,908
    11.14
    36,730
    11.05
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,717
    6.58
    17,803
    5.36
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,684
    6.45
    13,910
    4.18
    5. Hypertension
    1,532
    5.87
    16,415
    4.94
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,494
    5.72
    11,810
    3.55
    7. Lung Cancers
    1,059
    4.06
    6,784
    2.04
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    3.59
    11,243
    3.38
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    934
    3.58
    4,844
    1.46
    10. Low Birth Weight
    857
    3.28
    4,861
    1.46
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    706
    2.70
    11,046
    3.32
    12. Breast Cancer
    686
    2.63
    3,736
    1.12
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    616
    2.36
    4,575
    1.38
    14. Liver Disease
    494
    1.89
    6,637
    2.00
    15. Lung Disease
    444
    1.70
    11,409
    3.43
    16. Leukemia
    370
    1.42
    3,966
    1.19
    17. Stomach Cancer
    365
    1.40
    9,822
    2.96
    18. Lymphomas
    323
    1.24
    2,882
    0.87
    19. Other Injuries
    294
    1.13
    4,048
    1.22
    20. Birth Trauma
    271
    1.04
    2,735
    0.82
    21. Violence
    269
    1.03
    2,535
    0.76
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    245
    0.94
    2,418
    0.73
    23. Bladder Cancer
    213
    0.82
    1,410
    0.42
    24. Falls
    191
    0.73
    2,821
    0.85
    25. Liver Cancer
    186
    0.71
    3,714
    1.12
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    180
    0.69
    2,092
    0.63
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    169
    0.65
    2,545
    0.77
    28. Suicide
    165
    0.63
    4,334
    1.30
    29. Fires
    153
    0.59
    1,823
    0.55
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.58
    1,836
    0.55
    31. Oral Cancer
    143
    0.55
    655
    0.20
    32. Ovary Cancer
    139
    0.53
    937
    0.28
    33. Prostate Cancer
    131
    0.50
    3,583
    1.08
    34. Drug Use
    115
    0.44
    2,242
    0.67
    35. Asthma
    114
    0.44
    3,360
    1.01
    36. Drownings
    107
    0.41
    930
    0.28
    37. Meningitis
    78
    0.30
    642
    0.19
    38. Uterin Cancer
    74
    0.28
    355
    0.11
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    74
    0.28
    1,611
    0.48
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    1,246
    0.37
    41. Cervical Cancer
    64
    0.25
    501
    0.15
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.24
    2,371
    0.71
    43. Pertussis
    55
    0.21
    75
    0.02
    44. Maternal Conditions
    53
    0.20
    285
    0.09
    45. Syphilis
    52
    0.20
    52
    0.02
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.19
    719
    0.22
    47. Poisonings
    47
    0.18
    816
    0.25
    48. Skin Disease
    42
    0.16
    237
    0.07
    49. Skin Cancers
    38
    0.15
    518
    0.16
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.08
    996
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    9.78
    162
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    9.96
    104
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    6.65
    124
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    10.80
    129
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    14.67
    11
    6. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    5.50
    14
    7. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    4.01
    118
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    2.62
    158
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    2.18
    86
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    3.56
    99
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    5.46
    89
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    1.01
    160
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    0.95
    176
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    1.43
    179
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    3.58
    53
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    0.77
    147
    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.