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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 IRAQ

Compare Jordan and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Jordan JORDAN   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    70.4
    73.3
    71.7
    52
    88
    69
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    77.0
    78.8
    77.9
    35
    66
    45
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    77.0
    78.8
    35
    66
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    78.4
    80.0
    35
    61
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    78.5
    80.1
    35
    61
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    78.7
    80.2
    35
    59
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    78.8
    80.3
    35
    59
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    79.0
    80.3
    36
    59
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    79.1
    80.4
    37
    61
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.5
    37
    62
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    79.5
    80.7
    38
    62
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    79.8
    80.9
    38
    63
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    80.2
    81.1
    38
    67
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    80.8
    81.5
    38
    69
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    81.6
    82.1
    38
    72
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    82.7
    83.0
    38
    74
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    84.2
    84.2
    38
    74
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    86.0
    85.8
    37
    77
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    88.4
    87.9
    23
    79
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.4
    24
    89
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.90
    111
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    62.96
    115
    128.44
    31
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.57
    77
    43.40
    51
    4. Hypertension
    33.16
    37
    16.27
    101
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.36
    58
    37.39
    29
    6. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    15.07
    115
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.68
    78
    34.41
    37
    8. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    11.72
    97
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.53
    93
    19.16
    66
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    136
    15.14
    135
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    4.32
    158
    12. Lung Disease
    9.42
    169
    8.53
    174
    13. Liver Disease
    9.16
    132
    10.94
    118
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.89
    54
    6.83
    57
    15. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    2.81
    176
    16. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    3.94
    132
    17. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    4.79
    26
    18. Low Birth Weight
    5.49
    85
    8.00
    54
    19. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    3.82
    128
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    3.16
    141
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    3.81
    31
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    2.88
    115
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    106
    4.74
    59
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    3.04
    165
    25. Other Injuries
    3.30
    165
    6.33
    113
    26. Violence
    2.89
    114
    17.20
    26
    27. Falls
    2.84
    155
    2.77
    156
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    0.59
    173
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    138
    1.35
    167
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    2.01
    133
    31. Asthma
    2.17
    111
    5.15
    86
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    1.39
    180
    33. Suicide
    1.98
    179
    4.74
    144
    34. Fires
    1.91
    77
    2.35
    66
    35. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    97
    4.96
    66
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    110
    3.46
    87
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    64
    1.73
    58
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    135
    0.92
    151
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.25
    178
    5.43
    77
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    0.95
    158
    41. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    0.25
    165
    42. Drownings
    0.94
    150
    1.56
    127
    43. Meningitis
    0.89
    85
    1.07
    77
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    2.00
    87
    45. Epilepsy
    0.55
    174
    0.75
    161
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.51
    109
    2.17
    68
    47. Poisonings
    0.49
    98
    0.27
    127
    48. Pertussis
    0.46
    79
    1.08
    63
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    1.42
    93
    50. Syphilis
    0.35
    71
    0.18
    81
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jordan JORDAN   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,856
    18.60
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    2,908
    11.14
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,717
    6.58
    10,726
    7.32
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,684
    6.45
    7,395
    5.05
    5. Hypertension
    1,532
    5.87
    2,451
    1.67
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,494
    5.72
    6,323
    4.32
    7. Lung Cancers
    1,059
    4.06
    2,162
    1.48
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    3.59
    5,551
    3.79
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    934
    3.58
    4,812
    3.28
    10. Low Birth Weight
    857
    3.28
    6,573
    4.49
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    706
    2.70
    2,429
    1.66
    12. Breast Cancer
    686
    2.63
    1,783
    1.22
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    616
    2.36
    852
    0.58
    14. Liver Disease
    494
    1.89
    2,127
    1.45
    15. Lung Disease
    444
    1.70
    1,329
    0.91
    16. Leukemia
    370
    1.42
    1,315
    0.90
    17. Stomach Cancer
    365
    1.40
    771
    0.53
    18. Lymphomas
    323
    1.24
    811
    0.55
    19. Other Injuries
    294
    1.13
    2,212
    1.51
    20. Birth Trauma
    271
    1.04
    4,223
    2.88
    21. Violence
    269
    1.03
    5,658
    3.86
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    245
    0.94
    530
    0.36
    23. Bladder Cancer
    213
    0.82
    628
    0.43
    24. Falls
    191
    0.73
    709
    0.48
    25. Liver Cancer
    186
    0.71
    555
    0.38
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    180
    0.69
    462
    0.32
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    169
    0.65
    658
    0.45
    28. Suicide
    165
    0.63
    1,418
    0.97
    29. Fires
    153
    0.59
    742
    0.51
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.58
    1,578
    1.08
    31. Oral Cancer
    143
    0.55
    410
    0.28
    32. Ovary Cancer
    139
    0.53
    376
    0.26
    33. Prostate Cancer
    131
    0.50
    171
    0.12
    34. Drug Use
    115
    0.44
    441
    0.30
    35. Asthma
    114
    0.44
    914
    0.62
    36. Drownings
    107
    0.41
    658
    0.45
    37. Meningitis
    78
    0.30
    372
    0.25
    38. Uterin Cancer
    74
    0.28
    61
    0.04
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    74
    0.28
    1,190
    0.81
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    159
    0.11
    41. Cervical Cancer
    64
    0.25
    162
    0.11
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.24
    173
    0.12
    43. Pertussis
    55
    0.21
    636
    0.43
    44. Maternal Conditions
    53
    0.20
    780
    0.53
    45. Syphilis
    52
    0.20
    137
    0.09
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.19
    253
    0.17
    47. Poisonings
    47
    0.18
    95
    0.06
    48. Skin Disease
    42
    0.16
    49
    0.03
    49. Skin Cancers
    38
    0.15
    339
    0.23
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.08
    283
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    15.07
    115
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    11.72
    97
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    4.32
    158
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    2.81
    176
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    3.94
    132
    6. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    4.79
    26
    7. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    3.82
    128
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    3.16
    141
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    3.81
    31
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    2.88
    115
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    3.04
    165
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    0.59
    173
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    2.01
    133
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    1.39
    180
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    0.95
    158
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    2.00
    87
    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.