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Somalia
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
SOMALIA VS IRAN

Compare Somalia 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
Somalia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Iran IRAN
      Somalia SOMALIA   Iran IRAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    		  
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    		  
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    		  
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    		  
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    49.1
    51.8
    50.5
    163
    164
    162
    		  
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    		  
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    54.0
    59.2
    56.5
    180
    181
    181
    		  
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.0
    59.2
    180
    181
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    61.4
    66.4
    177
    178
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    62.3
    67.4
    176
    177
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    62.8
    67.8
    175
    176
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    63.4
    68.2
    175
    176
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    64.1
    68.6
    175
    176
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    64.8
    69.2
    175
    177
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.8
    176
    178
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    66.4
    70.6
    176
    178
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    67.6
    71.6
    177
    178
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    69.1
    72.8
    177
    178
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    71.0
    74.3
    179
    178
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    73.2
    76.0
    179
    178
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    75.8
    78.1
    179
    178
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    78.7
    80.3
    179
    176
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    81.9
    83.0
    178
    172
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    171
    166
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    159
    163
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    155.59
    3
    16.00
    132
    2. Stroke
    150.17
    23
    57.21
    120
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.66
    67
    142.51
    54
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128.81
    3
    2.38
    102
    5. Tuberculosis
    109.27
    5
    1.25
    119
    6. Liver Disease
    57.15
    7
    9.41
    130
    7. Hypertension
    50.05
    15
    25.73
    55
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.19
    41
    20.84
    107
    9. Lung Disease
    44.55
    22
    17.75
    119
    10. Malnutrition
    42.27
    1
    0.23
    133
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.94
    28
    22.15
    65
    12. Maternal Conditions
    38.60
    1
    0.30
    124
    13. Measles
    37.65
    1
    0.00
    89
    14. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    9.78
    162
    15. Kidney Disease
    31.84
    49
    17.84
    115
    16. Meningitis
    31.66
    1
    0.82
    88
    17. Other Injuries
    31.38
    1
    5.05
    132
    18. Asthma
    25.62
    9
    5.07
    88
    19. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    1.43
    179
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.02
    82
    18.63
    74
    21. Birth Trauma
    16.45
    1
    2.23
    89
    22. Malaria
    16.08
    36
    0.00
    114
    23. Suicide
    14.66
    29
    5.13
    140
    24. Tetanus
    14.50
    1
    0.04
    101
    25. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    10.80
    129
    26. Low Birth Weight
    11.34
    25
    4.04
    103
    27. War
    9.09
    5
    0.96
    19
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    8.94
    20
    4.74
    119
    29. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    2.62
    158
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    6.65
    124
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.06
    22
    1.90
    115
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    3.58
    53
    33. Falls
    7.93
    52
    3.88
    128
    34. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    4.01
    118
    35. Pertussis
    6.89
    3
    0.09
    106
    36. Violence
    6.81
    70
    3.01
    113
    37. Drownings
    6.47
    16
    1.16
    143
    38. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    5.50
    14
    39. HIV/AIDS
    6.27
    71
    2.75
    96
    40. Fires
    6.16
    6
    2.30
    67
    41. Schistosomiasis
    6.08
    2
    0.00
    67
    42. Poisonings
    5.99
    1
    0.98
    68
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.86
    70
    2.29
    157
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.27
    20
    1.41
    94
    45. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    14.67
    11
    46. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    0.95
    176
    47. Hepatitis B
    4.08
    2
    0.57
    62
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    100
    4.17
    89
    49. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    9.96
    104
    50. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    5.46
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Somalia SOMALIA   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,712
    13.71
    11,243
    3.38
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,363
    9.70
    1,836
    0.55
    3. Measles
    11,576
    7.31
    2
    0.00
    4. Tuberculosis
    10,261
    6.48
    882
    0.27
    5. Birth Trauma
    9,573
    6.04
    2,735
    0.82
    6. Stroke
    8,595
    5.43
    36,730
    11.05
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    7,233
    4.57
    93,308
    28.07
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    3.95
    4,861
    1.46
    9. Meningitis
    5,381
    3.40
    642
    0.19
    10. Malnutrition
    4,825
    3.05
    157
    0.05
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,231
    2.67
    17,803
    5.36
    12. Maternal Conditions
    4,127
    2.61
    285
    0.09
    13. Liver Disease
    3,917
    2.47
    6,637
    2.00
    14. Other Injuries
    3,602
    2.27
    4,048
    1.22
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,410
    2.15
    4,844
    1.46
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,888
    1.82
    13,910
    4.18
    17. Tetanus
    2,648
    1.67
    37
    0.01
    18. Hypertension
    2,643
    1.67
    16,415
    4.94
    19. Lung Disease
    2,442
    1.54
    11,409
    3.43
    20. Pertussis
    2,054
    1.30
    75
    0.02
    21. Kidney Disease
    2,051
    1.29
    11,810
    3.55
    22. Malaria
    1,942
    1.23
    0
    0.00
    23. Asthma
    1,878
    1.19
    3,360
    1.01
    24. War
    1,318
    0.83
    848
    0.26
    25. Drownings
    1,272
    0.80
    930
    0.28
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,232
    0.78
    3,736
    1.12
    27. Suicide
    1,219
    0.77
    4,334
    1.30
    28. Cervical Cancer
    883
    0.56
    501
    0.15
    29. Violence
    828
    0.52
    2,535
    0.76
    30. Fires
    810
    0.51
    1,823
    0.55
    31. Poisonings
    758
    0.48
    816
    0.25
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    647
    0.41
    11,046
    3.32
    33. HIV/AIDS
    610
    0.39
    2,521
    0.76
    34. Lymphomas
    605
    0.38
    2,882
    0.87
    35. Leukemia
    562
    0.35
    3,966
    1.19
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    559
    0.35
    1,246
    0.37
    37. Falls
    548
    0.35
    2,821
    0.85
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    0.34
    4,575
    1.38
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    521
    0.33
    1,611
    0.48
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    516
    0.33
    2,371
    0.71
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    446
    0.28
    996
    0.30
    42. Schistosomiasis
    435
    0.27
    3
    0.00
    43. Epilepsy
    419
    0.26
    719
    0.22
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    406
    0.26
    2,092
    0.63
    45. Syphilis
    378
    0.24
    52
    0.02
    46. Oral Cancer
    328
    0.21
    655
    0.20
    47. Upper Respiratory
    326
    0.21
    16
    0.00
    48. Hepatitis B
    315
    0.20
    425
    0.13
    49. Stomach Cancer
    310
    0.20
    9,822
    2.96
    50. Ovary Cancer
    295
    0.19
    937
    0.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    9.78
    162
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    1.43
    179
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    10.80
    129
    4. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    2.62
    158
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    6.65
    124
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    3.58
    53
    7. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    4.01
    118
    8. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    5.50
    14
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    14.67
    11
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    0.95
    176
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    9.96
    104
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    5.46
    89
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    50
    0.77
    147
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    83
    1.01
    160
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    74
    2.18
    86
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.69
    148
    3.56
    99
    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.