WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings

World Health Review

Iran
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

Compare Iran and Central African Republic 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.

Central African Republic
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
Iran Population Pyramid
103,098,083
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%
Central African Republic Population Pyramid
8,400,954
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
  Iran IRAN   Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  Iran IRAN   Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
48.5
48.5
48.5
96
105
100
 
36.2
41.2
38.7
159
146
156
1970
54.2
54.0
54.1
95
111
102
 
40.2
45.2
42.6
160
148
154
1980
58.3
59.7
58.9
103
117
109
 
45.1
50.4
47.7
157
147
153
1990
63.7
65.9
64.8
100
114
110
 
47.3
52.5
49.8
165
159
163
2000
69.4
71.2
70.3
66
102
90
 
44.9
47.1
46.0
177
178
178
2010
72.7
75.6
74.1
52
88
68
 
47.9
50.5
49.2
181
181
181
2019
75.7
79.1
77.3
44
62
49
 
50.2
56.3
53.1
182
182
182
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
75.7
79.1
44
62
50.2
56.3
182
182
Age
75.7
79.1
44
62
50.2
56.3
182
182
Age 5
76.8
80.1
43
57
56.9
62.8
181
182
Age 10
76.9
80.2
42
56
57.3
63.3
181
182
Age 15
77.0
80.3
42
56
57.6
63.5
181
182
Age 20
77.3
80.5
42
56
58.4
64.0
181
182
Age 25
77.7
80.6
40
56
59.2
64.6
181
182
Age 30
78.0
80.8
40
56
60.1
65.4
181
182
Age 35
78.4
80.9
40
57
61.0
66.4
181
182
Age 40
78.7
81.1
41
58
62.3
67.7
182
182
Age 45
79.1
81.3
42
57
64.0
69.2
182
182
Age 50
79.6
81.6
42
59
66.1
70.9
182
182
Age 55
80.3
81.9
41
62
68.6
72.8
182
182
Age 60
81.2
82.5
41
63
71.3
74.9
182
182
Age 65
82.4
83.3
40
69
74.4
77.1
183
182
Age 70
83.8
84.3
39
72
77.7
79.6
183
182
Age 75
85.6
85.8
46
78
81.2
82.5
182
179
Age 80
87.9
87.8
46
81
84.9
85.7
179
170
Age 85
90.6
90.4
46
88
88.8
89.3
169
169
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
142.51
54
161.58
39
2. Stroke
57.21
120
181.27
9
3. Hypertension
25.73
55
73.55
2
4. Road Traffic Accidents
22.15
65
46.52
13
5. Diabetes Mellitus
20.84
107
59.37
26
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.63
74
17.60
91
7. Kidney Disease
17.84
115
35.36
36
8. Lung Disease
17.75
119
56.65
12
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
16.00
132
163.64
2
10. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
3.43
140
11. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
26.97
36
12. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
2.48
167
13. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
26.45
19
14. Liver Disease
9.41
130
52.83
8
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
6.15
133
16. Leukemia
5.50
14
3.09
117
17. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
5.31
94
18. Suicide
5.13
140
22.96
10
19. Asthma
5.07
88
38.64
4
20. Other Injuries
5.05
132
21.36
7
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.74
119
7.72
39
22. Parkinson's Disease
4.17
89
4.47
71
23. Low Birth Weight
4.04
103
14.93
4
24. Lymphomas
4.01
118
4.93
81
25. Falls
3.88
128
9.19
26
26. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
2.54
89
27. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
1.95
145
28. Violence
3.01
113
25.46
15
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.83
120
14.01
11
30. HIV/AIDS
2.75
96
118.59
10
31. Drug Use
2.62
31
1.33
81
32. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
5.08
64
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.38
102
186.48
1
34. Fires
2.30
67
4.94
11
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.29
157
12.87
16
36. Birth Trauma
2.23
89
14.54
5
37. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
1.26
143
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.90
115
15.30
5
39. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
18.81
41
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.41
94
8.80
11
41. Tuberculosis
1.25
119
148.01
1
42. Drownings
1.16
143
4.30
39
43. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
1.81
118
44. Poisonings
0.98
68
4.53
4
45. War
0.96
19
6.90
7
46. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
4.02
58
47. Epilepsy
0.90
142
3.37
19
48. Meningitis
0.82
88
21.14
5
49. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
2.26
66
50. Hepatitis B
0.57
62
1.36
22
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iran IRAN   Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
93,308
28.07
2,900
5.48
2. Stroke
36,730
11.05
3,284
6.20
3. Road Traffic Accidents
17,803
5.36
1,790
3.38
4. Hypertension
16,415
4.94
1,252
2.36
5. Diabetes Mellitus
13,910
4.18
1,141
2.15
6. Kidney Disease
11,810
3.55
710
1.34
7. Lung Disease
11,409
3.43
956
1.80
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
11,243
3.38
5,231
9.88
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
11,046
3.32
204
0.39
10. Stomach Cancer
9,822
2.96
65
0.12
11. Lung Cancers
6,784
2.04
47
0.09
12. Liver Disease
6,637
2.00
1,153
2.18
13. Low Birth Weight
4,861
1.46
2,228
4.21
14. Congenital Anomalies
4,844
1.46
776
1.47
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,575
1.38
116
0.22
16. Suicide
4,334
1.30
585
1.10
17. Other Injuries
4,048
1.22
621
1.17
18. Leukemia
3,966
1.19
88
0.17
19. Breast Cancer
3,736
1.12
344
0.65
20. Liver Cancer
3,714
1.12
117
0.22
21. Prostate Cancer
3,583
1.08
156
0.29
22. Asthma
3,360
1.01
761
1.44
23. Lymphomas
2,882
0.87
119
0.22
24. Falls
2,821
0.85
181
0.34
25. Birth Trauma
2,735
0.82
2,192
4.14
26. Parkinson's Disease
2,545
0.77
67
0.13
27. Violence
2,535
0.76
1,009
1.91
28. HIV/AIDS
2,521
0.76
3,753
7.09
29. Pancreas Cancer
2,418
0.73
37
0.07
30. Oesophagus Cancer
2,371
0.71
48
0.09
31. Drug Use
2,242
0.67
44
0.08
32. Endocrine Disorders
2,092
0.63
423
0.80
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,836
0.55
4,684
8.84
34. Fires
1,823
0.55
142
0.27
35. Inflammatory/Heart
1,611
0.48
270
0.51
36. Bladder Cancer
1,410
0.42
23
0.04
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,246
0.37
317
0.60
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
996
0.30
194
0.37
39. Ovary Cancer
937
0.28
64
0.12
40. Drownings
930
0.28
202
0.38
41. Tuberculosis
882
0.27
4,704
8.88
42. War
848
0.26
314
0.59
43. Poisonings
816
0.25
134
0.25
44. Epilepsy
719
0.22
119
0.22
45. Oral Cancer
655
0.20
91
0.17
46. Meningitis
642
0.19
1,015
1.92
47. Skin Cancers
518
0.16
43
0.08
48. Cervical Cancer
501
0.15
230
0.43
49. Hepatitis B
425
0.13
33
0.06
50. Multiple Sclerosis
405
0.12
4
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iran IRAN   Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stomach Cancer
14.67
11
3.43
140
2. Prostate Cancer
10.80
129
26.97
36
3. Lung Cancers
9.96
104
2.48
167
4. Breast Cancer
9.78
162
26.45
19
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.65
124
6.15
133
6. Leukemia
5.50
14
3.09
117
7. Liver Cancer
5.46
89
5.31
94
8. Lymphomas
4.01
118
4.93
81
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.58
53
2.54
89
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.56
99
1.95
145
11. Ovary Cancer
2.62
158
5.08
64
12. Bladder Cancer
2.18
86
1.26
143
13. Cervical Cancer
1.43
179
18.81
41
14. Uterin Cancer
1.01
160
1.81
118
15. Oral Cancer
0.95
176
4.02
58
16. Skin Cancers
0.77
147
2.26
66
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.