WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings

World Health Review

Australia
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 Australia and Syria 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.

Syria
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
Australia Population Pyramid
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    Syria Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Syria SYRIA
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
     
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
     
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
     
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
     
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
     
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
     
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
     
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    279.54
    12
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    17.14
    102
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    18.90
    59
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    79.31
    95
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    16.00
    132
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    31.59
    9
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    9.82
    134
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    11.27
    58
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    2.11
    177
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    15.00
    124
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    21.72
    107
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    3.71
    92
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    1.89
    51
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    7.40
    15
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    22.22
    96
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    3.00
    148
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    2.96
    114
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    2.74
    41
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    3.43
    154
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    16.75
    87
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    6.15
    5
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    5.40
    55
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    15.66
    104
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    2.72
    146
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    3.99
    96
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    3.62
    158
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    0.88
    163
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    6.43
    84
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    8.06
    30
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    7.33
    147
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    0.20
    165
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.45
    106
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    2.56
    79
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    7.53
    3
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    3.07
    144
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    0.39
    152
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    5.18
    86
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    2.84
    116
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    0.07
    181
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    9.65
    67
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    0.59
    170
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    1.52
    92
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    1.21
    137
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    2.40
    87
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    0.75
    162
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    10.38
    67
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.01
    161
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    0.11
    146
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.06
    172
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.00
    164
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    28,203
    34.16
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    1,551
    1.88
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    8,088
    9.80
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    2,048
    2.48
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    1,601
    1.94
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    1,224
    1.48
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    1,534
    1.86
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    2,958
    3.58
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    404
    0.49
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    1,953
    2.37
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    333
    0.40
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    2,329
    2.82
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    411
    0.50
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    383
    0.46
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    827
    1.00
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    418
    0.51
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    276
    0.33
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    796
    0.96
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    366
    0.44
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    367
    0.44
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    249
    0.30
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    521
    0.63
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    707
    0.86
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    337
    0.41
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    97
    0.12
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    1,720
    2.08
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    725
    0.88
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    21
    0.03
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    2,550
    3.09
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    757
    0.92
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    328
    0.40
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    289
    0.35
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    2,077
    2.52
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    8
    0.01
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    146
    0.18
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    1,052
    1.27
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    51
    0.06
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    197
    0.24
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    188
    0.23
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    2,156
    2.61
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    92
    0.11
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    79
    0.10
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    1,652
    2.00
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    444
    0.54
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    7
    0.01
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    14
    0.02
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    215
    0.26
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    1
    0.00
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    744
    0.90
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    18.90
    59
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    31.59
    9
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    9.82
    134
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    11.27
    58
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    3.71
    92
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    7.40
    15
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    2.74
    41
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    3.43
    154
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    6.15
    5
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    5.40
    55
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    0.88
    163
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    6.43
    84
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.45
    106
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    2.56
    79
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    7.53
    3
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    3.07
    144
    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.