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Compare Bolivia and Syria health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    45.0
    42.8
    138
    129
    130
     
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    43.9
    48.3
    46.1
    142
    137
    140
     
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    50.4
    54.4
    52.4
    136
    135
    135
     
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    57.2
    60.7
    58.9
    132
    130
    133
     
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    61.1
    65.2
    63.1
    122
    123
    122
     
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    2010
    66.4
    71.1
    68.7
    111
    117
    114
     
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2015
    68.2
    73.3
    70.7
    103
    110
    108
     
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.2
    73.3
    103
    110
     
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    Age 5
    71.2
    75.9
    96
    108
     
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    Age 10
    71.8
    76.4
    93
    105
     
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    Age 15
    72.2
    76.8
    92
    101
     
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    Age 20
    72.8
    77.1
    88
    99
     
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    Age 25
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
     
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    Age 30
    74.3
    78.0
    78
    91
     
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    Age 35
    75.0
    78.4
    74
    90
     
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    Age 40
    75.9
    79.0
    64
    85
     
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    Age 45
    76.8
    79.6
    59
    81
     
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    Age 50
    77.8
    80.4
    56
    73
     
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    Age 55
    78.9
    81.3
    52
    72
     
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.5
    48
    62
     
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    Age 65
    81.8
    83.9
    44
    55
     
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.7
    42
    48
     
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    Age 75
    85.9
    87.6
    36
    40
     
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.9
    23
    23
     
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.7
    19
    14
     
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    Age 90
    94.5
    95.9
    21
    12
     
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    Age 95
    98.1
    99.0
    31
    14
     
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    Age 100
    101.8
    102.1
    121
    79
     
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.96
    60
     
    210.64
    18
    2. Stroke
    89.38
    89
     
    83.04
    95
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    89.30
    47
     
    10.52
    145
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.96
    40
     
    9.25
    146
    5. Kidney Disease
    38.08
    3
     
    13.67
    93
    6. Liver Disease
    35.70
    15
     
    4.02
    161
    7. Tuberculosis
    28.90
    39
     
    3.16
    100
    8. Other Injuries
    27.61
    19
     
    2.04
    171
    9. Lung Disease
    24.09
    54
     
    10.84
    144
    10. Cervical Cancer
    22.24
    23
     
    1.28
    166
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.16
    62
     
    23.08
    46
    12. Prostate Cancer
    19.57
    63
     
    9.82
    126
    13. Hypertension
    18.05
    72
     
    12.46
    121
    14. Violence
    15.23
    30
     
    3.49
    104
    15. HIV/AIDS
    14.96
    63
     
    0.00
    172
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.83
    63
     
    3.24
    90
    17. Suicide
    12.27
    48
     
    0.44
    171
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    12.06
    15
     
    4.79
    131
    19. Low Birth Weight
    11.79
    61
     
    6.68
    98
    20. Birth Trauma
    11.22
    55
     
    2.98
    95
    21. Drownings
    10.34
    14
     
    0.61
    161
    22. Malnutrition
    9.02
    50
     
    2.09
    90
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.28
    29
     
    0.34
    171
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.24
    76
     
    7.48
    85
    25. Stomach Cancer
    7.78
    60
     
    5.58
    91
    26. Breast Cancer
    7.73
    162
     
    22.85
    21
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.50
    98
     
    11.71
    56
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.48
    80
     
    4.37
    107
    29. Falls
    6.42
    75
     
    1.44
    159
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.17
    61
     
    2.68
    105
    31. Maternal Conditions
    5.99
    49
     
    1.26
    85
    32. Anemia
    5.76
    25
     
    0.06
    153
    33. Meningitis
    5.55
    56
     
    1.69
    95
    34. Epilepsy
    5.25
    47
     
    0.19
    172
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5.18
    61
     
    3.65
    108
    36. Lung Cancers
    5.07
    128
     
    14.72
    75
    37. Fires
    4.31
    60
     
    0.95
    123
    38. Drug Use
    4.12
    13
     
    0.03
    161
    39. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    125
     
    4.31
    109
    40. Lymphomas
    3.71
    114
     
    7.88
    12
    41. Alcohol
    3.30
    35
     
    0.06
    154
    42. Other Neoplasms
    3.21
    65
     
    4.34
    27
    43. Appendicitis
    3.06
    22
     
    0.43
    85
    44. Leukemia
    3.02
    113
     
    6.00
    7
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    32
     
    0.52
    155
    46. Asthma
    2.50
    107
     
    5.01
    82
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    104
     
    3.61
    83
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.33
    107
     
    2.02
    122
    49. Syphilis
    2.30
    28
     
    0.44
    76
    50. Pertussis
    2.25
    21
     
    0.47
    56
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    7,421
    11.71
     
    23,526
    18.71
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,180
    11.33
     
    1,671
    1.33
    3. Stroke
    6,039
    9.53
     
    9,154
    7.28
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,909
    4.59
     
    1,031
    0.82
    5. Kidney Disease
    2,674
    4.22
     
    1,623
    1.29
    6. Other Injuries
    2,620
    4.13
     
    346
    0.27
    7. Liver Disease
    2,591
    4.09
     
    508
    0.40
    8. Tuberculosis
    2,165
    3.42
     
    441
    0.35
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,002
    3.16
     
    4,091
    3.25
    10. Low Birth Weight
    1,697
    2.68
     
    1,980
    1.58
    11. Birth Trauma
    1,614
    2.55
     
    883
    0.70
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,573
    2.48
     
    1,391
    1.11
    13. Lung Disease
    1,561
    2.46
     
    1,191
    0.95
    14. Violence
    1,482
    2.34
     
    666
    0.53
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,432
    2.26
     
    835
    0.66
    16. HIV/AIDS
    1,325
    2.09
     
    0
    0.00
    17. Suicide
    1,224
    1.93
     
    77
    0.06
    18. Hypertension
    1,192
    1.88
     
    1,363
    1.08
    19. Drownings
    1,132
    1.79
     
    133
    0.11
    20. Cervical Cancer
    845
    1.33
     
    86
    0.07
    21. Malnutrition
    744
    1.17
     
    290
    0.23
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    667
    1.05
     
    924
    0.74
    23. Meningitis
    597
    0.94
     
    261
    0.21
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    571
    0.90
     
    40
    0.03
    25. Maternal Conditions
    570
    0.90
     
    258
    0.21
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    550
    0.87
     
    569
    0.45
    27. Falls
    534
    0.84
     
    215
    0.17
    28. Epilepsy
    526
    0.83
     
    33
    0.03
    29. Prostate Cancer
    514
    0.81
     
    481
    0.38
    30. Stomach Cancer
    513
    0.81
     
    699
    0.56
    31. Anemia
    459
    0.72
     
    6
    0.01
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    456
    0.72
     
    320
    0.25
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    424
    0.67
     
    1,444
    1.15
    34. Fires
    408
    0.64
     
    158
    0.13
    35. Drug Use
    379
    0.60
     
    5
    0.00
    36. Lung Cancers
    335
    0.53
     
    1,786
    1.42
    37. Pertussis
    322
    0.51
     
    138
    0.11
    38. Syphilis
    314
    0.50
     
    90
    0.07
    39. Breast Cancer
    299
    0.47
     
    1,528
    1.22
    40. Leukemia
    263
    0.42
     
    921
    0.73
    41. Liver Cancer
    263
    0.42
     
    525
    0.42
    42. Lymphomas
    261
    0.41
     
    1,052
    0.84
    43. Alcohol
    257
    0.41
     
    8
    0.01
    44. Appendicitis
    253
    0.40
     
    56
    0.04
    45. Other Neoplasms
    225
    0.35
     
    592
    0.47
    46. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.31
     
    244
    0.19
    47. Asthma
    190
    0.30
     
    582
    0.46
    48. Poisonings
    181
    0.29
     
    120
    0.10
    49. Skin Cancers
    169
    0.27
     
    62
    0.05
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    164
    0.26
     
    457
    0.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    22.24
    23
     
    1.28
    166
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.57
    63
     
    9.82
    126
    3. Stomach Cancer
    7.78
    60
     
    5.58
    91
    4. Breast Cancer
    7.73
    162
     
    22.85
    21
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.50
    98
     
    11.71
    56
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.18
    61
     
    3.65
    108
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.07
    128
     
    14.72
    75
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    125
     
    4.31
    109
    9. Lymphomas
    3.71
    114
     
    7.88
    12
    10. Leukemia
    3.02
    113
     
    6.00
    7
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    32
     
    0.52
    155
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    104
     
    3.61
    83
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.33
    107
     
    2.02
    122
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.32
    124
     
    5.70
    7
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    132
     
    1.18
    130
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.83
    150
     
    1.03
    142
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.