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Compare Bulgaria 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
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    72
    59
    66
    		  
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2015
    71.1
    78.0
    74.5
    86
    68
    81
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.1
    78.0
    86
    68
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    Age 5
    71.9
    78.7
    92
    77
    		  
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    Age 10
    72.0
    78.8
    92
    77
    		  
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    Age 15
    72.1
    78.8
    93
    77
    		  
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    Age 20
    72.3
    78.9
    94
    77
    		  
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    Age 25
    72.5
    79.0
    95
    77
    		  
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    Age 30
    72.7
    79.1
    98
    77
    		  
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    Age 35
    73.0
    79.3
    98
    77
    		  
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.5
    99
    77
    		  
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    Age 45
    73.8
    79.8
    102
    77
    		  
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    Age 50
    74.6
    80.2
    103
    78
    		  
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    Age 55
    75.8
    80.8
    100
    77
    		  
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    Age 60
    77.3
    81.6
    97
    77
    		  
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    89
    78
    		  
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    Age 70
    81.2
    83.5
    85
    84
    		  
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.0
    87
    94
    		  
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.0
    86
    101
    		  
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    Age 85
    89.6
    89.8
    96
    110
    		  
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.2
    100
    138
    		  
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.2
    100
    165
    		  
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.6
    103
    168
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    188.45
    21
    		  
    210.64
    18
    2. Stroke
    156.56
    17
    		  
    83.04
    95
    3. Hypertension
    32.23
    20
    		  
    12.46
    121
    4. Lung Cancers
    29.32
    27
    		  
    14.72
    75
    5. Lung Disease
    27.36
    44
    		  
    10.84
    144
    6. Breast Cancer
    20.19
    48
    		  
    22.85
    21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.09
    13
    		  
    11.71
    56
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.78
    131
    		  
    10.52
    145
    9. Liver Disease
    13.96
    96
    		  
    4.02
    161
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.43
    127
    		  
    9.25
    146
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.13
    27
    		  
    7.48
    85
    12. Prostate Cancer
    13.03
    110
    		  
    9.82
    126
    13. Suicide
    11.08
    60
    		  
    0.44
    171
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.77
    43
    		  
    5.58
    91
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.44
    134
    		  
    23.08
    46
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    7.98
    99
    		  
    4.79
    131
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.81
    35
    		  
    3.61
    83
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.73
    89
    		  
    1.28
    166
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.82
    54
    		  
    2.68
    105
    20. Other Injuries
    6.78
    129
    		  
    2.04
    171
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    26
    		  
    3.65
    108
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    67
    		  
    4.31
    109
    23. Kidney Disease
    5.97
    143
    		  
    13.67
    93
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.33
    107
    		  
    6.68
    98
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    40
    		  
    2.02
    122
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.51
    17
    		  
    1.18
    130
    27. Lymphomas
    4.39
    85
    		  
    7.88
    12
    28. Alcohol
    3.91
    25
    		  
    0.06
    154
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.87
    39
    		  
    5.70
    7
    30. Falls
    3.71
    114
    		  
    1.44
    159
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.63
    95
    		  
    0.00
    172
    32. Leukemia
    3.57
    98
    		  
    6.00
    7
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.03
    130
    		  
    4.37
    107
    34. Drug Use
    2.47
    43
    		  
    0.03
    161
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.42
    105
    		  
    2.98
    95
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.40
    93
    		  
    0.34
    171
    37. Violence
    2.24
    124
    		  
    3.49
    104
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    46
    		  
    0.52
    155
    39. Drownings
    1.98
    122
    		  
    0.61
    161
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    1.58
    96
    		  
    0.37
    157
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    1.03
    142
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.46
    117
    		  
    3.16
    100
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.29
    141
    		  
    4.34
    27
    44. Fires
    1.11
    117
    		  
    0.95
    123
    45. Epilepsy
    1.06
    130
    		  
    0.19
    172
    46. Poisonings
    0.92
    107
    		  
    0.75
    120
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.84
    155
    		  
    1.66
    130
    48. Meningitis
    0.83
    113
    		  
    1.69
    95
    49. Asthma
    0.79
    146
    		  
    5.01
    82
    50. Appendicitis
    0.51
    80
    		  
    0.43
    85
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,491
    30.57
    		  
    23,526
    18.71
    2. Stroke
    25,309
    26.24
    		  
    9,154
    7.28
    3. Hypertension
    5,115
    5.30
    		  
    1,363
    1.08
    4. Lung Disease
    4,319
    4.48
    		  
    1,191
    0.95
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,659
    3.79
    		  
    1,786
    1.42
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,728
    2.83
    		  
    1,444
    1.15
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,060
    2.14
    		  
    1,671
    1.33
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,030
    2.10
    		  
    1,031
    0.82
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,797
    1.86
    		  
    924
    0.74
    10. Liver Disease
    1,601
    1.66
    		  
    508
    0.40
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,391
    1.44
    		  
    1,528
    1.22
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,354
    1.40
    		  
    699
    0.56
    13. Suicide
    1,054
    1.09
    		  
    77
    0.06
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,052
    1.09
    		  
    457
    0.36
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,048
    1.09
    		  
    320
    0.25
    16. Kidney Disease
    880
    0.91
    		  
    1,623
    1.29
    17. Prostate Cancer
    861
    0.89
    		  
    481
    0.38
    18. Liver Cancer
    858
    0.89
    		  
    525
    0.42
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    794
    0.82
    		  
    4,091
    3.25
    20. Other Injuries
    634
    0.66
    		  
    346
    0.27
    21. Oral Cancer
    585
    0.61
    		  
    253
    0.20
    22. Bladder Cancer
    558
    0.58
    		  
    641
    0.51
    23. Lymphomas
    513
    0.53
    		  
    1,052
    0.84
    24. Falls
    478
    0.49
    		  
    215
    0.17
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    452
    0.47
    		  
    1,391
    1.11
    26. Ovary Cancer
    440
    0.46
    		  
    244
    0.19
    27. Cervical Cancer
    437
    0.45
    		  
    86
    0.07
    28. Leukemia
    407
    0.42
    		  
    921
    0.73
    29. Alcohol
    378
    0.39
    		  
    8
    0.01
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    373
    0.39
    		  
    569
    0.45
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    339
    0.35
    		  
    40
    0.03
    32. Uterin Cancer
    318
    0.33
    		  
    67
    0.05
    33. Skin Cancers
    285
    0.30
    		  
    62
    0.05
    34. HIV/AIDS
    278
    0.29
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    262
    0.27
    		  
    39
    0.03
    36. Low Birth Weight
    207
    0.21
    		  
    1,980
    1.58
    37. Drug Use
    201
    0.21
    		  
    5
    0.00
    38. Violence
    199
    0.21
    		  
    666
    0.53
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    183
    0.19
    		  
    126
    0.10
    40. Other Neoplasms
    163
    0.17
    		  
    592
    0.47
    41. Drownings
    159
    0.16
    		  
    133
    0.11
    42. Tuberculosis
    147
    0.15
    		  
    441
    0.35
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    139
    0.14
    		  
    171
    0.14
    44. Fires
    119
    0.12
    		  
    158
    0.13
    45. Asthma
    116
    0.12
    		  
    582
    0.46
    46. Epilepsy
    95
    0.10
    		  
    33
    0.03
    47. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.10
    		  
    883
    0.70
    48. Poisonings
    86
    0.09
    		  
    120
    0.10
    49. Meningitis
    71
    0.07
    		  
    261
    0.21
    50. Appendicitis
    67
    0.07
    		  
    56
    0.04
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.32
    27
    		  
    14.72
    75
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.19
    48
    		  
    22.85
    21
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.09
    13
    		  
    11.71
    56
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.03
    110
    		  
    9.82
    126
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.77
    43
    		  
    5.58
    91
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.81
    35
    		  
    3.61
    83
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.73
    89
    		  
    1.28
    166
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    26
    		  
    3.65
    108
    9. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    67
    		  
    4.31
    109
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    40
    		  
    2.02
    122
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.51
    17
    		  
    1.18
    130
    12. Lymphomas
    4.39
    85
    		  
    7.88
    12
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.87
    39
    		  
    5.70
    7
    14. Leukemia
    3.57
    98
    		  
    6.00
    7
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    46
    		  
    0.52
    155
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    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.