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Burundi
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 Burundi 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
Burundi Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Syria SYRIA
      Burundi BURUNDI   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.8
    43.0
    41.4
    144
    136
    141
     
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    42.2
    45.4
    43.8
    152
    146
    148
     
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    45.1
    48.5
    46.8
    156
    153
    156
     
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    44.3
    47.9
    46.1
    175
    173
    175
     
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    48.6
    53.0
    50.8
    165
    157
    161
     
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    55.1
    58.5
    56.8
    167
    163
    165
     
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    61.5
    66.1
    63.8
    157
    154
    157
     
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.5
    66.1
    157
    154
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    65.6
    69.8
    163
    160
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    66.3
    70.5
    164
    158
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    66.9
    71.0
    163
    157
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    67.4
    71.3
    163
    157
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    67.9
    71.7
    162
    158
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    68.5
    72.1
    162
    158
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    163
    158
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    69.8
    73.3
    165
    161
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    70.7
    74.1
    165
    161
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    71.9
    75.0
    164
    162
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.2
    163
    163
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    75.2
    77.6
    162
    162
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    77.4
    79.4
    161
    161
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    79.9
    81.4
    159
    158
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.8
    153
    154
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    150
    148
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    140
    134
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    120.74
    38
    79.31
    95
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    108.07
    22
    21.72
    107
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    106.91
    96
    279.54
    12
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    82.80
    11
    10.38
    67
    5. Cervical Cancer
    54.69
    4
    3.07
    144
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    52.10
    7
    16.75
    87
    7. Malaria
    47.79
    13
    0.00
    170
    8. Lung Disease
    39.25
    29
    16.00
    132
    9. Liver Disease
    37.93
    30
    15.66
    104
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.33
    72
    15.00
    124
    11. Hypertension
    34.16
    33
    7.33
    147
    12. Tuberculosis
    32.77
    33
    0.19
    163
    13. Prostate Cancer
    29.71
    28
    9.82
    134
    14. Malnutrition
    24.88
    5
    0.53
    113
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    87
    22.22
    96
    16. HIV/AIDS
    21.41
    42
    0.09
    159
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.72
    73
    17.14
    102
    18. Asthma
    16.37
    33
    9.65
    67
    19. Other Injuries
    15.70
    18
    3.62
    158
    20. Maternal Conditions
    14.09
    18
    0.58
    105
    21. Meningitis
    13.34
    22
    1.74
    66
    22. Breast Cancer
    12.68
    135
    31.59
    9
    23. Suicide
    12.12
    51
    2.11
    177
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.03
    10
    0.88
    163
    25. Low Birth Weight
    9.11
    44
    5.18
    86
    26. Birth Trauma
    9.01
    35
    2.40
    87
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.72
    92
    11.27
    58
    28. Falls
    8.15
    48
    3.00
    148
    29. Violence
    7.34
    64
    2.84
    116
    30. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    55
    3.43
    154
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.20
    29
    0.75
    162
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.87
    55
    8.06
    30
    33. Oral Cancer
    5.99
    31
    2.45
    106
    34. Lymphomas
    5.92
    47
    7.40
    15
    35. Stomach Cancer
    5.17
    103
    6.43
    84
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    89
    2.72
    146
    37. Fires
    4.37
    19
    1.16
    103
    38. Schistosomiasis
    4.29
    3
    0.10
    55
    39. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    105
    5.40
    55
    40. Drownings
    4.01
    46
    1.21
    137
    41. Poisonings
    3.80
    9
    0.66
    83
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.74
    116
    3.99
    96
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    3.29
    98
    2.96
    114
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    27
    2.74
    41
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.07
    40
    1.52
    92
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    57
    2.56
    79
    47. Epilepsy
    2.66
    39
    0.59
    170
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.61
    67
    7.53
    3
    49. Leukemia
    1.96
    153
    6.15
    5
    50. Lung Cancers
    1.91
    174
    18.90
    59
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Burundi BURUNDI   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,810
    11.30
    2,958
    3.58
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,046
    8.75
    2,156
    2.61
    3. Malaria
    5,163
    7.47
    0
    0.00
    4. Stroke
    4,323
    6.26
    8,088
    9.80
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,089
    5.92
    2,550
    3.09
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,718
    5.38
    28,203
    34.16
    7. Birth Trauma
    3,183
    4.61
    744
    0.90
    8. Low Birth Weight
    3,171
    4.59
    1,652
    2.00
    9. Malnutrition
    2,500
    3.62
    73
    0.09
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,385
    3.45
    23
    0.03
    11. HIV/AIDS
    1,814
    2.63
    15
    0.02
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,788
    2.59
    2,077
    2.52
    13. Liver Disease
    1,767
    2.56
    1,720
    2.08
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1,474
    2.13
    188
    0.23
    15. Other Injuries
    1,413
    2.04
    521
    0.63
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,383
    2.00
    1,534
    1.86
    17. Lung Disease
    1,349
    1.95
    1,601
    1.94
    18. Maternal Conditions
    1,332
    1.93
    105
    0.13
    19. Meningitis
    1,322
    1.91
    295
    0.36
    20. Hypertension
    1,113
    1.61
    707
    0.86
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,001
    1.45
    2,329
    2.82
    22. Asthma
    836
    1.21
    1,052
    1.27
    23. Violence
    760
    1.10
    444
    0.54
    24. Suicide
    720
    1.04
    333
    0.40
    25. Drownings
    598
    0.87
    215
    0.26
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    455
    0.66
    97
    0.12
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    426
    0.62
    1,551
    1.88
    28. Fires
    425
    0.62
    179
    0.22
    29. Liver Cancer
    389
    0.56
    366
    0.44
    30. Falls
    385
    0.56
    383
    0.46
    31. Lymphomas
    379
    0.55
    827
    1.00
    32. Pertussis
    378
    0.55
    289
    0.35
    33. Prostate Cancer
    374
    0.54
    404
    0.49
    34. Poisonings
    369
    0.53
    98
    0.12
    35. Breast Cancer
    355
    0.51
    1,953
    2.37
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    340
    0.49
    79
    0.10
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    324
    0.47
    1,224
    1.48
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    311
    0.45
    337
    0.41
    39. Oral Cancer
    285
    0.41
    289
    0.35
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    275
    0.40
    418
    0.51
    41. Epilepsy
    234
    0.34
    92
    0.11
    42. Schistosomiasis
    211
    0.31
    11
    0.01
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    181
    0.26
    197
    0.24
    44. Stomach Cancer
    180
    0.26
    725
    0.88
    45. Tetanus
    178
    0.26
    57
    0.07
    46. Upper Respiratory
    136
    0.20
    3
    0.00
    47. Leukemia
    135
    0.20
    796
    0.96
    48. Skin Cancers
    121
    0.18
    276
    0.33
    49. Bladder Cancer
    109
    0.16
    757
    0.92
    50. Appendicitis
    109
    0.16
    36
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    54.69
    4
    3.07
    144
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.71
    28
    9.82
    134
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.68
    135
    31.59
    9
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.03
    10
    0.88
    163
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.72
    92
    11.27
    58
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    55
    3.43
    154
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.99
    31
    2.45
    106
    8. Lymphomas
    5.92
    47
    7.40
    15
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.17
    103
    6.43
    84
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    105
    5.40
    55
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    27
    2.74
    41
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    57
    2.56
    79
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.61
    67
    7.53
    3
    14. Leukemia
    1.96
    153
    6.15
    5
    15. Lung Cancers
    1.91
    174
    18.90
    59
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.71
    147
    3.71
    92
    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.