face

WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
Colombia
Syria

World Health Review

COLOMBIA VS SYRIA
COUNTRY #1
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Colombia 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.
INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on left to choose a new country and cause of death rank order. Use the list on right to select the Countries you want to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Choose Year
    Play
    Pause
     
    Colombia Population
     
     
    Syria Population
     


    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
    		  
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2015
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
    		  
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    Age 10
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
    		  
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    Age 15
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
    		  
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
    		  
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
    		  
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
    		  
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    Age 35
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
    		  
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
    		  
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
    		  
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
    		  
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
    		  
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
    		  
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    Age 65
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
    		  
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
    		  
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
    		  
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
    		  
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
    		  
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
    		  
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
    		  
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.44
    102
    		  
    210.64
    18
    2. Violence
    37.61
    7
    		  
    3.49
    104
    3. Stroke
    36.06
    144
    		  
    83.04
    95
    4. Lung Disease
    29.22
    39
    		  
    10.84
    144
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.14
    128
    		  
    10.52
    145
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.05
    85
    		  
    23.08
    46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.50
    111
    		  
    9.25
    146
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
    		  
    9.82
    126
    9. Hypertension
    14.47
    107
    		  
    12.46
    121
    10. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
    		  
    22.85
    21
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
    		  
    5.58
    91
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
    		  
    14.72
    75
    13. Kidney Disease
    9.80
    119
    		  
    13.67
    93
    14. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
    		  
    1.28
    166
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.59
    85
    		  
    4.79
    131
    16. Other Neoplasms
    8.59
    3
    		  
    4.34
    27
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
    		  
    11.71
    56
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7.55
    89
    		  
    6.68
    98
    19. HIV/AIDS
    6.05
    82
    		  
    0.00
    172
    20. Suicide
    5.62
    115
    		  
    0.44
    171
    21. Liver Disease
    5.50
    151
    		  
    4.02
    161
    22. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
    		  
    6.00
    7
    23. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
    		  
    7.88
    12
    24. Other Injuries
    4.28
    157
    		  
    2.04
    171
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
    		  
    4.31
    109
    26. Falls
    4.01
    108
    		  
    1.44
    159
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
    		  
    3.61
    83
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
    		  
    3.65
    108
    29. Malnutrition
    3.70
    74
    		  
    2.09
    90
    30. Skin Disease
    3.62
    52
    		  
    0.81
    120
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    3.54
    115
    		  
    4.37
    107
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.37
    143
    		  
    7.48
    85
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.79
    100
    		  
    2.98
    95
    34. Tuberculosis
    2.77
    106
    		  
    3.16
    100
    35. Drownings
    2.30
    112
    		  
    0.61
    161
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
    		  
    0.52
    155
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
    		  
    1.03
    142
    38. Epilepsy
    1.85
    91
    		  
    0.19
    172
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.76
    120
    		  
    3.24
    90
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.60
    78
    		  
    1.26
    85
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
    		  
    2.02
    122
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.58
    120
    		  
    0.34
    171
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.24
    142
    		  
    1.66
    130
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
    		  
    5.70
    7
    45. War
    1.11
    21
    		  
    281.12
    1
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
    		  
    1.18
    130
    47. Meningitis
    0.94
    107
    		  
    1.69
    95
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    153
    		  
    5.01
    82
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.67
    77
    		  
    0.56
    86
    50. Appendicitis
    0.63
    65
    		  
    0.43
    85
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,069
    17.16
    		  
    23,526
    18.71
    2. Violence
    18,075
    10.67
    		  
    666
    0.53
    3. Stroke
    13,257
    7.82
    		  
    9,154
    7.28
    4. Lung Disease
    10,261
    6.06
    		  
    1,191
    0.95
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,813
    4.61
    		  
    4,091
    3.25
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,835
    4.03
    		  
    1,671
    1.33
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,144
    3.63
    		  
    1,031
    0.82
    8. Hypertension
    5,103
    3.01
    		  
    1,363
    1.08
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4,907
    2.90
    		  
    699
    0.56
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,317
    2.55
    		  
    1,391
    1.11
    11. Lung Cancers
    4,018
    2.37
    		  
    1,786
    1.42
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,837
    2.26
    		  
    1,980
    1.58
    13. Kidney Disease
    3,641
    2.15
    		  
    1,623
    1.29
    14. Other Neoplasms
    3,395
    2.00
    		  
    592
    0.47
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,135
    1.85
    		  
    1,444
    1.15
    16. Breast Cancer
    2,818
    1.66
    		  
    1,528
    1.22
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,809
    1.66
    		  
    0
    0.00
    18. Suicide
    2,629
    1.55
    		  
    77
    0.06
    19. Prostate Cancer
    2,397
    1.41
    		  
    481
    0.38
    20. Liver Disease
    2,158
    1.27
    		  
    508
    0.40
    21. Cervical Cancer
    2,108
    1.24
    		  
    86
    0.07
    22. Leukemia
    1,997
    1.18
    		  
    921
    0.73
    23. Other Injuries
    1,914
    1.13
    		  
    346
    0.27
    24. Lymphomas
    1,743
    1.03
    		  
    1,052
    0.84
    25. Falls
    1,633
    0.96
    		  
    215
    0.17
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,592
    0.94
    		  
    525
    0.42
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    1,520
    0.90
    		  
    457
    0.36
    28. Malnutrition
    1,470
    0.87
    		  
    290
    0.23
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,428
    0.84
    		  
    569
    0.45
    30. Birth Trauma
    1,416
    0.84
    		  
    883
    0.70
    31. Skin Disease
    1,323
    0.78
    		  
    97
    0.08
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,322
    0.78
    		  
    924
    0.74
    33. Tuberculosis
    1,158
    0.68
    		  
    441
    0.35
    34. Drownings
    1,112
    0.66
    		  
    133
    0.11
    35. Ovary Cancer
    874
    0.52
    		  
    244
    0.19
    36. Skin Cancers
    865
    0.51
    		  
    62
    0.05
    37. Epilepsy
    827
    0.49
    		  
    33
    0.03
    38. Maternal Conditions
    781
    0.46
    		  
    258
    0.21
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    752
    0.44
    		  
    126
    0.10
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    739
    0.44
    		  
    835
    0.66
    41. Oral Cancer
    611
    0.36
    		  
    253
    0.20
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    579
    0.34
    		  
    40
    0.03
    43. War
    547
    0.32
    		  
    59,026
    46.95
    44. Bladder Cancer
    444
    0.26
    		  
    641
    0.51
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    433
    0.26
    		  
    171
    0.14
    46. Meningitis
    426
    0.25
    		  
    261
    0.21
    47. Asthma
    295
    0.17
    		  
    582
    0.46
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    259
    0.15
    		  
    73
    0.06
    49. Appendicitis
    259
    0.15
    		  
    56
    0.04
    50. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.13
    		  
    67
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
    		  
    9.82
    126
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
    		  
    22.85
    21
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
    		  
    5.58
    91
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
    		  
    14.72
    75
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
    		  
    1.28
    166
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
    		  
    11.71
    56
    7. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
    		  
    6.00
    7
    8. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
    		  
    7.88
    12
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
    		  
    4.31
    109
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
    		  
    3.61
    83
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
    		  
    3.65
    108
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
    		  
    0.52
    155
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
    		  
    1.03
    142
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
    		  
    2.02
    122
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
    		  
    5.70
    7
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
    		  
    1.18
    130
     
     
     
    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.