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Compare Cyprus 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
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    70.6
    68.8
    17
    30
    26
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    69.5
    72.5
    71.0
    8
    34
    20
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    72.6
    76.7
    74.6
    3
    16
    8
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    74.1
    78.6
    76.3
    7
    18
    14
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    75.7
    80.7
    78.1
    13
    18
    14
    		  
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    2010
    77.4
    81.7
    79.5
    22
    28
    27
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2015
    78.3
    82.7
    80.5
    24
    28
    29
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    82.7
    24
    28
    		  
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    Age 5
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
    		  
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    Age 10
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
    		  
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    Age 15
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
    		  
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    Age 20
    78.7
    82.9
    26
    29
    		  
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    Age 25
    78.7
    83.0
    30
    29
    		  
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    Age 30
    78.8
    83.1
    30
    30
    		  
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    Age 35
    79.0
    83.1
    30
    30
    		  
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    Age 40
    79.1
    83.2
    32
    30
    		  
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    Age 45
    79.4
    83.3
    32
    31
    		  
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    Age 50
    79.7
    83.5
    33
    34
    		  
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    Age 55
    80.1
    83.7
    36
    34
    		  
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    Age 60
    80.8
    84.1
    38
    36
    		  
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.7
    45
    43
    		  
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.6
    54
    50
    		  
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    Age 75
    84.7
    86.9
    61
    53
    		  
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.8
    68
    56
    		  
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    Age 85
    90.0
    91.3
    80
    63
    		  
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    Age 90
    93.5
    94.4
    86
    66
    		  
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    Age 95
    97.5
    98.1
    93
    64
    		  
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    99
    66
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.92
    138
    		  
    210.64
    18
    2. Stroke
    26.01
    166
    		  
    83.04
    95
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.14
    93
    		  
    9.25
    146
    4. Lung Cancers
    19.67
    59
    		  
    14.72
    75
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.47
    57
    		  
    22.85
    21
    6. Hypertension
    15.93
    98
    		  
    12.46
    121
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.07
    103
    		  
    9.82
    126
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    10.40
    28
    		  
    1.66
    130
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.07
    129
    		  
    23.08
    46
    10. Kidney Disease
    8.49
    124
    		  
    13.67
    93
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.96
    80
    		  
    11.71
    56
    12. Other Injuries
    6.53
    132
    		  
    2.04
    171
    13. Lung Disease
    6.27
    162
    		  
    10.84
    144
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.10
    166
    		  
    10.52
    145
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    57
    		  
    7.88
    12
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    5.45
    93
    		  
    4.37
    107
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    64
    		  
    3.61
    83
    18. Leukemia
    4.73
    41
    		  
    6.00
    7
    19. Suicide
    4.65
    127
    		  
    0.44
    171
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.65
    106
    		  
    5.58
    91
    21. Liver Disease
    4.32
    159
    		  
    4.02
    161
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    89
    		  
    3.65
    108
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.06
    38
    		  
    4.34
    27
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.62
    47
    		  
    5.70
    7
    25. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    48
    		  
    1.18
    130
    26. Liver Cancer
    2.93
    153
    		  
    4.31
    109
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.87
    158
    		  
    4.79
    131
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.63
    160
    		  
    7.48
    85
    29. Skin Disease
    2.53
    65
    		  
    0.81
    120
    30. Falls
    2.11
    149
    		  
    1.44
    159
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.09
    152
    		  
    1.28
    166
    32. Drownings
    1.97
    123
    		  
    0.61
    161
    33. Skin Cancers
    1.65
    80
    		  
    0.52
    155
    34. Anemia
    1.57
    62
    		  
    0.06
    153
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.46
    103
    		  
    0.37
    157
    36. Asthma
    1.29
    128
    		  
    5.01
    82
    37. Drug Use
    1.23
    82
    		  
    0.03
    161
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.23
    164
    		  
    6.68
    98
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    131
    		  
    3.24
    90
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.14
    162
    		  
    2.02
    122
    41. Violence
    0.97
    150
    		  
    3.49
    104
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.94
    139
    		  
    2.68
    105
    43. Alcohol
    0.73
    89
    		  
    0.06
    154
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    160
    		  
    1.03
    142
    45. Epilepsy
    0.63
    162
    		  
    0.19
    172
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    161
    		  
    2.98
    95
    47. Poisonings
    0.37
    156
    		  
    0.75
    120
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.35
    170
    		  
    0.34
    171
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.31
    124
    		  
    0.56
    86
    50. Fires
    0.22
    166
    		  
    0.95
    123
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    970
    20.57
    		  
    23,526
    18.71
    2. Stroke
    435
    9.22
    		  
    9,154
    7.28
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    406
    8.62
    		  
    1,031
    0.82
    4. Lung Cancers
    302
    6.40
    		  
    1,786
    1.42
    5. Hypertension
    272
    5.78
    		  
    1,363
    1.08
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    178
    3.77
    		  
    171
    0.14
    7. Breast Cancer
    152
    3.22
    		  
    1,528
    1.22
    8. Kidney Disease
    142
    3.02
    		  
    1,623
    1.29
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    125
    2.64
    		  
    1,444
    1.15
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    120
    2.55
    		  
    4,091
    3.25
    11. Prostate Cancer
    107
    2.27
    		  
    481
    0.38
    12. Lung Disease
    105
    2.23
    		  
    1,191
    0.95
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    100
    2.12
    		  
    1,671
    1.33
    14. Other Injuries
    99
    2.10
    		  
    346
    0.27
    15. Lymphomas
    90
    1.91
    		  
    1,052
    0.84
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    87
    1.85
    		  
    569
    0.45
    17. Leukemia
    76
    1.61
    		  
    921
    0.73
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    74
    1.57
    		  
    457
    0.36
    19. Stomach Cancer
    73
    1.54
    		  
    699
    0.56
    20. Liver Disease
    64
    1.37
    		  
    508
    0.40
    21. Other Neoplasms
    64
    1.36
    		  
    592
    0.47
    22. Bladder Cancer
    60
    1.26
    		  
    641
    0.51
    23. Suicide
    58
    1.23
    		  
    77
    0.06
    24. Liver Cancer
    47
    1.00
    		  
    525
    0.42
    25. Skin Disease
    42
    0.89
    		  
    97
    0.08
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    38
    0.81
    		  
    924
    0.74
    27. Ovary Cancer
    34
    0.72
    		  
    244
    0.19
    28. Falls
    32
    0.68
    		  
    215
    0.17
    29. Drownings
    28
    0.60
    		  
    133
    0.11
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    0.59
    		  
    1,391
    1.11
    31. Anemia
    27
    0.57
    		  
    6
    0.01
    32. Skin Cancers
    25
    0.53
    		  
    62
    0.05
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    24
    0.52
    		  
    39
    0.03
    34. Uterin Cancer
    24
    0.50
    		  
    67
    0.05
    35. Asthma
    22
    0.48
    		  
    582
    0.46
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    22
    0.46
    		  
    835
    0.66
    37. Oral Cancer
    17
    0.37
    		  
    253
    0.20
    38. Cervical Cancer
    16
    0.34
    		  
    86
    0.07
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16
    0.33
    		  
    320
    0.25
    40. Drug Use
    15
    0.32
    		  
    5
    0.00
    41. Violence
    13
    0.29
    		  
    666
    0.53
    42. Alcohol
    10
    0.21
    		  
    8
    0.01
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    0.20
    		  
    126
    0.10
    44. Low Birth Weight
    9
    0.20
    		  
    1,980
    1.58
    45. Epilepsy
    8
    0.17
    		  
    33
    0.03
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.14
    		  
    40
    0.03
    47. Poisonings
    5
    0.11
    		  
    120
    0.10
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.11
    		  
    73
    0.06
    49. Birth Trauma
    4
    0.08
    		  
    883
    0.70
    50. Hepatitis B
    3
    0.07
    		  
    2
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.67
    59
    		  
    14.72
    75
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.47
    57
    		  
    22.85
    21
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.07
    103
    		  
    9.82
    126
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.96
    80
    		  
    11.71
    56
    5. Lymphomas
    5.80
    57
    		  
    7.88
    12
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    64
    		  
    3.61
    83
    7. Leukemia
    4.73
    41
    		  
    6.00
    7
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.65
    106
    		  
    5.58
    91
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    89
    		  
    3.65
    108
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.62
    47
    		  
    5.70
    7
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    48
    		  
    1.18
    130
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.93
    153
    		  
    4.31
    109
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.09
    152
    		  
    1.28
    166
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.65
    80
    		  
    0.52
    155
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.14
    162
    		  
    2.02
    122
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    160
    		  
    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.