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New Zealand
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 New Zealand 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
New Zealand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Syria SYRIA
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
     
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
     
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
     
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
     
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
     
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
     
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
     
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    279.54
    12
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    17.14
    102
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    79.31
    95
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    18.90
    59
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    16.00
    132
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    31.59
    9
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    11.27
    58
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    9.82
    134
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    2.11
    177
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    16.75
    87
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    15.00
    124
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    21.72
    107
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    2.74
    41
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    7.40
    15
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    3.71
    92
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    3.00
    148
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    5.40
    55
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    6.15
    5
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    22.22
    96
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    2.72
    146
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    2.96
    114
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    6.43
    84
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    8.06
    30
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    3.43
    154
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    3.62
    158
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    2.56
    79
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    3.99
    96
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    0.88
    163
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    7.33
    147
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    7.53
    3
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    0.20
    165
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    15.66
    104
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.45
    106
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    5.18
    86
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    3.07
    144
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    1.89
    51
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    1.52
    92
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    2.84
    116
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    1.21
    137
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    0.07
    181
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    9.65
    67
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    0.59
    170
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    10.38
    67
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    0.39
    152
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    0.75
    162
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    0.11
    146
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    0.06
    172
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    0.01
    161
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    2.40
    87
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    1.16
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    28,203
    34.16
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    1,551
    1.88
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    8,088
    9.80
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    2,048
    2.48
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    1,601
    1.94
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    1,224
    1.48
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    2,958
    3.58
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    1,534
    1.86
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    404
    0.49
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    1,953
    2.37
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    383
    0.46
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    276
    0.33
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    827
    1.00
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    411
    0.50
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    333
    0.40
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    2,550
    3.09
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    2,329
    2.82
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    796
    0.96
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    367
    0.44
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    707
    0.86
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    418
    0.51
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    725
    0.88
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    337
    0.41
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    366
    0.44
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
    97
    0.12
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    757
    0.92
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    21
    0.03
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    521
    0.63
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    328
    0.40
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    2,077
    2.52
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    289
    0.35
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    1,720
    2.08
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    146
    0.18
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    8
    0.01
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    197
    0.24
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    1,052
    1.27
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    2,156
    2.61
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    1,652
    2.00
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    79
    0.10
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    249
    0.30
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    188
    0.23
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    444
    0.54
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    92
    0.11
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    215
    0.26
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    51
    0.06
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    7
    0.01
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    14
    0.02
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    1
    0.00
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    18.90
    59
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    31.59
    9
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    11.27
    58
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    9.82
    134
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    2.74
    41
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    7.40
    15
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    3.71
    92
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    5.40
    55
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    6.15
    5
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    6.43
    84
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    3.43
    154
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    2.56
    79
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    0.88
    163
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    7.53
    3
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.45
    106
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    3.07
    144
    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.