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Compare Syria and Jamaica 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
     
      Syria SYRIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Syria SYRIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Syria SYRIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. War
    281.12
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.64
    18
    		  
    77.16
    112
    3. Stroke
    83.04
    95
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.08
    46
    		  
    12.68
    112
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.85
    21
    		  
    20.06
    50
    6. Lung Cancers
    14.72
    75
    		  
    17.46
    63
    7. Kidney Disease
    13.67
    93
    		  
    20.00
    37
    8. Hypertension
    12.46
    121
    		  
    38.48
    10
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.71
    56
    		  
    9.39
    70
    10. Lung Disease
    10.84
    144
    		  
    11.91
    137
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.52
    145
    		  
    17.47
    125
    12. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    126
    		  
    52.12
    5
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.25
    146
    		  
    76.62
    11
    14. Lymphomas
    7.88
    12
    		  
    7.93
    9
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.48
    85
    		  
    5.22
    118
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    98
    		  
    8.10
    82
    17. Leukemia
    6.00
    7
    		  
    4.77
    40
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.70
    7
    		  
    1.40
    119
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5.58
    91
    		  
    8.40
    55
    20. Asthma
    5.01
    82
    		  
    2.84
    102
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    131
    		  
    9.37
    62
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.37
    107
    		  
    4.84
    100
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.34
    27
    		  
    2.71
    82
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.31
    109
    		  
    4.75
    101
    25. Liver Disease
    4.02
    161
    		  
    4.79
    156
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    108
    		  
    4.21
    85
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.61
    83
    		  
    3.88
    79
    28. Violence
    3.49
    104
    		  
    27.22
    16
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.24
    90
    		  
    4.32
    84
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.16
    100
    		  
    0.23
    157
    31. Birth Trauma
    2.98
    95
    		  
    2.91
    96
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.68
    105
    		  
    3.86
    89
    33. Malnutrition
    2.09
    90
    		  
    1.52
    97
    34. Other Injuries
    2.04
    171
    		  
    4.00
    161
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    122
    		  
    1.64
    139
    36. Meningitis
    1.69
    95
    		  
    2.30
    81
    37. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.66
    130
    		  
    4.83
    51
    38. Falls
    1.44
    159
    		  
    2.18
    145
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    166
    		  
    12.75
    59
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.26
    85
    		  
    1.50
    80
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.18
    130
    		  
    4.15
    23
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.03
    142
    		  
    2.41
    93
    43. Fires
    0.95
    123
    		  
    1.88
    95
    44. Skin Disease
    0.81
    120
    		  
    2.98
    61
    45. Poisonings
    0.75
    120
    		  
    1.04
    96
    46. Leishmaniasis
    0.70
    29
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Drownings
    0.61
    161
    		  
    1.42
    136
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.56
    86
    		  
    0.50
    92
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.52
    155
    		  
    1.42
    99
    50. Pertussis
    0.47
    56
    		  
    0.36
    76
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Syria SYRIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. War
    59,026
    46.95
    		  
    0
    0.00
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    23,526
    18.71
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    3. Stroke
    9,154
    7.28
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,091
    3.25
    		  
    348
    1.95
    5. Low Birth Weight
    1,980
    1.58
    		  
    223
    1.25
    6. Lung Cancers
    1,786
    1.42
    		  
    456
    2.55
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,671
    1.33
    		  
    495
    2.77
    8. Kidney Disease
    1,623
    1.29
    		  
    550
    3.08
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,528
    1.22
    		  
    279
    1.56
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,444
    1.15
    		  
    254
    1.42
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,391
    1.11
    		  
    261
    1.46
    12. Hypertension
    1,363
    1.08
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    13. Lung Disease
    1,191
    0.95
    		  
    336
    1.88
    14. Lymphomas
    1,052
    0.84
    		  
    209
    1.17
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,031
    0.82
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    924
    0.74
    		  
    144
    0.81
    17. Leukemia
    921
    0.73
    		  
    128
    0.71
    18. Birth Trauma
    883
    0.70
    		  
    80
    0.45
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    835
    0.66
    		  
    119
    0.66
    20. Stomach Cancer
    699
    0.56
    		  
    227
    1.27
    21. Violence
    666
    0.53
    		  
    749
    4.18
    22. Bladder Cancer
    641
    0.51
    		  
    40
    0.22
    23. Other Neoplasms
    592
    0.47
    		  
    72
    0.40
    24. Asthma
    582
    0.46
    		  
    80
    0.45
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    569
    0.45
    		  
    134
    0.75
    26. Liver Cancer
    525
    0.42
    		  
    129
    0.72
    27. Liver Disease
    508
    0.40
    		  
    128
    0.71
    28. Prostate Cancer
    481
    0.38
    		  
    649
    3.63
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    457
    0.36
    		  
    103
    0.57
    30. Tuberculosis
    441
    0.35
    		  
    6
    0.03
    31. Other Injuries
    346
    0.27
    		  
    112
    0.63
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    320
    0.25
    		  
    106
    0.59
    33. Malnutrition
    290
    0.23
    		  
    42
    0.24
    34. Meningitis
    261
    0.21
    		  
    64
    0.36
    35. Maternal Conditions
    258
    0.21
    		  
    41
    0.23
    36. Oral Cancer
    253
    0.20
    		  
    44
    0.25
    37. Ovary Cancer
    244
    0.19
    		  
    60
    0.34
    38. Falls
    215
    0.17
    		  
    62
    0.34
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    171
    0.14
    		  
    141
    0.79
    40. Leishmaniasis
    168
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    41. Fires
    158
    0.13
    		  
    53
    0.30
    42. Pertussis
    138
    0.11
    		  
    10
    0.06
    43. Drownings
    133
    0.11
    		  
    40
    0.22
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    126
    0.10
    		  
    63
    0.35
    45. Poisonings
    120
    0.10
    		  
    29
    0.16
    46. Skin Disease
    97
    0.08
    		  
    83
    0.46
    47. Syphilis
    90
    0.07
    		  
    14
    0.08
    48. Cervical Cancer
    86
    0.07
    		  
    177
    0.99
    49. Suicide
    77
    0.06
    		  
    33
    0.18
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.06
    		  
    14
    0.08
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Syria SYRIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.85
    21
    		  
    20.06
    50
    2. Lung Cancers
    14.72
    75
    		  
    17.46
    63
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.71
    56
    		  
    9.39
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    126
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Lymphomas
    7.88
    12
    		  
    7.93
    9
    6. Leukemia
    6.00
    7
    		  
    4.77
    40
    7. Bladder Cancer
    5.70
    7
    		  
    1.40
    119
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.58
    91
    		  
    8.40
    55
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.31
    109
    		  
    4.75
    101
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    108
    		  
    4.21
    85
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.61
    83
    		  
    3.88
    79
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    122
    		  
    1.64
    139
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    166
    		  
    12.75
    59
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.18
    130
    		  
    4.15
    23
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.03
    142
    		  
    2.41
    93
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.52
    155
    		  
    1.42
    99
     
     
     
    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.