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Syria
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Syria and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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
Syria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Syria SYRIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
     
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
     
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
     
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
     
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
     
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
     
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
     
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279.54
    12
    155.85
    43
    2. Stroke
    79.31
    95
    211.66
    3
    3. War
    68.78
    2
    0.01
    104
    4. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    11.68
    143
    5. Kidney Disease
    22.22
    96
    69.87
    4
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.72
    107
    192.07
    1
    7. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    3.87
    146
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.14
    102
    17.24
    99
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.75
    87
    36.62
    32
    10. Lung Disease
    16.00
    132
    83.85
    6
    11. Liver Disease
    15.66
    104
    51.33
    9
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.00
    124
    147.55
    5
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    2.77
    180
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10.38
    67
    142.10
    2
    15. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    24.42
    47
    16. Asthma
    9.65
    67
    45.32
    3
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    30
    11.28
    4
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    0.70
    170
    19. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    4.86
    86
    20. Hypertension
    7.33
    147
    74.75
    1
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    0.76
    181
    22. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    2.43
    144
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    3.01
    145
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.18
    86
    18.96
    1
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.99
    96
    4.56
    67
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    0.90
    168
    27. Other Injuries
    3.62
    158
    28.67
    2
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    4.78
    106
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    44.59
    9
    30. Falls
    3.00
    148
    8.24
    44
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    114
    14.08
    10
    32. Violence
    2.84
    116
    43.38
    5
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    3.61
    19
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    146
    21.17
    6
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.88
    66
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    3.76
    61
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.40
    87
    13.70
    7
    38. Suicide
    2.11
    177
    87.48
    1
    39. Drug Use
    1.89
    51
    1.67
    61
    40. Meningitis
    1.74
    66
    16.69
    10
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    92
    7.68
    13
    42. Pertussis
    1.35
    58
    1.81
    46
    43. Drownings
    1.21
    137
    9.67
    7
    44. Fires
    1.16
    103
    14.67
    1
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    5.57
    33
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    162
    18.88
    3
    47. Poisonings
    0.66
    83
    5.26
    2
    48. Epilepsy
    0.59
    170
    7.57
    1
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.58
    105
    13.99
    19
    50. Malnutrition
    0.53
    113
    17.17
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Syria SYRIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,203
    34.16
    2,101
    6.31
    2. Stroke
    8,088
    9.80
    2,817
    8.45
    3. War
    7,760
    9.40
    0
    0.00
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,958
    3.58
    3,214
    9.65
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,550
    3.09
    678
    2.03
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,329
    2.82
    1,015
    3.05
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,156
    2.61
    2,354
    7.06
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    2,077
    2.52
    389
    1.17
    9. Lung Cancers
    2,048
    2.48
    51
    0.15
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,953
    2.37
    97
    0.29
    11. Liver Disease
    1,720
    2.08
    792
    2.38
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    2.00
    957
    2.87
    13. Lung Disease
    1,601
    1.94
    1,102
    3.31
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,551
    1.88
    194
    0.58
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,534
    1.86
    2,000
    6.00
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,224
    1.48
    40
    0.12
    17. Asthma
    1,052
    1.27
    678
    2.03
    18. Lymphomas
    827
    1.00
    78
    0.23
    19. Leukemia
    796
    0.96
    39
    0.12
    20. Bladder Cancer
    757
    0.92
    10
    0.03
    21. Birth Trauma
    744
    0.90
    717
    2.15
    22. Stomach Cancer
    725
    0.88
    11
    0.03
    23. Hypertension
    707
    0.86
    990
    2.97
    24. Other Injuries
    521
    0.63
    533
    1.60
    25. Violence
    444
    0.54
    924
    2.77
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    418
    0.51
    235
    0.71
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    411
    0.50
    12
    0.04
    28. Prostate Cancer
    404
    0.49
    81
    0.24
    29. Falls
    383
    0.46
    128
    0.38
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    367
    0.44
    55
    0.17
    31. Liver Cancer
    366
    0.44
    71
    0.21
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    337
    0.41
    305
    0.92
    33. Suicide
    333
    0.40
    1,539
    4.62
    34. Ovary Cancer
    328
    0.40
    24
    0.07
    35. Meningitis
    295
    0.36
    318
    0.95
    36. Pertussis
    289
    0.35
    51
    0.15
    37. Oral Cancer
    289
    0.35
    52
    0.16
    38. Skin Cancers
    276
    0.33
    46
    0.14
    39. Drug Use
    249
    0.30
    32
    0.10
    40. Drownings
    215
    0.26
    200
    0.60
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    126
    0.38
    42. Cervical Cancer
    188
    0.23
    372
    1.12
    43. Fires
    179
    0.22
    269
    0.81
    44. Uterin Cancer
    146
    0.18
    23
    0.07
    45. Maternal Conditions
    105
    0.13
    292
    0.88
    46. Poisonings
    98
    0.12
    111
    0.33
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    97
    0.12
    73
    0.22
    48. Epilepsy
    92
    0.11
    143
    0.43
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    79
    0.10
    279
    0.84
    50. Encephalitis
    77
    0.09
    14
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    11.68
    143
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    3.87
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    2.77
    180
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    24.42
    47
    5. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    0.70
    170
    6. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    4.86
    86
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    0.76
    181
    8. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    2.43
    144
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    3.01
    145
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    0.90
    168
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    4.78
    106
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    44.59
    9
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    3.61
    19
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.88
    66
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    3.76
    61
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    5.57
    33
    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.