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Compare Syria and New Guinea 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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
     
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
     
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
     
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
     
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
     
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
     
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Syria SYRIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
     
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
     
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
     
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
     
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
     
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
     
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
     
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
     
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
     
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
     
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
     
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
     
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
     
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
     
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
     
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
     
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
     
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
     
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
     
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
     
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Syria SYRIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    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
     
    50.34
    153
    3. Stroke
    83.04
    95
     
    41.43
    136
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.08
    46
     
    16.62
    89
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.85
    21
     
    19.04
    60
    6. Lung Cancers
    14.72
    75
     
    7.46
    107
    7. Kidney Disease
    13.67
    93
     
    47.59
    2
    8. Hypertension
    12.46
    121
     
    8.66
    142
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.71
    56
     
    6.83
    95
    10. Lung Disease
    10.84
    144
     
    30.75
    32
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.52
    145
     
    224.71
    5
    12. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    126
     
    19.23
    65
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.25
    146
     
    96.50
    6
    14. Lymphomas
    7.88
    12
     
    7.59
    20
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.48
    85
     
    7.83
    81
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    98
     
    15.41
    49
    17. Leukemia
    6.00
    7
     
    3.98
    78
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.70
    7
     
    1.04
    142
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5.58
    91
     
    7.31
    62
    20. Asthma
    5.01
    82
     
    46.56
    1
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    131
     
    8.48
    90
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.37
    107
     
    8.25
    67
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.34
    27
     
    1.39
    134
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.31
    109
     
    11.44
    28
    25. Liver Disease
    4.02
    161
     
    33.61
    20
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    108
     
    6.44
    30
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.61
    83
     
    1.41
    133
    28. Violence
    3.49
    104
     
    5.87
    81
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.24
    90
     
    21.16
    56
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.16
    100
     
    97.88
    6
    31. Birth Trauma
    2.98
    95
     
    15.36
    40
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.68
    105
     
    8.98
    27
    33. Malnutrition
    2.09
    90
     
    15.23
    42
    34. Other Injuries
    2.04
    171
     
    27.48
    20
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    122
     
    18.19
    1
    36. Meningitis
    1.69
    95
     
    14.32
    36
    37. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.66
    130
     
    3.09
    86
    38. Falls
    1.44
    159
     
    5.57
    84
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    166
     
    22.90
    19
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.26
    85
     
    7.34
    46
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.18
    130
     
    3.97
    26
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.03
    142
     
    2.71
    82
    43. Fires
    0.95
    123
     
    6.14
    49
    44. Skin Disease
    0.81
    120
     
    7.83
    17
    45. Poisonings
    0.75
    120
     
    16.36
    2
    46. Leishmaniasis
    0.70
    29
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Drownings
    0.61
    161
     
    5.71
    54
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.56
    86
     
    0.23
    139
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.52
    155
     
    3.46
    15
    50. Pertussis
    0.47
    56
     
    2.16
    29
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Syria SYRIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. War
    59,026
    46.95
     
    0
    0.00
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    23,526
    18.71
     
    1,660
    3.31
    3. Stroke
    9,154
    7.28
     
    1,354
    2.70
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,091
    3.25
     
    928
    1.85
    5. Low Birth Weight
    1,980
    1.58
     
    1,699
    3.39
    6. Lung Cancers
    1,786
    1.42
     
    259
    0.52
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,671
    1.33
     
    8,930
    17.81
    8. Kidney Disease
    1,623
    1.29
     
    1,742
    3.47
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,528
    1.22
     
    426
    0.85
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,444
    1.15
     
    243
    0.48
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,391
    1.11
     
    827
    1.65
    12. Hypertension
    1,363
    1.08
     
    252
    0.50
    13. Lung Disease
    1,191
    0.95
     
    905
    1.81
    14. Lymphomas
    1,052
    0.84
     
    285
    0.57
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,031
    0.82
     
    3,463
    6.91
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    924
    0.74
     
    344
    0.69
    17. Leukemia
    921
    0.73
     
    210
    0.42
    18. Birth Trauma
    883
    0.70
     
    1,694
    3.38
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    835
    0.66
     
    1,584
    3.16
    20. Stomach Cancer
    699
    0.56
     
    241
    0.48
    21. Violence
    666
    0.53
     
    376
    0.75
    22. Bladder Cancer
    641
    0.51
     
    30
    0.06
    23. Other Neoplasms
    592
    0.47
     
    59
    0.12
    24. Asthma
    582
    0.46
     
    1,475
    2.94
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    569
    0.45
     
    451
    0.90
    26. Liver Cancer
    525
    0.42
     
    523
    1.04
    27. Liver Disease
    508
    0.40
     
    1,339
    2.67
    28. Prostate Cancer
    481
    0.38
     
    188
    0.38
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    457
    0.36
     
    52
    0.10
    30. Tuberculosis
    441
    0.35
     
    3,847
    7.67
    31. Other Injuries
    346
    0.27
     
    1,634
    3.26
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    320
    0.25
     
    339
    0.68
    33. Malnutrition
    290
    0.23
     
    683
    1.36
    34. Meningitis
    261
    0.21
     
    912
    1.82
    35. Maternal Conditions
    258
    0.21
     
    471
    0.94
    36. Oral Cancer
    253
    0.20
     
    674
    1.34
    37. Ovary Cancer
    244
    0.19
     
    142
    0.28
    38. Falls
    215
    0.17
     
    260
    0.52
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    171
    0.14
     
    84
    0.17
    40. Leishmaniasis
    168
    0.13
     
    0
    0.00
    41. Fires
    158
    0.13
     
    411
    0.82
    42. Pertussis
    138
    0.11
     
    238
    0.47
    43. Drownings
    133
    0.11
     
    375
    0.75
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    126
    0.10
     
    96
    0.19
    45. Poisonings
    120
    0.10
     
    850
    1.70
    46. Skin Disease
    97
    0.08
     
    297
    0.59
    47. Syphilis
    90
    0.07
     
    136
    0.27
    48. Cervical Cancer
    86
    0.07
     
    540
    1.08
    49. Suicide
    77
    0.06
     
    550
    1.10
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.06
     
    9
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Syria SYRIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.85
    21
     
    19.04
    60
    2. Lung Cancers
    14.72
    75
     
    7.46
    107
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.71
    56
     
    6.83
    95
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    126
     
    19.23
    65
    5. Lymphomas
    7.88
    12
     
    7.59
    20
    6. Leukemia
    6.00
    7
     
    3.98
    78
    7. Bladder Cancer
    5.70
    7
     
    1.04
    142
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.58
    91
     
    7.31
    62
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.31
    109
     
    11.44
    28
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    108
     
    6.44
    30
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.61
    83
     
    1.41
    133
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    122
     
    18.19
    1
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.28
    166
     
    22.90
    19
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.18
    130
     
    3.97
    26
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.03
    142
     
    2.71
    82
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.52
    155
     
    3.46
    15
     
     
     
    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.