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Syria
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Syria and Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica
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   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Syria SYRIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    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
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279.54
    12
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    79.31
    95
    24.44
    158
    3. War
    68.78
    2
    0.01
    131
    4. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    11.97
    140
    5. Kidney Disease
    22.22
    96
    23.41
    90
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.72
    107
    13.17
    146
    7. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    5.56
    134
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.14
    102
    11.59
    153
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.75
    87
    14.00
    103
    10. Lung Disease
    16.00
    132
    15.14
    143
    11. Liver Disease
    15.66
    104
    6.24
    156
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.00
    124
    14.87
    125
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    10.02
    75
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10.38
    67
    1.36
    121
    15. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    15.36
    98
    16. Asthma
    9.65
    67
    1.02
    134
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    30
    6.46
    68
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    1.52
    126
    19. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    5.89
    48
    20. Hypertension
    7.33
    147
    12.84
    115
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    10.69
    34
    22. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    4.57
    39
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    2.60
    160
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.18
    86
    3.45
    117
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.99
    96
    2.10
    159
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    4.73
    71
    27. Other Injuries
    3.62
    158
    8.81
    79
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    6.19
    70
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    5.34
    121
    30. Falls
    3.00
    148
    1.90
    175
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    114
    3.05
    107
    32. Violence
    2.84
    116
    12.02
    40
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    2.09
    79
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    146
    3.09
    134
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.50
    80
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    1.60
    153
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.40
    87
    0.93
    125
    38. Suicide
    2.11
    177
    7.62
    107
    39. Drug Use
    1.89
    51
    1.10
    105
    40. Meningitis
    1.74
    66
    0.34
    133
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    92
    0.53
    154
    42. Pertussis
    1.35
    58
    0.00
    143
    43. Drownings
    1.21
    137
    1.86
    119
    44. Fires
    1.16
    103
    0.20
    176
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    0.96
    157
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    162
    1.16
    146
    47. Poisonings
    0.66
    83
    0.11
    169
    48. Epilepsy
    0.59
    170
    1.97
    71
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.58
    105
    0.32
    123
    50. Malnutrition
    0.53
    113
    0.57
    112
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Syria SYRIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,203
    34.16
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    8,088
    9.80
    1,624
    8.06
    3. War
    7,760
    9.40
    1
    0.00
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,958
    3.58
    836
    4.15
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,550
    3.09
    746
    3.70
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,329
    2.82
    1,482
    7.35
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,156
    2.61
    87
    0.43
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    2,077
    2.52
    315
    1.56
    9. Lung Cancers
    2,048
    2.48
    343
    1.70
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,953
    2.37
    384
    1.91
    11. Liver Disease
    1,720
    2.08
    370
    1.84
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    2.00
    178
    0.88
    13. Lung Disease
    1,601
    1.94
    1,046
    5.19
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,551
    1.88
    818
    4.06
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,534
    1.86
    953
    4.73
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,224
    1.48
    621
    3.08
    17. Asthma
    1,052
    1.27
    60
    0.30
    18. Lymphomas
    827
    1.00
    356
    1.77
    19. Leukemia
    796
    0.96
    262
    1.30
    20. Bladder Cancer
    757
    0.92
    100
    0.50
    21. Birth Trauma
    744
    0.90
    48
    0.24
    22. Stomach Cancer
    725
    0.88
    661
    3.28
    23. Hypertension
    707
    0.86
    863
    4.28
    24. Other Injuries
    521
    0.63
    571
    2.83
    25. Violence
    444
    0.54
    635
    3.15
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    418
    0.51
    183
    0.91
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    411
    0.50
    294
    1.46
    28. Prostate Cancer
    404
    0.49
    448
    2.22
    29. Falls
    383
    0.46
    116
    0.58
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    367
    0.44
    138
    0.68
    31. Liver Cancer
    366
    0.44
    382
    1.90
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    337
    0.41
    191
    0.95
    33. Suicide
    333
    0.40
    407
    2.02
    34. Ovary Cancer
    328
    0.40
    80
    0.40
    35. Meningitis
    295
    0.36
    18
    0.09
    36. Pertussis
    289
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    37. Oral Cancer
    289
    0.35
    96
    0.48
    38. Skin Cancers
    276
    0.33
    137
    0.68
    39. Drug Use
    249
    0.30
    63
    0.31
    40. Drownings
    215
    0.26
    97
    0.48
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    32
    0.16
    42. Cervical Cancer
    188
    0.23
    159
    0.79
    43. Fires
    179
    0.22
    10
    0.05
    44. Uterin Cancer
    146
    0.18
    80
    0.40
    45. Maternal Conditions
    105
    0.13
    17
    0.08
    46. Poisonings
    98
    0.12
    5
    0.02
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    97
    0.12
    61
    0.30
    48. Epilepsy
    92
    0.11
    116
    0.58
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    79
    0.10
    74
    0.37
    50. Encephalitis
    77
    0.09
    3
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    11.97
    140
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    5.56
    134
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    10.02
    75
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    15.36
    98
    5. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    1.52
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    5.89
    48
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    10.69
    34
    8. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    4.57
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    2.60
    160
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    4.73
    71
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    6.19
    70
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    5.34
    121
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    2.09
    79
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.50
    80
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    1.60
    153
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    0.96
    157
    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.