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Syria
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Syria and South Sudan 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.

South Sudan
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   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Syria SYRIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
     
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
     
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
     
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279.54
    12
    67.24
    147
    2. Stroke
    79.31
    95
    78.18
    96
    3. War
    68.78
    2
    5.52
    9
    4. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    24.61
    32
    5. Kidney Disease
    22.22
    96
    21.96
    98
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.72
    107
    91.82
    32
    7. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    3.26
    155
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.14
    102
    16.37
    120
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.75
    87
    50.94
    9
    10. Lung Disease
    16.00
    132
    20.35
    103
    11. Liver Disease
    15.66
    104
    33.72
    46
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.00
    124
    28.11
    91
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    7.03
    119
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10.38
    67
    89.87
    9
    15. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    20.76
    59
    16. Asthma
    9.65
    67
    10.14
    63
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    30
    7.99
    32
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    1.83
    105
    19. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    7.27
    16
    20. Hypertension
    7.33
    147
    26.49
    52
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    4.83
    115
    22. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    4.90
    23
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    6.66
    22
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.18
    86
    13.19
    12
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.99
    96
    3.13
    139
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    2.21
    137
    27. Other Injuries
    3.62
    158
    12.63
    39
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    6.30
    69
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    26.49
    21
    30. Falls
    3.00
    148
    5.13
    100
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    114
    2.34
    137
    32. Violence
    2.84
    116
    20.51
    17
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    2.57
    49
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    146
    3.15
    132
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.48
    81
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    4.79
    40
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.40
    87
    15.46
    3
    38. Suicide
    2.11
    177
    6.69
    120
    39. Drug Use
    1.89
    51
    0.59
    151
    40. Meningitis
    1.74
    66
    13.97
    18
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    92
    1.89
    73
    42. Pertussis
    1.35
    58
    4.19
    16
    43. Drownings
    1.21
    137
    3.07
    73
    44. Fires
    1.16
    103
    3.92
    30
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    8.47
    17
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    162
    3.46
    78
    47. Poisonings
    0.66
    83
    2.36
    37
    48. Epilepsy
    0.59
    170
    1.73
    85
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.58
    105
    16.14
    14
    50. Malnutrition
    0.53
    113
    17.61
    12
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Syria SYRIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,203
    34.16
    2,930
    3.49
    2. Stroke
    8,088
    9.80
    3,541
    4.22
    3. War
    7,760
    9.40
    614
    0.73
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,958
    3.58
    9,918
    11.82
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,550
    3.09
    4,063
    4.84
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,329
    2.82
    1,090
    1.30
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,156
    2.61
    7,270
    8.67
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    2,077
    2.52
    2,020
    2.41
    9. Lung Cancers
    2,048
    2.48
    164
    0.20
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,953
    2.37
    695
    0.83
    11. Liver Disease
    1,720
    2.08
    1,823
    2.17
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    2.00
    4,339
    5.17
    13. Lung Disease
    1,601
    1.94
    894
    1.07
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,551
    1.88
    543
    0.65
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,534
    1.86
    1,312
    1.56
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,224
    1.48
    360
    0.43
    17. Asthma
    1,052
    1.27
    587
    0.70
    18. Lymphomas
    827
    1.00
    422
    0.50
    19. Leukemia
    796
    0.96
    314
    0.37
    20. Bladder Cancer
    757
    0.92
    88
    0.10
    21. Birth Trauma
    744
    0.90
    5,210
    6.21
    22. Stomach Cancer
    725
    0.88
    241
    0.29
    23. Hypertension
    707
    0.86
    1,131
    1.35
    24. Other Injuries
    521
    0.63
    1,207
    1.44
    25. Violence
    444
    0.54
    1,584
    1.89
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    418
    0.51
    192
    0.23
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    411
    0.50
    109
    0.13
    28. Prostate Cancer
    404
    0.49
    409
    0.49
    29. Falls
    383
    0.46
    269
    0.32
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    367
    0.44
    125
    0.15
    31. Liver Cancer
    366
    0.44
    346
    0.41
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    337
    0.41
    217
    0.26
    33. Suicide
    333
    0.40
    425
    0.51
    34. Ovary Cancer
    328
    0.40
    188
    0.22
    35. Meningitis
    295
    0.36
    1,780
    2.12
    36. Pertussis
    289
    0.35
    784
    0.93
    37. Oral Cancer
    289
    0.35
    259
    0.31
    38. Skin Cancers
    276
    0.33
    127
    0.15
    39. Drug Use
    249
    0.30
    33
    0.04
    40. Drownings
    215
    0.26
    466
    0.56
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    121
    0.14
    42. Cervical Cancer
    188
    0.23
    761
    0.91
    43. Fires
    179
    0.22
    433
    0.52
    44. Uterin Cancer
    146
    0.18
    66
    0.08
    45. Maternal Conditions
    105
    0.13
    1,521
    1.81
    46. Poisonings
    98
    0.12
    259
    0.31
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    97
    0.12
    435
    0.52
    48. Epilepsy
    92
    0.11
    152
    0.18
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    79
    0.10
    186
    0.22
    50. Encephalitis
    77
    0.09
    32
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    24.61
    32
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    3.26
    155
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    7.03
    119
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    20.76
    59
    5. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    1.83
    105
    6. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    7.27
    16
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    4.83
    115
    8. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    4.90
    23
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    6.66
    22
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    2.21
    137
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    6.30
    69
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    26.49
    21
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    2.57
    49
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.48
    81
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    4.79
    40
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    8.47
    17
    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.