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HEALTH PROFILE: Syria

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Syria SYRIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Syria
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Syria SYRIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    Syria SYRIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279.54
    12
    2. Stroke
    79.31
    95
    3. War
    68.78
    2
    4. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    5. Kidney Disease
    22.22
    96
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.72
    107
    7. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.14
    102
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.75
    87
    10. Lung Disease
    16.00
    132
    11. Liver Disease
    15.66
    104
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.00
    124
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10.38
    67
    15. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    16. Asthma
    9.65
    67
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    30
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    19. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    20. Hypertension
    7.33
    147
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    22. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.18
    86
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.99
    96
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    27. Other Injuries
    3.62
    158
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    30. Falls
    3.00
    148
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    114
    32. Violence
    2.84
    116
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    146
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.40
    87
    38. Suicide
    2.11
    177
    39. Drug Use
    1.89
    51
    40. Meningitis
    1.74
    66
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    92
    42. Pertussis
    1.35
    58
    43. Drownings
    1.21
    137
    44. Fires
    1.16
    103
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    162
    47. Poisonings
    0.66
    83
    48. Epilepsy
    0.59
    170
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.58
    105
    50. Malnutrition
    0.53
    113
    Syria SYRIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,203
    34.16
    2. Stroke
    8,088
    9.80
    3. War
    7,760
    9.40
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,958
    3.58
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,550
    3.09
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,329
    2.82
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,156
    2.61
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    2,077
    2.52
    9. Lung Cancers
    2,048
    2.48
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,953
    2.37
    11. Liver Disease
    1,720
    2.08
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    2.00
    13. Lung Disease
    1,601
    1.94
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,551
    1.88
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,534
    1.86
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,224
    1.48
    17. Asthma
    1,052
    1.27
    18. Lymphomas
    827
    1.00
    19. Leukemia
    796
    0.96
    20. Bladder Cancer
    757
    0.92
    21. Birth Trauma
    744
    0.90
    22. Stomach Cancer
    725
    0.88
    23. Hypertension
    707
    0.86
    24. Other Injuries
    521
    0.63
    25. Violence
    444
    0.54
      Deaths %
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    418
    0.51
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    411
    0.50
    28. Prostate Cancer
    404
    0.49
    29. Falls
    383
    0.46
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    367
    0.44
    31. Liver Cancer
    366
    0.44
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    337
    0.41
    33. Suicide
    333
    0.40
    34. Ovary Cancer
    328
    0.40
    35. Meningitis
    295
    0.36
    36. Pertussis
    289
    0.35
    37. Oral Cancer
    289
    0.35
    38. Skin Cancers
    276
    0.33
    39. Drug Use
    249
    0.30
    40. Drownings
    215
    0.26
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    42. Cervical Cancer
    188
    0.23
    43. Fires
    179
    0.22
    44. Uterin Cancer
    146
    0.18
    45. Maternal Conditions
    105
    0.13
    46. Poisonings
    98
    0.12
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    97
    0.12
    48. Epilepsy
    92
    0.11
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    79
    0.10
    50. Encephalitis
    77
    0.09
    Syria SYRIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    5. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    6. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    8. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    Syria SYRIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    0.2
    178
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    20.9
    34.8
    70
    28
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Syria SYRIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    Syria SYRIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    20.384m
    60
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    66
    Population 0-14
    33.5%
    52
    Population 15-64
    62.1%
    137
    Population 65 +
    4.5%
    132
    Birth Rate / 1000
    22.72
    49
    Death Rate / 1000
    4.22
    176
    Fertility Rate
    2.85
    54
    Infant Mortality
    16.27
    96
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    45
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    92
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    115
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.88
    44
    Net Migration
    34.34
    1
    Population Growth
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Total
    86.4%
    119
    Literacy Male
    91.7%
    91
    Literacy Female
    81.0%
    105
    Unemployment
    50.0%
    2
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    72.7
    105
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    62.9
    111
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,900
    161

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    57,743
    3,165
    4/1/24
    Syria COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Syria causes.

     
     
    Syria COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Syria COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.