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Burkina Faso
COUNTRY #1
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BURKINA FASO VS SYRIA

Compare Burkina Faso and Syria 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.

Syria
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
Burkina Faso Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Syria SYRIA
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    48.8
    51.4
    50.1
    164
    165
    163
    		  
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    60.1
    65.2
    62.7
    169
    162
    166
    		  
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.1
    65.2
    169
    162
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    66.1
    71.0
    159
    150
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.7
    160
    146
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    67.1
    72.1
    159
    147
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    67.6
    72.4
    159
    147
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    68.1
    72.8
    159
    146
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    68.7
    73.2
    159
    146
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    69.3
    73.7
    158
    147
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    70.0
    74.2
    159
    149
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.9
    159
    150
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    72.1
    75.7
    162
    150
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    73.5
    76.8
    162
    151
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    75.2
    78.1
    161
    152
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    77.4
    79.7
    163
    152
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    79.8
    81.6
    161
    149
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.1
    157
    140
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.9
    151
    128
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.3
    128
    104
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    131.79
    66
    279.54
    12
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    122.30
    12
    21.72
    107
    3. Stroke
    95.70
    77
    79.31
    95
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    83.63
    10
    10.38
    67
    5. Malaria
    49.69
    7
    0.00
    170
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.30
    16
    16.75
    87
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.15
    12
    3.07
    144
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.67
    65
    15.00
    124
    9. Liver Disease
    32.34
    53
    15.66
    104
    10. Hypertension
    31.19
    42
    7.33
    147
    11. Kidney Disease
    31.16
    51
    22.22
    96
    12. Prostate Cancer
    27.33
    35
    9.82
    134
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    25.05
    2
    2.96
    114
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.98
    34
    17.14
    102
    15. HIV/AIDS
    20.42
    43
    0.09
    159
    16. Lung Disease
    18.73
    110
    16.00
    132
    17. Meningitis
    18.01
    8
    1.74
    66
    18. Other Injuries
    16.52
    15
    3.62
    158
    19. Breast Cancer
    16.06
    101
    31.59
    9
    20. Tuberculosis
    15.11
    55
    0.19
    163
    21. Liver Cancer
    14.45
    15
    3.43
    154
    22. Suicide
    14.38
    33
    2.11
    177
    23. Malnutrition
    14.30
    17
    0.53
    113
    24. Asthma
    11.80
    54
    9.65
    67
    25. Violence
    11.16
    45
    2.84
    116
    26. Low Birth Weight
    10.86
    31
    5.18
    86
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.42
    22
    2.40
    87
    28. Falls
    10.27
    19
    3.00
    148
    29. Stomach Cancer
    9.32
    49
    6.43
    84
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.08
    35
    2.72
    146
    31. Maternal Conditions
    8.05
    37
    0.58
    105
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.94
    34
    8.06
    30
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.07
    134
    11.27
    58
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    5.51
    35
    3.99
    96
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.07
    57
    0.75
    162
    36. War
    4.60
    10
    68.78
    2
    37. Fires
    4.29
    22
    1.16
    103
    38. Poisonings
    3.69
    10
    0.66
    83
    39. Drownings
    3.55
    61
    1.21
    137
    40. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    49
    7.53
    3
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    139
    5.40
    55
    42. Measles
    3.12
    21
    0.00
    99
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.06
    42
    1.52
    92
    44. Epilepsy
    3.04
    29
    0.59
    170
    45. Lung Cancers
    3.02
    158
    18.90
    59
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.91
    34
    2.74
    41
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.73
    10
    0.10
    55
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.71
    95
    2.45
    106
    49. Lymphomas
    2.58
    161
    7.40
    15
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    142
    3.71
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,807
    12.47
    2,958
    3.58
    2. Malaria
    14,602
    10.84
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,887
    8.82
    2,156
    2.61
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,117
    6.02
    28,203
    34.16
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,809
    5.05
    1,652
    2.00
    6. Birth Trauma
    6,426
    4.77
    744
    0.90
    7. Stroke
    6,324
    4.69
    8,088
    9.80
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,303
    4.68
    2,550
    3.09
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    4,794
    3.56
    418
    0.51
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    3,515
    2.61
    2,077
    2.52
    11. Meningitis
    3,375
    2.50
    295
    0.36
    12. HIV/AIDS
    3,100
    2.30
    15
    0.02
    13. Malnutrition
    2,868
    2.13
    73
    0.09
    14. Liver Disease
    2,722
    2.02
    1,720
    2.08
    15. Other Injuries
    2,637
    1.96
    521
    0.63
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,609
    1.94
    1,534
    1.86
    17. Kidney Disease
    2,398
    1.78
    2,329
    2.82
    18. Cervical Cancer
    2,122
    1.57
    188
    0.23
    19. Hypertension
    2,020
    1.50
    707
    0.86
    20. Tuberculosis
    1,968
    1.46
    23
    0.03
    21. Violence
    1,943
    1.44
    444
    0.54
    22. Suicide
    1,521
    1.13
    333
    0.40
    23. Maternal Conditions
    1,379
    1.02
    105
    0.13
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,309
    0.97
    366
    0.44
    25. Measles
    1,196
    0.89
    0
    0.00
    26. Lung Disease
    1,161
    0.86
    1,601
    1.94
    27. Asthma
    941
    0.70
    1,052
    1.27
    28. Drownings
    910
    0.68
    215
    0.26
    29. War
    884
    0.66
    7,760
    9.40
    30. Breast Cancer
    862
    0.64
    1,953
    2.37
    31. Falls
    828
    0.61
    383
    0.46
    32. Stomach Cancer
    777
    0.58
    725
    0.88
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    767
    0.57
    1,551
    1.88
    34. Pertussis
    746
    0.55
    289
    0.35
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    743
    0.55
    337
    0.41
    36. Fires
    704
    0.52
    179
    0.22
    37. Poisonings
    620
    0.46
    98
    0.12
    38. Prostate Cancer
    514
    0.38
    404
    0.49
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    478
    0.35
    1,224
    1.48
    40. Epilepsy
    477
    0.35
    92
    0.11
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    410
    0.30
    79
    0.10
    42. Syphilis
    294
    0.22
    31
    0.04
    43. Lymphomas
    280
    0.21
    827
    1.00
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    269
    0.20
    197
    0.24
    45. Bladder Cancer
    265
    0.20
    757
    0.92
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.19
    367
    0.44
    47. Schistosomiasis
    249
    0.18
    11
    0.01
    48. Lung Cancers
    242
    0.18
    2,048
    2.48
    49. Oral Cancer
    227
    0.17
    289
    0.35
    50. Skin Cancers
    220
    0.16
    276
    0.33
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.15
    12
    3.07
    144
    2. Prostate Cancer
    27.33
    35
    9.82
    134
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.06
    101
    31.59
    9
    4. Liver Cancer
    14.45
    15
    3.43
    154
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.32
    49
    6.43
    84
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.07
    134
    11.27
    58
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    49
    7.53
    3
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    139
    5.40
    55
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.02
    158
    18.90
    59
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.91
    34
    2.74
    41
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.71
    95
    2.45
    106
    12. Lymphomas
    2.58
    161
    7.40
    15
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    142
    3.71
    92
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.67
    129
    2.56
    79
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    147
    0.88
    163
    16. Leukemia
    0.82
    172
    6.15
    5
    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.