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Libya
COUNTRY #1
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
LIBYA VS SYRIA

Compare Libya 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
Libya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Syria SYRIA
      Libya LIBYA   Syria SYRIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    107
    112
    108
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    115
    116
    115
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    58.8
    62.2
    60.5
    100
    104
    102
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    65.9
    70.6
    68.2
    77
    87
    88
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    69.3
    72.7
    70.9
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    70.6
    75.3
    72.8
    79
    90
    87
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    74.2
    77.3
    75.8
    59
    85
    72
    		  
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.2
    77.3
    59
    85
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    75.2
    78.2
    56
    88
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    75.3
    78.3
    56
    87
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    75.5
    78.4
    54
    87
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.6
    52
    87
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    76.3
    78.8
    52
    83
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    76.7
    79.0
    47
    82
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    77.1
    79.2
    47
    83
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    77.6
    79.5
    46
    82
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    78.1
    79.9
    46
    83
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    78.8
    80.4
    45
    82
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.1
    44
    79
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    80.6
    81.9
    44
    77
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.1
    44
    71
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.8
    44
    61
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.6
    41
    57
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.0
    29
    50
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.2
    29
    47
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    158.90
    40
    279.54
    12
    2. Stroke
    64.09
    114
    79.31
    95
    3. Kidney Disease
    28.70
    66
    22.22
    96
    4. Hypertension
    23.41
    66
    7.33
    147
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.90
    59
    16.75
    87
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.36
    25
    17.14
    102
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.17
    111
    15.00
    124
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.90
    127
    21.72
    107
    9. Lung Disease
    15.44
    138
    16.00
    132
    10. War
    15.38
    4
    68.78
    2
    11. Liver Disease
    13.95
    112
    15.66
    104
    12. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    18.90
    59
    13. Tuberculosis
    13.26
    59
    0.19
    163
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    11.27
    58
    15. Asthma
    7.09
    75
    9.65
    67
    16. Other Injuries
    6.89
    100
    3.62
    158
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    31.59
    9
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    9.82
    134
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    69
    8.06
    30
    20. Drug Use
    6.17
    4
    1.89
    51
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    3.07
    144
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    3.71
    92
    23. Suicide
    4.50
    148
    2.11
    177
    24. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    6.15
    5
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.34
    79
    3.99
    96
    26. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    7.40
    15
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.09
    102
    5.18
    86
    28. Falls
    4.06
    124
    3.00
    148
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    3.43
    154
    30. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    7.53
    3
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    5.40
    55
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.04
    109
    2.96
    114
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.03
    92
    0.09
    159
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    6.43
    84
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    95
    0.75
    162
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.16
    161
    2.72
    146
    37. Violence
    2.11
    132
    2.84
    116
    38. Fires
    1.98
    75
    1.16
    103
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    108
    10.38
    67
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    2.45
    106
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.57
    76
    0.58
    105
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.48
    106
    2.40
    87
    43. Drownings
    1.11
    144
    1.21
    137
    44. Epilepsy
    1.06
    132
    0.59
    170
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    120
    1.52
    92
    46. Poisonings
    0.86
    73
    0.66
    83
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    0.88
    163
    48. Meningitis
    0.76
    93
    1.74
    66
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.68
    53
    0.04
    162
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    2.74
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Libya LIBYA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,610
    26.30
    28,203
    34.16
    2. Stroke
    2,603
    10.36
    8,088
    9.80
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,444
    5.75
    2,550
    3.09
    4. Kidney Disease
    1,186
    4.72
    2,329
    2.82
    5. War
    1,055
    4.20
    7,760
    9.40
    6. Hypertension
    915
    3.64
    707
    0.86
    7. Tuberculosis
    812
    3.23
    23
    0.03
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    803
    3.20
    1,534
    1.86
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    744
    2.96
    2,958
    3.58
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    743
    2.96
    1,551
    1.88
    11. Liver Disease
    630
    2.51
    1,720
    2.08
    12. Lung Disease
    607
    2.42
    1,601
    1.94
    13. Lung Cancers
    592
    2.36
    2,048
    2.48
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    493
    1.96
    2,077
    2.52
    15. Other Injuries
    432
    1.72
    521
    0.63
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    427
    1.70
    1,224
    1.48
    17. Drug Use
    371
    1.48
    249
    0.30
    18. Low Birth Weight
    359
    1.43
    1,652
    2.00
    19. Suicide
    304
    1.21
    333
    0.40
    20. Asthma
    297
    1.18
    1,052
    1.27
    21. HIV/AIDS
    224
    0.89
    15
    0.02
    22. Leukemia
    217
    0.86
    796
    0.96
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    209
    0.83
    411
    0.50
    24. Falls
    204
    0.81
    383
    0.46
    25. Breast Cancer
    190
    0.76
    1,953
    2.37
    26. Lymphomas
    189
    0.75
    827
    1.00
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.63
    367
    0.44
    28. Liver Cancer
    153
    0.61
    366
    0.44
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.61
    418
    0.51
    30. Violence
    145
    0.58
    444
    0.54
    31. Bladder Cancer
    136
    0.54
    757
    0.92
    32. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.54
    188
    0.23
    33. Stomach Cancer
    134
    0.53
    725
    0.88
    34. Birth Trauma
    132
    0.53
    744
    0.90
    35. Maternal Conditions
    124
    0.49
    105
    0.13
    36. Fires
    115
    0.46
    179
    0.22
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    107
    0.43
    337
    0.41
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    99
    0.39
    79
    0.10
    39. Prostate Cancer
    96
    0.38
    404
    0.49
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.37
    2,156
    2.61
    41. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.32
    289
    0.35
    42. Ovary Cancer
    75
    0.30
    328
    0.40
    43. Drownings
    74
    0.29
    215
    0.26
    44. Epilepsy
    67
    0.27
    92
    0.11
    45. Poisonings
    56
    0.22
    98
    0.12
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.19
    197
    0.24
    47. Meningitis
    41
    0.16
    295
    0.36
    48. Hepatitis B
    34
    0.14
    5
    0.01
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    33
    0.13
    97
    0.12
    50. Alcohol
    22
    0.09
    51
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    18.90
    59
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    11.27
    58
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    31.59
    9
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    9.82
    134
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    3.07
    144
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    3.71
    92
    7. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    6.15
    5
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    7.40
    15
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    3.43
    154
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    7.53
    3
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    5.40
    55
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    6.43
    84
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    2.45
    106
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    0.88
    163
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    2.74
    41
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    179
    2.56
    79
    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.