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Syria
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
SYRIA VS EGYPT

Compare Syria and Egypt 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.

Egypt
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
33,129,325
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Egypt Population Pyramid
159,956,809
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Egypt EGYPT
  Syria SYRIA   Egypt EGYPT
       
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
  
45.1
46.9
46.0
112
115
115
1970
54.3
57.6
55.9
94
94
94
  
49.5
51.3
50.4
121
120
119
1980
61.5
65.1
63.3
83
88
86
  
54.1
55.9
54.9
124
127
127
1990
66.7
70.3
68.4
64
92
82
  
60.8
63.6
62.2
117
123
120
2000
70.5
74.9
72.6
50
67
57
  
66.4
71.4
68.8
96
100
100
2010
71.9
75.5
73.7
60
89
76
  
67.9
72.2
70.0
99
113
105
2019
71.2
74.3
72.7
87
110
105
  
69.6
74.1
71.8
105
111
112
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Egypt EGYPT
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
71.2
74.3
87
110
69.6
74.1
105
111
Age
71.2
74.3
87
110
69.6
74.1
105
111
Age 5
73.0
75.9
84
109
71.1
75.6
106
112
Age 10
73.4
76.2
82
107
71.3
75.8
106
112
Age 15
73.8
76.4
73
106
71.4
75.9
107
112
Age 20
74.0
76.6
74
106
71.7
76.0
107
112
Age 25
74.3
76.7
75
106
72.0
76.2
109
112
Age 30
74.5
76.9
75
106
72.2
76.3
111
113
Age 35
74.8
77.1
78
107
72.5
76.5
114
113
Age 40
75.1
77.3
80
108
72.9
76.7
115
114
Age 45
75.5
77.6
82
108
73.3
77.0
121
115
Age 50
76.1
78.0
82
108
73.9
77.4
126
117
Age 55
77.0
78.5
83
111
75.0
78.1
132
119
Age 60
78.2
79.3
84
116
76.5
79.1
134
122
Age 65
79.9
80.4
82
130
78.5
80.5
131
117
Age 70
81.8
81.8
82
143
81.0
82.6
116
105
Age 75
84.0
83.5
83
164
83.4
84.7
119
103
Age 80
86.6
85.6
99
175
86.5
87.2
109
103
Age 85
89.5
88.2
126
180
89.8
90.1
98
120
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Egypt EGYPT
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279.54
12
268.11
15
2. Stroke
79.31
95
65.24
110
3. War
68.78
2
0.71
23
4. Breast Cancer
31.59
9
24.04
33
5. Kidney Disease
22.22
96
32.58
46
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
21.72
107
25.25
99
7. Lung Cancers
18.90
59
8.02
115
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.14
102
13.14
148
9. Road Traffic Accidents
16.75
87
11.77
116
10. Lung Disease
16.00
132
20.69
100
11. Liver Disease
15.66
104
93.37
1
12. Diabetes Mellitus
15.00
124
27.97
92
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.27
58
4.35
156
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
10.38
67
3.32
88
15. Prostate Cancer
9.82
134
6.17
154
16. Asthma
9.65
67
10.51
59
17. Congenital Anomalies
8.06
30
7.73
38
18. Bladder Cancer
7.53
3
8.13
2
19. Lymphomas
7.40
15
11.00
2
20. Hypertension
7.33
147
34.03
35
21. Stomach Cancer
6.43
84
2.54
168
22. Leukemia
6.15
5
4.53
42
23. Ovary Cancer
5.40
55
5.11
61
24. Low Birth Weight
5.18
86
6.01
80
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.99
96
4.12
91
26. Pancreas Cancer
3.71
92
4.11
83
27. Other Injuries
3.62
158
4.29
144
28. Liver Cancer
3.43
154
34.11
2
29. Cervical Cancer
3.07
144
1.68
175
30. Falls
3.00
148
2.57
161
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.96
114
2.96
113
32. Violence
2.84
116
4.42
93
33. Skin Cancers
2.74
41
1.52
117
34. Inflammatory/Heart
2.72
146
3.07
135
35. Uterin Cancer
2.56
79
1.19
154
36. Oral Cancer
2.45
106
1.16
170
37. Birth Trauma
2.40
87
3.36
79
38. Suicide
2.11
177
3.41
158
39. Drug Use
1.89
51
0.13
183
40. Meningitis
1.74
66
0.78
92
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.52
92
1.62
82
42. Pertussis
1.35
58
0.65
76
43. Drownings
1.21
137
1.09
146
44. Fires
1.16
103
1.72
83
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.88
163
1.39
132
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.75
162
1.89
119
47. Poisonings
0.66
83
0.20
151
48. Epilepsy
0.59
170
0.48
179
49. Maternal Conditions
0.58
105
0.80
93
50. Malnutrition
0.53
113
1.10
99
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Syria SYRIA   Egypt EGYPT
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,203
34.16
173,871
32.40
2. Stroke
8,088
9.80
43,839
8.17
3. War
7,760
9.40
714
0.13
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,958
3.58
20,694
3.86
5. Road Traffic Accidents
2,550
3.09
10,141
1.89
6. Kidney Disease
2,329
2.82
21,087
3.93
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,156
2.61
3,692
0.69
8. Congenital Anomalies
2,077
2.52
12,163
2.27
9. Lung Cancers
2,048
2.48
5,677
1.06
10. Breast Cancer
1,953
2.37
9,180
1.71
11. Liver Disease
1,720
2.08
60,122
11.20
12. Low Birth Weight
1,652
2.00
11,391
2.12
13. Lung Disease
1,601
1.94
13,393
2.50
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,551
1.88
6,975
1.30
15. Diabetes Mellitus
1,534
1.86
19,131
3.57
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,224
1.48
3,083
0.57
17. Asthma
1,052
1.27
7,104
1.32
18. Lymphomas
827
1.00
7,539
1.40
19. Leukemia
796
0.96
3,763
0.70
20. Bladder Cancer
757
0.92
5,133
0.96
21. Birth Trauma
744
0.90
6,109
1.14
22. Stomach Cancer
725
0.88
1,844
0.34
23. Hypertension
707
0.86
21,094
3.93
24. Other Injuries
521
0.63
3,819
0.71
25. Violence
444
0.54
4,165
0.78
26. Endocrine Disorders
418
0.51
2,372
0.44
27. Pancreas Cancer
411
0.50
2,906
0.54
28. Prostate Cancer
404
0.49
1,282
0.24
29. Falls
383
0.46
2,019
0.38
30. Parkinson's Disease
367
0.44
2,391
0.45
31. Liver Cancer
366
0.44
24,512
4.57
32. Inflammatory/Heart
337
0.41
2,489
0.46
33. Suicide
333
0.40
3,022
0.56
34. Ovary Cancer
328
0.40
1,944
0.36
35. Meningitis
295
0.36
827
0.15
36. Pertussis
289
0.35
906
0.17
37. Oral Cancer
289
0.35
793
0.15
38. Skin Cancers
276
0.33
1,013
0.19
39. Drug Use
249
0.30
116
0.02
40. Drownings
215
0.26
1,122
0.21
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
197
0.24
1,248
0.23
42. Cervical Cancer
188
0.23
625
0.12
43. Fires
179
0.22
1,568
0.29
44. Uterin Cancer
146
0.18
422
0.08
45. Maternal Conditions
105
0.13
795
0.15
46. Poisonings
98
0.12
195
0.04
47. Oesophagus Cancer
97
0.12
951
0.18
48. Epilepsy
92
0.11
451
0.08
49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
79
0.10
1,339
0.25
50. Encephalitis
77
0.09
1,046
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Egypt EGYPT
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
31.59
9
24.04
33
2. Lung Cancers
18.90
59
8.02
115
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.27
58
4.35
156
4. Prostate Cancer
9.82
134
6.17
154
5. Bladder Cancer
7.53
3
8.13
2
6. Lymphomas
7.40
15
11.00
2
7. Stomach Cancer
6.43
84
2.54
168
8. Leukemia
6.15
5
4.53
42
9. Ovary Cancer
5.40
55
5.11
61
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.71
92
4.11
83
11. Liver Cancer
3.43
154
34.11
2
12. Cervical Cancer
3.07
144
1.68
175
13. Skin Cancers
2.74
41
1.52
117
14. Uterin Cancer
2.56
79
1.19
154
15. Oral Cancer
2.45
106
1.16
170
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.88
163
1.39
132
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.