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Syria
COUNTRY #1
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SYRIA VS GHANA

Compare Syria and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Syria SYRIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279.54
    12
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    79.31
    95
    124.02
    35
    3. War
    68.78
    2
    0.10
    51
    4. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    19.09
    60
    5. Kidney Disease
    22.22
    96
    30.38
    56
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.72
    107
    99.08
    26
    7. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    1.71
    177
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.14
    102
    17.79
    85
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.75
    87
    31.33
    46
    10. Lung Disease
    16.00
    132
    26.48
    69
    11. Liver Disease
    15.66
    104
    36.74
    35
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.00
    124
    44.68
    47
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    6.86
    121
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10.38
    67
    30.48
    50
    15. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    24.21
    50
    16. Asthma
    9.65
    67
    13.95
    42
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    30
    7.03
    51
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    1.91
    102
    19. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    5.70
    55
    20. Hypertension
    7.33
    147
    17.73
    94
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    6.41
    86
    22. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    1.38
    163
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    8.00
    7
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.18
    86
    9.43
    38
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.99
    96
    4.48
    70
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    2.52
    128
    27. Other Injuries
    3.62
    158
    10.75
    58
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    17.60
    10
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    24.53
    27
    30. Falls
    3.00
    148
    8.85
    34
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    114
    6.88
    37
    32. Violence
    2.84
    116
    6.73
    72
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    1.57
    114
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    146
    11.13
    23
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.86
    68
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    2.86
    86
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.40
    87
    8.81
    36
    38. Suicide
    2.11
    177
    10.54
    64
    39. Drug Use
    1.89
    51
    3.31
    22
    40. Meningitis
    1.74
    66
    13.70
    21
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    92
    1.73
    80
    42. Pertussis
    1.35
    58
    1.62
    51
    43. Drownings
    1.21
    137
    2.38
    93
    44. Fires
    1.16
    103
    3.31
    41
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    2.61
    87
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    162
    2.19
    103
    47. Poisonings
    0.66
    83
    2.15
    42
    48. Epilepsy
    0.59
    170
    1.45
    103
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.58
    105
    6.87
    40
    50. Malnutrition
    0.53
    113
    8.62
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Syria SYRIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,203
    34.16
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    8,088
    9.80
    15,163
    8.67
    3. War
    7,760
    9.40
    29
    0.02
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,958
    3.58
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,550
    3.09
    7,808
    4.46
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,329
    2.82
    4,161
    2.38
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,156
    2.61
    6,538
    3.74
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    2,077
    2.52
    3,935
    2.25
    9. Lung Cancers
    2,048
    2.48
    237
    0.14
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,953
    2.37
    1,937
    1.11
    11. Liver Disease
    1,720
    2.08
    6,053
    3.46
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    2.00
    6,662
    3.81
    13. Lung Disease
    1,601
    1.94
    3,120
    1.78
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,551
    1.88
    1,294
    0.74
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,534
    1.86
    5,929
    3.39
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,224
    1.48
    803
    0.46
    17. Asthma
    1,052
    1.27
    1,979
    1.13
    18. Lymphomas
    827
    1.00
    875
    0.50
    19. Leukemia
    796
    0.96
    340
    0.19
    20. Bladder Cancer
    757
    0.92
    245
    0.14
    21. Birth Trauma
    744
    0.90
    6,194
    3.54
    22. Stomach Cancer
    725
    0.88
    870
    0.50
    23. Hypertension
    707
    0.86
    2,231
    1.28
    24. Other Injuries
    521
    0.63
    2,433
    1.39
    25. Violence
    444
    0.54
    1,857
    1.06
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    418
    0.51
    1,965
    1.12
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    411
    0.50
    334
    0.19
    28. Prostate Cancer
    404
    0.49
    1,031
    0.59
    29. Falls
    383
    0.46
    1,168
    0.67
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    367
    0.44
    387
    0.22
    31. Liver Cancer
    366
    0.44
    2,851
    1.63
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    337
    0.41
    1,615
    0.92
    33. Suicide
    333
    0.40
    1,993
    1.14
    34. Ovary Cancer
    328
    0.40
    698
    0.40
    35. Meningitis
    295
    0.36
    2,983
    1.70
    36. Pertussis
    289
    0.35
    744
    0.43
    37. Oral Cancer
    289
    0.35
    483
    0.28
    38. Skin Cancers
    276
    0.33
    214
    0.12
    39. Drug Use
    249
    0.30
    630
    0.36
    40. Drownings
    215
    0.26
    740
    0.42
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    256
    0.15
    42. Cervical Cancer
    188
    0.23
    2,161
    1.24
    43. Fires
    179
    0.22
    729
    0.42
    44. Uterin Cancer
    146
    0.18
    219
    0.13
    45. Maternal Conditions
    105
    0.13
    1,991
    1.14
    46. Poisonings
    98
    0.12
    522
    0.30
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    97
    0.12
    285
    0.16
    48. Epilepsy
    92
    0.11
    329
    0.19
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    79
    0.10
    321
    0.18
    50. Encephalitis
    77
    0.09
    357
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    19.09
    60
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    1.71
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    6.86
    121
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    24.21
    50
    5. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    1.91
    102
    6. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    5.70
    55
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    6.41
    86
    8. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    1.38
    163
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    8.00
    7
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    2.52
    128
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    17.60
    10
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    24.53
    27
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    1.57
    114
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    2.86
    68
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    2.86
    86
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    2.61
    87
    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.