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Syria
COUNTRY #1
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SYRIA VS MAURITANIA

Compare Syria and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
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   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Syria SYRIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    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
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    279.54
    12
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    79.31
    95
    74.41
    100
    3. War
    68.78
    2
    0.04
    76
    4. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    14.72
    122
    5. Kidney Disease
    22.22
    96
    28.66
    67
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.72
    107
    84.48
    39
    7. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    2.77
    163
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.14
    102
    19.76
    53
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.75
    87
    31.87
    44
    10. Lung Disease
    16.00
    132
    16.35
    131
    11. Liver Disease
    15.66
    104
    25.88
    73
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.00
    124
    33.08
    83
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    5.29
    146
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10.38
    67
    44.13
    41
    15. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    18.54
    72
    16. Asthma
    9.65
    67
    8.59
    70
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    30
    7.27
    46
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    2.05
    93
    19. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    2.74
    157
    20. Hypertension
    7.33
    147
    16.11
    102
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    6.03
    91
    22. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    0.73
    176
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    3.39
    128
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.18
    86
    15.92
    3
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.99
    96
    4.87
    54
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    1.67
    151
    27. Other Injuries
    3.62
    158
    8.96
    76
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    12.80
    20
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    27.42
    20
    30. Falls
    3.00
    148
    6.66
    73
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    114
    4.39
    78
    32. Violence
    2.84
    116
    13.71
    31
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    2.41
    54
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    146
    4.86
    90
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    1.46
    141
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    2.03
    130
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.40
    87
    9.85
    27
    38. Suicide
    2.11
    177
    5.47
    132
    39. Drug Use
    1.89
    51
    2.66
    30
    40. Meningitis
    1.74
    66
    8.18
    39
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    92
    1.53
    91
    42. Pertussis
    1.35
    58
    7.56
    2
    43. Drownings
    1.21
    137
    2.10
    112
    44. Fires
    1.16
    103
    3.05
    47
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    1.31
    140
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    162
    4.26
    67
    47. Poisonings
    0.66
    83
    1.50
    59
    48. Epilepsy
    0.59
    170
    1.97
    72
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.58
    105
    16.08
    15
    50. Malnutrition
    0.53
    113
    13.89
    20
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Syria SYRIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    28,203
    34.16
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    8,088
    9.80
    1,307
    5.53
    3. War
    7,760
    9.40
    2
    0.01
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,958
    3.58
    2,756
    11.66
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,550
    3.09
    1,158
    4.90
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,329
    2.82
    555
    2.35
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,156
    2.61
    1,656
    7.01
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    2,077
    2.52
    665
    2.81
    9. Lung Cancers
    2,048
    2.48
    60
    0.25
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,953
    2.37
    189
    0.80
    11. Liver Disease
    1,720
    2.08
    586
    2.48
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    2.00
    2,014
    8.52
    13. Lung Disease
    1,601
    1.94
    275
    1.16
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,551
    1.88
    251
    1.06
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,534
    1.86
    594
    2.51
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,224
    1.48
    110
    0.47
    17. Asthma
    1,052
    1.27
    170
    0.72
    18. Lymphomas
    827
    1.00
    65
    0.28
    19. Leukemia
    796
    0.96
    22
    0.09
    20. Bladder Cancer
    757
    0.92
    42
    0.18
    21. Birth Trauma
    744
    0.90
    1,204
    5.10
    22. Stomach Cancer
    725
    0.88
    132
    0.56
    23. Hypertension
    707
    0.86
    286
    1.21
    24. Other Injuries
    521
    0.63
    343
    1.45
    25. Violence
    444
    0.54
    491
    2.08
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    418
    0.51
    197
    0.83
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    411
    0.50
    39
    0.17
    28. Prostate Cancer
    404
    0.49
    118
    0.50
    29. Falls
    383
    0.46
    140
    0.59
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    367
    0.44
    69
    0.29
    31. Liver Cancer
    366
    0.44
    312
    1.32
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    337
    0.41
    110
    0.47
    33. Suicide
    333
    0.40
    141
    0.60
    34. Ovary Cancer
    328
    0.40
    43
    0.18
    35. Meningitis
    295
    0.36
    357
    1.51
    36. Pertussis
    289
    0.35
    574
    2.43
    37. Oral Cancer
    289
    0.35
    45
    0.19
    38. Skin Cancers
    276
    0.33
    50
    0.21
    39. Drug Use
    249
    0.30
    71
    0.30
    40. Drownings
    215
    0.26
    116
    0.49
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    34
    0.14
    42. Cervical Cancer
    188
    0.23
    333
    1.41
    43. Fires
    179
    0.22
    123
    0.52
    44. Uterin Cancer
    146
    0.18
    17
    0.07
    45. Maternal Conditions
    105
    0.13
    639
    2.70
    46. Poisonings
    98
    0.12
    67
    0.28
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    97
    0.12
    30
    0.13
    48. Epilepsy
    92
    0.11
    75
    0.32
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    79
    0.10
    83
    0.35
    50. Encephalitis
    77
    0.09
    33
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Syria SYRIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.59
    9
    14.72
    122
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.90
    59
    2.77
    163
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.27
    58
    5.29
    146
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.82
    134
    18.54
    72
    5. Bladder Cancer
    7.53
    3
    2.05
    93
    6. Lymphomas
    7.40
    15
    2.74
    157
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.43
    84
    6.03
    91
    8. Leukemia
    6.15
    5
    0.73
    176
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    55
    3.39
    128
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.71
    92
    1.67
    151
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.43
    154
    12.80
    20
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.07
    144
    27.42
    20
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.74
    41
    2.41
    54
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.56
    79
    1.46
    141
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.45
    106
    2.03
    130
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    163
    1.31
    140
    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.