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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 MALAWI

Compare Syria and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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
3,413,325
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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Malawi Population Pyramid
2,953,871
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   Malawi MALAWI
  Syria SYRIA   Malawi MALAWI
       
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
  
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
54.3
57.6
55.9
94
94
94
  
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
61.5
65.1
63.3
83
88
86
  
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
66.7
70.3
68.4
64
92
82
  
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
70.5
74.9
72.6
50
67
57
  
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
71.9
75.5
73.7
60
89
76
  
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
71.2
74.3
72.7
87
110
105
  
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
71.2
74.3
87
110
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
71.2
74.3
87
110
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
73.0
75.9
84
109
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
73.4
76.2
82
107
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
73.8
76.4
73
106
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
74.0
76.6
74
106
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
74.3
76.7
75
106
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
74.5
76.9
75
106
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
74.8
77.1
78
107
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
75.1
77.3
80
108
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
75.5
77.6
82
108
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
76.1
78.0
82
108
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
77.0
78.5
83
111
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
78.2
79.3
84
116
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
79.9
80.4
82
130
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
81.8
81.8
82
143
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
84.0
83.5
83
164
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
86.6
85.6
99
175
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
89.5
88.2
126
180
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279.54
12
82.36
130
2. Stroke
79.31
95
99.81
73
3. War
68.78
2
0.01
107
4. Breast Cancer
31.59
9
13.43
128
5. Kidney Disease
22.22
96
23.88
86
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
21.72
107
79.50
43
7. Lung Cancers
18.90
59
1.92
173
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.14
102
19.90
48
9. Road Traffic Accidents
16.75
87
57.15
3
10. Lung Disease
16.00
132
23.06
86
11. Liver Disease
15.66
104
43.20
16
12. Diabetes Mellitus
15.00
124
36.03
73
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.27
58
2.90
178
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
10.38
67
60.66
25
15. Prostate Cancer
9.82
134
13.89
113
16. Asthma
9.65
67
9.68
66
17. Congenital Anomalies
8.06
30
6.35
75
18. Bladder Cancer
7.53
3
4.76
13
19. Lymphomas
7.40
15
7.19
18
20. Hypertension
7.33
147
32.87
38
21. Stomach Cancer
6.43
84
2.55
167
22. Leukemia
6.15
5
0.62
179
23. Ovary Cancer
5.40
55
3.33
134
24. Low Birth Weight
5.18
86
8.83
48
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.99
96
3.95
97
26. Pancreas Cancer
3.71
92
0.45
180
27. Other Injuries
3.62
158
10.06
67
28. Liver Cancer
3.43
154
3.24
158
29. Cervical Cancer
3.07
144
62.51
2
30. Falls
3.00
148
8.32
43
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.96
114
2.36
134
32. Violence
2.84
116
3.12
112
33. Skin Cancers
2.74
41
4.59
9
34. Inflammatory/Heart
2.72
146
4.28
101
35. Uterin Cancer
2.56
79
0.51
175
36. Oral Cancer
2.45
106
3.05
83
37. Birth Trauma
2.40
87
7.34
47
38. Suicide
2.11
177
10.58
63
39. Drug Use
1.89
51
0.57
152
40. Meningitis
1.74
66
12.92
27
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.52
92
1.88
74
42. Pertussis
1.35
58
1.36
57
43. Drownings
1.21
137
2.23
104
44. Fires
1.16
103
2.94
51
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.88
163
21.94
1
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.75
162
3.68
73
47. Poisonings
0.66
83
2.51
33
48. Epilepsy
0.59
170
2.04
64
49. Maternal Conditions
0.58
105
12.32
24
50. Malnutrition
0.53
113
14.32
16
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Syria SYRIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,203
34.16
4,929
5.11
2. Stroke
8,088
9.80
5,939
6.16
3. War
7,760
9.40
2
0.00
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,958
3.58
7,739
8.03
5. Road Traffic Accidents
2,550
3.09
6,221
6.45
6. Kidney Disease
2,329
2.82
1,567
1.63
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,156
2.61
5,782
6.00
8. Congenital Anomalies
2,077
2.52
2,509
2.60
9. Lung Cancers
2,048
2.48
131
0.14
10. Breast Cancer
1,953
2.37
600
0.62
11. Liver Disease
1,720
2.08
3,259
3.38
12. Low Birth Weight
1,652
2.00
4,339
4.50
13. Lung Disease
1,601
1.94
1,340
1.39
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,551
1.88
782
0.81
15. Diabetes Mellitus
1,534
1.86
2,267
2.35
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,224
1.48
234
0.24
17. Asthma
1,052
1.27
705
0.73
18. Lymphomas
827
1.00
839
0.87
19. Leukemia
796
0.96
82
0.09
20. Bladder Cancer
757
0.92
388
0.40
21. Birth Trauma
744
0.90
3,563
3.70
22. Stomach Cancer
725
0.88
206
0.21
23. Hypertension
707
0.86
1,797
1.86
24. Other Injuries
521
0.63
1,266
1.31
25. Violence
444
0.54
406
0.42
26. Endocrine Disorders
418
0.51
257
0.27
27. Pancreas Cancer
411
0.50
38
0.04
28. Prostate Cancer
404
0.49
271
0.28
29. Falls
383
0.46
562
0.58
30. Parkinson's Disease
367
0.44
200
0.21
31. Liver Cancer
366
0.44
317
0.33
32. Inflammatory/Heart
337
0.41
370
0.38
33. Suicide
333
0.40
1,007
1.04
34. Ovary Cancer
328
0.40
158
0.16
35. Meningitis
295
0.36
1,792
1.86
36. Pertussis
289
0.35
436
0.45
37. Oral Cancer
289
0.35
251
0.26
38. Skin Cancers
276
0.33
331
0.34
39. Drug Use
249
0.30
47
0.05
40. Drownings
215
0.26
458
0.47
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
197
0.24
154
0.16
42. Cervical Cancer
188
0.23
2,876
2.98
43. Fires
179
0.22
380
0.39
44. Uterin Cancer
146
0.18
23
0.02
45. Maternal Conditions
105
0.13
1,854
1.92
46. Poisonings
98
0.12
325
0.34
47. Oesophagus Cancer
97
0.12
1,842
1.91
48. Epilepsy
92
0.11
260
0.27
49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
79
0.10
280
0.29
50. Encephalitis
77
0.09
48
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
31.59
9
13.43
128
2. Lung Cancers
18.90
59
1.92
173
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.27
58
2.90
178
4. Prostate Cancer
9.82
134
13.89
113
5. Bladder Cancer
7.53
3
4.76
13
6. Lymphomas
7.40
15
7.19
18
7. Stomach Cancer
6.43
84
2.55
167
8. Leukemia
6.15
5
0.62
179
9. Ovary Cancer
5.40
55
3.33
134
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.71
92
0.45
180
11. Liver Cancer
3.43
154
3.24
158
12. Cervical Cancer
3.07
144
62.51
2
13. Skin Cancers
2.74
41
4.59
9
14. Uterin Cancer
2.56
79
0.51
175
15. Oral Cancer
2.45
106
3.05
83
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.88
163
21.94
1
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.