WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings

World Health Review

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

Compare Syria and Nepal 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.

Nepal
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%
Nepal Population Pyramid
35,323,925
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   Nepal NEPAL
  Syria SYRIA   Nepal NEPAL
       
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
 
39.0
38.4
38.7
148
156
154
1970
54.3
57.6
55.9
94
94
94
 
43.1
42.8
43.0
145
157
152
1980
61.5
65.1
63.3
83
88
86
 
48.7
48.2
48.4
144
155
149
1990
66.7
70.3
68.4
64
92
82
 
54.7
54.2
54.5
142
155
151
2000
70.5
74.9
72.6
50
67
57
 
61.5
63.5
62.5
121
129
129
2010
71.9
75.5
73.7
60
89
76
 
66.7
69.4
68.0
109
124
119
2019
71.2
74.3
72.7
87
110
105
 
68.9
72.7
70.9
113
119
116
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Nepal NEPAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
71.2
74.3
87
110
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age
71.2
74.3
87
110
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age 5
73.0
75.9
84
109
71.2
74.9
102
118
Age 10
73.4
76.2
82
107
71.4
75.1
103
117
Age 15
73.8
76.4
73
106
71.6
75.2
104
118
Age 20
74.0
76.6
74
106
71.8
75.4
104
119
Age 25
74.3
76.7
75
106
72.2
75.6
105
119
Age 30
74.5
76.9
75
106
72.5
75.8
106
118
Age 35
74.8
77.1
78
107
72.9
76.0
106
118
Age 40
75.1
77.3
80
108
73.3
76.3
107
118
Age 45
75.5
77.6
82
108
73.8
76.8
111
117
Age 50
76.1
78.0
82
108
74.5
77.4
112
118
Age 55
77.0
78.5
83
111
75.5
78.2
118
117
Age 60
78.2
79.3
84
116
76.8
79.2
123
120
Age 65
79.9
80.4
82
130
78.5
80.4
123
124
Age 70
81.8
81.8
82
143
80.7
82.0
129
134
Age 75
84.0
83.5
83
164
83.2
84.1
133
137
Age 80
86.6
85.6
99
175
86.1
86.7
132
146
Age 85
89.5
88.2
126
180
89.4
89.8
145
151
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Nepal NEPAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279.54
12
102.19
104
2. Stroke
79.31
95
67.32
106
3. War
68.78
2
0.08
55
4. Breast Cancer
31.59
9
8.50
172
5. Kidney Disease
22.22
96
21.28
103
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
21.72
107
29.37
86
7. Lung Cancers
18.90
59
18.16
65
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.14
102
13.60
145
9. Road Traffic Accidents
16.75
87
20.65
72
10. Lung Disease
16.00
132
149.01
1
11. Liver Disease
15.66
104
30.02
57
12. Diabetes Mellitus
15.00
124
16.12
117
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.27
58
5.77
137
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
10.38
67
29.68
51
15. Prostate Cancer
9.82
134
0.95
182
16. Asthma
9.65
67
30.93
6
17. Congenital Anomalies
8.06
30
4.79
117
18. Bladder Cancer
7.53
3
1.62
119
19. Lymphomas
7.40
15
3.51
134
20. Hypertension
7.33
147
11.58
122
21. Stomach Cancer
6.43
84
6.79
79
22. Leukemia
6.15
5
2.61
139
23. Ovary Cancer
5.40
55
4.60
83
24. Low Birth Weight
5.18
86
8.46
51
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.99
96
4.37
77
26. Pancreas Cancer
3.71
92
2.18
138
27. Other Injuries
3.62
158
7.36
96
28. Liver Cancer
3.43
154
1.19
183
29. Cervical Cancer
3.07
144
15.27
52
30. Falls
3.00
148
15.55
5
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.96
114
1.14
171
32. Violence
2.84
116
2.57
119
33. Skin Cancers
2.74
41
2.13
76
34. Inflammatory/Heart
2.72
146
1.08
183
35. Uterin Cancer
2.56
79
0.48
176
36. Oral Cancer
2.45
106
6.52
23
37. Birth Trauma
2.40
87
6.00
55
38. Suicide
2.11
177
9.77
74
39. Drug Use
1.89
51
0.42
167
40. Meningitis
1.74
66
1.69
68
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.52
92
11.28
7
42. Pertussis
1.35
58
1.48
54
43. Drownings
1.21
137
5.38
23
44. Fires
1.16
103
0.94
117
45. Oesophagus Cancer
0.88
163
2.40
92
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.75
162
1.16
144
47. Poisonings
0.66
83
1.74
52
48. Epilepsy
0.59
170
3.57
12
49. Maternal Conditions
0.58
105
3.56
54
50. Malnutrition
0.53
113
4.05
59
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Syria SYRIA   Nepal NEPAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
28,203
34.16
19,677
12.26
2. Stroke
8,088
9.80
12,909
8.04
3. War
7,760
9.40
24
0.01
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,958
3.58
6,237
3.88
5. Road Traffic Accidents
2,550
3.09
4,654
2.90
6. Kidney Disease
2,329
2.82
4,284
2.67
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,156
2.61
6,071
3.78
8. Congenital Anomalies
2,077
2.52
1,949
1.21
9. Lung Cancers
2,048
2.48
3,586
2.23
10. Breast Cancer
1,953
2.37
1,038
0.65
11. Liver Disease
1,720
2.08
6,383
3.98
12. Low Birth Weight
1,652
2.00
3,822
2.38
13. Lung Disease
1,601
1.94
27,027
16.83
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,551
1.88
2,022
1.26
15. Diabetes Mellitus
1,534
1.86
2,929
1.82
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,224
1.48
1,167
0.73
17. Asthma
1,052
1.27
5,930
3.69
18. Lymphomas
827
1.00
768
0.48
19. Leukemia
796
0.96
668
0.42
20. Bladder Cancer
757
0.92
325
0.20
21. Birth Trauma
744
0.90
2,676
1.67
22. Stomach Cancer
725
0.88
1,379
0.86
23. Hypertension
707
0.86
2,092
1.30
24. Other Injuries
521
0.63
1,655
1.03
25. Violence
444
0.54
704
0.44
26. Endocrine Disorders
418
0.51
257
0.16
27. Pancreas Cancer
411
0.50
445
0.28
28. Prostate Cancer
404
0.49
85
0.05
29. Falls
383
0.46
3,321
2.07
30. Parkinson's Disease
367
0.44
760
0.47
31. Liver Cancer
366
0.44
256
0.16
32. Inflammatory/Heart
337
0.41
217
0.14
33. Suicide
333
0.40
2,571
1.60
34. Ovary Cancer
328
0.40
585
0.36
35. Meningitis
295
0.36
377
0.23
36. Pertussis
289
0.35
453
0.28
37. Oral Cancer
289
0.35
1,389
0.87
38. Skin Cancers
276
0.33
400
0.25
39. Drug Use
249
0.30
93
0.06
40. Drownings
215
0.26
1,505
0.94
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
197
0.24
2,320
1.44
42. Cervical Cancer
188
0.23
1,969
1.23
43. Fires
179
0.22
184
0.11
44. Uterin Cancer
146
0.18
56
0.03
45. Maternal Conditions
105
0.13
977
0.61
46. Poisonings
98
0.12
474
0.30
47. Oesophagus Cancer
97
0.12
491
0.31
48. Epilepsy
92
0.11
874
0.54
49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
79
0.10
191
0.12
50. Encephalitis
77
0.09
882
0.55
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Syria SYRIA   Nepal NEPAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
31.59
9
8.50
172
2. Lung Cancers
18.90
59
18.16
65
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.27
58
5.77
137
4. Prostate Cancer
9.82
134
0.95
182
5. Bladder Cancer
7.53
3
1.62
119
6. Lymphomas
7.40
15
3.51
134
7. Stomach Cancer
6.43
84
6.79
79
8. Leukemia
6.15
5
2.61
139
9. Ovary Cancer
5.40
55
4.60
83
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.71
92
2.18
138
11. Liver Cancer
3.43
154
1.19
183
12. Cervical Cancer
3.07
144
15.27
52
13. Skin Cancers
2.74
41
2.13
76
14. Uterin Cancer
2.56
79
0.48
176
15. Oral Cancer
2.45
106
6.52
23
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.88
163
2.40
92
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.