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Zimbabwe
COUNTRY #1
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ZIMBABWE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Zimbabwe and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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
Zimbabwe Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    50.1
    53.3
    51.6
    89
    90
    89
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    53.4
    56.7
    55.0
    99
    97
    97
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    57.6
    61.2
    59.3
    107
    108
    108
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    59.0
    63.7
    61.3
    129
    121
    125
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    46.0
    46.0
    46.0
    175
    180
    177
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    51.4
    53.5
    52.4
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    57.5
    63.6
    60.7
    176
    170
    175
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    57.5
    63.6
    176
    170
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    61.3
    67.1
    178
    176
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    61.6
    67.4
    178
    176
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    62.0
    67.7
    178
    177
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    62.5
    68.1
    178
    177
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    63.2
    68.5
    177
    177
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    63.9
    69.1
    177
    178
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    64.8
    69.9
    178
    177
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    65.9
    70.9
    178
    177
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    67.3
    72.2
    178
    177
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    69.1
    73.7
    178
    176
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    71.2
    75.3
    177
    174
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    73.6
    77.0
    177
    173
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    76.2
    78.9
    177
    172
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    79.0
    81.0
    176
    169
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.4
    176
    166
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.3
    168
    163
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.6
    164
    160
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    187.61
    5
    121.35
    9
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    155.90
    42
    83.76
    128
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    139.11
    8
    83.23
    40
    4. Stroke
    93.42
    80
    80.50
    93
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    63.47
    2
    22.70
    61
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.77
    29
    74.67
    16
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    52.01
    32
    33.37
    46
    8. Cervical Cancer
    50.23
    5
    20.99
    37
    9. Prostate Cancer
    39.98
    14
    35.20
    22
    10. Kidney Disease
    35.89
    34
    35.72
    35
    11. Liver Disease
    28.41
    59
    18.41
    95
    12. Asthma
    24.21
    14
    13.63
    45
    13. Malnutrition
    23.88
    7
    4.41
    56
    14. Suicide
    23.63
    7
    23.49
    8
    15. Lung Disease
    22.07
    90
    31.41
    47
    16. Hypertension
    20.93
    78
    33.86
    36
    17. Breast Cancer
    20.68
    46
    18.21
    76
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.41
    75
    16.44
    118
    19. Tuberculosis
    17.71
    54
    39.83
    26
    20. Other Injuries
    16.74
    12
    10.77
    57
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.59
    10
    12.75
    17
    22. Violence
    14.57
    29
    37.54
    8
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.22
    5
    8.50
    16
    24. Maternal Conditions
    13.70
    20
    2.65
    62
    25. Lymphomas
    13.16
    1
    6.08
    39
    26. Malaria
    12.22
    39
    0.14
    56
    27. Meningitis
    12.06
    29
    6.74
    41
    28. Low Birth Weight
    11.85
    20
    7.16
    63
    29. Birth Trauma
    10.09
    25
    3.36
    78
    30. Stomach Cancer
    9.72
    47
    3.68
    137
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.45
    19
    4.52
    65
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    8.15
    25
    6.23
    83
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.05
    103
    8.90
    89
    34. Fires
    7.79
    3
    6.64
    4
    35. Liver Cancer
    7.78
    49
    5.46
    87
    36. Falls
    7.54
    64
    2.99
    150
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    6.77
    41
    11.70
    14
    38. Drownings
    6.69
    14
    4.06
    44
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.66
    18
    2.04
    70
    40. Epilepsy
    5.43
    2
    3.28
    22
    41. Uterin Cancer
    5.22
    14
    2.15
    99
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    4.78
    58
    3.36
    130
    43. Lung Cancers
    4.78
    139
    18.34
    64
    44. Skin Cancers
    4.64
    7
    2.47
    53
    45. Ovary Cancer
    4.46
    91
    3.85
    115
    46. Poisonings
    3.86
    8
    1.62
    54
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    93
    4.98
    65
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.24
    78
    3.18
    80
    49. Skin Disease
    3.01
    28
    2.91
    30
    50. Leukemia
    2.82
    128
    3.34
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    19,988
    18.46
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,779
    9.95
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,493
    7.84
    32,739
    7.20
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,037
    5.57
    13,014
    2.86
    5. Stroke
    5,126
    4.73
    30,693
    6.75
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,595
    4.24
    15,843
    3.49
    7. Low Birth Weight
    4,038
    3.73
    6,250
    1.37
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,405
    3.14
    3,004
    0.66
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,344
    3.09
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Malnutrition
    2,396
    2.21
    2,381
    0.52
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,217
    2.05
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,214
    2.04
    15,302
    3.37
    13. Suicide
    2,069
    1.91
    13,774
    3.03
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2,023
    1.87
    5,555
    1.22
    15. Malaria
    2,003
    1.85
    83
    0.02
    16. Tuberculosis
    1,999
    1.85
    21,965
    4.83
    17. Liver Disease
    1,941
    1.79
    9,013
    1.98
    18. Violence
    1,916
    1.77
    21,000
    4.62
    19. Maternal Conditions
    1,749
    1.62
    1,700
    0.37
    20. Other Injuries
    1,656
    1.53
    6,014
    1.32
    21. Asthma
    1,531
    1.41
    5,966
    1.31
    22. Meningitis
    1,325
    1.22
    3,660
    0.81
    23. Lung Disease
    1,163
    1.07
    11,895
    2.62
    24. Hypertension
    1,146
    1.06
    12,789
    2.81
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,047
    0.97
    5,408
    1.19
    26. Lymphomas
    960
    0.89
    2,818
    0.62
    27. Drownings
    956
    0.88
    2,403
    0.53
    28. Breast Cancer
    839
    0.77
    4,533
    1.00
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    801
    0.74
    3,486
    0.77
    30. Fires
    793
    0.73
    3,618
    0.80
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    768
    0.71
    4,676
    1.03
    32. Prostate Cancer
    628
    0.58
    4,374
    0.96
    33. Stomach Cancer
    559
    0.52
    1,535
    0.34
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    553
    0.51
    5,890
    1.30
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    548
    0.51
    1,894
    0.42
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    542
    0.50
    1,015
    0.22
    37. Poisonings
    515
    0.48
    975
    0.21
    38. Liver Cancer
    510
    0.47
    2,383
    0.52
    39. Epilepsy
    508
    0.47
    1,870
    0.41
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    505
    0.47
    3,587
    0.79
    41. Falls
    465
    0.43
    1,399
    0.31
    42. Pertussis
    419
    0.39
    1,142
    0.25
    43. Lung Cancers
    286
    0.26
    7,705
    1.70
    44. Skin Cancers
    264
    0.24
    993
    0.22
    45. Leukemia
    244
    0.23
    1,464
    0.32
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.21
    1,077
    0.24
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    217
    0.20
    2,007
    0.44
    48. Drug Use
    213
    0.20
    770
    0.17
    49. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.19
    1,406
    0.31
    50. Uterin Cancer
    182
    0.17
    512
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    50.23
    5
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    39.98
    14
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.68
    46
    18.21
    76
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.22
    5
    8.50
    16
    5. Lymphomas
    13.16
    1
    6.08
    39
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.72
    47
    3.68
    137
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.05
    103
    8.90
    89
    8. Liver Cancer
    7.78
    49
    5.46
    87
    9. Uterin Cancer
    5.22
    14
    2.15
    99
    10. Lung Cancers
    4.78
    139
    18.34
    64
    11. Skin Cancers
    4.64
    7
    2.47
    53
    12. Ovary Cancer
    4.46
    91
    3.85
    115
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    93
    4.98
    65
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.24
    78
    3.18
    80
    15. Leukemia
    2.82
    128
    3.34
    108
    16. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    76
    2.19
    83
    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.