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HEALTH PROFILE: South Africa

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South Africa SOUTH AFRICA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    South Africa
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    121.35
    9
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    83.76
    128
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    83.23
    40
    4. Stroke
    80.50
    93
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    74.67
    16
    6. Tuberculosis
    39.83
    26
    7. Violence
    37.54
    8
    8. Kidney Disease
    35.72
    35
    9. Prostate Cancer
    35.20
    22
    10. Hypertension
    33.86
    36
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    33.37
    46
    12. Lung Disease
    31.41
    47
    13. Suicide
    23.49
    8
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.70
    61
    15. Cervical Cancer
    20.99
    37
    16. Liver Disease
    18.41
    95
    17. Lung Cancers
    18.34
    64
    18. Breast Cancer
    18.21
    76
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.44
    118
    20. Asthma
    13.63
    45
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.75
    17
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    11.70
    14
    23. Other Injuries
    10.77
    57
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.90
    89
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.50
    16
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Low Birth Weight
    7.16
    63
    27. Meningitis
    6.74
    41
    28. Fires
    6.64
    4
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    83
    30. Lymphomas
    6.08
    39
    31. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    87
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.98
    65
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.52
    65
    34. Malnutrition
    4.41
    56
    35. Drownings
    4.06
    44
    36. Ovary Cancer
    3.85
    115
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.68
    137
    38. Birth Trauma
    3.36
    78
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.36
    130
    40. Leukemia
    3.34
    108
    41. Epilepsy
    3.28
    22
    42. Oral Cancer
    3.18
    80
    43. Falls
    2.99
    150
    44. Skin Disease
    2.91
    30
    45. Maternal Conditions
    2.65
    62
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    53
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    83
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    99
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.04
    70
    50. Alcohol
    1.93
    61
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,739
    7.20
    4. Stroke
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Tuberculosis
    21,965
    4.83
    7. Violence
    21,000
    4.62
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,843
    3.49
    9. Kidney Disease
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Suicide
    13,774
    3.03
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,014
    2.86
    12. Hypertension
    12,789
    2.81
    13. Lung Disease
    11,895
    2.62
    14. Liver Disease
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Lung Cancers
    7,705
    1.70
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    1.37
    17. Other Injuries
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Asthma
    5,966
    1.31
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5,890
    1.30
    20. Cervical Cancer
    5,555
    1.22
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,408
    1.19
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,676
    1.03
    23. Breast Cancer
    4,533
    1.00
    24. Prostate Cancer
    4,374
    0.96
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4,351
    0.96
      Deaths %
    26. Meningitis
    3,660
    0.81
    27. Fires
    3,618
    0.80
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,587
    0.79
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,486
    0.77
    30. Birth Trauma
    3,004
    0.66
    31. Lymphomas
    2,818
    0.62
    32. Drownings
    2,403
    0.53
    33. Liver Cancer
    2,383
    0.52
    34. Malnutrition
    2,381
    0.52
    35. Pancreas Cancer
    2,007
    0.44
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Epilepsy
    1,870
    0.41
    38. Maternal Conditions
    1,700
    0.37
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    0.34
    40. Leukemia
    1,464
    0.32
    41. Oral Cancer
    1,406
    0.31
    42. Falls
    1,399
    0.31
    43. Pertussis
    1,142
    0.25
    44. Syphilis
    1,130
    0.25
    45. Skin Disease
    1,101
    0.24
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,077
    0.24
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,015
    0.22
    48. Skin Cancers
    993
    0.22
    49. Alcohol
    987
    0.22
    50. Poisonings
    975
    0.21
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.20
    22
    2. Cervical Cancer
    20.99
    37
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.34
    64
    4. Breast Cancer
    18.21
    76
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.90
    89
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.50
    16
    7. Lymphomas
    6.08
    39
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    87
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.98
    65
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.85
    115
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.68
    137
    12. Leukemia
    3.34
    108
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.18
    80
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    53
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    83
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    99
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    9.5
    45
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    34.6
    6.5
    60
    81
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    15.4
    39.6
    105
    18
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.19
    87
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    South Africa SOUTH AFRICA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    56.979m
    26
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.98
    99
    Population 0-14
    27.9%
    79
    Population 15-64
    66.0%
    76
    Population 65 +
    6.1%
    106
    Birth Rate / 1000
    18.56
    74
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.26
    48
    Fertility Rate
    2.20
    83
    Infant Mortality
    26.82
    62
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.02
    186
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.00
    182
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    112
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.72
    144
    Net Migration
    -0.12
    81
    Population Growth
    0.95%
    93
    Literacy Total
    95.0%
    90
    Literacy Male
    95.5%
    77
    Literacy Female
    94.5%
    69
    Unemployment
    28.5%
    13
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    65.3
    149
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    56.2
    152
    GDP per Capita USD
    $11,500
    102

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    4,076,463
    102,595
    4/1/24
    South Africa COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected South Africa causes.

     
     
    South Africa COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    South Africa COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.