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Albania
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 Albania 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
Albania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Albania ALBANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.6
    63.6
    62.6
    48
    53
    51
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    65.6
    68.7
    67.1
    43
    52
    47
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    67.5
    72.3
    69.8
    40
    55
    48
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    69.0
    74.9
    71.9
    43
    50
    44
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.4
    76.4
    72.6
    67
    47
    56
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    73.2
    79.8
    76.2
    46
    39
    42
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    76.3
    79.9
    78.0
    42
    50
    44
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    79.9
    42
    50
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    77.1
    80.6
    41
    49
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    77.1
    80.7
    41
    49
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    77.2
    80.8
    41
    49
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    77.4
    80.9
    41
    48
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    77.6
    81.0
    42
    49
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    77.7
    81.0
    43
    50
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    77.8
    81.1
    43
    53
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    78.0
    81.1
    44
    57
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    78.4
    81.2
    44
    59
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.9
    81.4
    44
    62
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.6
    45
    67
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.2
    81.9
    50
    76
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.4
    82.2
    54
    91
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.4
    82.6
    67
    104
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.7
    83.6
    102
    163
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.5
    84.9
    167
    182
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    87.9
    86.9
    182
    183
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    178.76
    36
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    176.14
    12
    80.50
    93
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    36.92
    4
    16.44
    118
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.55
    45
    18.34
    64
    5. Lung Disease
    17.46
    123
    31.41
    47
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.67
    143
    83.23
    40
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.90
    120
    35.20
    22
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10.67
    35
    3.68
    137
    9. Breast Cancer
    10.57
    154
    18.21
    76
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.88
    124
    22.70
    61
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.64
    30
    12.75
    17
    12. Liver Cancer
    8.97
    39
    5.46
    87
    13. Hypertension
    8.48
    137
    33.86
    36
    14. Kidney Disease
    8.43
    147
    35.72
    35
    15. Liver Disease
    8.30
    139
    18.41
    95
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    7.22
    11
    3.36
    130
    17. Bladder Cancer
    6.60
    4
    2.19
    83
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    70
    4.98
    65
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.40
    128
    6.23
    83
    20. Low Birth Weight
    4.27
    101
    7.16
    63
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.25
    160
    8.90
    89
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.25
    175
    74.67
    16
    23. Asthma
    3.86
    97
    13.63
    45
    24. Suicide
    3.72
    155
    23.49
    8
    25. Violence
    3.30
    109
    37.54
    8
    26. Leukemia
    3.28
    109
    3.34
    108
    27. Other Injuries
    2.93
    172
    10.77
    57
    28. Falls
    2.86
    154
    2.99
    150
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    162
    20.99
    37
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.13
    145
    11.70
    14
    31. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    138
    3.18
    80
    32. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    122
    2.15
    99
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1.74
    176
    3.85
    115
    34. Lymphomas
    1.58
    177
    6.08
    39
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    126
    2.47
    53
    36. Birth Trauma
    1.30
    110
    3.36
    78
    37. Epilepsy
    1.25
    120
    3.28
    22
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    145
    4.52
    65
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.08
    110
    2.04
    70
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    155
    8.50
    16
    41. HIV/AIDS
    0.91
    115
    121.35
    9
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.87
    14
    0.22
    80
    43. Drownings
    0.87
    154
    4.06
    44
    44. Drug Use
    0.70
    141
    1.52
    67
    45. Encephalitis
    0.60
    62
    0.43
    87
    46. Alcohol
    0.48
    143
    1.93
    61
    47. Fires
    0.48
    143
    6.64
    4
    48. Meningitis
    0.39
    126
    6.74
    41
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.39
    104
    0.65
    75
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.28
    30
    0.42
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Albania ALBANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,797
    30.66
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    8,790
    30.63
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    6.37
    4,676
    1.03
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,026
    3.58
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    876
    3.05
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    634
    2.21
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Stomach Cancer
    493
    1.72
    1,535
    0.34
    8. Inflammatory/Heart
    465
    1.62
    5,408
    1.19
    9. Liver Cancer
    434
    1.51
    2,383
    0.52
    10. Hypertension
    425
    1.48
    12,789
    2.81
    11. Kidney Disease
    399
    1.39
    15,302
    3.37
    12. Liver Disease
    376
    1.31
    9,013
    1.98
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    369
    1.29
    1,077
    0.24
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    337
    1.17
    13,014
    2.86
    15. Bladder Cancer
    330
    1.15
    829
    0.18
    16. Prostate Cancer
    311
    1.08
    4,374
    0.96
    17. Breast Cancer
    229
    0.80
    4,533
    1.00
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    225
    0.78
    2,007
    0.44
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    208
    0.72
    30,188
    6.64
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    197
    0.69
    3,587
    0.79
    21. Asthma
    193
    0.67
    5,966
    1.31
    22. Leukemia
    131
    0.46
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Falls
    125
    0.44
    1,399
    0.31
    24. Suicide
    125
    0.44
    13,774
    3.03
    25. Low Birth Weight
    106
    0.37
    6,250
    1.37
    26. Other Injuries
    105
    0.37
    6,014
    1.32
    27. Violence
    103
    0.36
    21,000
    4.62
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    102
    0.36
    4,351
    0.96
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    91
    0.32
    5,890
    1.30
    30. Oral Cancer
    90
    0.31
    1,406
    0.31
    31. Lymphomas
    69
    0.24
    2,818
    0.62
    32. Skin Cancers
    64
    0.22
    993
    0.22
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    57
    0.20
    1,894
    0.42
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.18
    3,486
    0.77
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.17
    1,015
    0.22
    36. Cervical Cancer
    48
    0.17
    5,555
    1.22
    37. Epilepsy
    44
    0.15
    1,870
    0.41
    38. Uterin Cancer
    42
    0.15
    512
    0.11
    39. Ovary Cancer
    39
    0.14
    951
    0.21
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    39
    0.14
    113
    0.02
    41. Birth Trauma
    32
    0.11
    3,004
    0.66
    42. HIV/AIDS
    26
    0.09
    71,996
    15.84
    43. Drug Use
    25
    0.09
    770
    0.17
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.09
    2,403
    0.53
    45. Encephalitis
    20
    0.07
    234
    0.05
    46. Fires
    20
    0.07
    3,618
    0.80
    47. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.07
    267
    0.06
    48. Alcohol
    18
    0.06
    987
    0.22
    49. Meningitis
    14
    0.05
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Upper Respiratory
    12
    0.04
    223
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Albania ALBANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.55
    45
    18.34
    64
    2. Prostate Cancer
    12.90
    120
    35.20
    22
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.67
    35
    3.68
    137
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.57
    154
    18.21
    76
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.97
    39
    5.46
    87
    6. Bladder Cancer
    6.60
    4
    2.19
    83
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    70
    4.98
    65
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.25
    160
    8.90
    89
    9. Leukemia
    3.28
    109
    3.34
    108
    10. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    162
    20.99
    37
    11. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    138
    3.18
    80
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    122
    2.15
    99
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.74
    176
    3.85
    115
    14. Lymphomas
    1.58
    177
    6.08
    39
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    126
    2.47
    53
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    155
    8.50
    16
    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.