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Arab Emirates
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
ARAB EMIRATES VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Arab Emirates 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
Arab Emirates Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    84
    85
    84
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    76
    77
    78
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    66.1
    70.4
    68.2
    49
    65
    59
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    71.2
    75.3
    73.2
    33
    45
    36
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    73.4
    75.7
    74.2
    32
    55
    42
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    75.5
    77.7
    76.2
    35
    57
    43
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    75.1
    78.4
    76.1
    47
    69
    61
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.1
    78.4
    47
    69
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.8
    79.0
    48
    74
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    75.8
    79.0
    48
    74
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.9
    79.1
    49
    74
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    76.1
    79.2
    49
    74
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    76.3
    79.3
    47
    74
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.5
    79.4
    49
    75
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.5
    52
    76
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.0
    79.7
    54
    76
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.3
    80.0
    57
    79
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.7
    80.4
    60
    83
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.3
    80.9
    63
    84
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.2
    81.7
    68
    82
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.4
    82.7
    72
    81
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.1
    84.0
    72
    83
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.2
    85.7
    77
    82
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.8
    87.8
    83
    86
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    95
    101
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.17
    51
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    74.74
    99
    80.50
    93
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.85
    43
    74.67
    16
    4. Kidney Disease
    40.17
    22
    35.72
    35
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.12
    69
    83.23
    40
    6. Hypertension
    35.49
    31
    33.86
    36
    7. Lung Disease
    25.54
    77
    31.41
    47
    8. Breast Cancer
    19.37
    56
    18.21
    76
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.96
    107
    16.44
    118
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.25
    118
    22.70
    61
    11. Liver Disease
    10.88
    121
    18.41
    95
    12. Asthma
    10.30
    62
    13.63
    45
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.54
    94
    8.90
    89
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.47
    17
    3.36
    130
    15. Lung Cancers
    6.32
    127
    18.34
    64
    16. Prostate Cancer
    5.69
    161
    35.20
    22
    17. Uterin Cancer
    5.43
    13
    2.15
    99
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    5.39
    99
    6.23
    83
    19. Falls
    5.33
    96
    2.99
    150
    20. Other Injuries
    5.26
    129
    10.77
    57
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    5.24
    62
    4.98
    65
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.24
    58
    3.85
    115
    23. Suicide
    5.24
    138
    23.49
    8
    24. Liver Cancer
    5.05
    98
    5.46
    87
    25. Drug Use
    4.99
    9
    1.52
    67
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.92
    129
    20.99
    37
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.81
    116
    3.68
    137
    28. Skin Cancers
    4.56
    10
    2.47
    53
    29. Lymphomas
    4.44
    103
    6.08
    39
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.35
    79
    11.70
    14
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.48
    42
    2.19
    83
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.21
    38
    2.04
    70
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.13
    90
    33.37
    46
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.87
    128
    7.16
    63
    35. Fires
    2.55
    64
    6.64
    4
    36. Leukemia
    2.31
    146
    3.34
    108
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.27
    158
    12.75
    17
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.04
    108
    4.52
    65
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.00
    109
    39.83
    26
    40. Drownings
    1.83
    120
    4.06
    44
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.72
    118
    8.50
    16
    42. Tetanus
    1.54
    11
    0.07
    91
    43. Epilepsy
    1.41
    108
    3.28
    22
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    174
    3.18
    80
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.95
    124
    3.36
    78
    46. Meningitis
    0.78
    91
    6.74
    41
    47. Violence
    0.76
    165
    37.54
    8
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    46
    0.28
    86
    49. Alcohol
    0.54
    141
    1.93
    61
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.41
    128
    121.35
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,164
    21.40
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    1,998
    10.27
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,305
    6.71
    15,302
    3.37
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,207
    6.20
    30,188
    6.64
    5. Hypertension
    934
    4.80
    12,789
    2.81
    6. Lung Disease
    912
    4.69
    11,895
    2.62
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    4.47
    13,014
    2.86
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    705
    3.62
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Suicide
    628
    3.23
    13,774
    3.03
    10. Other Injuries
    522
    2.68
    6,014
    1.32
    11. Falls
    511
    2.63
    1,399
    0.31
    12. Asthma
    458
    2.35
    5,966
    1.31
    13. Drug Use
    431
    2.21
    770
    0.17
    14. Liver Disease
    417
    2.14
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    369
    1.90
    4,351
    0.96
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    309
    1.59
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Breast Cancer
    264
    1.36
    4,533
    1.00
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    260
    1.34
    5,890
    1.30
    19. Low Birth Weight
    195
    1.00
    6,250
    1.37
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    194
    1.00
    4,676
    1.03
    21. Lung Cancers
    185
    0.95
    7,705
    1.70
    22. Fires
    178
    0.91
    3,618
    0.80
    23. Drownings
    169
    0.87
    2,403
    0.53
    24. Leukemia
    154
    0.79
    1,464
    0.32
    25. Epilepsy
    140
    0.72
    1,870
    0.41
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.69
    2,007
    0.44
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126
    0.65
    1,015
    0.22
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    120
    0.62
    5,408
    1.19
    29. Lymphomas
    117
    0.60
    2,818
    0.62
    30. Stomach Cancer
    112
    0.58
    1,535
    0.34
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    99
    0.51
    1,077
    0.24
    32. Liver Cancer
    96
    0.49
    2,383
    0.52
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.47
    15,843
    3.49
    34. Skin Cancers
    77
    0.40
    993
    0.22
    35. Violence
    70
    0.36
    21,000
    4.62
    36. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.34
    21,965
    4.83
    37. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.33
    3,004
    0.66
    38. Ovary Cancer
    63
    0.32
    951
    0.21
    39. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.31
    829
    0.18
    40. Alcohol
    59
    0.30
    987
    0.22
    41. Cervical Cancer
    57
    0.29
    5,555
    1.22
    42. Meningitis
    52
    0.27
    3,660
    0.81
    43. Prostate Cancer
    51
    0.26
    4,374
    0.96
    44. Hepatitis B
    47
    0.24
    139
    0.03
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    45
    0.23
    1,894
    0.42
    46. Uterin Cancer
    44
    0.23
    512
    0.11
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    37
    0.19
    3,486
    0.77
    48. Poisonings
    36
    0.18
    975
    0.21
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    35
    0.18
    113
    0.02
    50. HIV/AIDS
    34
    0.17
    71,996
    15.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.37
    56
    18.21
    76
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.54
    94
    8.90
    89
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.32
    127
    18.34
    64
    4. Prostate Cancer
    5.69
    161
    35.20
    22
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.43
    13
    2.15
    99
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    5.24
    62
    4.98
    65
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.24
    58
    3.85
    115
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.05
    98
    5.46
    87
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.92
    129
    20.99
    37
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.81
    116
    3.68
    137
    11. Skin Cancers
    4.56
    10
    2.47
    53
    12. Lymphomas
    4.44
    103
    6.08
    39
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.48
    42
    2.19
    83
    14. Leukemia
    2.31
    146
    3.34
    108
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.72
    118
    8.50
    16
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    174
    3.18
    80
    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.