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Argentina
COUNTRY #1
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ARGENTINA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Argentina 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
Argentina Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Argentina ARGENTINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.3
    68.1
    65.2
    41
    39
    39
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    63.6
    70.2
    66.8
    55
    46
    51
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    66.3
    73.1
    69.6
    48
    46
    49
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    54
    44
    45
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    70.4
    77.8
    74.1
    53
    40
    43
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    71.9
    79.1
    75.5
    63
    42
    49
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    73.5
    79.5
    76.6
    62
    55
    56
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.5
    62
    55
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.3
    80.2
    65
    56
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.3
    80.2
    67
    57
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    74.4
    80.3
    67
    57
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.4
    67
    58
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.0
    80.6
    68
    58
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.7
    67
    58
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.7
    80.9
    67
    58
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.1
    69
    56
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.4
    81.4
    71
    55
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.9
    75
    55
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    77.8
    82.4
    75
    54
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    78.8
    83.1
    76
    53
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.3
    84.0
    74
    53
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.1
    85.2
    74
    53
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.7
    75
    52
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.5
    84
    56
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.7
    112
    68
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75.11
    140
    83.76
    128
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.51
    57
    83.23
    40
    3. Stroke
    36.50
    142
    80.50
    93
    4. Lung Disease
    35.48
    36
    31.41
    47
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    18.21
    76
    6. Kidney Disease
    21.52
    101
    35.72
    35
    7. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    35.20
    22
    8. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    18.34
    64
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    8.90
    89
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.91
    105
    22.70
    61
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    138
    74.67
    16
    12. Other Injuries
    10.23
    63
    10.77
    57
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    20.99
    37
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.11
    34
    12.75
    17
    15. Hypertension
    8.32
    140
    33.86
    36
    16. Suicide
    8.14
    97
    23.49
    8
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    4.98
    65
    18. Liver Disease
    7.81
    144
    18.41
    95
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.33
    47
    11.70
    14
    20. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    3.68
    137
    21. Violence
    6.09
    79
    37.54
    8
    22. Other Neoplasms
    5.61
    9
    0.65
    75
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.95
    167
    16.44
    118
    24. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    6.08
    39
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.87
    116
    6.23
    83
    26. Skin Disease
    4.81
    16
    2.91
    30
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    3.85
    115
    28. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    3.34
    108
    29. Low Birth Weight
    3.88
    107
    7.16
    63
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    5.46
    87
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    8.50
    16
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.30
    88
    121.35
    9
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.15
    99
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    2.19
    83
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    3.18
    80
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    2.47
    53
    37. Drug Use
    1.45
    69
    1.52
    67
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    1.39
    171
    3.36
    130
    39. Malnutrition
    1.38
    91
    4.41
    56
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.29
    118
    39.83
    26
    41. Anemia
    1.00
    13
    0.00
    160
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.93
    137
    33.37
    46
    43. Falls
    0.91
    180
    2.99
    150
    44. Alcohol
    0.89
    124
    1.93
    61
    45. Drownings
    0.85
    155
    4.06
    44
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    159
    4.52
    65
    47. Chagas disease
    0.78
    4
    0.00
    157
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    148
    13.63
    45
    49. Epilepsy
    0.68
    167
    3.28
    22
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    138
    3.36
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Argentina ARGENTINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48,765
    17.64
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,986
    14.82
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Lung Disease
    23,234
    8.40
    11,895
    2.62
    4. Stroke
    22,878
    8.27
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Kidney Disease
    13,588
    4.91
    15,302
    3.37
    6. Lung Cancers
    10,014
    3.62
    7,705
    1.70
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,931
    3.23
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Breast Cancer
    7,063
    2.55
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,838
    2.47
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,298
    2.28
    13,014
    2.86
    11. Hypertension
    5,799
    2.10
    12,789
    2.81
    12. Other Injuries
    5,642
    2.04
    6,014
    1.32
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,495
    1.99
    5,408
    1.19
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    4,607
    1.67
    2,007
    0.44
    15. Prostate Cancer
    4,507
    1.63
    4,374
    0.96
    16. Liver Disease
    4,029
    1.46
    9,013
    1.98
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    3,987
    1.44
    5,890
    1.30
    18. Suicide
    3,747
    1.36
    13,774
    3.03
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,737
    1.35
    4,676
    1.03
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3,523
    1.27
    1,535
    0.34
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3,224
    1.17
    267
    0.06
    22. Skin Disease
    3,171
    1.15
    1,101
    0.24
    23. Violence
    2,712
    0.98
    21,000
    4.62
    24. Lymphomas
    2,708
    0.98
    2,818
    0.62
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2,480
    0.90
    5,555
    1.22
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2,419
    0.87
    4,351
    0.96
    27. Leukemia
    2,189
    0.79
    1,464
    0.32
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2,183
    0.79
    6,250
    1.37
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,054
    0.74
    3,486
    0.77
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,045
    0.74
    2,383
    0.52
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1,675
    0.61
    829
    0.18
    32. HIV/AIDS
    1,481
    0.54
    71,996
    15.84
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,307
    0.47
    951
    0.21
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,073
    0.39
    1,406
    0.31
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,073
    0.39
    993
    0.22
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    965
    0.35
    1,077
    0.24
    37. Uterin Cancer
    944
    0.34
    512
    0.11
    38. Malnutrition
    929
    0.34
    2,381
    0.52
    39. Drug Use
    826
    0.30
    770
    0.17
    40. Anemia
    691
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    41. Tuberculosis
    655
    0.24
    21,965
    4.83
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    578
    0.21
    15,843
    3.49
    43. Falls
    506
    0.18
    1,399
    0.31
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    488
    0.18
    1,894
    0.42
    45. Chagas disease
    451
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    46. Alcohol
    442
    0.16
    987
    0.22
    47. Asthma
    403
    0.15
    5,966
    1.31
    48. Drownings
    380
    0.14
    2,403
    0.53
    49. Birth Trauma
    373
    0.13
    3,004
    0.66
    50. Epilepsy
    332
    0.12
    1,870
    0.41
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    18.21
    76
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    35.20
    22
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    18.34
    64
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    8.90
    89
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    20.99
    37
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    4.98
    65
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    3.68
    137
    8. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    6.08
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    3.85
    115
    10. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    3.34
    108
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    5.46
    87
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    8.50
    16
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.15
    99
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    2.19
    83
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    3.18
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    2.47
    53
    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.