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Australia
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
AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Australia 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
Australia Population Pyramid
32,814,106
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Australia AUSTRALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
67.8
74.0
70.8
11
7
10
  
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
1970
67.8
74.4
71.0
22
17
19
  
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
1980
70.9
78.0
74.3
14
9
10
  
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
1990
74.0
80.2
77.0
8
8
5
  
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
2000
76.7
82.2
79.5
6
6
5
  
54.6
60.1
57.3
148
140
146
2010
79.6
84.1
81.9
4
7
5
  
55.5
60.3
58.0
165
154
159
2019
81.3
84.8
83.0
3
9
7
  
62.2
68.3
65.3
154
145
149
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
81.3
84.8
3
9
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age
81.3
84.8
3
9
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age 5
81.6
85.1
3
9
64.6
70.5
168
153
Age 10
81.6
85.1
3
9
64.8
70.7
167
157
Age 15
81.6
85.2
3
9
65.0
70.8
167
158
Age 20
81.7
85.2
3
9
65.3
71.2
167
158
Age 25
81.9
85.3
3
9
66.0
71.8
167
157
Age 30
82.1
85.4
3
8
67.1
72.8
167
152
Age 35
82.3
85.5
2
8
68.5
74.1
165
141
Age 40
82.5
85.6
2
7
70.2
75.4
156
131
Age 45
82.8
85.8
2
7
71.9
76.8
147
118
Age 50
83.2
86.0
1
6
73.6
78.0
133
107
Age 55
83.7
86.4
1
6
75.5
79.2
119
101
Age 60
84.4
86.8
1
7
77.3
80.5
106
100
Age 65
85.2
87.4
1
7
79.4
82.0
91
96
Age 70
86.2
88.1
1
7
81.8
83.6
84
90
Age 75
87.5
89.0
1
9
84.1
85.4
82
88
Age 80
89.2
90.2
3
12
86.6
87.4
95
97
Age 85
91.3
91.9
10
17
89.6
90.1
115
122
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
37.36
176
83.76
128
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.63
23
16.44
118
3. Lung Cancers
18.97
58
18.34
64
4. Stroke
17.13
179
80.50
93
5. Lung Disease
15.32
141
31.41
47
6. Breast Cancer
14.85
119
18.21
76
7. Prostate Cancer
14.71
105
35.20
22
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.81
43
8.90
89
9. Suicide
11.25
57
23.49
8
10. Diabetes Mellitus
8.50
149
74.67
16
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
6.99
176
83.23
40
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.62
46
4.98
65
13. Drug Use
6.56
3
1.52
67
14. Lymphomas
6.10
38
6.08
39
15. Kidney Disease
5.16
166
35.72
35
16. Falls
4.99
102
2.99
150
17. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
63
11.70
14
18. Skin Cancers
4.76
4
2.47
53
19. Liver Cancer
4.61
112
5.46
87
20. Road Traffic Accidents
4.46
158
22.70
61
21. Leukemia
4.40
52
3.34
108
22. Ovary Cancer
4.28
99
3.85
115
23. Liver Disease
3.89
172
18.41
95
24. Inflammatory/Heart
3.42
125
12.75
17
25. Parkinson's Disease
3.35
131
3.36
130
26. Other Injuries
3.28
166
10.77
57
27. Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
62
8.50
16
28. Stomach Cancer
2.80
162
3.68
137
29. Congenital Anomalies
2.62
163
6.23
83
30. Hypertension
2.60
172
33.86
36
31. Other Neoplasms
2.28
47
0.65
75
32. Oral Cancer
2.22
120
3.18
80
33. Uterin Cancer
2.12
101
2.15
99
34. Bladder Cancer
2.11
89
2.19
83
35. Cervical Cancer
1.78
173
20.99
37
36. Alcohol
1.07
110
1.93
61
37. Low Birth Weight
1.02
166
7.16
63
38. Violence
0.98
156
37.54
8
39. Skin Disease
0.98
111
2.91
30
40. Asthma
0.96
136
13.63
45
41. Epilepsy
0.86
145
3.28
22
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.71
136
2.04
70
43. Drownings
0.66
165
4.06
44
44. Birth Trauma
0.57
146
3.36
78
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.52
173
4.52
65
46. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.51
162
33.37
46
47. Hepatitis C
0.51
18
0.02
142
48. Multiple Sclerosis
0.47
37
0.22
80
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.42
72
0.88
11
50. Anemia
0.23
43
0.00
160
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Australia AUSTRALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
21,548
15.79
32,739
7.20
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
15,588
11.42
4,676
1.03
3. Stroke
10,331
7.57
30,693
6.75
4. Lung Cancers
8,769
6.43
7,705
1.70
5. Lung Disease
8,487
6.22
11,895
2.62
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6,209
4.55
3,587
0.79
7. Diabetes Mellitus
4,471
3.28
30,188
6.64
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
4,446
3.26
39,341
8.65
9. Prostate Cancer
3,766
2.76
4,374
0.96
10. Breast Cancer
3,405
2.49
4,533
1.00
11. Suicide
3,150
2.31
13,774
3.03
12. Kidney Disease
3,139
2.30
15,302
3.37
13. Pancreas Cancer
3,118
2.28
2,007
0.44
14. Falls
3,116
2.28
1,399
0.31
15. Lymphomas
3,039
2.23
2,818
0.62
16. Endocrine Disorders
2,328
1.71
5,890
1.30
17. Skin Cancers
2,319
1.70
993
0.22
18. Leukemia
2,126
1.56
1,464
0.32
19. Liver Cancer
2,036
1.49
2,383
0.52
20. Parkinson's Disease
2,036
1.49
1,077
0.24
21. Drug Use
1,783
1.31
770
0.17
22. Other Injuries
1,642
1.20
6,014
1.32
23. Hypertension
1,631
1.20
12,789
2.81
24. Inflammatory/Heart
1,571
1.15
5,408
1.19
25. Oesophagus Cancer
1,494
1.09
3,486
0.77
26. Liver Disease
1,421
1.04
9,013
1.98
27. Stomach Cancer
1,288
0.94
1,535
0.34
28. Other Neoplasms
1,252
0.92
267
0.06
29. Road Traffic Accidents
1,245
0.91
13,014
2.86
30. Bladder Cancer
1,187
0.87
829
0.18
31. Ovary Cancer
1,003
0.73
951
0.21
32. Oral Cancer
972
0.71
1,406
0.31
33. Congenital Anomalies
711
0.52
4,351
0.96
34. Skin Disease
594
0.44
1,101
0.24
35. Uterin Cancer
524
0.38
512
0.11
36. Asthma
455
0.33
5,966
1.31
37. Alcohol
380
0.28
987
0.22
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
379
0.28
1,015
0.22
39. Cervical Cancer
342
0.25
5,555
1.22
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
296
0.22
15,843
3.49
41. Epilepsy
285
0.21
1,870
0.41
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
276
0.20
1,894
0.42
43. Low Birth Weight
248
0.18
6,250
1.37
44. Violence
243
0.18
21,000
4.62
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
229
0.17
376
0.08
46. Multiple Sclerosis
188
0.14
113
0.02
47. Drownings
177
0.13
2,403
0.53
48. Hepatitis C
173
0.13
8
0.00
49. Anemia
157
0.12
0
0.00
50. Birth Trauma
140
0.10
3,004
0.66
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Australia AUSTRALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
18.97
58
18.34
64
2. Breast Cancer
14.85
119
18.21
76
3. Prostate Cancer
14.71
105
35.20
22
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.81
43
8.90
89
5. Pancreas Cancer
6.62
46
4.98
65
6. Lymphomas
6.10
38
6.08
39
7. Skin Cancers
4.76
4
2.47
53
8. Liver Cancer
4.61
112
5.46
87
9. Leukemia
4.40
52
3.34
108
10. Ovary Cancer
4.28
99
3.85
115
11. Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
62
8.50
16
12. Stomach Cancer
2.80
162
3.68
137
13. Oral Cancer
2.22
120
3.18
80
14. Uterin Cancer
2.12
101
2.15
99
15. Bladder Cancer
2.11
89
2.19
83
16. Cervical Cancer
1.78
173
20.99
37
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.