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Austria
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Austria 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
Austria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Austria AUSTRIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    71.9
    68.6
    29
    22
    27
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    66.5
    73.4
    69.9
    30
    28
    30
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.0
    76.1
    72.4
    32
    19
    27
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    72.3
    78.9
    75.5
    22
    13
    18
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    74.9
    81.0
    78.1
    22
    13
    15
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    77.6
    83.1
    80.4
    20
    14
    18
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    79.4
    83.8
    81.6
    22
    22
    21
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.8
    22
    22
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    22
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    23
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    22
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    80.0
    84.2
    23
    22
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    80.1
    84.2
    23
    22
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    80.3
    84.3
    24
    22
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    80.4
    84.4
    24
    22
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    80.6
    84.5
    24
    23
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    80.9
    84.6
    24
    24
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.9
    24
    25
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.2
    25
    25
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.6
    26
    24
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.2
    27
    25
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.0
    27
    26
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.1
    27
    25
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    27
    29
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.0
    50
    55
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.28
    146
    83.76
    128
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.79
    37
    18.34
    64
    3. Stroke
    19.61
    171
    80.50
    93
    4. Lung Disease
    17.22
    124
    31.41
    47
    5. Breast Cancer
    16.86
    92
    18.21
    76
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.60
    106
    35.20
    22
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.33
    147
    16.44
    118
    8. Hypertension
    11.74
    120
    33.86
    36
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.88
    62
    8.90
    89
    10. Suicide
    10.40
    66
    23.49
    8
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.40
    6
    4.98
    65
    12. Liver Disease
    8.56
    137
    18.41
    95
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.48
    150
    74.67
    16
    14. Other Injuries
    7.96
    86
    10.77
    57
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.82
    151
    35.72
    35
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.90
    69
    12.75
    17
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.85
    56
    11.70
    14
    18. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.80
    179
    83.23
    40
    19. Lymphomas
    5.35
    66
    6.08
    39
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    72
    3.85
    115
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    107
    5.46
    87
    22. Falls
    4.37
    119
    2.99
    150
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.18
    161
    22.70
    61
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.16
    129
    3.68
    137
    25. Leukemia
    4.01
    70
    3.34
    108
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.92
    137
    6.23
    83
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.92
    102
    3.36
    130
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    70
    3.18
    80
    29. Alcohol
    3.41
    29
    1.93
    61
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.33
    28
    0.65
    75
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.71
    43
    2.47
    53
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.53
    68
    2.19
    83
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.37
    159
    20.99
    37
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    93
    2.15
    99
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.20
    100
    8.50
    16
    36. Drug Use
    1.81
    55
    1.52
    67
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    97
    2.04
    70
    38. Epilepsy
    1.25
    119
    3.28
    22
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.01
    7
    0.22
    80
    40. Hepatitis C
    0.78
    8
    0.02
    142
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.62
    168
    4.52
    65
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    177
    7.16
    63
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    159
    33.37
    46
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    152
    3.36
    78
    45. Violence
    0.49
    177
    37.54
    8
    46. Asthma
    0.38
    172
    13.63
    45
    47. Skin Disease
    0.36
    154
    2.91
    30
    48. Drownings
    0.34
    181
    4.06
    44
    49. Anemia
    0.33
    37
    0.00
    160
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    133
    121.35
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Austria AUSTRIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,638
    24.23
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    5,208
    7.16
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Lung Cancers
    4,217
    5.79
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,174
    5.73
    4,676
    1.03
    5. Lung Disease
    4,107
    5.64
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Hypertension
    3,601
    4.95
    12,789
    2.81
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,324
    3.19
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,247
    3.09
    15,302
    3.37
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,093
    2.88
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,901
    2.61
    2,007
    0.44
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,857
    2.55
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Other Injuries
    1,700
    2.34
    6,014
    1.32
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,563
    2.15
    39,341
    8.65
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,515
    2.08
    5,408
    1.19
    15. Prostate Cancer
    1,501
    2.06
    4,374
    0.96
    16. Liver Disease
    1,366
    1.88
    9,013
    1.98
    17. Suicide
    1,307
    1.80
    13,774
    3.03
    18. Lymphomas
    1,167
    1.60
    2,818
    0.62
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,102
    1.51
    1,077
    0.24
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,077
    1.48
    5,890
    1.30
    21. Falls
    982
    1.35
    1,399
    0.31
    22. Liver Cancer
    922
    1.27
    2,383
    0.52
    23. Leukemia
    878
    1.21
    1,464
    0.32
    24. Stomach Cancer
    817
    1.12
    1,535
    0.34
    25. Other Neoplasms
    814
    1.12
    267
    0.06
    26. Bladder Cancer
    617
    0.85
    829
    0.18
    27. Oral Cancer
    614
    0.84
    1,406
    0.31
    28. Skin Cancers
    585
    0.80
    993
    0.22
    29. Alcohol
    538
    0.74
    987
    0.22
    30. Ovary Cancer
    513
    0.70
    951
    0.21
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    436
    0.60
    13,014
    2.86
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    406
    0.56
    3,486
    0.77
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.52
    1,015
    0.22
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    327
    0.45
    4,351
    0.96
    35. Uterin Cancer
    275
    0.38
    512
    0.11
    36. Epilepsy
    222
    0.31
    1,870
    0.41
    37. Cervical Cancer
    205
    0.28
    5,555
    1.22
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.23
    113
    0.02
    39. Drug Use
    161
    0.22
    770
    0.17
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.21
    15,843
    3.49
    41. Hepatitis C
    147
    0.20
    8
    0.00
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.20
    1,894
    0.42
    43. Anemia
    99
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    44. Skin Disease
    99
    0.14
    1,101
    0.24
    45. Asthma
    81
    0.11
    5,966
    1.31
    46. Malnutrition
    71
    0.10
    2,381
    0.52
    47. Violence
    47
    0.06
    21,000
    4.62
    48. Drownings
    42
    0.06
    2,403
    0.53
    49. Tuberculosis
    41
    0.06
    21,965
    4.83
    50. HIV/AIDS
    41
    0.06
    71,996
    15.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Austria AUSTRIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.79
    37
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.86
    92
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.60
    106
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.88
    62
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.40
    6
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    5.35
    66
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    72
    3.85
    115
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    107
    5.46
    87
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.16
    129
    3.68
    137
    10. Leukemia
    4.01
    70
    3.34
    108
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    70
    3.18
    80
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.71
    43
    2.47
    53
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.53
    68
    2.19
    83
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.37
    159
    20.99
    37
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    93
    2.15
    99
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.20
    100
    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.