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Barbados
COUNTRY #1
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BARBADOS VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Barbados 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
Barbados Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Barbados BARBADOS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    70.9
    75.5
    73.3
    47
    60
    47
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.3
    77.7
    76.0
    58
    83
    62
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.3
    77.7
    58
    83
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.3
    78.5
    54
    80
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    75.4
    78.6
    54
    80
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.4
    78.6
    55
    80
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.7
    78.8
    55
    79
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.9
    79.0
    55
    79
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.3
    79.1
    55
    79
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.8
    79.3
    51
    78
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.6
    50
    80
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.0
    50
    80
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.4
    51
    81
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.9
    81.0
    55
    80
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.9
    81.8
    57
    79
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.2
    82.9
    58
    78
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.2
    60
    75
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.9
    85.9
    62
    74
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.0
    61
    75
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.4
    69
    84
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    35.20
    22
    2. Stroke
    58.54
    119
    80.50
    93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    55.52
    156
    83.76
    128
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.44
    59
    74.67
    16
    5. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    18.21
    76
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.42
    84
    83.23
    40
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    8.90
    89
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    16.58
    6
    11.70
    14
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.30
    120
    35.72
    35
    10. Other Injuries
    15.13
    23
    10.77
    57
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.38
    139
    16.44
    118
    12. Hypertension
    11.09
    126
    33.86
    36
    13. Lung Disease
    10.68
    166
    31.41
    47
    14. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    6.08
    39
    15. Violence
    10.16
    51
    37.54
    8
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    20.99
    37
    17. Skin Disease
    8.82
    4
    2.91
    30
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.39
    40
    12.75
    17
    19. HIV/AIDS
    8.36
    62
    121.35
    9
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    18.34
    64
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.96
    132
    22.70
    61
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    4.98
    65
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    2.15
    99
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.78
    58
    6.23
    83
    25. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    3.34
    108
    26. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    3.85
    115
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.02
    13
    0.65
    75
    28. Liver Disease
    4.94
    161
    18.41
    95
    29. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    3.68
    137
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    3.18
    80
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    5.46
    87
    32. Asthma
    2.63
    105
    13.63
    45
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.49
    153
    3.36
    130
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.34
    88
    3.36
    78
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.29
    141
    7.16
    63
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.26
    98
    4.52
    65
    37. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2.20
    3
    0.00
    160
    38. Epilepsy
    2.07
    61
    3.28
    22
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    8.50
    16
    40. Anemia
    1.67
    10
    0.00
    160
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    2.19
    83
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.38
    120
    33.37
    46
    43. Falls
    1.34
    178
    2.99
    150
    44. Meningitis
    1.03
    78
    6.74
    41
    45. Alcohol
    0.84
    126
    1.93
    61
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.73
    19
    0.88
    11
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    2.47
    53
    48. Drownings
    0.54
    167
    4.06
    44
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.47
    113
    2.65
    62
    50. Poisonings
    0.44
    104
    1.62
    54
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Barbados BARBADOS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    384
    13.60
    30,693
    6.75
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    358
    12.68
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    260
    9.21
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    221
    7.83
    39,341
    8.65
    5. Prostate Cancer
    165
    5.84
    4,374
    0.96
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    115
    4.07
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    114
    4.04
    4,676
    1.03
    8. Breast Cancer
    95
    3.37
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    93
    3.29
    5,890
    1.30
    10. Kidney Disease
    92
    3.26
    15,302
    3.37
    11. Other Injuries
    79
    2.80
    6,014
    1.32
    12. Lung Disease
    74
    2.62
    11,895
    2.62
    13. Hypertension
    72
    2.55
    12,789
    2.81
    14. Skin Disease
    62
    2.20
    1,101
    0.24
    15. Lymphomas
    51
    1.81
    2,818
    0.62
    16. Lung Cancers
    43
    1.52
    7,705
    1.70
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    1.38
    2,007
    0.44
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    39
    1.38
    5,408
    1.19
    19. Violence
    32
    1.13
    21,000
    4.62
    20. Leukemia
    29
    1.03
    1,464
    0.32
    21. HIV/AIDS
    28
    0.99
    71,996
    15.84
    22. Stomach Cancer
    28
    0.99
    1,535
    0.34
    23. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.99
    5,555
    1.22
    24. Other Neoplasms
    26
    0.92
    267
    0.06
    25. Liver Disease
    23
    0.81
    9,013
    1.98
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    23
    0.81
    13,014
    2.86
    27. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.74
    512
    0.11
    28. Oral Cancer
    18
    0.64
    1,406
    0.31
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    0.64
    4,351
    0.96
    30. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    17
    0.60
    0
    0.00
    31. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.57
    951
    0.21
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.57
    1,077
    0.24
    33. Liver Cancer
    14
    0.50
    2,383
    0.52
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.50
    1,894
    0.42
    35. Asthma
    13
    0.46
    5,966
    1.31
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    12
    0.43
    3,486
    0.77
    37. Anemia
    11
    0.39
    0
    0.00
    38. Bladder Cancer
    9
    0.32
    829
    0.18
    39. Epilepsy
    9
    0.32
    1,870
    0.41
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.25
    15,843
    3.49
    41. Falls
    7
    0.25
    1,399
    0.31
    42. Low Birth Weight
    5
    0.18
    6,250
    1.37
    43. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.18
    3,004
    0.66
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.18
    376
    0.08
    45. Meningitis
    4
    0.14
    3,660
    0.81
    46. Skin Cancers
    4
    0.14
    993
    0.22
    47. Alcohol
    4
    0.14
    987
    0.22
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
    139
    0.03
    49. Malnutrition
    2
    0.07
    2,381
    0.52
    50. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    8.90
    89
    4. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    6.08
    39
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    20.99
    37
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    18.34
    64
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    4.98
    65
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    2.15
    99
    9. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    3.34
    108
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    3.85
    115
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    3.68
    137
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    3.18
    80
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    5.46
    87
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    8.50
    16
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    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.