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Brazil
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
BRAZIL VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Brazil 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
Brazil Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Brazil BRAZIL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    80.50
    93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    83.23
    40
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    37.54
    8
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    74.67
    16
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    31.41
    47
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    35.20
    22
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    18.21
    76
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    35.72
    35
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    22.70
    61
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    18.34
    64
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    16.44
    118
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    33.86
    36
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    8.90
    89
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    18.41
    95
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    2.99
    150
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    3.68
    137
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    20.99
    37
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    12.75
    17
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    11.70
    14
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    23.49
    8
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    6.23
    83
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    10.77
    57
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    121.35
    9
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.98
    65
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    5.46
    87
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    6.08
    39
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    8.50
    16
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    3.18
    80
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    3.34
    108
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    3.85
    115
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    7.16
    63
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    1.93
    61
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    2.91
    30
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    4.41
    56
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    33.37
    46
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    4.06
    44
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    39.83
    26
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    2.19
    83
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    0.00
    157
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    2.15
    99
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    2.47
    53
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    0.65
    75
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    3.36
    130
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    4.52
    65
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    3.36
    78
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    3.28
    22
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    13.63
    45
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    1.52
    67
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    0.00
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brazil BRAZIL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    21,000
    4.62
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    11,895
    2.62
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    15,302
    3.37
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    7,705
    1.70
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    4,676
    1.03
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    12,789
    2.81
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    3,587
    0.79
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    4,533
    1.00
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    4,374
    0.96
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    1,399
    0.31
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    1,535
    0.34
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    5,408
    1.19
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    5,890
    1.30
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    13,774
    3.03
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    6,014
    1.32
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    71,996
    15.84
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    4,351
    0.96
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    2,007
    0.44
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
    2,383
    0.52
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    3,486
    0.77
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    2,818
    0.62
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    1,406
    0.31
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    5,555
    1.22
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    1,464
    0.32
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    1,101
    0.24
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    987
    0.22
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    6,250
    1.37
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    2,381
    0.52
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    15,843
    3.49
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    829
    0.18
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    993
    0.22
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    2,403
    0.53
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    21,965
    4.83
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    1,077
    0.24
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    267
    0.06
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    951
    0.21
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    1,894
    0.42
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    3,004
    0.66
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    1,870
    0.41
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    512
    0.11
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    5,966
    1.31
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    770
    0.17
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    18.21
    76
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    18.34
    64
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    8.90
    89
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    3.68
    137
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    20.99
    37
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.98
    65
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    5.46
    87
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    6.08
    39
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    8.50
    16
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    3.18
    80
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    3.34
    108
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    3.85
    115
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    2.19
    83
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    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.