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Brunei
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Brunei 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
Brunei Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Brunei BRUNEI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.9
    62.9
    62.4
    45
    56
    52
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    65.8
    68.4
    67.0
    40
    54
    49
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.3
    72.7
    71.0
    28
    51
    33
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    72.1
    76.4
    74.2
    23
    35
    31
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    73.1
    76.0
    74.4
    35
    50
    41
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    75.5
    78.3
    76.9
    36
    47
    35
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    73.4
    75.4
    74.3
    65
    100
    83
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.4
    75.4
    65
    100
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.2
    63
    106
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.3
    63
    106
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.3
    64
    107
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    74.7
    76.4
    66
    107
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    74.9
    76.5
    71
    108
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.7
    71
    108
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.5
    76.8
    72
    109
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    75.9
    77.1
    72
    109
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.4
    77.5
    73
    109
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.0
    69
    109
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.0
    78.5
    71
    112
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.0
    79.4
    74
    114
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.1
    80.4
    78
    129
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.6
    81.6
    90
    150
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.6
    83.3
    106
    170
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.3
    85.9
    118
    167
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.1
    88.5
    160
    178
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    90.67
    122
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    87.37
    89
    80.50
    93
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    56.41
    32
    74.67
    16
    4. Kidney Disease
    33.89
    42
    35.72
    35
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.87
    6
    16.44
    118
    6. Lung Disease
    27.00
    67
    31.41
    47
    7. Endocrine Disorders
    25.19
    1
    11.70
    14
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.00
    101
    83.23
    40
    9. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    28
    18.34
    64
    10. Breast Cancer
    21.80
    41
    18.21
    76
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.30
    5
    8.90
    89
    12. Prostate Cancer
    15.24
    100
    35.20
    22
    13. Hypertension
    15.15
    108
    33.86
    36
    14. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    26
    5.46
    87
    15. Lymphomas
    9.76
    5
    6.08
    39
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.40
    14
    6.23
    83
    17. Other Injuries
    8.96
    75
    10.77
    57
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.94
    89
    20.99
    37
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.69
    55
    3.68
    137
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7.90
    7
    3.36
    130
    21. Skin Disease
    7.61
    8
    2.91
    30
    22. Tuberculosis
    7.47
    73
    39.83
    26
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.38
    136
    22.70
    61
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.93
    50
    12.75
    17
    25. Other Neoplasms
    6.58
    6
    0.65
    75
    26. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    22
    3.18
    80
    27. Falls
    6.36
    78
    2.99
    150
    28. Uterin Cancer
    6.19
    11
    2.15
    99
    29. Ovary Cancer
    5.66
    43
    3.85
    115
    30. Leukemia
    5.44
    15
    3.34
    108
    31. Asthma
    4.75
    91
    13.63
    45
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.50
    76
    4.98
    65
    33. Low Birth Weight
    3.38
    118
    7.16
    63
    34. Suicide
    2.54
    172
    23.49
    8
    35. Hepatitis B
    2.36
    6
    0.28
    86
    36. Drownings
    2.21
    106
    4.06
    44
    37. Liver Disease
    1.90
    182
    18.41
    95
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.78
    124
    4.52
    65
    39. Hepatitis C
    1.69
    3
    0.02
    142
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    122
    2.19
    83
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.58
    87
    2.04
    70
    42. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.43
    4
    0.00
    160
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.31
    122
    33.37
    46
    44. Epilepsy
    1.15
    124
    3.28
    22
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.91
    160
    8.50
    16
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.90
    128
    3.36
    78
    47. Fires
    0.85
    121
    6.64
    4
    48. Drug Use
    0.73
    139
    1.52
    67
    49. Violence
    0.65
    172
    37.54
    8
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.53
    108
    2.65
    62
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brunei BRUNEI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    295
    15.60
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    240
    12.69
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    179
    9.47
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Kidney Disease
    105
    5.55
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Endocrine Disorders
    86
    4.55
    5,890
    1.30
    6. Lung Cancers
    73
    3.86
    7,705
    1.70
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    73
    3.86
    4,676
    1.03
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    69
    3.65
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    69
    3.65
    3,587
    0.79
    10. Lung Disease
    61
    3.23
    11,895
    2.62
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.43
    12,789
    2.81
    12. Breast Cancer
    39
    2.06
    4,533
    1.00
    13. Liver Cancer
    38
    2.01
    2,383
    0.52
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    37
    1.96
    4,351
    0.96
    15. Lymphomas
    32
    1.69
    2,818
    0.62
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    32
    1.69
    13,014
    2.86
    17. Other Injuries
    29
    1.53
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Stomach Cancer
    25
    1.32
    1,535
    0.34
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    25
    1.32
    5,408
    1.19
    20. Oral Cancer
    22
    1.16
    1,406
    0.31
    21. Tuberculosis
    21
    1.11
    21,965
    4.83
    22. Skin Disease
    20
    1.06
    1,101
    0.24
    23. Falls
    20
    1.06
    1,399
    0.31
    24. Prostate Cancer
    19
    1.00
    4,374
    0.96
    25. Leukemia
    19
    1.00
    1,464
    0.32
    26. Other Neoplasms
    19
    1.00
    267
    0.06
    27. Cervical Cancer
    18
    0.95
    5,555
    1.22
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    18
    0.95
    1,077
    0.24
    29. Low Birth Weight
    15
    0.79
    6,250
    1.37
    30. Asthma
    14
    0.74
    5,966
    1.31
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.69
    2,007
    0.44
    32. Suicide
    12
    0.63
    13,774
    3.03
    33. Uterin Cancer
    11
    0.58
    512
    0.11
    34. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.58
    951
    0.21
    35. Liver Disease
    9
    0.48
    9,013
    1.98
    36. Drownings
    9
    0.48
    2,403
    0.53
    37. Hepatitis B
    7
    0.37
    139
    0.03
    38. Hepatitis C
    6
    0.32
    8
    0.00
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.32
    1,894
    0.42
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.21
    15,843
    3.49
    41. Birth Trauma
    4
    0.21
    3,004
    0.66
    42. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    829
    0.18
    43. Epilepsy
    4
    0.21
    1,870
    0.41
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.21
    1,015
    0.22
    45. Maternal Conditions
    3
    0.16
    1,700
    0.37
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.16
    3,486
    0.77
    47. Drug Use
    3
    0.16
    770
    0.17
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    3
    0.16
    3,618
    0.80
    50. Violence
    3
    0.16
    21,000
    4.62
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    28
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.80
    41
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.30
    5
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.24
    100
    35.20
    22
    5. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    26
    5.46
    87
    6. Lymphomas
    9.76
    5
    6.08
    39
    7. Cervical Cancer
    8.94
    89
    20.99
    37
    8. Stomach Cancer
    8.69
    55
    3.68
    137
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    22
    3.18
    80
    10. Uterin Cancer
    6.19
    11
    2.15
    99
    11. Ovary Cancer
    5.66
    43
    3.85
    115
    12. Leukemia
    5.44
    15
    3.34
    108
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    4.50
    76
    4.98
    65
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    122
    2.19
    83
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.91
    160
    8.50
    16
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.49
    163
    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.