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Comoros
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
COMOROS VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Comoros 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
Comoros Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Comoros COMOROS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.2
    45.2
    43.7
    127
    128
    128
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    46.2
    49.8
    48.0
    132
    130
    131
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    50.2
    54.2
    52.2
    137
    136
    136
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    54.9
    58.8
    56.8
    141
    140
    143
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    57.9
    61.1
    59.5
    135
    134
    135
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    60.2
    63.4
    61.8
    143
    146
    147
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    65.9
    68.9
    67.4
    132
    140
    134
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.9
    68.9
    132
    140
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    70.9
    73.2
    109
    131
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    71.3
    73.6
    105
    131
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    71.5
    73.7
    106
    132
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.8
    74.0
    106
    132
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.3
    106
    131
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.6
    74.6
    105
    130
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.0
    102
    131
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    73.6
    75.4
    101
    132
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    74.3
    76.0
    101
    134
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.7
    100
    135
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.1
    77.6
    100
    139
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.8
    99
    138
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.2
    80.3
    103
    137
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    105
    128
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.3
    98
    128
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.0
    100
    119
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.2
    92
    108
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.00
    100
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    104.85
    63
    80.50
    93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96.62
    30
    83.23
    40
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    56.27
    27
    33.37
    46
    5. Cervical Cancer
    42.83
    10
    20.99
    37
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.95
    63
    74.67
    16
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    37.42
    31
    22.70
    61
    8. Liver Disease
    36.50
    36
    18.41
    95
    9. Hypertension
    36.33
    30
    33.86
    36
    10. Kidney Disease
    27.00
    70
    35.72
    35
    11. Lung Disease
    25.91
    73
    31.41
    47
    12. Prostate Cancer
    25.34
    44
    35.20
    22
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.70
    38
    16.44
    118
    14. Low Birth Weight
    14.65
    7
    7.16
    63
    15. Tuberculosis
    14.19
    58
    39.83
    26
    16. Malnutrition
    14.16
    19
    4.41
    56
    17. Meningitis
    14.07
    17
    6.74
    41
    18. Other Injuries
    13.47
    33
    10.77
    57
    19. Asthma
    11.32
    55
    13.63
    45
    20. Birth Trauma
    9.63
    29
    3.36
    78
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.31
    167
    18.21
    76
    22. Violence
    8.76
    59
    37.54
    8
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.59
    15
    8.50
    16
    24. Suicide
    8.46
    89
    23.49
    8
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.95
    33
    6.23
    83
    26. Falls
    6.78
    72
    2.99
    150
    27. Liver Cancer
    6.45
    66
    5.46
    87
    28. Maternal Conditions
    6.12
    43
    2.65
    62
    29. Pertussis
    5.87
    8
    1.79
    48
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.04
    87
    12.75
    17
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.97
    59
    4.52
    65
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    153
    8.90
    89
    33. Malaria
    4.60
    43
    0.14
    56
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.22
    85
    3.36
    130
    35. Fires
    3.94
    28
    6.64
    4
    36. Drownings
    3.62
    58
    4.06
    44
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.54
    68
    3.18
    80
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    3.32
    97
    11.70
    14
    39. Lymphomas
    3.17
    141
    6.08
    39
    40. Stomach Cancer
    3.03
    155
    3.68
    137
    41. Poisonings
    2.87
    21
    1.62
    54
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.85
    36
    2.47
    53
    43. Epilepsy
    2.60
    42
    3.28
    22
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.24
    59
    2.04
    70
    45. Bladder Cancer
    2.09
    91
    2.19
    83
    46. Skin Disease
    2.01
    64
    2.91
    30
    47. Syphilis
    1.38
    25
    1.56
    17
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.37
    149
    2.15
    99
    49. Alcohol
    1.29
    99
    1.93
    61
    50. Ovary Cancer
    1.26
    181
    3.85
    115
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Comoros COMOROS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    13.20
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    363
    8.06
    15,843
    3.49
    3. Stroke
    356
    7.91
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    349
    7.75
    32,739
    7.20
    5. Low Birth Weight
    328
    7.29
    6,250
    1.37
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    226
    5.02
    13,014
    2.86
    7. Birth Trauma
    211
    4.69
    3,004
    0.66
    8. Liver Disease
    160
    3.55
    9,013
    1.98
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    136
    3.02
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    131
    2.91
    4,351
    0.96
    11. Meningitis
    115
    2.55
    3,660
    0.81
    12. Hypertension
    115
    2.55
    12,789
    2.81
    13. Cervical Cancer
    104
    2.31
    5,555
    1.22
    14. Kidney Disease
    101
    2.24
    15,302
    3.37
    15. Malnutrition
    96
    2.13
    2,381
    0.52
    16. Other Injuries
    90
    2.00
    6,014
    1.32
    17. Lung Disease
    83
    1.84
    11,895
    2.62
    18. Pertussis
    80
    1.78
    1,142
    0.25
    19. Tuberculosis
    79
    1.76
    21,965
    4.83
    20. Violence
    63
    1.40
    21,000
    4.62
    21. Asthma
    49
    1.09
    5,966
    1.31
    22. Maternal Conditions
    47
    1.04
    1,700
    0.37
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    46
    1.02
    4,676
    1.03
    24. Suicide
    46
    1.02
    13,774
    3.03
    25. Drownings
    35
    0.78
    2,403
    0.53
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    34
    0.76
    3,486
    0.77
    27. Prostate Cancer
    33
    0.73
    4,374
    0.96
    28. Malaria
    29
    0.64
    83
    0.02
    29. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.64
    2,383
    0.52
    30. Fires
    27
    0.60
    3,618
    0.80
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    26
    0.58
    5,408
    1.19
    32. Falls
    26
    0.58
    1,399
    0.31
    33. Breast Cancer
    23
    0.51
    4,533
    1.00
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    21
    0.47
    1,894
    0.42
    35. Poisonings
    20
    0.44
    975
    0.21
    36. Syphilis
    19
    0.42
    1,130
    0.25
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19
    0.42
    3,587
    0.79
    38. Lymphomas
    19
    0.42
    2,818
    0.62
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.42
    5,890
    1.30
    40. Epilepsy
    17
    0.38
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Oral Cancer
    15
    0.33
    1,406
    0.31
    42. Tetanus
    12
    0.27
    38
    0.01
    43. Skin Cancers
    12
    0.27
    993
    0.22
    44. Stomach Cancer
    11
    0.24
    1,535
    0.34
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.24
    1,077
    0.24
    46. Bladder Cancer
    10
    0.22
    829
    0.18
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10
    0.22
    1,015
    0.22
    48. Skin Disease
    9
    0.20
    1,101
    0.24
    49. Drug Use
    7
    0.16
    770
    0.17
    50. Alcohol
    6
    0.13
    987
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Comoros COMOROS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.83
    10
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.34
    44
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.31
    167
    18.21
    76
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.59
    15
    8.50
    16
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.45
    66
    5.46
    87
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    153
    8.90
    89
    7. Oral Cancer
    3.54
    68
    3.18
    80
    8. Lymphomas
    3.17
    141
    6.08
    39
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.03
    155
    3.68
    137
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.85
    36
    2.47
    53
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.09
    91
    2.19
    83
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.37
    149
    2.15
    99
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.26
    181
    3.85
    115
    14. Leukemia
    0.82
    173
    3.34
    108
    15. Lung Cancers
    0.21
    183
    18.34
    64
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.00
    183
    4.98
    65
    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.