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Croatia
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
CROATIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Croatia 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
Croatia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Croatia CROATIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.7
    68.5
    66.0
    37
    37
    37
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    65.8
    72.3
    69.0
    37
    35
    37
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    66.4
    74.2
    70.2
    46
    37
    45
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.6
    75.9
    72.2
    48
    38
    41
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    71.1
    78.2
    74.7
    45
    36
    37
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    73.3
    79.8
    76.6
    44
    38
    37
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    75.5
    81.6
    78.6
    45
    37
    38
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.5
    81.6
    45
    37
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.9
    82.0
    46
    38
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    76.0
    82.0
    46
    38
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    76.0
    82.0
    46
    38
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    76.1
    82.1
    47
    39
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.1
    51
    39
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.4
    82.2
    53
    39
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.6
    82.3
    55
    40
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.8
    82.4
    58
    42
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.1
    82.5
    61
    43
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.8
    63
    43
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.3
    83.2
    61
    44
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.4
    83.8
    62
    44
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.9
    84.5
    63
    46
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.7
    85.5
    63
    48
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.7
    86.7
    65
    53
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.7
    75
    53
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.1
    91.2
    74
    46
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104.12
    101
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    52.82
    124
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    32.33
    9
    18.34
    64
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    22.13
    4
    8.90
    89
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.92
    66
    35.20
    22
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.55
    53
    18.21
    76
    7. Lung Disease
    17.68
    121
    31.41
    47
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.50
    116
    74.67
    16
    9. Liver Disease
    11.97
    116
    18.41
    95
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.17
    138
    35.72
    35
    11. Suicide
    11.01
    61
    23.49
    8
    12. Hypertension
    8.69
    136
    33.86
    36
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.40
    164
    83.23
    40
    14. Stomach Cancer
    8.24
    60
    3.68
    137
    15. Falls
    8.06
    49
    2.99
    150
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7.99
    158
    16.44
    118
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.92
    24
    4.98
    65
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.58
    142
    22.70
    61
    19. Ovary Cancer
    6.29
    28
    3.85
    115
    20. Lymphomas
    5.84
    50
    6.08
    39
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.38
    93
    5.46
    87
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.30
    79
    12.75
    17
    23. Other Injuries
    4.76
    136
    10.77
    57
    24. Leukemia
    4.76
    28
    3.34
    108
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    15
    2.19
    83
    26. Oral Cancer
    4.18
    55
    3.18
    80
    27. Cervical Cancer
    3.58
    139
    20.99
    37
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.57
    144
    6.23
    83
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.52
    35
    2.15
    99
    30. Skin Cancers
    3.49
    21
    2.47
    53
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.45
    129
    3.36
    130
    32. Alcohol
    2.92
    37
    1.93
    61
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.51
    40
    0.65
    75
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    8.50
    16
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.91
    114
    4.52
    65
    36. Epilepsy
    1.45
    104
    3.28
    22
    37. Drownings
    1.44
    130
    4.06
    44
    38. Drug Use
    1.38
    75
    1.52
    67
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.16
    105
    2.04
    70
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    170
    11.70
    14
    41. Schizophrenia
    1.02
    1
    0.00
    160
    42. Violence
    0.89
    158
    37.54
    8
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.78
    18
    0.22
    80
    44. Hepatitis C
    0.72
    9
    0.02
    142
    45. Tuberculosis
    0.65
    135
    39.83
    26
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.63
    156
    33.37
    46
    47. Asthma
    0.61
    154
    13.63
    45
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.47
    154
    3.36
    78
    49. Fires
    0.44
    150
    6.64
    4
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    70
    0.88
    11
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Croatia CROATIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,307
    27.14
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    6,275
    13.84
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Lung Cancers
    2,842
    6.27
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,189
    4.83
    3,587
    0.79
    5. Lung Disease
    2,111
    4.65
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,963
    4.33
    30,188
    6.64
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,392
    3.07
    15,302
    3.37
    8. Hypertension
    1,102
    2.43
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,066
    2.35
    4,676
    1.03
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,021
    2.25
    39,341
    8.65
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,019
    2.25
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Falls
    974
    2.15
    1,399
    0.31
    13. Liver Disease
    924
    2.04
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Prostate Cancer
    852
    1.88
    4,374
    0.96
    15. Stomach Cancer
    786
    1.73
    1,535
    0.34
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    754
    1.66
    2,007
    0.44
    17. Suicide
    676
    1.49
    13,774
    3.03
    18. Lymphomas
    556
    1.23
    2,818
    0.62
    19. Liver Cancer
    501
    1.10
    2,383
    0.52
    20. Bladder Cancer
    499
    1.10
    829
    0.18
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    457
    1.01
    5,408
    1.19
    22. Leukemia
    435
    0.96
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Other Injuries
    428
    0.94
    6,014
    1.32
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    423
    0.93
    1,077
    0.24
    25. Oral Cancer
    338
    0.75
    1,406
    0.31
    26. Skin Cancers
    332
    0.73
    993
    0.22
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    328
    0.72
    13,014
    2.86
    28. Ovary Cancer
    308
    0.68
    951
    0.21
    29. Other Neoplasms
    283
    0.62
    267
    0.06
    30. Alcohol
    219
    0.48
    987
    0.22
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    207
    0.46
    1,894
    0.42
    32. Uterin Cancer
    199
    0.44
    512
    0.11
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    189
    0.42
    3,486
    0.77
    34. Cervical Cancer
    156
    0.34
    5,555
    1.22
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    137
    0.30
    1,015
    0.22
    36. Epilepsy
    94
    0.21
    1,870
    0.41
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    94
    0.21
    4,351
    0.96
    38. Drownings
    86
    0.19
    2,403
    0.53
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    82
    0.18
    15,843
    3.49
    40. Schizophrenia
    79
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    41. Asthma
    74
    0.16
    5,966
    1.31
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    72
    0.16
    5,890
    1.30
    43. Drug Use
    70
    0.15
    770
    0.17
    44. Tuberculosis
    61
    0.13
    21,965
    4.83
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    55
    0.12
    113
    0.02
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.10
    376
    0.08
    47. Hepatitis C
    45
    0.10
    8
    0.00
    48. Violence
    45
    0.10
    21,000
    4.62
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    43
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Fires
    34
    0.07
    3,618
    0.80
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Croatia CROATIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    32.33
    9
    18.34
    64
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    22.13
    4
    8.90
    89
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.92
    66
    35.20
    22
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.55
    53
    18.21
    76
    5. Stomach Cancer
    8.24
    60
    3.68
    137
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.92
    24
    4.98
    65
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.29
    28
    3.85
    115
    8. Lymphomas
    5.84
    50
    6.08
    39
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.38
    93
    5.46
    87
    10. Leukemia
    4.76
    28
    3.34
    108
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    15
    2.19
    83
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.18
    55
    3.18
    80
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.58
    139
    20.99
    37
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.52
    35
    2.15
    99
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.49
    21
    2.47
    53
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
    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.