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Egypt
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
EGYPT VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Egypt 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
Egypt Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Egypt EGYPT   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    268.11
    15
    83.76
    128
    2. Liver Disease
    93.37
    1
    18.41
    95
    3. Stroke
    65.24
    110
    80.50
    93
    4. Liver Cancer
    34.11
    2
    5.46
    87
    5. Hypertension
    34.03
    35
    33.86
    36
    6. Kidney Disease
    32.58
    46
    35.72
    35
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.97
    92
    74.67
    16
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.25
    99
    83.23
    40
    9. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    33
    18.21
    76
    10. Lung Disease
    20.69
    100
    31.41
    47
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.14
    148
    16.44
    118
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.77
    116
    22.70
    61
    13. Lymphomas
    11.00
    2
    6.08
    39
    14. Asthma
    10.51
    59
    13.63
    45
    15. Bladder Cancer
    8.13
    2
    2.19
    83
    16. Lung Cancers
    8.02
    115
    18.34
    64
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.73
    38
    6.23
    83
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.17
    154
    35.20
    22
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.01
    80
    7.16
    63
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    61
    3.85
    115
    21. Leukemia
    4.53
    42
    3.34
    108
    22. Violence
    4.42
    93
    37.54
    8
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.35
    156
    8.90
    89
    24. Other Injuries
    4.29
    144
    10.77
    57
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.12
    91
    3.36
    130
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.11
    83
    4.98
    65
    27. Suicide
    3.41
    158
    23.49
    8
    28. Birth Trauma
    3.36
    79
    3.36
    78
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.32
    88
    33.37
    46
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.07
    135
    12.75
    17
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.96
    113
    11.70
    14
    32. Falls
    2.57
    161
    2.99
    150
    33. Stomach Cancer
    2.54
    168
    3.68
    137
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.89
    119
    4.52
    65
    35. Fires
    1.72
    83
    6.64
    4
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.68
    175
    20.99
    37
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.62
    82
    2.04
    70
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.52
    117
    2.47
    53
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.39
    132
    8.50
    16
    40. Hepatitis B
    1.29
    24
    0.28
    86
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    154
    2.15
    99
    42. Oral Cancer
    1.16
    170
    3.18
    80
    43. Malnutrition
    1.10
    99
    4.41
    56
    44. Drownings
    1.09
    146
    4.06
    44
    45. Encephalitis
    0.92
    27
    0.43
    87
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.80
    93
    2.65
    62
    47. Meningitis
    0.78
    92
    6.74
    41
    48. War
    0.71
    23
    0.11
    49
    49. Pertussis
    0.65
    76
    1.79
    48
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.54
    138
    39.83
    26
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Egypt EGYPT   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    173,871
    32.40
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Liver Disease
    60,122
    11.20
    9,013
    1.98
    3. Stroke
    43,839
    8.17
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Liver Cancer
    24,512
    4.57
    2,383
    0.52
    5. Hypertension
    21,094
    3.93
    12,789
    2.81
    6. Kidney Disease
    21,087
    3.93
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,694
    3.86
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,131
    3.57
    30,188
    6.64
    9. Lung Disease
    13,393
    2.50
    11,895
    2.62
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    12,163
    2.27
    4,351
    0.96
    11. Low Birth Weight
    11,391
    2.12
    6,250
    1.37
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,141
    1.89
    13,014
    2.86
    13. Breast Cancer
    9,180
    1.71
    4,533
    1.00
    14. Lymphomas
    7,539
    1.40
    2,818
    0.62
    15. Asthma
    7,104
    1.32
    5,966
    1.31
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,975
    1.30
    4,676
    1.03
    17. Birth Trauma
    6,109
    1.14
    3,004
    0.66
    18. Lung Cancers
    5,677
    1.06
    7,705
    1.70
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5,133
    0.96
    829
    0.18
    20. Violence
    4,165
    0.78
    21,000
    4.62
    21. Other Injuries
    3,819
    0.71
    6,014
    1.32
    22. Leukemia
    3,763
    0.70
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,692
    0.69
    15,843
    3.49
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,083
    0.57
    3,587
    0.79
    25. Suicide
    3,022
    0.56
    13,774
    3.03
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    2,906
    0.54
    2,007
    0.44
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,489
    0.46
    5,408
    1.19
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    2,391
    0.45
    1,077
    0.24
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2,372
    0.44
    5,890
    1.30
    30. Falls
    2,019
    0.38
    1,399
    0.31
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,944
    0.36
    951
    0.21
    32. Stomach Cancer
    1,844
    0.34
    1,535
    0.34
    33. Fires
    1,568
    0.29
    3,618
    0.80
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,339
    0.25
    1,894
    0.42
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,282
    0.24
    4,374
    0.96
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,248
    0.23
    1,015
    0.22
    37. Drownings
    1,122
    0.21
    2,403
    0.53
    38. Encephalitis
    1,046
    0.19
    234
    0.05
    39. Skin Cancers
    1,013
    0.19
    993
    0.22
    40. Hepatitis B
    988
    0.18
    139
    0.03
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    951
    0.18
    3,486
    0.77
    42. Pertussis
    906
    0.17
    1,142
    0.25
    43. Meningitis
    827
    0.15
    3,660
    0.81
    44. Maternal Conditions
    795
    0.15
    1,700
    0.37
    45. Oral Cancer
    793
    0.15
    1,406
    0.31
    46. Malnutrition
    759
    0.14
    2,381
    0.52
    47. War
    714
    0.13
    66
    0.01
    48. Cervical Cancer
    625
    0.12
    5,555
    1.22
    49. Tetanus
    540
    0.10
    38
    0.01
    50. Epilepsy
    451
    0.08
    1,870
    0.41
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Egypt EGYPT   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    34.11
    2
    5.46
    87
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    33
    18.21
    76
    3. Lymphomas
    11.00
    2
    6.08
    39
    4. Bladder Cancer
    8.13
    2
    2.19
    83
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.02
    115
    18.34
    64
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.17
    154
    35.20
    22
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    61
    3.85
    115
    8. Leukemia
    4.53
    42
    3.34
    108
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.35
    156
    8.90
    89
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.11
    83
    4.98
    65
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.54
    168
    3.68
    137
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.68
    175
    20.99
    37
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.52
    117
    2.47
    53
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.39
    132
    8.50
    16
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    154
    2.15
    99
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.16
    170
    3.18
    80
    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.