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Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Equatorial Guinea 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.4
    38.4
    36.9
    161
    157
    159
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    38.4
    41.5
    39.9
    165
    162
    163
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    168
    165
    167
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    45.2
    48.4
    46.8
    173
    171
    172
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    51.2
    54.3
    52.7
    156
    152
    153
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    54.9
    57.3
    56.1
    168
    167
    168
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    60.9
    63.6
    62.2
    162
    171
    172
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    63.6
    162
    171
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    66.7
    68.8
    152
    168
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    67.3
    69.4
    151
    168
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    67.7
    69.7
    151
    168
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    68.1
    70.0
    152
    168
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    68.5
    70.5
    152
    167
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    69.0
    71.3
    152
    165
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    69.7
    72.4
    148
    161
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    70.8
    73.6
    146
    158
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    72.1
    74.9
    145
    151
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    73.5
    76.2
    136
    147
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.0
    77.5
    133
    143
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.5
    78.8
    132
    137
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.3
    134
    134
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.6
    82.0
    131
    132
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.2
    132
    134
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.8
    128
    134
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.0
    129
    139
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    159.33
    6
    121.35
    9
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    102.79
    23
    83.23
    40
    3. Stroke
    102.28
    68
    80.50
    93
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.86
    105
    83.76
    128
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    65.06
    21
    74.67
    16
    6. Hypertension
    40.56
    22
    33.86
    36
    7. Kidney Disease
    37.97
    26
    35.72
    35
    8. Malaria
    36.88
    25
    0.14
    56
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.71
    40
    22.70
    61
    10. Tuberculosis
    32.43
    34
    39.83
    26
    11. Lung Disease
    31.60
    45
    31.41
    47
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    31.31
    48
    33.37
    46
    13. Liver Disease
    30.93
    55
    18.41
    95
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.56
    41
    35.20
    22
    15. Breast Cancer
    23.78
    34
    18.21
    76
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.94
    35
    16.44
    118
    17. Cervical Cancer
    18.15
    43
    20.99
    37
    18. Suicide
    13.51
    37
    23.49
    8
    19. Low Birth Weight
    12.02
    18
    7.16
    63
    20. Asthma
    11.91
    52
    13.63
    45
    21. Birth Trauma
    11.51
    13
    3.36
    78
    22. Other Injuries
    10.43
    61
    10.77
    57
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.22
    26
    12.75
    17
    24. Maternal Conditions
    10.03
    32
    2.65
    62
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    9.49
    12
    6.23
    83
    26. Meningitis
    9.40
    37
    6.74
    41
    27. Measles
    8.32
    9
    0.42
    32
    28. Falls
    8.23
    45
    2.99
    150
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.32
    32
    11.70
    14
    30. Malnutrition
    6.02
    46
    4.41
    56
    31. Oral Cancer
    5.85
    32
    3.18
    80
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    81
    5.46
    87
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.46
    144
    8.90
    89
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    5.44
    37
    3.36
    130
    35. Lung Cancers
    5.20
    136
    18.34
    64
    36. Pertussis
    5.12
    12
    1.79
    48
    37. Syphilis
    4.96
    1
    1.56
    17
    38. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    88
    3.85
    115
    39. Drug Use
    4.22
    15
    1.52
    67
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.96
    69
    4.52
    65
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.32
    23
    2.47
    53
    42. Violence
    3.18
    110
    37.54
    8
    43. Fires
    3.10
    46
    6.64
    4
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.92
    61
    2.15
    99
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    159
    3.68
    137
    46. Epilepsy
    2.86
    34
    3.28
    22
    47. Drownings
    2.70
    81
    4.06
    44
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    131
    4.98
    65
    49. Lymphomas
    2.31
    167
    6.08
    39
    50. Skin Disease
    2.27
    49
    2.91
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,838
    19.37
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    913
    9.62
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Malaria
    668
    7.04
    83
    0.02
    4. Low Birth Weight
    457
    4.82
    6,250
    1.37
    5. Birth Trauma
    441
    4.65
    3,004
    0.66
    6. Stroke
    437
    4.61
    30,693
    6.75
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    419
    4.42
    32,739
    7.20
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    368
    3.88
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    349
    3.68
    15,843
    3.49
    10. Tuberculosis
    321
    3.38
    21,965
    4.83
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    299
    3.15
    30,188
    6.64
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    249
    2.62
    4,351
    0.96
    13. Liver Disease
    199
    2.10
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Kidney Disease
    198
    2.09
    15,302
    3.37
    15. Measles
    181
    1.91
    270
    0.06
    16. Hypertension
    165
    1.74
    12,789
    2.81
    17. Maternal Conditions
    139
    1.47
    1,700
    0.37
    18. Syphilis
    134
    1.41
    1,130
    0.25
    19. Meningitis
    127
    1.34
    3,660
    0.81
    20. Lung Disease
    120
    1.26
    11,895
    2.62
    21. Pertussis
    109
    1.15
    1,142
    0.25
    22. Suicide
    107
    1.13
    13,774
    3.03
    23. Other Injuries
    105
    1.11
    6,014
    1.32
    24. Breast Cancer
    84
    0.89
    4,533
    1.00
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    73
    0.77
    5,890
    1.30
    26. Asthma
    65
    0.69
    5,966
    1.31
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    63
    0.66
    5,408
    1.19
    28. Cervical Cancer
    56
    0.59
    5,555
    1.22
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    55
    0.58
    4,676
    1.03
    30. Drug Use
    50
    0.53
    770
    0.17
    31. Malnutrition
    48
    0.51
    2,381
    0.52
    32. Falls
    46
    0.48
    1,399
    0.31
    33. Violence
    45
    0.47
    21,000
    4.62
    34. Liver Cancer
    43
    0.45
    2,383
    0.52
    35. Prostate Cancer
    43
    0.45
    4,374
    0.96
    36. Drownings
    39
    0.41
    2,403
    0.53
    37. Oral Cancer
    35
    0.37
    1,406
    0.31
    38. Epilepsy
    32
    0.34
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Fires
    30
    0.32
    3,618
    0.80
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    29
    0.31
    3,587
    0.79
    41. Lung Cancers
    27
    0.28
    7,705
    1.70
    42. Tetanus
    23
    0.24
    38
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.23
    1,894
    0.42
    44. Poisonings
    21
    0.22
    975
    0.21
    45. Lymphomas
    19
    0.20
    2,818
    0.62
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    18
    0.19
    1,077
    0.24
    47. Trypanosomiasis
    16
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    48. Stomach Cancer
    16
    0.17
    1,535
    0.34
    49. Skin Cancers
    16
    0.17
    993
    0.22
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    0.15
    1,015
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.56
    41
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.78
    34
    18.21
    76
    3. Cervical Cancer
    18.15
    43
    20.99
    37
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.85
    32
    3.18
    80
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    81
    5.46
    87
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.46
    144
    8.90
    89
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.20
    136
    18.34
    64
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    88
    3.85
    115
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.32
    23
    2.47
    53
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.92
    61
    2.15
    99
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    159
    3.68
    137
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    131
    4.98
    65
    13. Lymphomas
    2.31
    167
    6.08
    39
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.09
    109
    8.50
    16
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.66
    116
    2.19
    83
    16. Leukemia
    0.49
    180
    3.34
    108
    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.