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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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ERITREA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Eritrea 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
Eritrea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Eritrea ERITREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    152.35
    5
    83.23
    40
    2. Stroke
    139.66
    28
    80.50
    93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.40
    80
    83.76
    128
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    102.04
    5
    33.37
    46
    5. Liver Disease
    61.76
    5
    18.41
    95
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    54.13
    5
    22.70
    61
    7. Hypertension
    52.22
    13
    33.86
    36
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.06
    37
    74.67
    16
    9. Lung Disease
    36.46
    34
    31.41
    47
    10. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    57
    35.72
    35
    11. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    18.21
    76
    12. Malnutrition
    26.52
    3
    4.41
    56
    13. Tuberculosis
    21.74
    50
    39.83
    26
    14. Other Injuries
    21.49
    6
    10.77
    57
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.70
    39
    16.44
    118
    16. Maternal Conditions
    17.51
    10
    2.65
    62
    17. Suicide
    17.26
    21
    23.49
    8
    18. Asthma
    16.35
    34
    13.63
    45
    19. Meningitis
    15.42
    14
    6.74
    41
    20. Malaria
    13.87
    38
    0.14
    56
    21. Violence
    13.64
    33
    37.54
    8
    22. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    20.99
    37
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.85
    57
    121.35
    9
    24. Falls
    8.77
    36
    2.99
    150
    25. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    3.85
    115
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.37
    46
    3.36
    78
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.36
    28
    4.52
    65
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    35.20
    22
    29. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    6.08
    39
    30. Low Birth Weight
    6.60
    69
    7.16
    63
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    6.40
    71
    6.23
    83
    32. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    3.34
    108
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    8.90
    89
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.74
    71
    12.75
    17
    35. Fires
    5.00
    10
    6.64
    4
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.91
    52
    3.36
    130
    37. Poisonings
    4.38
    6
    1.62
    54
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    8.50
    16
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.69
    30
    2.04
    70
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.64
    6
    0.07
    58
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    3.18
    80
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    5.46
    87
    43. Drownings
    3.38
    64
    4.06
    44
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    18.34
    64
    45. Epilepsy
    3.11
    27
    3.28
    22
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    3.00
    111
    11.70
    14
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    3.68
    137
    48. Alcohol
    2.33
    52
    1.93
    61
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    2.19
    83
    50. Skin Disease
    2.17
    55
    2.91
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Eritrea ERITREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,277
    12.90
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Stroke
    2,564
    10.09
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,292
    9.02
    15,843
    3.49
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,154
    8.48
    32,739
    7.20
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,326
    5.22
    13,014
    2.86
    6. Liver Disease
    1,215
    4.78
    9,013
    1.98
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    3.71
    30,188
    6.64
    8. Hypertension
    926
    3.64
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Lung Disease
    662
    2.61
    11,895
    2.62
    10. Malnutrition
    660
    2.60
    2,381
    0.52
    11. Birth Trauma
    616
    2.42
    3,004
    0.66
    12. Kidney Disease
    578
    2.27
    15,302
    3.37
    13. Maternal Conditions
    544
    2.14
    1,700
    0.37
    14. Tuberculosis
    543
    2.14
    21,965
    4.83
    15. Other Injuries
    540
    2.13
    6,014
    1.32
    16. Low Birth Weight
    531
    2.09
    6,250
    1.37
    17. Malaria
    437
    1.72
    83
    0.02
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    432
    1.70
    4,351
    0.96
    19. Meningitis
    404
    1.59
    3,660
    0.81
    20. Violence
    384
    1.51
    21,000
    4.62
    21. Suicide
    382
    1.50
    13,774
    3.03
    22. Asthma
    326
    1.28
    5,966
    1.31
    23. Breast Cancer
    311
    1.22
    4,533
    1.00
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    310
    1.22
    4,676
    1.03
    25. HIV/AIDS
    308
    1.21
    71,996
    15.84
    26. Falls
    168
    0.66
    1,399
    0.31
    27. Lymphomas
    147
    0.58
    2,818
    0.62
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.58
    1,894
    0.42
    29. Leukemia
    144
    0.57
    1,464
    0.32
    30. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.52
    5,555
    1.22
    31. Fires
    132
    0.52
    3,618
    0.80
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    123
    0.48
    5,408
    1.19
    33. Drownings
    118
    0.46
    2,403
    0.53
    34. Poisonings
    114
    0.45
    975
    0.21
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    113
    0.44
    3,587
    0.79
    36. Pertussis
    90
    0.35
    1,142
    0.25
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    85
    0.33
    1,077
    0.24
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    81
    0.32
    3,486
    0.77
    39. Epilepsy
    81
    0.32
    1,870
    0.41
    40. Ovary Cancer
    79
    0.31
    951
    0.21
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    77
    0.30
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Schistosomiasis
    73
    0.29
    35
    0.01
    43. Oral Cancer
    71
    0.28
    1,406
    0.31
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    71
    0.28
    5,890
    1.30
    45. Liver Cancer
    69
    0.27
    2,383
    0.52
    46. Lung Cancers
    62
    0.24
    7,705
    1.70
    47. Prostate Cancer
    54
    0.21
    4,374
    0.96
    48. Stomach Cancer
    48
    0.19
    1,535
    0.34
    49. Alcohol
    45
    0.18
    987
    0.22
    50. Skin Disease
    45
    0.18
    1,101
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    18.21
    76
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    20.99
    37
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    3.85
    115
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    35.20
    22
    5. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    6.08
    39
    6. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    3.34
    108
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    8.90
    89
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    8.50
    16
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    3.18
    80
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    5.46
    87
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    18.34
    64
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    3.68
    137
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    2.19
    83
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    126
    2.15
    99
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    112
    2.47
    53
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.05
    166
    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.