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Ethiopia
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
ETHIOPIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    80.50
    93
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    83.23
    40
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    83.76
    128
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    33.37
    46
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    18.41
    95
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    22.70
    61
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    74.67
    16
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    33.86
    36
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    18.21
    76
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    31.41
    47
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    39.83
    26
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    35.72
    35
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    16.44
    118
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    20.99
    37
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    10.77
    57
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    121.35
    9
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    6.74
    41
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    4.41
    56
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    3.36
    78
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    7.16
    63
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    23.49
    8
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    2.65
    62
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    37.54
    8
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    2.99
    150
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    13.63
    45
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    3.85
    115
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    8.90
    89
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    6.23
    83
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    3.34
    108
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    35.20
    22
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    6.08
    39
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    0.14
    56
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    1.62
    54
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    18.34
    64
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    1.79
    48
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    6.64
    4
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    3.36
    130
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    12.75
    17
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    0.42
    32
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    8.50
    16
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    4.52
    65
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    5.46
    87
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    3.68
    137
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    3.18
    80
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    4.06
    44
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    11.70
    14
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    2.04
    70
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    2.19
    83
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    3.28
    22
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    2.47
    53
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    15,843
    3.49
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    32,739
    7.20
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    13,014
    2.86
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    3,004
    0.66
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    6,250
    1.37
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    9,013
    1.98
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    21,965
    4.83
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    30,188
    6.64
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    12,789
    2.81
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    15,302
    3.37
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    3,660
    0.81
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    11,895
    2.62
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    6,014
    1.32
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    71,996
    15.84
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    1,700
    0.37
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    2,381
    0.52
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    4,533
    1.00
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    4,676
    1.03
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    21,000
    4.62
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    1,142
    0.25
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    270
    0.06
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
    13,774
    3.03
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    83
    0.02
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    5,555
    1.22
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    1,399
    0.31
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    5,966
    1.31
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    1,464
    0.32
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    3,587
    0.79
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    975
    0.21
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    2,818
    0.62
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    3,618
    0.80
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    2,403
    0.53
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    951
    0.21
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    38
    0.01
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    7,705
    1.70
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    5,408
    1.19
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    3,486
    0.77
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    2,383
    0.52
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    1,130
    0.25
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    5,890
    1.30
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    1,077
    0.24
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    1,535
    0.34
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    1,406
    0.31
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    1,015
    0.22
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    4,374
    0.96
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    18.21
    76
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    20.99
    37
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    3.85
    115
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    8.90
    89
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    3.34
    108
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    35.20
    22
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    6.08
    39
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    18.34
    64
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    8.50
    16
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    5.46
    87
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    3.68
    137
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    3.18
    80
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    2.19
    83
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    2.47
    53
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    2.15
    99
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    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.