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Finland
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
FINLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Finland 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
Finland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Finland FINLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    16.44
    118
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    80.50
    93
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    18.34
    64
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    35.20
    22
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    18.21
    76
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    23.49
    8
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    18.41
    95
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    33.86
    36
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    8.90
    89
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    4.98
    65
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    31.41
    47
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    2.99
    150
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    6.08
    39
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    1.93
    61
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    3.85
    115
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    3.36
    130
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    12.75
    17
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    1.52
    67
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    10.77
    57
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    5.46
    87
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    74.67
    16
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    3.68
    137
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    6.23
    83
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    22.70
    61
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    2.15
    99
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    83.23
    40
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.34
    108
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    8.50
    16
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    11.70
    14
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    0.65
    75
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    2.47
    53
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    35.72
    35
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    2.19
    83
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    3.18
    80
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    4.06
    44
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    20.99
    37
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    3.28
    22
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    4.52
    65
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    37.54
    8
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    7.16
    63
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    0.22
    80
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    6.64
    4
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.00
    160
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.88
    11
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    13.63
    45
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    1.62
    54
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    3.36
    78
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    39.83
    26
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    2.91
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    4,676
    1.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    12,789
    2.81
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    1,399
    0.31
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    11,895
    2.62
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    2,007
    0.44
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    9,013
    1.98
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    4,374
    0.96
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    4,533
    1.00
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    1,077
    0.24
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    2,818
    0.62
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    13,774
    3.03
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    2,383
    0.52
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    5,408
    1.19
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    987
    0.22
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    1,535
    0.34
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    6,014
    1.32
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    39,341
    8.65
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    30,188
    6.64
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    267
    0.06
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    1,464
    0.32
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    951
    0.21
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    15,302
    3.37
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    3,486
    0.77
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    829
    0.18
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    993
    0.22
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    770
    0.17
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    5,890
    1.30
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    512
    0.11
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    13,014
    2.86
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    1,406
    0.31
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    2,403
    0.53
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    5,966
    1.31
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    376
    0.08
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    113
    0.02
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    21,000
    4.62
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    5,555
    1.22
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    3,618
    0.80
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    21,965
    4.83
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    1,101
    0.24
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    6,250
    1.37
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    975
    0.21
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    1,015
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    18.34
    64
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    18.21
    76
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    3.85
    115
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    5.46
    87
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    3.68
    137
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    2.15
    99
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    3.34
    108
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    8.50
    16
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    2.47
    53
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    2.19
    83
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    3.18
    80
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    20.99
    37
    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.