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France
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
FRANCE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare France 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      France FRANCE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    75.0
    82.7
    78.8
    20
    2
    10
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    79.8
    85.1
    82.5
    20
    6
    11
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    85.1
    20
    6
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.2
    85.4
    20
    5
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    80.3
    85.5
    19
    5
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    80.4
    85.6
    19
    5
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    80.6
    85.7
    21
    5
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    80.8
    85.7
    21
    5
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.0
    85.9
    21
    5
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.0
    22
    5
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.8
    86.3
    22
    5
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.3
    86.7
    21
    5
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.2
    17
    5
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.5
    87.8
    10
    4
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    7
    4
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.4
    5
    3
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.5
    9
    6
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.9
    15
    16
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.17
    182
    83.76
    128
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    18.34
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    18.21
    76
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.19
    64
    16.44
    118
    5. Stroke
    16.74
    181
    80.50
    93
    6. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    35.20
    22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    8.90
    89
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    76
    23.49
    8
    9. Lung Disease
    8.62
    172
    31.41
    47
    10. Other Injuries
    8.36
    82
    10.77
    57
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    4.98
    65
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.06
    167
    83.23
    40
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    5.46
    87
    14. Liver Disease
    6.54
    154
    18.41
    95
    15. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    6.08
    39
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.71
    165
    74.67
    16
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    3.85
    115
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.86
    169
    35.72
    35
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    65
    11.70
    14
    20. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    3.34
    108
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.60
    156
    22.70
    61
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4.55
    18
    0.65
    75
    23. Falls
    3.99
    125
    2.99
    150
    24. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    3.18
    80
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    3.68
    137
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    2.19
    83
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    8.50
    16
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.35
    128
    12.75
    17
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    132
    3.36
    130
    30. Alcohol
    3.29
    30
    1.93
    61
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.19
    154
    6.23
    83
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    2.15
    99
    33. Hypertension
    2.64
    170
    33.86
    36
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    20.99
    37
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    2.47
    53
    36. Drug Use
    1.71
    60
    1.52
    67
    37. Malnutrition
    1.52
    88
    4.41
    56
    38. Epilepsy
    1.42
    107
    3.28
    22
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.29
    162
    7.16
    63
    40. Drownings
    0.91
    151
    4.06
    44
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    146
    33.37
    46
    42. Violence
    0.80
    162
    37.54
    8
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    140
    2.04
    70
    44. Skin Disease
    0.67
    127
    2.91
    30
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.65
    25
    0.22
    80
    46. Asthma
    0.62
    152
    13.63
    45
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    144
    3.36
    78
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.49
    177
    4.52
    65
    49. Schizophrenia
    0.46
    9
    0.00
    160
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.45
    125
    121.35
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      France FRANCE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63,181
    13.22
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53,157
    11.12
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Stroke
    36,354
    7.60
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    35,657
    7.46
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,854
    4.57
    3,587
    0.79
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,771
    4.14
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Lung Disease
    18,232
    3.81
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Breast Cancer
    15,536
    3.25
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Other Injuries
    15,119
    3.16
    6,014
    1.32
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    12,360
    2.59
    2,007
    0.44
    11. Kidney Disease
    11,477
    2.40
    15,302
    3.37
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,912
    2.28
    30,188
    6.64
    13. Prostate Cancer
    10,873
    2.27
    4,374
    0.96
    14. Lymphomas
    10,067
    2.11
    2,818
    0.62
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,573
    2.00
    2,383
    0.52
    16. Suicide
    8,961
    1.87
    13,774
    3.03
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,771
    1.83
    267
    0.06
    18. Falls
    8,284
    1.73
    1,399
    0.31
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,086
    1.69
    5,890
    1.30
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7,570
    1.58
    1,077
    0.24
    21. Leukemia
    7,457
    1.56
    1,464
    0.32
    22. Liver Disease
    7,382
    1.54
    9,013
    1.98
    23. Hypertension
    7,109
    1.49
    12,789
    2.81
    24. Bladder Cancer
    6,566
    1.37
    829
    0.18
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,065
    1.27
    5,408
    1.19
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,530
    1.16
    1,535
    0.34
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,676
    0.98
    1,406
    0.31
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,673
    0.98
    3,486
    0.77
    29. Malnutrition
    4,212
    0.88
    2,381
    0.52
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3,964
    0.83
    951
    0.21
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,339
    0.70
    13,014
    2.86
    32. Skin Cancers
    3,256
    0.68
    993
    0.22
    33. Alcohol
    3,189
    0.67
    987
    0.22
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,721
    0.57
    512
    0.11
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,012
    0.42
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Drug Use
    1,881
    0.39
    770
    0.17
    37. Epilepsy
    1,865
    0.39
    1,870
    0.41
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,807
    0.38
    15,843
    3.49
    39. Skin Disease
    1,598
    0.33
    1,101
    0.24
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,574
    0.33
    5,555
    1.22
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,384
    0.29
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Asthma
    1,039
    0.22
    5,966
    1.31
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    986
    0.21
    1,894
    0.42
    44. Anemia
    973
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    868
    0.18
    2,403
    0.53
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    752
    0.16
    113
    0.02
    47. Low Birth Weight
    651
    0.14
    6,250
    1.37
    48. Schizophrenia
    647
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    49. Violence
    538
    0.11
    21,000
    4.62
    50. Tuberculosis
    435
    0.09
    21,965
    4.83
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    4.98
    65
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    5.46
    87
    7. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    6.08
    39
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    3.85
    115
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    3.34
    108
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    3.18
    80
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    3.68
    137
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    2.19
    83
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    8.50
    16
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    2.15
    99
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    20.99
    37
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    2.47
    53
    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.