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Germany
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
GERMANY VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Germany 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
Germany Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Germany GERMANY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    78.7
    84.8
    81.7
    26
    10
    20
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    84.8
    26
    10
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    79.0
    85.1
    29
    10
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    79.2
    85.2
    29
    10
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    79.3
    85.2
    29
    10
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    79.4
    85.3
    32
    10
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.6
    85.4
    33
    10
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    79.8
    85.5
    33
    9
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    80.0
    85.7
    34
    9
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.9
    33
    8
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.0
    86.3
    35
    7
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    81.9
    86.9
    35
    6
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    35
    6
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.6
    88.7
    35
    3
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.3
    90.0
    30
    2
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.3
    91.6
    25
    1
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.9
    94.1
    31
    1
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.09
    155
    83.76
    128
    2. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    18.34
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    18.21
    76
    4. Stroke
    18.75
    173
    80.50
    93
    5. Lung Disease
    18.00
    116
    31.41
    47
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.54
    128
    16.44
    118
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    35.20
    22
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    8.90
    89
    9. Liver Disease
    9.69
    128
    18.41
    95
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    4.98
    65
    11. Hypertension
    8.36
    139
    33.86
    36
    12. Suicide
    8.27
    93
    23.49
    8
    13. Kidney Disease
    7.81
    152
    35.72
    35
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.66
    170
    83.23
    40
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.48
    161
    74.67
    16
    16. Falls
    5.64
    93
    2.99
    150
    17. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    6.08
    39
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.15
    62
    11.70
    14
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    3.85
    115
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    3.68
    137
    21. Alcohol
    4.32
    25
    1.93
    61
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.30
    99
    12.75
    17
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.25
    83
    3.36
    130
    24. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    3.34
    108
    25. Other Injuries
    4.05
    151
    10.77
    57
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    5.46
    87
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    3.18
    80
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    8.50
    16
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.28
    29
    0.65
    75
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.98
    170
    22.70
    61
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.95
    157
    6.23
    83
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    20.99
    37
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    2.19
    83
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.47
    53
    35. Drug Use
    2.00
    45
    1.52
    67
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.15
    99
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    86
    3.28
    22
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.39
    119
    33.37
    46
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    96
    2.04
    70
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1.30
    161
    7.16
    63
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    11
    0.22
    80
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.90
    152
    4.52
    65
    43. Violence
    0.84
    161
    37.54
    8
    44. Skin Disease
    0.62
    130
    2.91
    30
    45. Asthma
    0.46
    165
    13.63
    45
    46. Drownings
    0.42
    177
    4.06
    44
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    160
    3.36
    78
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.33
    33
    0.02
    142
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    39
    0.00
    160
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.30
    135
    121.35
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Germany GERMANY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    147,055
    20.98
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    51,168
    7.30
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Stroke
    49,794
    7.11
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    46,560
    6.64
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    42,797
    6.11
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Hypertension
    26,796
    3.82
    12,789
    2.81
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    26,026
    3.71
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Kidney Disease
    22,770
    3.25
    15,302
    3.37
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,712
    2.96
    39,341
    8.65
    10. Breast Cancer
    18,842
    2.69
    4,533
    1.00
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    17,971
    2.56
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Prostate Cancer
    16,487
    2.35
    4,374
    0.96
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    15,560
    2.22
    30,188
    6.64
    14. Falls
    15,325
    2.19
    1,399
    0.31
    15. Liver Disease
    15,194
    2.17
    9,013
    1.98
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    12,594
    1.80
    1,077
    0.24
    17. Lymphomas
    12,249
    1.75
    2,818
    0.62
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    10,677
    1.52
    5,890
    1.30
    19. Suicide
    10,284
    1.47
    13,774
    3.03
    20. Stomach Cancer
    9,658
    1.38
    1,535
    0.34
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,891
    1.27
    5,408
    1.19
    22. Leukemia
    8,737
    1.25
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Other Injuries
    8,248
    1.18
    6,014
    1.32
    24. Other Neoplasms
    8,161
    1.16
    267
    0.06
    25. Liver Cancer
    8,057
    1.15
    2,383
    0.52
    26. Alcohol
    6,257
    0.89
    987
    0.22
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    6,212
    0.89
    3,486
    0.77
    28. Bladder Cancer
    6,193
    0.88
    829
    0.18
    29. Oral Cancer
    6,023
    0.86
    1,406
    0.31
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,192
    0.74
    951
    0.21
    31. Skin Cancers
    4,055
    0.58
    993
    0.22
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,830
    0.55
    15,843
    3.49
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,615
    0.52
    1,015
    0.22
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,160
    0.45
    13,014
    2.86
    35. Epilepsy
    3,091
    0.44
    1,870
    0.41
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2,291
    0.33
    4,351
    0.96
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2,231
    0.32
    512
    0.11
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,166
    0.31
    1,894
    0.42
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2,131
    0.30
    5,555
    1.22
    40. Drug Use
    1,930
    0.28
    770
    0.17
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,571
    0.22
    113
    0.02
    42. Skin Disease
    1,543
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    43. Anemia
    994
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    44. Asthma
    924
    0.13
    5,966
    1.31
    45. Low Birth Weight
    770
    0.11
    6,250
    1.37
    46. Violence
    769
    0.11
    21,000
    4.62
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    543
    0.08
    376
    0.08
    48. Hepatitis C
    507
    0.07
    8
    0.00
    49. Drownings
    459
    0.07
    2,403
    0.53
    50. Malnutrition
    450
    0.06
    2,381
    0.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    3.85
    115
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    3.68
    137
    9. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    3.34
    108
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    5.46
    87
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    3.18
    80
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    8.50
    16
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    20.99
    37
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    2.19
    83
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.47
    53
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.15
    99
    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.