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Greece
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
GREECE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Greece 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
Greece Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Greece GREECE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    18.34
    64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    83.23
    40
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    18.21
    76
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    31.41
    47
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    35.20
    22
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    35.72
    35
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    8.90
    89
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    16.44
    118
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    33.86
    36
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    4.98
    65
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    22.70
    61
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    3.36
    130
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    10.77
    57
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.68
    137
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    5.46
    87
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    3.34
    108
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.19
    83
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    6.08
    39
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    3.85
    115
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    74.67
    16
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    18.41
    95
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    12.75
    17
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    23.49
    8
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    2.99
    150
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    2.15
    99
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    11.70
    14
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    6.23
    83
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    7.16
    63
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    20.99
    37
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    4.06
    44
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    1.52
    67
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.65
    75
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    3.18
    80
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.47
    53
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    4.52
    65
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    8.50
    16
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    3.28
    22
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    37.54
    8
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.22
    80
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    6.64
    4
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    121.35
    9
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    1.93
    61
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    2.04
    70
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    3.36
    78
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    39.83
    26
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.88
    11
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    0.28
    86
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    6.74
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    4,676
    1.03
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    3,587
    0.79
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    12,789
    2.81
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    1,077
    0.24
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    4,374
    0.96
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    2,007
    0.44
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    2,383
    0.52
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    829
    0.18
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    1,535
    0.34
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    1,464
    0.32
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    2,818
    0.62
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    30,188
    6.64
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    1,399
    0.31
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    13,014
    2.86
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    9,013
    1.98
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    5,408
    1.19
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    267
    0.06
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    1,894
    0.42
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    951
    0.21
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    13,774
    3.03
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    5,890
    1.30
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    1,406
    0.31
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    993
    0.22
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    2,403
    0.53
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    512
    0.11
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    1,870
    0.41
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    3,486
    0.77
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    5,555
    1.22
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    770
    0.17
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    4,351
    0.96
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    3,618
    0.80
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    113
    0.02
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    6,250
    1.37
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    21,000
    4.62
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    15,843
    3.49
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    376
    0.08
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    21,965
    4.83
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    139
    0.03
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    1,101
    0.24
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    987
    0.22
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    71,996
    15.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    4.98
    65
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.68
    137
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    5.46
    87
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.19
    83
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    3.34
    108
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    6.08
    39
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    3.85
    115
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    2.15
    99
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    20.99
    37
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    3.18
    80
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.47
    53
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    8.50
    16
    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.