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India
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
INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare India 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
India Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      India INDIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.72
    55
    83.76
    128
    2. Lung Disease
    87.90
    3
    31.41
    47
    3. Stroke
    64.97
    113
    80.50
    93
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.45
    20
    33.37
    46
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.30
    77
    83.23
    40
    6. Tuberculosis
    32.84
    32
    39.83
    26
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    97
    74.67
    16
    8. Liver Disease
    22.24
    83
    18.41
    95
    9. Falls
    21.87
    1
    2.99
    150
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.90
    107
    35.72
    35
    11. Asthma
    18.49
    24
    13.63
    45
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.33
    90
    22.70
    61
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.60
    137
    16.44
    118
    14. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    18.21
    76
    15. Suicide
    12.91
    41
    23.49
    8
    16. Other Injuries
    12.19
    44
    10.77
    57
    17. Low Birth Weight
    11.98
    19
    7.16
    63
    18. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    3.18
    80
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.94
    8
    2.04
    70
    20. Hypertension
    10.68
    128
    33.86
    36
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    18.34
    64
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    20.99
    37
    23. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    3.68
    137
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    8.90
    89
    25. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    35.20
    22
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    42
    4.52
    65
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.11
    64
    3.36
    78
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    122
    6.23
    83
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    65
    3.36
    130
    30. Encephalitis
    4.12
    3
    0.43
    87
    31. Violence
    3.84
    104
    37.54
    8
    32. Drownings
    3.76
    51
    4.06
    44
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    3.85
    115
    34. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    6.08
    39
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    8.50
    16
    36. HIV/AIDS
    3.35
    87
    121.35
    9
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    4.98
    65
    38. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    3.34
    108
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    5.46
    87
    40. Meningitis
    2.52
    55
    6.74
    41
    41. Epilepsy
    2.44
    47
    3.28
    22
    42. Fires
    1.84
    79
    6.64
    4
    43. Alcohol
    1.81
    68
    1.93
    61
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.79
    74
    2.65
    62
    45. Skin Disease
    1.62
    92
    2.91
    30
    46. Dengue
    1.51
    5
    0.00
    171
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    2.19
    83
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    1.29
    169
    11.70
    14
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.19
    4
    0.88
    11
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    2.15
    99
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      India INDIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.52m
    17.94
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Lung Disease
    879,732
    10.38
    11,895
    2.62
    3. Stroke
    697,038
    8.23
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    670,315
    7.91
    15,843
    3.49
    5. Tuberculosis
    435,882
    5.15
    21,965
    4.83
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    392,425
    4.63
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    271,495
    3.20
    30,188
    6.64
    8. Liver Disease
    268,580
    3.17
    9,013
    1.98
    9. Low Birth Weight
    238,739
    2.82
    6,250
    1.37
    10. Falls
    225,755
    2.66
    1,399
    0.31
    11. Kidney Disease
    222,903
    2.63
    15,302
    3.37
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    212,596
    2.51
    13,014
    2.86
    13. Asthma
    196,051
    2.31
    5,966
    1.31
    14. Suicide
    173,347
    2.05
    13,774
    3.03
    15. Other Injuries
    149,570
    1.77
    6,014
    1.32
    16. Oral Cancer
    134,187
    1.58
    1,406
    0.31
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    126,593
    1.49
    4,676
    1.03
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126,079
    1.49
    1,015
    0.22
    19. Hypertension
    108,050
    1.28
    12,789
    2.81
    20. Birth Trauma
    102,819
    1.21
    3,004
    0.66
    21. Lung Cancers
    88,276
    1.04
    7,705
    1.70
    22. Breast Cancer
    82,821
    0.98
    4,533
    1.00
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    82,769
    0.98
    4,351
    0.96
    24. Stomach Cancer
    81,058
    0.96
    1,535
    0.34
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    77,368
    0.91
    3,587
    0.79
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    68,108
    0.80
    1,894
    0.42
    27. Violence
    51,767
    0.61
    21,000
    4.62
    28. Drownings
    48,774
    0.58
    2,403
    0.53
    29. Encephalitis
    48,080
    0.57
    234
    0.05
    30. Cervical Cancer
    45,319
    0.53
    5,555
    1.22
    31. HIV/AIDS
    44,406
    0.52
    71,996
    15.84
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    43,398
    0.51
    1,077
    0.24
    33. Lymphomas
    40,159
    0.47
    2,818
    0.62
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    38,898
    0.46
    3,486
    0.77
    35. Leukemia
    33,383
    0.39
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Meningitis
    33,337
    0.39
    3,660
    0.81
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    32,812
    0.39
    2,007
    0.44
    38. Prostate Cancer
    30,945
    0.37
    4,374
    0.96
    39. Liver Cancer
    30,369
    0.36
    2,383
    0.52
    40. Epilepsy
    30,307
    0.36
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Maternal Conditions
    25,917
    0.31
    1,700
    0.37
    42. Fires
    23,265
    0.27
    3,618
    0.80
    43. Alcohol
    23,097
    0.27
    987
    0.22
    44. Ovary Cancer
    21,947
    0.26
    951
    0.21
    45. Skin Disease
    17,857
    0.21
    1,101
    0.24
    46. Dengue
    17,546
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    15,264
    0.18
    5,890
    1.30
    48. Bladder Cancer
    14,081
    0.17
    829
    0.18
    49. Inflammatory/Heart
    12,651
    0.15
    5,408
    1.19
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,931
    0.14
    376
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    18.21
    76
    2. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    3.18
    80
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    18.34
    64
    4. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    20.99
    37
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    3.68
    137
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    8.90
    89
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    35.20
    22
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    3.85
    115
    9. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    6.08
    39
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    8.50
    16
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    4.98
    65
    12. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    3.34
    108
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    5.46
    87
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    2.19
    83
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.47
    164
    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.