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Ireland
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
IRELAND VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Ireland 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
Ireland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Ireland IRELAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    16.44
    118
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    18.34
    64
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    31.41
    47
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    80.50
    93
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    18.21
    76
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    35.20
    22
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    83.23
    40
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    8.90
    89
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    23.49
    8
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    3.85
    115
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    4.98
    65
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    6.08
    39
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    35.72
    35
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    3.36
    130
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    8.50
    16
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    74.67
    16
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    3.68
    137
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    18.41
    95
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    5.46
    87
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    3.34
    108
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    1.52
    67
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    6.23
    83
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    11.70
    14
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    12.75
    17
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    2.47
    53
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    2.99
    150
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    20.99
    37
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    2.15
    99
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    2.19
    83
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    22.70
    61
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    0.65
    75
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    3.18
    80
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    10.77
    57
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    33.86
    36
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    7.16
    63
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    3.28
    22
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.22
    80
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    4.06
    44
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    1.93
    61
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    4.52
    65
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    37.54
    8
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    13.63
    45
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.88
    11
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    2.91
    30
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    2.04
    70
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    33.37
    46
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    6.64
    4
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.02
    142
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    0.00
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    11,895
    2.62
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    30,693
    6.75
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    4,374
    0.96
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    15,302
    3.37
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    1,077
    0.24
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    2,818
    0.62
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    13,774
    3.03
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    3,486
    0.77
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    30,188
    6.64
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    1,535
    0.34
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    2,383
    0.52
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    9,013
    1.98
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    1,464
    0.32
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    951
    0.21
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    829
    0.18
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    993
    0.22
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    5,890
    1.30
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    1,399
    0.31
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    5,408
    1.19
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    267
    0.06
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    1,406
    0.31
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    12,789
    2.81
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    6,014
    1.32
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    770
    0.17
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    4,351
    0.96
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    13,014
    2.86
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    512
    0.11
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    5,555
    1.22
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    1,870
    0.41
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    113
    0.02
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    1,894
    0.42
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    987
    0.22
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    376
    0.08
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    5,966
    1.31
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    2,403
    0.53
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    6,250
    1.37
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    15,843
    3.49
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    1,015
    0.22
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    21,000
    4.62
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    3,618
    0.80
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    21,965
    4.83
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    8.90
    89
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    3.85
    115
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    4.98
    65
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    6.08
    39
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    8.50
    16
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    3.68
    137
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    5.46
    87
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    3.34
    108
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    2.47
    53
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    20.99
    37
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    2.15
    99
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    2.19
    83
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    3.18
    80
    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.