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Italy
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
ITALY VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Italy 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
Italy Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Italy ITALY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    21
    24
    21
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.9
    84.9
    83.0
    7
    8
    8
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.9
    7
    8
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    81.2
    85.1
    7
    8
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    81.2
    85.2
    7
    8
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.3
    7
    8
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.6
    85.3
    10
    9
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.7
    85.4
    11
    9
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.5
    12
    10
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.6
    12
    10
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.8
    12
    9
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.7
    86.1
    14
    9
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.4
    86.5
    13
    9
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.1
    15
    11
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.7
    14
    11
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.7
    16
    14
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.8
    22
    16
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    42
    22
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.43
    169
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    25.15
    156
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    18.34
    64
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    18.21
    76
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.86
    135
    16.44
    118
    6. Lung Disease
    13.17
    152
    31.41
    47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    8.90
    89
    8. Hypertension
    10.77
    127
    33.86
    36
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    35.20
    22
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.21
    145
    74.67
    16
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    4.98
    65
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.30
    178
    83.23
    40
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    3.68
    137
    14. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    5.46
    87
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    6.08
    39
    16. Other Injuries
    5.34
    127
    10.77
    57
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    165
    35.72
    35
    18. Other Neoplasms
    4.93
    15
    0.65
    75
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    66
    11.70
    14
    20. Suicide
    4.33
    151
    23.49
    8
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    3.85
    115
    22. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.34
    108
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.13
    162
    22.70
    61
    24. Liver Disease
    3.92
    171
    18.41
    95
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    127
    3.36
    130
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    2.19
    83
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    139
    12.75
    17
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.59
    164
    6.23
    83
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    2.15
    99
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    3.18
    80
    31. Falls
    2.13
    171
    2.99
    150
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    2.47
    53
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    20.99
    37
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    8.50
    16
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.36
    4
    0.02
    142
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    165
    7.16
    63
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.07
    111
    2.04
    70
    38. Epilepsy
    0.87
    143
    3.28
    22
    39. Drug Use
    0.78
    132
    1.52
    67
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.64
    155
    33.37
    46
    41. Anemia
    0.62
    19
    0.00
    160
    42. Violence
    0.60
    173
    37.54
    8
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    123
    121.35
    9
    44. Skin Disease
    0.59
    137
    2.91
    30
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.56
    31
    0.22
    80
    46. Drownings
    0.46
    173
    4.06
    44
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    163
    3.36
    78
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.33
    180
    4.52
    65
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.33
    84
    0.88
    11
    50. Malnutrition
    0.31
    124
    4.41
    56
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,116
    17.89
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    62,633
    11.54
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    41,445
    7.64
    4,676
    1.03
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,152
    6.29
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    32,382
    5.97
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Hypertension
    29,931
    5.51
    12,789
    2.81
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,254
    3.92
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,836
    3.65
    30,188
    6.64
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,339
    3.01
    39,341
    8.65
    10. Breast Cancer
    13,868
    2.56
    4,533
    1.00
    11. Kidney Disease
    12,726
    2.34
    15,302
    3.37
    12. Other Injuries
    12,112
    2.23
    6,014
    1.32
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    12,095
    2.23
    2,007
    0.44
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10,252
    1.89
    1,535
    0.34
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9,984
    1.84
    267
    0.06
    16. Lymphomas
    9,670
    1.78
    2,818
    0.62
    17. Liver Cancer
    9,620
    1.77
    2,383
    0.52
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,431
    1.55
    5,890
    1.30
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    8,428
    1.55
    1,077
    0.24
    20. Prostate Cancer
    8,409
    1.55
    4,374
    0.96
    21. Leukemia
    6,728
    1.24
    1,464
    0.32
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,711
    1.24
    829
    0.18
    23. Liver Disease
    5,559
    1.02
    9,013
    1.98
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,531
    1.02
    5,408
    1.19
    25. Falls
    4,222
    0.78
    1,399
    0.31
    26. Suicide
    4,042
    0.74
    13,774
    3.03
    27. Oral Cancer
    3,343
    0.62
    1,406
    0.31
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,282
    0.60
    951
    0.21
    29. Skin Cancers
    3,239
    0.60
    993
    0.22
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,221
    0.59
    13,014
    2.86
    31. Hepatitis C
    2,451
    0.45
    8
    0.00
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,216
    0.41
    1,015
    0.22
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,198
    0.40
    512
    0.11
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,045
    0.38
    3,486
    0.77
    35. Anemia
    1,672
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,622
    0.30
    15,843
    3.49
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    4,351
    0.96
    38. Skin Disease
    1,440
    0.27
    1,101
    0.24
    39. Epilepsy
    1,337
    0.25
    1,870
    0.41
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,154
    0.21
    5,555
    1.22
    41. Malnutrition
    775
    0.14
    2,381
    0.52
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    701
    0.13
    376
    0.08
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    690
    0.13
    1,894
    0.42
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    677
    0.12
    113
    0.02
    45. Drug Use
    654
    0.12
    770
    0.17
    46. HIV/AIDS
    520
    0.10
    71,996
    15.84
    47. Asthma
    494
    0.09
    5,966
    1.31
    48. Osteoarthritis
    481
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    49. Schizophrenia
    424
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    409
    0.08
    21,000
    4.62
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    35.20
    22
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    4.98
    65
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    3.68
    137
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    5.46
    87
    8. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    6.08
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    3.85
    115
    10. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    3.34
    108
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    2.19
    83
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    2.15
    99
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    3.18
    80
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    2.47
    53
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    20.99
    37
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    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.