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Jordan
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
JORDAN VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Jordan 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
Jordan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Jordan JORDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.5
    47.2
    105
    106
    104
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    70.4
    73.3
    71.7
    52
    88
    69
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    77.0
    78.8
    77.9
    35
    66
    45
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    77.0
    78.8
    35
    66
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    78.4
    80.0
    35
    61
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    78.5
    80.1
    35
    61
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    78.7
    80.2
    35
    59
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    78.8
    80.3
    35
    59
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    79.0
    80.3
    36
    59
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    79.1
    80.4
    37
    61
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.5
    37
    62
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    79.5
    80.7
    38
    62
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    79.8
    80.9
    38
    63
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.2
    81.1
    38
    67
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    80.8
    81.5
    38
    69
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    81.6
    82.1
    38
    72
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    82.7
    83.0
    38
    74
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.2
    84.2
    38
    74
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.0
    85.8
    37
    77
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.4
    87.9
    23
    79
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.4
    24
    89
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.90
    111
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    62.96
    115
    80.50
    93
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.57
    77
    74.67
    16
    4. Hypertension
    33.16
    37
    33.86
    36
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.36
    58
    35.72
    35
    6. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    18.21
    76
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.68
    78
    22.70
    61
    8. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    18.34
    64
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.53
    93
    16.44
    118
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    136
    83.23
    40
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    8.90
    89
    12. Lung Disease
    9.42
    169
    31.41
    47
    13. Liver Disease
    9.16
    132
    18.41
    95
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.89
    54
    6.23
    83
    15. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    35.20
    22
    16. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    3.68
    137
    17. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    3.34
    108
    18. Low Birth Weight
    5.49
    85
    7.16
    63
    19. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    6.08
    39
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    3.85
    115
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    2.19
    83
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    4.98
    65
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    106
    3.36
    130
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    5.46
    87
    25. Other Injuries
    3.30
    165
    10.77
    57
    26. Violence
    2.89
    114
    37.54
    8
    27. Falls
    2.84
    155
    2.99
    150
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    2.15
    99
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    138
    11.70
    14
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    3.18
    80
    31. Asthma
    2.17
    111
    13.63
    45
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    20.99
    37
    33. Suicide
    1.98
    179
    23.49
    8
    34. Fires
    1.91
    77
    6.64
    4
    35. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    97
    3.36
    78
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    110
    33.37
    46
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    64
    1.52
    67
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    135
    4.52
    65
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.25
    178
    12.75
    17
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    8.50
    16
    41. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    2.91
    30
    42. Drownings
    0.94
    150
    4.06
    44
    43. Meningitis
    0.89
    85
    6.74
    41
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    2.47
    53
    45. Epilepsy
    0.55
    174
    3.28
    22
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.51
    109
    2.65
    62
    47. Poisonings
    0.49
    98
    1.62
    54
    48. Pertussis
    0.46
    79
    1.79
    48
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    2.04
    70
    50. Syphilis
    0.35
    71
    1.56
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jordan JORDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,856
    18.60
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    2,908
    11.14
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,717
    6.58
    13,014
    2.86
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,684
    6.45
    30,188
    6.64
    5. Hypertension
    1,532
    5.87
    12,789
    2.81
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,494
    5.72
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Lung Cancers
    1,059
    4.06
    7,705
    1.70
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    3.59
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    934
    3.58
    4,351
    0.96
    10. Low Birth Weight
    857
    3.28
    6,250
    1.37
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    706
    2.70
    4,676
    1.03
    12. Breast Cancer
    686
    2.63
    4,533
    1.00
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    616
    2.36
    3,587
    0.79
    14. Liver Disease
    494
    1.89
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Lung Disease
    444
    1.70
    11,895
    2.62
    16. Leukemia
    370
    1.42
    1,464
    0.32
    17. Stomach Cancer
    365
    1.40
    1,535
    0.34
    18. Lymphomas
    323
    1.24
    2,818
    0.62
    19. Other Injuries
    294
    1.13
    6,014
    1.32
    20. Birth Trauma
    271
    1.04
    3,004
    0.66
    21. Violence
    269
    1.03
    21,000
    4.62
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    245
    0.94
    2,007
    0.44
    23. Bladder Cancer
    213
    0.82
    829
    0.18
    24. Falls
    191
    0.73
    1,399
    0.31
    25. Liver Cancer
    186
    0.71
    2,383
    0.52
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    180
    0.69
    5,890
    1.30
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    169
    0.65
    1,077
    0.24
    28. Suicide
    165
    0.63
    13,774
    3.03
    29. Fires
    153
    0.59
    3,618
    0.80
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.58
    15,843
    3.49
    31. Oral Cancer
    143
    0.55
    1,406
    0.31
    32. Ovary Cancer
    139
    0.53
    951
    0.21
    33. Prostate Cancer
    131
    0.50
    4,374
    0.96
    34. Drug Use
    115
    0.44
    770
    0.17
    35. Asthma
    114
    0.44
    5,966
    1.31
    36. Drownings
    107
    0.41
    2,403
    0.53
    37. Meningitis
    78
    0.30
    3,660
    0.81
    38. Uterin Cancer
    74
    0.28
    512
    0.11
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    74
    0.28
    5,408
    1.19
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    1,894
    0.42
    41. Cervical Cancer
    64
    0.25
    5,555
    1.22
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.24
    3,486
    0.77
    43. Pertussis
    55
    0.21
    1,142
    0.25
    44. Maternal Conditions
    53
    0.20
    1,700
    0.37
    45. Syphilis
    52
    0.20
    1,130
    0.25
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.19
    1,870
    0.41
    47. Poisonings
    47
    0.18
    975
    0.21
    48. Skin Disease
    42
    0.16
    1,101
    0.24
    49. Skin Cancers
    38
    0.15
    993
    0.22
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.08
    1,015
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    18.21
    76
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    18.34
    64
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    35.20
    22
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    3.68
    137
    6. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    3.34
    108
    7. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    6.08
    39
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    3.85
    115
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    2.19
    83
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    4.98
    65
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    5.46
    87
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    2.15
    99
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    3.18
    80
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    20.99
    37
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    8.50
    16
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    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.