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Luxembourg
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
LUXEMBOURG VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Luxembourg 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
Luxembourg Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    15
    23
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    74.5
    80.9
    77.8
    24
    14
    19
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.6
    84.2
    82.4
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.6
    84.2
    12
    13
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.4
    12
    15
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.5
    14
    15
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    81.1
    84.5
    14
    15
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.1
    84.6
    14
    15
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.2
    84.6
    15
    18
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.4
    84.7
    17
    17
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.8
    19
    17
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.9
    85.1
    19
    16
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.4
    85.4
    19
    16
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.9
    85.8
    22
    20
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.4
    21
    21
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.2
    16
    19
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    14
    17
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.8
    15
    18
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.6
    32
    21
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.90
    164
    83.76
    128
    2. Lung Cancers
    25.47
    25
    18.34
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.22
    49
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Disease
    18.82
    109
    31.41
    47
    5. Stroke
    18.65
    174
    80.50
    93
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.33
    77
    16.44
    118
    7. Prostate Cancer
    11.88
    125
    35.20
    22
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.34
    57
    8.90
    89
    9. Suicide
    8.62
    88
    23.49
    8
    10. Liver Disease
    8.07
    141
    18.41
    95
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.58
    171
    83.23
    40
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.48
    30
    4.98
    65
    13. Other Injuries
    7.14
    99
    10.77
    57
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.35
    159
    35.72
    35
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    32
    3.85
    115
    16. Lymphomas
    5.72
    54
    6.08
    39
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.83
    171
    74.67
    16
    18. Leukemia
    4.71
    31
    3.34
    108
    19. Falls
    4.59
    111
    2.99
    150
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.48
    116
    5.46
    87
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.48
    125
    3.68
    137
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.44
    74
    11.70
    14
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    88
    3.36
    130
    24. Other Neoplasms
    4.02
    21
    0.65
    75
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.87
    116
    12.75
    17
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.62
    165
    22.70
    61
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.49
    41
    2.19
    83
    28. Hypertension
    3.39
    164
    33.86
    36
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.03
    72
    8.50
    16
    30. Alcohol
    2.81
    40
    1.93
    61
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    77
    2.15
    99
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1.93
    170
    20.99
    37
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    137
    3.18
    80
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    90
    2.47
    53
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1.87
    179
    6.23
    83
    36. Epilepsy
    1.53
    95
    3.28
    22
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.36
    95
    2.04
    70
    38. Malnutrition
    1.15
    96
    4.41
    56
    39. Drug Use
    1.05
    113
    1.52
    67
    40. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    175
    7.16
    63
    41. Schizophrenia
    0.56
    6
    0.00
    160
    42. Anemia
    0.51
    22
    0.00
    160
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.51
    174
    4.52
    65
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.44
    163
    33.37
    46
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.42
    40
    0.22
    80
    46. Violence
    0.42
    180
    37.54
    8
    47. Asthma
    0.39
    170
    13.63
    45
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.39
    23
    0.02
    142
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    132
    121.35
    9
    50. Skin Disease
    0.31
    159
    2.91
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    655
    18.64
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    298
    8.48
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Lung Cancers
    260
    7.40
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Stroke
    257
    7.31
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Lung Disease
    242
    6.89
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    131
    3.73
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Breast Cancer
    113
    3.22
    4,533
    1.00
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    3.16
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Kidney Disease
    91
    2.59
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Other Injuries
    88
    2.50
    6,014
    1.32
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    82
    2.33
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Liver Disease
    75
    2.13
    9,013
    1.98
    13. Suicide
    69
    1.96
    13,774
    3.03
    14. Prostate Cancer
    64
    1.82
    4,374
    0.96
    15. Lymphomas
    64
    1.82
    2,818
    0.62
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    62
    1.76
    1,077
    0.24
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    61
    1.74
    30,188
    6.64
    18. Falls
    61
    1.74
    1,399
    0.31
    19. Hypertension
    54
    1.54
    12,789
    2.81
    20. Leukemia
    53
    1.51
    1,464
    0.32
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    1.51
    5,890
    1.30
    22. Stomach Cancer
    51
    1.45
    1,535
    0.34
    23. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.39
    2,383
    0.52
    24. Other Neoplasms
    49
    1.39
    267
    0.06
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    49
    1.39
    5,408
    1.19
    26. Bladder Cancer
    44
    1.25
    829
    0.18
    27. Ovary Cancer
    35
    1.00
    951
    0.21
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.91
    3,486
    0.77
    29. Alcohol
    25
    0.71
    987
    0.22
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    25
    0.71
    13,014
    2.86
    31. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.63
    993
    0.22
    32. Malnutrition
    19
    0.54
    2,381
    0.52
    33. Oral Cancer
    19
    0.54
    1,406
    0.31
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.54
    1,015
    0.22
    35. Epilepsy
    17
    0.48
    1,870
    0.41
    36. Uterin Cancer
    16
    0.46
    512
    0.11
    37. Cervical Cancer
    10
    0.28
    5,555
    1.22
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    10
    0.28
    4,351
    0.96
    39. Drug Use
    9
    0.26
    770
    0.17
    40. Anemia
    8
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.20
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.17
    15,843
    3.49
    43. Schizophrenia
    6
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Asthma
    5
    0.14
    5,966
    1.31
    45. Skin Disease
    5
    0.14
    1,101
    0.24
    46. Hepatitis C
    4
    0.11
    8
    0.00
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.11
    113
    0.02
    48. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.09
    6,250
    1.37
    49. Osteoarthritis
    3
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Fires
    3
    0.09
    3,618
    0.80
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.47
    25
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.22
    49
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.88
    125
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.34
    57
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.48
    30
    4.98
    65
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    32
    3.85
    115
    7. Lymphomas
    5.72
    54
    6.08
    39
    8. Leukemia
    4.71
    31
    3.34
    108
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.48
    116
    5.46
    87
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.48
    125
    3.68
    137
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.49
    41
    2.19
    83
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.03
    72
    8.50
    16
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    77
    2.15
    99
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.93
    170
    20.99
    37
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.92
    137
    3.18
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    90
    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.