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Mozambique
COUNTRY #1
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MOZAMBIQUE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Mozambique 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
Mozambique Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    33.9
    36.6
    35.2
    166
    163
    165
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    37.9
    41.0
    39.4
    167
    163
    165
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    41.1
    44.3
    42.7
    169
    168
    168
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    42.2
    45.2
    43.7
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    47.5
    50.5
    49.0
    170
    166
    168
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    52.5
    55.2
    54.0
    171
    172
    171
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    54.5
    61.7
    58.1
    179
    179
    179
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.5
    61.7
    179
    179
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    59.0
    66.3
    180
    179
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    59.5
    66.7
    180
    179
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    59.9
    67.0
    180
    179
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    60.5
    67.6
    180
    178
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    61.2
    68.3
    180
    178
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    62.1
    69.4
    180
    175
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    63.4
    70.6
    179
    175
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    65.0
    72.0
    179
    171
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    66.8
    73.4
    179
    167
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    68.8
    74.8
    179
    166
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    71.0
    76.3
    178
    161
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    73.3
    77.8
    178
    158
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    76.0
    79.6
    178
    154
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    78.8
    81.6
    177
    151
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.0
    83.9
    177
    148
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.7
    169
    141
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.1
    90.0
    158
    135
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    223.85
    4
    121.35
    9
    2. Stroke
    199.97
    5
    80.50
    93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    114.09
    88
    83.76
    128
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    113.10
    19
    83.23
    40
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    57.95
    26
    33.37
    46
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    56.89
    31
    74.67
    16
    7. Hypertension
    55.74
    7
    33.86
    36
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.90
    11
    22.70
    61
    9. Malaria
    44.55
    18
    0.14
    56
    10. Cervical Cancer
    39.12
    14
    20.99
    37
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.57
    54
    35.72
    35
    12. Liver Disease
    27.80
    62
    18.41
    95
    13. Lung Disease
    27.71
    64
    31.41
    47
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.88
    18
    16.44
    118
    15. Suicide
    23.20
    9
    23.49
    8
    16. Other Injuries
    21.87
    5
    10.77
    57
    17. Prostate Cancer
    21.14
    57
    35.20
    22
    18. Malnutrition
    18.97
    10
    4.41
    56
    19. Maternal Conditions
    17.01
    12
    2.65
    62
    20. Meningitis
    16.32
    11
    6.74
    41
    21. Asthma
    14.89
    39
    13.63
    45
    22. Tuberculosis
    14.56
    57
    39.83
    26
    23. Falls
    11.50
    13
    2.99
    150
    24. Low Birth Weight
    10.84
    32
    7.16
    63
    25. Birth Trauma
    10.26
    23
    3.36
    78
    26. Breast Cancer
    9.41
    166
    18.21
    76
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.38
    22
    6.23
    83
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.53
    22
    8.50
    16
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.47
    53
    5.46
    87
    30. Lymphomas
    6.51
    27
    6.08
    39
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.41
    38
    4.52
    65
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.41
    59
    12.75
    17
    33. Fires
    5.56
    9
    6.64
    4
    34. Poisonings
    5.07
    3
    1.62
    54
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.94
    51
    3.36
    130
    36. Epilepsy
    4.75
    5
    3.28
    22
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    4.60
    73
    11.70
    14
    38. Drownings
    4.35
    37
    4.06
    44
    39. Violence
    4.29
    95
    37.54
    8
    40. Skin Cancers
    4.25
    12
    2.47
    53
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.85
    59
    3.18
    80
    42. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    5
    0.07
    58
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.33
    36
    2.04
    70
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.14
    176
    8.90
    89
    45. Alcohol
    2.80
    42
    1.93
    61
    46. Leukemia
    2.73
    134
    3.34
    108
    47. Skin Disease
    2.46
    40
    2.91
    30
    48. Pertussis
    2.36
    35
    1.79
    48
    49. Syphilis
    2.36
    4
    1.56
    17
    50. Appendicitis
    2.05
    2
    0.51
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    50,430
    19.75
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Stroke
    23,110
    9.05
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,445
    8.79
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Malaria
    14,971
    5.86
    83
    0.02
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,928
    5.06
    15,843
    3.49
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,621
    4.94
    32,739
    7.20
    7. Low Birth Weight
    10,409
    4.08
    6,250
    1.37
    8. Birth Trauma
    9,817
    3.85
    3,004
    0.66
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    9,117
    3.57
    13,014
    2.86
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,877
    2.69
    30,188
    6.64
    11. Hypertension
    5,786
    2.27
    12,789
    2.81
    12. Tuberculosis
    5,770
    2.26
    21,965
    4.83
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    5,566
    2.18
    4,351
    0.96
    14. Other Injuries
    4,924
    1.93
    6,014
    1.32
    15. Maternal Conditions
    4,339
    1.70
    1,700
    0.37
    16. Suicide
    4,144
    1.62
    13,774
    3.03
    17. Meningitis
    4,102
    1.61
    3,660
    0.81
    18. Malnutrition
    4,039
    1.58
    2,381
    0.52
    19. Kidney Disease
    4,036
    1.58
    15,302
    3.37
    20. Liver Disease
    4,004
    1.57
    9,013
    1.98
    21. Cervical Cancer
    3,297
    1.29
    5,555
    1.22
    22. Lung Disease
    2,986
    1.17
    11,895
    2.62
    23. Asthma
    2,160
    0.85
    5,966
    1.31
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,724
    0.68
    4,676
    1.03
    25. Falls
    1,524
    0.60
    1,399
    0.31
    26. Drownings
    1,418
    0.56
    2,403
    0.53
    27. Syphilis
    1,404
    0.55
    1,130
    0.25
    28. Pertussis
    1,320
    0.52
    1,142
    0.25
    29. Fires
    1,318
    0.52
    3,618
    0.80
    30. Lymphomas
    1,180
    0.46
    2,818
    0.62
    31. Poisonings
    1,136
    0.44
    975
    0.21
    32. Violence
    1,113
    0.44
    21,000
    4.62
    33. Liver Cancer
    1,108
    0.43
    2,383
    0.52
    34. Epilepsy
    1,082
    0.42
    1,870
    0.41
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,020
    0.40
    5,408
    1.19
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    976
    0.38
    3,486
    0.77
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    969
    0.38
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    912
    0.36
    5,890
    1.30
    39. Prostate Cancer
    805
    0.32
    4,374
    0.96
    40. Breast Cancer
    757
    0.30
    4,533
    1.00
    41. Skin Cancers
    563
    0.22
    993
    0.22
    42. Schistosomiasis
    562
    0.22
    35
    0.01
    43. Leukemia
    555
    0.22
    1,464
    0.32
    44. Oral Cancer
    545
    0.21
    1,406
    0.31
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    516
    0.20
    1,015
    0.22
    46. Tetanus
    456
    0.18
    38
    0.01
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    453
    0.18
    1,077
    0.24
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    424
    0.17
    3,587
    0.79
    49. Alcohol
    403
    0.16
    987
    0.22
    50. Appendicitis
    393
    0.15
    274
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    39.12
    14
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.14
    57
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.41
    166
    18.21
    76
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.53
    22
    8.50
    16
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.47
    53
    5.46
    87
    6. Lymphomas
    6.51
    27
    6.08
    39
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.25
    12
    2.47
    53
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.85
    59
    3.18
    80
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.14
    176
    8.90
    89
    10. Leukemia
    2.73
    134
    3.34
    108
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.76
    109
    2.19
    83
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.73
    175
    18.34
    64
    13. Stomach Cancer
    1.62
    177
    3.68
    137
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    179
    3.85
    115
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.39
    148
    2.15
    99
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.61
    177
    4.98
    65
    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.