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Myanmar
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
MYANMAR VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Myanmar 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
Myanmar Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Myanmar MYANMAR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.4
    45.4
    43.9
    126
    127
    125
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    49.8
    53.6
    51.7
    120
    115
    117
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    55.4
    59.4
    57.3
    121
    119
    118
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    57.0
    61.1
    59.0
    133
    129
    132
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    60.2
    64.1
    62.1
    126
    127
    130
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    63.5
    67.3
    65.4
    127
    133
    131
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    65.9
    72.2
    69.1
    133
    121
    126
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.9
    72.2
    133
    121
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    69.3
    75.2
    133
    115
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    69.4
    75.3
    135
    115
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    69.6
    75.5
    136
    115
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    69.9
    75.6
    136
    115
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    70.4
    75.9
    135
    115
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    70.8
    76.1
    134
    114
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    71.3
    76.4
    134
    114
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    71.8
    76.8
    134
    112
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    72.5
    77.3
    135
    111
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    73.4
    77.9
    138
    111
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    74.7
    78.7
    138
    108
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.2
    79.6
    139
    107
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.1
    80.9
    143
    107
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.4
    140
    110
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.5
    142
    112
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    139
    120
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    135
    121
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    185.28
    7
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    90.33
    123
    83.76
    128
    3. Lung Disease
    73.61
    9
    31.41
    47
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.14
    42
    74.67
    16
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40.28
    67
    83.23
    40
    6. Tuberculosis
    38.12
    27
    39.83
    26
    7. Liver Disease
    33.29
    50
    18.41
    95
    8. Asthma
    24.48
    11
    13.63
    45
    9. Kidney Disease
    23.48
    89
    35.72
    35
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.94
    71
    22.70
    61
    11. Hypertension
    20.51
    79
    33.86
    36
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.12
    104
    16.44
    118
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17.00
    61
    33.37
    46
    14. Lung Cancers
    16.58
    74
    18.34
    64
    15. Cervical Cancer
    14.20
    59
    20.99
    37
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.93
    50
    121.35
    9
    17. Falls
    13.85
    9
    2.99
    150
    18. Stomach Cancer
    11.58
    26
    3.68
    137
    19. Breast Cancer
    11.49
    147
    18.21
    76
    20. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    27
    5.46
    87
    21. Low Birth Weight
    8.91
    46
    7.16
    63
    22. Oral Cancer
    8.77
    8
    3.18
    80
    23. Measles
    8.71
    8
    0.42
    32
    24. Birth Trauma
    7.82
    43
    3.36
    78
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.75
    122
    8.90
    89
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.70
    25
    8.50
    16
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.05
    47
    4.52
    65
    28. Other Injuries
    5.48
    124
    10.77
    57
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.25
    108
    6.23
    83
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    4.36
    78
    3.36
    130
    31. Drownings
    4.24
    40
    4.06
    44
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    110
    12.75
    17
    33. Violence
    3.92
    102
    37.54
    8
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.69
    122
    3.85
    115
    35. Lymphomas
    3.11
    142
    6.08
    39
    36. Leukemia
    3.05
    119
    3.34
    108
    37. Maternal Conditions
    3.00
    58
    2.65
    62
    38. Suicide
    2.96
    162
    23.49
    8
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    2.91
    116
    11.70
    14
    40. Malnutrition
    2.65
    78
    4.41
    56
    41. Prostate Cancer
    2.63
    177
    35.20
    22
    42. Pertussis
    2.43
    32
    1.79
    48
    43. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    64
    2.47
    53
    44. Skin Disease
    2.02
    63
    2.91
    30
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.00
    71
    2.04
    70
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    149
    4.98
    65
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.46
    130
    2.19
    83
    48. Poisonings
    1.44
    60
    1.62
    54
    49. War
    1.26
    17
    0.11
    49
    50. Epilepsy
    1.02
    134
    3.28
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Myanmar MYANMAR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    71,440
    19.81
    30,693
    6.75
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,871
    9.67
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Lung Disease
    26,531
    7.36
    11,895
    2.62
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,944
    5.53
    30,188
    6.64
    5. Tuberculosis
    19,299
    5.35
    21,965
    4.83
    6. Liver Disease
    17,143
    4.75
    9,013
    1.98
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,726
    4.64
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,004
    3.05
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Kidney Disease
    9,924
    2.75
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Asthma
    9,557
    2.65
    5,966
    1.31
    11. Hypertension
    7,843
    2.18
    12,789
    2.81
    12. HIV/AIDS
    7,707
    2.14
    71,996
    15.84
    13. Lung Cancers
    7,558
    2.10
    7,705
    1.70
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,237
    2.01
    15,843
    3.49
    15. Low Birth Weight
    7,125
    1.98
    6,250
    1.37
    16. Birth Trauma
    6,169
    1.71
    3,004
    0.66
    17. Falls
    5,686
    1.58
    1,399
    0.31
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5,343
    1.48
    1,535
    0.34
    19. Liver Cancer
    5,215
    1.45
    2,383
    0.52
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,082
    1.41
    4,676
    1.03
    21. Measles
    4,465
    1.24
    270
    0.06
    22. Oral Cancer
    4,209
    1.17
    1,406
    0.31
    23. Cervical Cancer
    3,945
    1.09
    5,555
    1.22
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3,679
    1.02
    4,351
    0.96
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,325
    0.92
    3,486
    0.77
    26. Breast Cancer
    3,192
    0.89
    4,533
    1.00
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,996
    0.83
    3,587
    0.79
    28. Other Injuries
    2,762
    0.77
    6,014
    1.32
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,558
    0.71
    1,894
    0.42
    30. Drownings
    2,212
    0.61
    2,403
    0.53
    31. Violence
    2,124
    0.59
    21,000
    4.62
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,702
    0.47
    5,408
    1.19
    33. Maternal Conditions
    1,681
    0.47
    1,700
    0.37
    34. Suicide
    1,565
    0.43
    13,774
    3.03
    35. Leukemia
    1,546
    0.43
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Lymphomas
    1,472
    0.41
    2,818
    0.62
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1,450
    0.40
    1,077
    0.24
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1,265
    0.35
    5,890
    1.30
    39. Pertussis
    1,244
    0.35
    1,142
    0.25
    40. Ovary Cancer
    1,053
    0.29
    951
    0.21
    41. Skin Cancers
    962
    0.27
    993
    0.22
    42. Malnutrition
    945
    0.26
    2,381
    0.52
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    893
    0.25
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    743
    0.21
    2,007
    0.44
    45. Skin Disease
    734
    0.20
    1,101
    0.24
    46. Poisonings
    728
    0.20
    975
    0.21
    47. War
    688
    0.19
    66
    0.01
    48. Bladder Cancer
    573
    0.16
    829
    0.18
    49. Meningitis
    550
    0.15
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Epilepsy
    524
    0.15
    1,870
    0.41
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    16.58
    74
    18.34
    64
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.20
    59
    20.99
    37
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.58
    26
    3.68
    137
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.49
    147
    18.21
    76
    5. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    27
    5.46
    87
    6. Oral Cancer
    8.77
    8
    3.18
    80
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.75
    122
    8.90
    89
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.70
    25
    8.50
    16
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.69
    122
    3.85
    115
    10. Lymphomas
    3.11
    142
    6.08
    39
    11. Leukemia
    3.05
    119
    3.34
    108
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.63
    177
    35.20
    22
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    64
    2.47
    53
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    149
    4.98
    65
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.46
    130
    2.19
    83
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    163
    2.15
    99
    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.