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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
62,253,423
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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
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.