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Netherlands
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
NETHERLANDS VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Netherlands 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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.5
    75.4
    73.4
    1
    2
    2
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    70.8
    76.5
    73.6
    4
    3
    3
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    72.5
    79.2
    75.7
    4
    1
    2
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    73.8
    80.1
    76.9
    10
    9
    7
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.1
    14
    20
    17
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    78.7
    82.7
    80.8
    13
    20
    14
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.4
    83.1
    81.8
    13
    29
    19
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.1
    13
    29
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    80.9
    83.6
    15
    29
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    81.0
    83.6
    15
    30
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.1
    83.7
    15
    30
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.2
    83.7
    14
    30
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.9
    16
    30
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.0
    18
    32
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.2
    17
    32
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.6
    20
    32
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.1
    20
    32
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    20
    33
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.7
    23
    32
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    26
    34
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    31
    36
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    44
    50
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    38.44
    175
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.78
    7
    16.44
    118
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    18.34
    64
    4. Lung Disease
    21.59
    93
    31.41
    47
    5. Stroke
    20.66
    167
    80.50
    93
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    18.21
    76
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    35.20
    22
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    8.90
    89
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.84
    160
    83.23
    40
    10. Suicide
    9.27
    84
    23.49
    8
    11. Falls
    8.22
    46
    2.99
    150
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    4.98
    65
    13. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    6.08
    39
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    8.50
    16
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.62
    166
    74.67
    16
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    3.85
    115
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.19
    164
    35.72
    35
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.43
    72
    3.36
    130
    19. Other Neoplasms
    4.24
    20
    0.65
    75
    20. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    3.34
    108
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    3.68
    137
    22. Other Injuries
    3.51
    160
    10.77
    57
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    2.19
    83
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    101
    11.70
    14
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.22
    153
    6.23
    83
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    5.46
    87
    27. Liver Disease
    3.02
    174
    18.41
    95
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.02
    136
    12.75
    17
    29. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    2.47
    53
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.83
    172
    22.70
    61
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    2.15
    99
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    3.18
    80
    33. Alcohol
    2.12
    56
    1.93
    61
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    20.99
    37
    35. Hypertension
    1.62
    180
    33.86
    36
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.38
    158
    7.16
    63
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.18
    128
    33.37
    46
    38. Epilepsy
    1.13
    128
    3.28
    22
    39. Drug Use
    1.03
    115
    1.52
    67
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    9
    0.22
    80
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    143
    3.36
    78
    42. Skin Disease
    0.60
    133
    2.91
    30
    43. Violence
    0.58
    174
    37.54
    8
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.50
    157
    2.04
    70
    45. Drownings
    0.48
    171
    4.06
    44
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    60
    0.88
    11
    47. Anemia
    0.46
    26
    0.00
    160
    48. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    0.00
    160
    49. Asthma
    0.39
    171
    13.63
    45
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.31
    181
    4.52
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18,148
    14.31
    4,676
    1.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,601
    13.87
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Lung Cancers
    10,980
    8.66
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Stroke
    9,707
    7.65
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Lung Disease
    9,567
    7.54
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,829
    4.60
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,946
    3.90
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Falls
    4,131
    3.26
    1,399
    0.31
    9. Breast Cancer
    3,535
    2.79
    4,533
    1.00
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3,265
    2.57
    4,374
    0.96
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2,995
    2.36
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,530
    1.99
    15,302
    3.37
    13. Lymphomas
    2,511
    1.98
    2,818
    0.62
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,386
    1.88
    30,188
    6.64
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,145
    1.69
    3,486
    0.77
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    2,120
    1.67
    1,077
    0.24
    17. Suicide
    2,025
    1.60
    13,774
    3.03
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,831
    1.44
    267
    0.06
    19. Other Injuries
    1,648
    1.30
    6,014
    1.32
    20. Leukemia
    1,578
    1.24
    1,464
    0.32
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,471
    1.16
    829
    0.18
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    1,535
    0.34
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,201
    0.95
    5,408
    1.19
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,163
    0.92
    2,383
    0.52
    25. Ovary Cancer
    1,067
    0.84
    951
    0.21
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,055
    0.83
    5,890
    1.30
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,024
    0.81
    993
    0.22
    28. Liver Disease
    936
    0.74
    9,013
    1.98
    29. Hypertension
    818
    0.64
    12,789
    2.81
    30. Oral Cancer
    768
    0.61
    1,406
    0.31
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    681
    0.54
    13,014
    2.86
    32. Alcohol
    612
    0.48
    987
    0.22
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    584
    0.46
    15,843
    3.49
    34. Uterin Cancer
    566
    0.45
    512
    0.11
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    544
    0.43
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Multiple Sclerosis
    295
    0.23
    113
    0.02
    37. Skin Disease
    295
    0.23
    1,101
    0.24
    38. Epilepsy
    289
    0.23
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Cervical Cancer
    266
    0.21
    5,555
    1.22
    40. Anemia
    249
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.19
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Drug Use
    231
    0.18
    770
    0.17
    43. Osteoarthritis
    220
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    214
    0.17
    376
    0.08
    45. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.13
    6,250
    1.37
    46. Asthma
    165
    0.13
    5,966
    1.31
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    130
    0.10
    1,894
    0.42
    48. Violence
    107
    0.08
    21,000
    4.62
    49. Drownings
    98
    0.08
    2,403
    0.53
    50. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    6.08
    39
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    8.50
    16
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    3.85
    115
    9. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    3.34
    108
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    3.68
    137
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    2.19
    83
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    5.46
    87
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    2.47
    53
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    2.15
    99
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    3.18
    80
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    20.99
    37
    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.