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Oman
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
OMAN VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Oman 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
Oman Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Oman OMAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    50
    80
    65
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    70.7
    74.9
    72.6
    48
    69
    61
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    73.0
    75.3
    73.9
    72
    103
    91
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.3
    72
    103
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    73.8
    76.0
    72
    107
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    73.9
    76.1
    72
    108
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    71
    108
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    74.3
    76.3
    72
    109
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    74.7
    76.4
    72
    109
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    74.9
    76.5
    73
    110
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.1
    76.6
    75
    110
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    75.4
    76.8
    78
    113
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    75.6
    77.0
    79
    116
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    76.0
    77.3
    85
    122
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.5
    77.7
    92
    137
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.5
    109
    146
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.3
    79.6
    136
    156
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.2
    150
    165
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    171
    165
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    84.9
    86.3
    178
    162
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.6
    171
    158
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    301.95
    5
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    94.98
    78
    80.50
    93
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    58.11
    28
    74.67
    16
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.10
    74
    83.23
    40
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.46
    24
    16.44
    118
    6. Hypertension
    21.35
    75
    33.86
    36
    7. Lung Disease
    20.58
    101
    31.41
    47
    8. Kidney Disease
    18.16
    113
    35.72
    35
    9. Liver Disease
    17.70
    98
    18.41
    95
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.63
    113
    22.70
    61
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    18.21
    76
    12. Falls
    9.24
    25
    2.99
    150
    13. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    3.68
    137
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    7.63
    8
    3.36
    130
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    8.90
    89
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.52
    67
    6.23
    83
    17. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    6.08
    39
    18. Drownings
    4.91
    26
    4.06
    44
    19. Skin Disease
    4.91
    15
    2.91
    30
    20. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    18.34
    64
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    5.46
    87
    22. Suicide
    4.47
    149
    23.49
    8
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.33
    98
    12.75
    17
    24. Other Injuries
    4.21
    146
    10.77
    57
    25. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    35.20
    22
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    20.99
    37
    27. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    3.34
    108
    28. Encephalitis
    3.51
    6
    0.43
    87
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    4.98
    65
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.95
    92
    33.37
    46
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.79
    129
    7.16
    63
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    3.85
    115
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    3.18
    80
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    2.19
    83
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.10
    105
    4.52
    65
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    1.47
    163
    11.70
    14
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    8.50
    16
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    2.15
    99
    39. Fires
    1.20
    102
    6.64
    4
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    120
    3.36
    78
    41. Poisonings
    0.91
    71
    1.62
    54
    42. Dengue
    0.89
    10
    0.00
    171
    43. Meningitis
    0.88
    87
    6.74
    41
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    2.47
    53
    45. Violence
    0.72
    167
    37.54
    8
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.66
    121
    121.35
    9
    47. Asthma
    0.60
    156
    13.63
    45
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.57
    151
    2.04
    70
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    155
    1.52
    67
    50. Epilepsy
    0.50
    177
    3.28
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Oman OMAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,287
    35.65
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    1,648
    11.11
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,029
    6.94
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    701
    4.73
    39,341
    8.65
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    527
    3.55
    13,014
    2.86
    6. Liver Disease
    406
    2.74
    9,013
    1.98
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    386
    2.60
    4,351
    0.96
    8. Hypertension
    360
    2.43
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Lung Disease
    325
    2.19
    11,895
    2.62
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    323
    2.18
    4,676
    1.03
    11. Kidney Disease
    312
    2.10
    15,302
    3.37
    12. Falls
    292
    1.97
    1,399
    0.31
    13. Suicide
    241
    1.62
    13,774
    3.03
    14. Drownings
    211
    1.42
    2,403
    0.53
    15. Low Birth Weight
    207
    1.40
    6,250
    1.37
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    205
    1.38
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Stomach Cancer
    185
    1.25
    1,535
    0.34
    18. Breast Cancer
    141
    0.95
    4,533
    1.00
    19. Lymphomas
    138
    0.93
    2,818
    0.62
    20. Other Injuries
    130
    0.88
    6,014
    1.32
    21. Leukemia
    127
    0.86
    1,464
    0.32
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    127
    0.86
    5,408
    1.19
    23. Encephalitis
    126
    0.85
    234
    0.05
    24. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    2,383
    0.52
    25. Lung Cancers
    113
    0.76
    7,705
    1.70
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    110
    0.74
    1,077
    0.24
    27. Skin Disease
    92
    0.62
    1,101
    0.24
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78
    0.53
    15,843
    3.49
    29. Birth Trauma
    77
    0.52
    3,004
    0.66
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    77
    0.52
    2,007
    0.44
    31. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.47
    1,406
    0.31
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.36
    5,890
    1.30
    33. Poisonings
    47
    0.32
    975
    0.21
    34. Cervical Cancer
    42
    0.28
    5,555
    1.22
    35. Bladder Cancer
    41
    0.28
    829
    0.18
    36. Fires
    38
    0.26
    3,618
    0.80
    37. Prostate Cancer
    37
    0.25
    4,374
    0.96
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.24
    1,894
    0.42
    39. Violence
    34
    0.23
    21,000
    4.62
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.22
    3,486
    0.77
    41. HIV/AIDS
    31
    0.21
    71,996
    15.84
    42. Drug Use
    29
    0.20
    770
    0.17
    43. Ovary Cancer
    26
    0.18
    951
    0.21
    44. Maternal Conditions
    22
    0.15
    1,700
    0.37
    45. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.15
    993
    0.22
    46. Epilepsy
    22
    0.15
    1,870
    0.41
    47. Meningitis
    21
    0.14
    3,660
    0.81
    48. Tuberculosis
    18
    0.12
    21,965
    4.83
    49. Dengue
    16
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Pertussis
    13
    0.09
    1,142
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    18.21
    76
    2. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    3.68
    137
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    8.90
    89
    4. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    6.08
    39
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    18.34
    64
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    5.46
    87
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    35.20
    22
    8. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    20.99
    37
    9. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    3.34
    108
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    4.98
    65
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    3.85
    115
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    3.18
    80
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    2.19
    83
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    8.50
    16
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    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.