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Paraguay
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
PARAGUAY VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Paraguay 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
Paraguay Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.0
    73.0
    70.9
    69
    93
    82
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    73.1
    78.8
    75.8
    70
    65
    71
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.8
    70
    65
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.6
    80.2
    61
    55
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.7
    80.3
    62
    55
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    74.8
    80.4
    61
    55
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.1
    80.5
    58
    55
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.6
    80.7
    58
    55
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.8
    57
    55
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.4
    81.0
    57
    54
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.3
    56
    53
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.6
    55
    52
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    53
    51
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.7
    52
    50
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.5
    53
    48
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.5
    50
    47
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.4
    85.8
    50
    44
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.3
    45
    43
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.2
    38
    38
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.5
    25
    23
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.66
    137
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    53.27
    122
    80.50
    93
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.85
    56
    74.67
    16
    4. Kidney Disease
    27.94
    68
    35.72
    35
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    91
    83.23
    40
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.60
    62
    22.70
    61
    7. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    35.20
    22
    8. Lung Disease
    20.96
    97
    31.41
    47
    9. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    20.99
    37
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    18.21
    76
    11. Hypertension
    15.87
    104
    33.86
    36
    12. Other Injuries
    13.54
    32
    10.77
    57
    13. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    18.34
    64
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    8.90
    89
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    9.48
    22
    11.70
    14
    16. Liver Disease
    9.16
    131
    18.41
    95
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8.44
    2
    0.65
    75
    18. Violence
    7.96
    62
    37.54
    8
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    7.21
    47
    6.23
    83
    20. Alcohol
    7.18
    11
    1.93
    61
    21. HIV/AIDS
    7.00
    68
    121.35
    9
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    3.68
    137
    23. Suicide
    6.16
    125
    23.49
    8
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.80
    83
    7.16
    63
    25. Malnutrition
    5.61
    49
    4.41
    56
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    4.98
    65
    27. Tuberculosis
    4.51
    86
    39.83
    26
    28. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    3.34
    108
    29. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    6.08
    39
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    8.50
    16
    31. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    3.85
    115
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.78
    96
    33.37
    46
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    5.46
    87
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.60
    149
    12.75
    17
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.56
    176
    16.44
    118
    36. Drownings
    2.55
    87
    4.06
    44
    37. Skin Disease
    2.45
    41
    2.91
    30
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    3.18
    80
    39. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    2.47
    53
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    157
    3.36
    130
    41. Asthma
    2.17
    110
    13.63
    45
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.95
    91
    3.36
    78
    43. Falls
    1.62
    176
    2.99
    150
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    2.15
    99
    45. Epilepsy
    1.49
    98
    3.28
    22
    46. Anemia
    1.43
    11
    0.00
    160
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.20
    143
    4.52
    65
    48. Syphilis
    1.17
    31
    1.56
    17
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    6
    0.88
    11
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    2.19
    83
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,327
    14.50
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    3,007
    10.08
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,361
    7.91
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,661
    5.57
    39,341
    8.65
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,592
    5.34
    15,302
    3.37
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,552
    5.20
    13,014
    2.86
    7. Lung Disease
    1,181
    3.96
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Hypertension
    895
    3.00
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.83
    6,014
    1.32
    10. Lung Cancers
    738
    2.47
    7,705
    1.70
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    662
    2.22
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Low Birth Weight
    644
    2.16
    6,250
    1.37
    13. Violence
    566
    1.90
    21,000
    4.62
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    562
    1.88
    5,890
    1.30
    15. Prostate Cancer
    546
    1.83
    4,374
    0.96
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    543
    1.82
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Liver Disease
    524
    1.76
    9,013
    1.98
    18. Cervical Cancer
    516
    1.73
    5,555
    1.22
    19. Other Neoplasms
    487
    1.63
    267
    0.06
    20. Breast Cancer
    481
    1.61
    4,533
    1.00
    21. HIV/AIDS
    448
    1.50
    71,996
    15.84
    22. Suicide
    425
    1.42
    13,774
    3.03
    23. Alcohol
    410
    1.37
    987
    0.22
    24. Stomach Cancer
    355
    1.19
    1,535
    0.34
    25. Malnutrition
    330
    1.11
    2,381
    0.52
    26. Tuberculosis
    273
    0.92
    21,965
    4.83
    27. Leukemia
    272
    0.91
    1,464
    0.32
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    258
    0.86
    2,007
    0.44
    29. Lymphomas
    245
    0.82
    2,818
    0.62
    30. Birth Trauma
    213
    0.71
    3,004
    0.66
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    192
    0.64
    15,843
    3.49
    32. Drownings
    178
    0.60
    2,403
    0.53
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.58
    3,486
    0.77
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    154
    0.52
    5,408
    1.19
    35. Liver Cancer
    152
    0.51
    2,383
    0.52
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    144
    0.48
    4,676
    1.03
    37. Skin Disease
    144
    0.48
    1,101
    0.24
    38. Oral Cancer
    134
    0.45
    1,406
    0.31
    39. Asthma
    126
    0.42
    5,966
    1.31
    40. Skin Cancers
    125
    0.42
    993
    0.22
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    122
    0.41
    1,077
    0.24
    42. Syphilis
    119
    0.40
    1,130
    0.25
    43. Falls
    100
    0.34
    1,399
    0.31
    44. Epilepsy
    98
    0.33
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.28
    951
    0.21
    46. Anemia
    82
    0.27
    0
    0.00
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.23
    1,894
    0.42
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    66
    0.22
    376
    0.08
    49. Maternal Conditions
    64
    0.21
    1,700
    0.37
    50. Fires
    63
    0.21
    3,618
    0.80
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    35.20
    22
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    20.99
    37
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    18.34
    64
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    8.90
    89
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    3.68
    137
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    4.98
    65
    8. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    3.34
    108
    9. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    6.08
    39
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    8.50
    16
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    3.85
    115
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    5.46
    87
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    3.18
    80
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    2.47
    53
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    2.15
    99
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    2.19
    83
    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.