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Portugal
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
PORTUGAL VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Portugal 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
Portugal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Portugal PORTUGAL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    18.34
    64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    83.23
    40
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    16.44
    118
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    8.90
    89
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    35.20
    22
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    18.21
    76
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    31.41
    47
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    74.67
    16
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    3.68
    137
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    35.72
    35
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    23.49
    8
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    10.77
    57
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    4.98
    65
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    6.08
    39
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    18.41
    95
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    22.70
    61
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    5.46
    87
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    11.70
    14
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    3.18
    80
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    33.86
    36
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    3.34
    108
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.19
    83
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    12.75
    17
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    2.99
    150
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    3.85
    115
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    3.36
    130
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    20.99
    37
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    8.50
    16
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    2.15
    99
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    6.23
    83
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    121.35
    9
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    0.65
    75
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    2.47
    53
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    3.28
    22
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    7.16
    63
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    39.83
    26
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    4.52
    65
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    37.54
    8
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    33.37
    46
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    1.52
    67
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    2.91
    30
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    1.93
    61
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    4.06
    44
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    2.04
    70
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    6.64
    4
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.02
    142
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    13.63
    45
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    3.36
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    4,676
    1.03
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    39,341
    8.65
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    7,705
    1.70
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    30,188
    6.64
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    1,535
    0.34
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    4,374
    0.96
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    4,533
    1.00
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    6,014
    1.32
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    12,789
    2.81
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    2,007
    0.44
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    2,818
    0.62
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    5,890
    1.30
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    2,383
    0.52
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    13,774
    3.03
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    829
    0.18
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    1,077
    0.24
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    9,013
    1.98
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    1,399
    0.31
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    1,464
    0.32
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    1,406
    0.31
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    5,408
    1.19
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    13,014
    2.86
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    267
    0.06
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    3,486
    0.77
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    993
    0.22
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    1,870
    0.41
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    512
    0.11
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    951
    0.21
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    5,555
    1.22
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    71,996
    15.84
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    15,843
    3.49
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    21,965
    4.83
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    4,351
    0.96
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    5,966
    1.31
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    770
    0.17
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    987
    0.22
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    3,618
    0.80
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    376
    0.08
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    21,000
    4.62
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    8
    0.00
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    82
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    18.34
    64
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    8.90
    89
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    35.20
    22
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    18.21
    76
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    3.68
    137
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    4.98
    65
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    6.08
    39
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    5.46
    87
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    3.18
    80
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    3.34
    108
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.19
    83
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    3.85
    115
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    20.99
    37
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    8.50
    16
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    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.