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Romania
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
ROMANIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Romania 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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Romania ROMANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    80.50
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    18.34
    64
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    18.41
    95
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    83.23
    40
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    33.86
    36
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    18.21
    76
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    8.90
    89
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    31.41
    47
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    35.20
    22
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    35.72
    35
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    12.75
    17
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    20.99
    37
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    3.68
    137
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    22.70
    61
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    5.46
    87
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    10.77
    57
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    4.98
    65
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    23.49
    8
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    3.18
    80
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.85
    115
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    16.44
    118
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    74.67
    16
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    2.99
    150
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    2.19
    83
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    6.08
    39
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    3.34
    108
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    39.83
    26
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    6.23
    83
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.47
    53
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    4.06
    44
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    2.15
    99
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    8.50
    16
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    7.16
    63
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    3.36
    130
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.93
    61
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    4.52
    65
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    6.64
    4
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    1.62
    54
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    3.28
    22
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    121.35
    9
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    1.52
    67
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    37.54
    8
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    2.04
    70
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    0.65
    75
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    11.70
    14
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    33.37
    46
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    13.63
    45
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    4.41
    56
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.00
    160
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    12,789
    2.81
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    39,341
    8.65
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    9,013
    1.98
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    3,587
    0.79
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    5,408
    1.19
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    1,535
    0.34
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    2,383
    0.52
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    2,007
    0.44
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    4,676
    1.03
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    4,374
    0.96
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    1,406
    0.31
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    30,188
    6.64
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    6,014
    1.32
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    13,014
    2.86
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    13,774
    3.03
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    5,555
    1.22
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    829
    0.18
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    1,399
    0.31
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    2,818
    0.62
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    1,464
    0.32
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    951
    0.21
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    21,965
    4.83
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    993
    0.22
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    3,486
    0.77
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    1,077
    0.24
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    2,403
    0.53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    1,894
    0.42
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    512
    0.11
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    1,015
    0.22
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    3,618
    0.80
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    987
    0.22
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    4,351
    0.96
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    975
    0.21
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    770
    0.17
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    6,250
    1.37
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    1,870
    0.41
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    267
    0.06
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    21,000
    4.62
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    5,966
    1.31
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    15,843
    3.49
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    71,996
    15.84
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    5,890
    1.30
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    2,381
    0.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    35.20
    22
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    20.99
    37
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    3.68
    137
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    5.46
    87
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    4.98
    65
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    3.18
    80
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.85
    115
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    2.19
    83
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    6.08
    39
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    3.34
    108
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.47
    53
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    2.15
    99
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    8.50
    16
    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.