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Singapore
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
SINGAPORE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Singapore 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
Singapore Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
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      Singapore SINGAPORE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Singapore SINGAPORE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    83.23
    40
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    83.76
    128
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    80.50
    93
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    18.34
    64
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    8.90
    89
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    18.21
    76
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    35.72
    35
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    23.49
    8
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    35.20
    22
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    33.86
    36
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    5.46
    87
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    4.98
    65
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    3.68
    137
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    6.08
    39
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    3.85
    115
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    31.41
    47
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    3.18
    80
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    2.15
    99
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    3.34
    108
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    2.99
    150
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    12.75
    17
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    18.41
    95
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.65
    75
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    20.99
    37
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    6.23
    83
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    22.70
    61
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    2.91
    30
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    8.50
    16
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    2.19
    83
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    74.67
    16
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    3.36
    130
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    10.77
    57
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    4.52
    65
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    2.47
    53
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    7.16
    63
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    11.70
    14
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    13.63
    45
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    4.06
    44
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    16.44
    118
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    3.28
    22
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    39.83
    26
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    33.37
    46
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    2.04
    70
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    1.52
    67
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    37.54
    8
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    121.35
    9
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.93
    61
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    6.74
    41
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    6.64
    4
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    3.36
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    3,587
    0.79
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    2,383
    0.52
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    13,774
    3.03
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    4,533
    1.00
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    1,535
    0.34
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    2,818
    0.62
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    11,895
    2.62
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    1,406
    0.31
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    4,374
    0.96
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    1,464
    0.32
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    1,399
    0.31
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    5,408
    1.19
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    9,013
    1.98
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    951
    0.21
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    267
    0.06
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    512
    0.11
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    3,486
    0.77
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    1,101
    0.24
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    13,014
    2.86
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    829
    0.18
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    30,188
    6.64
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    1,077
    0.24
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    5,555
    1.22
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    4,351
    0.96
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    6,014
    1.32
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    1,894
    0.42
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    993
    0.22
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    5,966
    1.31
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    4,676
    1.03
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    5,890
    1.30
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    2,403
    0.53
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    15,843
    3.49
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    21,965
    4.83
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    6,250
    1.37
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    1,870
    0.41
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    770
    0.17
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    71,996
    15.84
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    21,000
    4.62
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    987
    0.22
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    3,660
    0.81
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    3,618
    0.80
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    274
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    18.34
    64
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    8.90
    89
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    18.21
    76
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    35.20
    22
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    5.46
    87
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    4.98
    65
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    3.68
    137
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    6.08
    39
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    3.85
    115
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    3.18
    80
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    2.15
    99
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    3.34
    108
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    20.99
    37
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    8.50
    16
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    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.