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Somalia
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
SOMALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Somalia 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
Somalia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Somalia SOMALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    49.1
    51.8
    50.5
    163
    164
    162
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    54.0
    59.2
    56.5
    180
    181
    181
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.0
    59.2
    180
    181
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    61.4
    66.4
    177
    178
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    62.3
    67.4
    176
    177
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    62.8
    67.8
    175
    176
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    63.4
    68.2
    175
    176
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    64.1
    68.6
    175
    176
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    64.8
    69.2
    175
    177
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.8
    176
    178
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    66.4
    70.6
    176
    178
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    67.6
    71.6
    177
    178
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    69.1
    72.8
    177
    178
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    71.0
    74.3
    179
    178
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    73.2
    76.0
    179
    178
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    75.8
    78.1
    179
    178
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    78.7
    80.3
    179
    176
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    81.9
    83.0
    178
    172
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    171
    166
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    159
    163
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    155.59
    3
    83.23
    40
    2. Stroke
    150.17
    23
    80.50
    93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.66
    67
    83.76
    128
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128.81
    3
    33.37
    46
    5. Tuberculosis
    109.27
    5
    39.83
    26
    6. Liver Disease
    57.15
    7
    18.41
    95
    7. Hypertension
    50.05
    15
    33.86
    36
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.19
    41
    74.67
    16
    9. Lung Disease
    44.55
    22
    31.41
    47
    10. Malnutrition
    42.27
    1
    4.41
    56
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.94
    28
    22.70
    61
    12. Maternal Conditions
    38.60
    1
    2.65
    62
    13. Measles
    37.65
    1
    0.42
    32
    14. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    18.21
    76
    15. Kidney Disease
    31.84
    49
    35.72
    35
    16. Meningitis
    31.66
    1
    6.74
    41
    17. Other Injuries
    31.38
    1
    10.77
    57
    18. Asthma
    25.62
    9
    13.63
    45
    19. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    20.99
    37
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.02
    82
    16.44
    118
    21. Birth Trauma
    16.45
    1
    3.36
    78
    22. Malaria
    16.08
    36
    0.14
    56
    23. Suicide
    14.66
    29
    23.49
    8
    24. Tetanus
    14.50
    1
    0.07
    91
    25. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    35.20
    22
    26. Low Birth Weight
    11.34
    25
    7.16
    63
    27. War
    9.09
    5
    0.11
    49
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    8.94
    20
    6.23
    83
    29. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    3.85
    115
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    8.90
    89
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.06
    22
    4.52
    65
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    8.50
    16
    33. Falls
    7.93
    52
    2.99
    150
    34. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    6.08
    39
    35. Pertussis
    6.89
    3
    1.79
    48
    36. Violence
    6.81
    70
    37.54
    8
    37. Drownings
    6.47
    16
    4.06
    44
    38. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    3.34
    108
    39. HIV/AIDS
    6.27
    71
    121.35
    9
    40. Fires
    6.16
    6
    6.64
    4
    41. Schistosomiasis
    6.08
    2
    0.07
    58
    42. Poisonings
    5.99
    1
    1.62
    54
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.86
    70
    12.75
    17
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.27
    20
    2.04
    70
    45. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    3.68
    137
    46. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    3.18
    80
    47. Hepatitis B
    4.08
    2
    0.28
    86
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    100
    3.36
    130
    49. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    18.34
    64
    50. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    5.46
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Somalia SOMALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,712
    13.71
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,363
    9.70
    15,843
    3.49
    3. Measles
    11,576
    7.31
    270
    0.06
    4. Tuberculosis
    10,261
    6.48
    21,965
    4.83
    5. Birth Trauma
    9,573
    6.04
    3,004
    0.66
    6. Stroke
    8,595
    5.43
    30,693
    6.75
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    7,233
    4.57
    32,739
    7.20
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    3.95
    6,250
    1.37
    9. Meningitis
    5,381
    3.40
    3,660
    0.81
    10. Malnutrition
    4,825
    3.05
    2,381
    0.52
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,231
    2.67
    13,014
    2.86
    12. Maternal Conditions
    4,127
    2.61
    1,700
    0.37
    13. Liver Disease
    3,917
    2.47
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Other Injuries
    3,602
    2.27
    6,014
    1.32
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,410
    2.15
    4,351
    0.96
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,888
    1.82
    30,188
    6.64
    17. Tetanus
    2,648
    1.67
    38
    0.01
    18. Hypertension
    2,643
    1.67
    12,789
    2.81
    19. Lung Disease
    2,442
    1.54
    11,895
    2.62
    20. Pertussis
    2,054
    1.30
    1,142
    0.25
    21. Kidney Disease
    2,051
    1.29
    15,302
    3.37
    22. Malaria
    1,942
    1.23
    83
    0.02
    23. Asthma
    1,878
    1.19
    5,966
    1.31
    24. War
    1,318
    0.83
    66
    0.01
    25. Drownings
    1,272
    0.80
    2,403
    0.53
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,232
    0.78
    4,533
    1.00
    27. Suicide
    1,219
    0.77
    13,774
    3.03
    28. Cervical Cancer
    883
    0.56
    5,555
    1.22
    29. Violence
    828
    0.52
    21,000
    4.62
    30. Fires
    810
    0.51
    3,618
    0.80
    31. Poisonings
    758
    0.48
    975
    0.21
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    647
    0.41
    4,676
    1.03
    33. HIV/AIDS
    610
    0.39
    71,996
    15.84
    34. Lymphomas
    605
    0.38
    2,818
    0.62
    35. Leukemia
    562
    0.35
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    559
    0.35
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Falls
    548
    0.35
    1,399
    0.31
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    0.34
    3,587
    0.79
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    521
    0.33
    5,408
    1.19
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    516
    0.33
    3,486
    0.77
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    446
    0.28
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Schistosomiasis
    435
    0.27
    35
    0.01
    43. Epilepsy
    419
    0.26
    1,870
    0.41
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    406
    0.26
    5,890
    1.30
    45. Syphilis
    378
    0.24
    1,130
    0.25
    46. Oral Cancer
    328
    0.21
    1,406
    0.31
    47. Upper Respiratory
    326
    0.21
    223
    0.05
    48. Hepatitis B
    315
    0.20
    139
    0.03
    49. Stomach Cancer
    310
    0.20
    1,535
    0.34
    50. Ovary Cancer
    295
    0.19
    951
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Somalia SOMALIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    33.65
    7
    18.21
    76
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.71
    28
    20.99
    37
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.27
    123
    35.20
    22
    4. Ovary Cancer
    8.19
    6
    3.85
    115
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.09
    101
    8.90
    89
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.97
    19
    8.50
    16
    7. Lymphomas
    7.68
    12
    6.08
    39
    8. Leukemia
    6.38
    1
    3.34
    108
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.92
    109
    3.68
    137
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.64
    44
    3.18
    80
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.67
    149
    18.34
    64
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    148
    5.46
    87
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    50
    2.47
    53
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    83
    2.15
    99
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    74
    2.19
    83
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.69
    148
    4.98
    65
    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.