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South Africa
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
SOUTH AFRICA VS ECUADOR

Compare South Africa and Ecuador 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.

Ecuador
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
South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Ecuador Population Pyramid
23,316,455
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Ecuador ECUADOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Ecuador ECUADOR
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
  
52.1
54.7
53.4
82
86
86
1970
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
  
56.6
59.6
58.0
87
88
88
1980
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
  
61.4
65.3
63.3
86
87
87
1990
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
  
66.7
71.5
69.0
65
81
78
2000
54.6
60.1
57.3
148
140
146
  
69.8
76.0
72.8
57
51
52
2010
55.5
60.3
58.0
165
154
159
  
72.1
78.1
75.0
59
52
55
2019
62.2
68.3
65.3
154
145
149
  
76.4
80.5
78.4
39
45
41
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Ecuador ECUADOR
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.2
68.3
154
145
76.4
80.5
39
45
Age
62.2
68.3
154
145
76.4
80.5
39
45
Age 5
64.6
70.5
168
153
77.6
81.5
39
41
Age 10
64.8
70.7
167
157
77.7
81.6
39
41
Age 15
65.0
70.8
167
158
77.9
81.7
39
41
Age 20
65.3
71.2
167
158
78.1
81.9
39
41
Age 25
66.0
71.8
167
157
78.5
82.0
39
41
Age 30
67.1
72.8
167
152
78.9
82.2
39
40
Age 35
68.5
74.1
165
141
79.3
82.4
38
39
Age 40
70.2
75.4
156
131
79.7
82.6
35
40
Age 45
71.9
76.8
147
118
80.1
82.8
32
40
Age 50
73.6
78.0
133
107
80.6
83.2
31
39
Age 55
75.5
79.2
119
101
81.2
83.7
31
38
Age 60
77.3
80.5
106
100
82.0
84.3
34
40
Age 65
79.4
82.0
91
96
83.0
85.1
36
40
Age 70
81.8
83.6
84
90
84.4
86.3
37
40
Age 75
84.1
85.4
82
88
86.0
87.5
38
41
Age 80
86.6
87.4
95
97
87.9
89.0
49
45
Age 85
89.6
90.1
115
122
90.2
91.1
66
52
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Ecuador ECUADOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
121.35
9
3.70
81
2. Coronary Heart Disease
83.76
128
57.99
153
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
83.23
40
28.80
87
4. Stroke
80.50
93
32.47
146
5. Diabetes Mellitus
74.67
16
26.62
95
6. Tuberculosis
39.83
26
3.49
94
7. Violence
37.54
8
7.07
66
8. Kidney Disease
35.72
35
37.41
28
9. Prostate Cancer
35.20
22
18.33
73
10. Hypertension
33.86
36
14.49
109
11. Diarrhoeal diseases
33.37
46
2.38
103
12. Lung Disease
31.41
47
14.62
145
13. Suicide
23.49
8
7.68
103
14. Road Traffic Accidents
22.70
61
20.60
73
15. Cervical Cancer
20.99
37
9.95
84
16. Liver Disease
18.41
95
20.76
87
17. Lung Cancers
18.34
64
6.69
125
18. Breast Cancer
18.21
76
9.88
161
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.44
118
14.34
140
20. Asthma
13.63
45
0.50
161
21. Inflammatory/Heart
12.75
17
1.82
166
22. Endocrine Disorders
11.70
14
2.98
112
23. Other Injuries
10.77
57
6.75
102
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.90
89
6.86
120
25. Oesophagus Cancer
8.50
16
1.12
149
26. Low Birth Weight
7.16
63
4.66
92
27. Meningitis
6.74
41
0.52
113
28. Fires
6.64
4
1.01
113
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.23
83
6.22
84
30. Lymphomas
6.08
39
5.50
63
31. Liver Cancer
5.46
87
5.94
78
32. Pancreas Cancer
4.98
65
3.51
100
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.52
65
2.43
96
34. Malnutrition
4.41
56
3.21
67
35. Drownings
4.06
44
2.71
80
36. Ovary Cancer
3.85
115
3.86
114
37. Stomach Cancer
3.68
137
12.80
19
38. Birth Trauma
3.36
78
1.20
114
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.36
130
3.88
105
40. Leukemia
3.34
108
5.25
16
41. Epilepsy
3.28
22
1.60
92
42. Oral Cancer
3.18
80
1.02
175
43. Falls
2.99
150
6.58
77
44. Skin Disease
2.91
30
0.59
136
45. Maternal Conditions
2.65
62
0.93
88
46. Skin Cancers
2.47
53
1.80
100
47. Bladder Cancer
2.19
83
1.03
157
48. Uterin Cancer
2.15
99
1.53
137
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.04
70
0.97
123
50. Alcohol
1.93
61
1.74
70
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Ecuador ECUADOR
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
71,996
15.84
609
0.85
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
39,341
8.65
5,083
7.11
3. Coronary Heart Disease
32,739
7.20
9,805
13.71
4. Stroke
30,693
6.75
5,429
7.59
5. Diabetes Mellitus
30,188
6.64
4,321
6.04
6. Tuberculosis
21,965
4.83
574
0.80
7. Violence
21,000
4.62
1,210
1.69
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
15,843
3.49
410
0.57
9. Kidney Disease
15,302
3.37
6,184
8.65
10. Suicide
13,774
3.03
1,326
1.85
11. Road Traffic Accidents
13,014
2.86
3,490
4.88
12. Hypertension
12,789
2.81
2,507
3.51
13. Lung Disease
11,895
2.62
2,576
3.60
14. Liver Disease
9,013
1.98
3,330
4.66
15. Lung Cancers
7,705
1.70
1,075
1.50
16. Low Birth Weight
6,250
1.37
1,172
1.64
17. Other Injuries
6,014
1.32
1,161
1.62
18. Asthma
5,966
1.31
85
0.12
19. Endocrine Disorders
5,890
1.30
507
0.71
20. Cervical Cancer
5,555
1.22
840
1.17
21. Inflammatory/Heart
5,408
1.19
308
0.43
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,676
1.03
2,565
3.59
23. Breast Cancer
4,533
1.00
825
1.15
24. Prostate Cancer
4,374
0.96
1,362
1.90
25. Congenital Anomalies
4,351
0.96
1,335
1.87
26. Meningitis
3,660
0.81
90
0.13
27. Fires
3,618
0.80
175
0.24
28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,587
0.79
1,109
1.55
29. Oesophagus Cancer
3,486
0.77
180
0.25
30. Birth Trauma
3,004
0.66
302
0.42
31. Lymphomas
2,818
0.62
883
1.23
32. Drownings
2,403
0.53
470
0.66
33. Liver Cancer
2,383
0.52
954
1.33
34. Malnutrition
2,381
0.52
578
0.81
35. Pancreas Cancer
2,007
0.44
562
0.79
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,894
0.42
417
0.58
37. Epilepsy
1,870
0.41
273
0.38
38. Maternal Conditions
1,700
0.37
164
0.23
39. Stomach Cancer
1,535
0.34
2,089
2.92
40. Leukemia
1,464
0.32
882
1.23
41. Oral Cancer
1,406
0.31
166
0.23
42. Falls
1,399
0.31
1,114
1.56
43. Pertussis
1,142
0.25
79
0.11
44. Syphilis
1,130
0.25
85
0.12
45. Skin Disease
1,101
0.24
103
0.14
46. Parkinson's Disease
1,077
0.24
658
0.92
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,015
0.22
163
0.23
48. Skin Cancers
993
0.22
308
0.43
49. Alcohol
987
0.22
280
0.39
50. Poisonings
975
0.21
59
0.08
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Ecuador ECUADOR
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.20
22
18.33
73
2. Cervical Cancer
20.99
37
9.95
84
3. Lung Cancers
18.34
64
6.69
125
4. Breast Cancer
18.21
76
9.88
161
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.90
89
6.86
120
6. Oesophagus Cancer
8.50
16
1.12
149
7. Lymphomas
6.08
39
5.50
63
8. Liver Cancer
5.46
87
5.94
78
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.98
65
3.51
100
10. Ovary Cancer
3.85
115
3.86
114
11. Stomach Cancer
3.68
137
12.80
19
12. Leukemia
3.34
108
5.25
16
13. Oral Cancer
3.18
80
1.02
175
14. Skin Cancers
2.47
53
1.80
100
15. Bladder Cancer
2.19
83
1.03
157
16. Uterin Cancer
2.15
99
1.53
137
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.