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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 SOLOMON ISLANDS

Compare South Africa and Solomon Islands 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.

Solomon Islands
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    50.4
    49.6
    93
    98
    96
    1970
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    		  
    53.9
    55.4
    54.6
    97
    104
    99
    1980
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    		  
    57.9
    59.3
    58.6
    106
    120
    112
    1990
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    		  
    57.0
    57.8
    57.4
    134
    143
    139
    2000
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    		  
    64.5
    67.2
    65.8
    105
    121
    115
    2010
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    		  
    67.0
    69.8
    68.3
    107
    123
    116
    2019
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    		  
    62.9
    67.9
    65.2
    150
    146
    150
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    62.9
    67.9
    150
    146
    Age 5
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    64.3
    69.1
    170
    166
    Age 10
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    64.4
    69.2
    171
    169
    Age 15
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    64.5
    69.3
    171
    170
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    64.9
    69.6
    172
    171
    Age 25
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    65.5
    69.9
    171
    171
    Age 30
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    66.3
    70.3
    171
    171
    Age 35
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    67.2
    70.8
    169
    172
    Age 40
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    68.2
    71.4
    169
    176
    Age 45
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    69.4
    72.2
    169
    176
    Age 50
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    70.9
    73.3
    169
    177
    Age 55
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    72.7
    74.6
    169
    177
    Age 60
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    74.7
    76.3
    169
    177
    Age 65
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    77.1
    78.1
    167
    177
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    79.7
    80.2
    165
    177
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    82.5
    82.8
    164
    177
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    85.6
    85.7
    162
    173
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    88.9
    89.0
    166
    173
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    121.35
    9
    0.00
    181
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    83.76
    128
    285.85
    8
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    83.23
    40
    97.70
    29
    4. Stroke
    80.50
    93
    207.65
    4
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    74.67
    16
    91.11
    12
    6. Tuberculosis
    39.83
    26
    9.42
    69
    7. Violence
    37.54
    8
    4.48
    92
    8. Kidney Disease
    35.72
    35
    16.49
    119
    9. Prostate Cancer
    35.20
    22
    7.87
    141
    10. Hypertension
    33.86
    36
    23.22
    67
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    33.37
    46
    64.19
    21
    12. Lung Disease
    31.41
    47
    67.86
    11
    13. Suicide
    23.49
    8
    17.37
    20
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.70
    61
    20.40
    74
    15. Cervical Cancer
    20.99
    37
    17.62
    45
    16. Liver Disease
    18.41
    95
    20.65
    88
    17. Lung Cancers
    18.34
    64
    9.65
    106
    18. Breast Cancer
    18.21
    76
    14.95
    118
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.44
    118
    12.68
    149
    20. Asthma
    13.63
    45
    24.35
    12
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.75
    17
    4.22
    104
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    11.70
    14
    3.63
    86
    23. Other Injuries
    10.77
    57
    11.38
    51
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.90
    89
    6.52
    128
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.50
    16
    0.31
    180
    26. Low Birth Weight
    7.16
    63
    4.04
    104
    27. Meningitis
    6.74
    41
    1.79
    65
    28. Fires
    6.64
    4
    2.65
    60
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    83
    5.34
    103
    30. Lymphomas
    6.08
    39
    2.41
    163
    31. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    87
    15.26
    14
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.98
    65
    1.31
    161
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.52
    65
    6.29
    41
    34. Malnutrition
    4.41
    56
    5.16
    54
    35. Drownings
    4.06
    44
    13.24
    3
    36. Ovary Cancer
    3.85
    115
    9.01
    2
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.68
    137
    2.63
    166
    38. Birth Trauma
    3.36
    78
    3.30
    80
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.36
    130
    7.47
    10
    40. Leukemia
    3.34
    108
    3.76
    83
    41. Epilepsy
    3.28
    22
    1.85
    78
    42. Oral Cancer
    3.18
    80
    2.06
    129
    43. Falls
    2.99
    150
    15.42
    6
    44. Skin Disease
    2.91
    30
    2.81
    32
    45. Maternal Conditions
    2.65
    62
    7.76
    39
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    53
    0.00
    182
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    83
    1.27
    142
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    99
    4.33
    26
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.04
    70
    13.45
    6
    50. Alcohol
    1.93
    61
    1.81
    67
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    71,996
    15.84
    0
    0.00
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39,341
    8.65
    371
    8.14
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,739
    7.20
    975
    21.40
    4. Stroke
    30,693
    6.75
    670
    14.71
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    30,188
    6.64
    322
    7.07
    6. Tuberculosis
    21,965
    4.83
    45
    0.99
    7. Violence
    21,000
    4.62
    26
    0.57
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,843
    3.49
    218
    4.78
    9. Kidney Disease
    15,302
    3.37
    64
    1.40
    10. Suicide
    13,774
    3.03
    98
    2.15
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,014
    2.86
    111
    2.44
    12. Hypertension
    12,789
    2.81
    76
    1.67
    13. Lung Disease
    11,895
    2.62
    209
    4.59
    14. Liver Disease
    9,013
    1.98
    89
    1.95
    15. Lung Cancers
    7,705
    1.70
    33
    0.72
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    1.37
    65
    1.43
    17. Other Injuries
    6,014
    1.32
    60
    1.32
    18. Asthma
    5,966
    1.31
    78
    1.71
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5,890
    1.30
    15
    0.33
    20. Cervical Cancer
    5,555
    1.22
    41
    0.90
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,408
    1.19
    17
    0.37
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,676
    1.03
    32
    0.70
    23. Breast Cancer
    4,533
    1.00
    34
    0.75
    24. Prostate Cancer
    4,374
    0.96
    13
    0.29
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4,351
    0.96
    63
    1.38
    26. Meningitis
    3,660
    0.81
    13
    0.29
    27. Fires
    3,618
    0.80
    14
    0.31
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,587
    0.79
    23
    0.50
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,486
    0.77
    1
    0.02
    30. Birth Trauma
    3,004
    0.66
    51
    1.12
    31. Lymphomas
    2,818
    0.62
    13
    0.29
    32. Drownings
    2,403
    0.53
    80
    1.76
    33. Liver Cancer
    2,383
    0.52
    60
    1.32
    34. Malnutrition
    2,381
    0.52
    19
    0.42
    35. Pancreas Cancer
    2,007
    0.44
    4
    0.09
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,894
    0.42
    22
    0.48
    37. Epilepsy
    1,870
    0.41
    11
    0.24
    38. Maternal Conditions
    1,700
    0.37
    46
    1.01
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    0.34
    12
    0.26
    40. Leukemia
    1,464
    0.32
    20
    0.44
    41. Oral Cancer
    1,406
    0.31
    8
    0.18
    42. Falls
    1,399
    0.31
    55
    1.21
    43. Pertussis
    1,142
    0.25
    7
    0.15
    44. Syphilis
    1,130
    0.25
    28
    0.61
    45. Skin Disease
    1,101
    0.24
    10
    0.22
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,077
    0.24
    21
    0.46
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,015
    0.22
    59
    1.29
    48. Skin Cancers
    993
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    49. Alcohol
    987
    0.22
    9
    0.20
    50. Poisonings
    975
    0.21
    15
    0.33
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.20
    22
    7.87
    141
    2. Cervical Cancer
    20.99
    37
    17.62
    45
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.34
    64
    9.65
    106
    4. Breast Cancer
    18.21
    76
    14.95
    118
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.90
    89
    6.52
    128
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.50
    16
    0.31
    180
    7. Lymphomas
    6.08
    39
    2.41
    163
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    87
    15.26
    14
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.98
    65
    1.31
    161
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.85
    115
    9.01
    2
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.68
    137
    2.63
    166
    12. Leukemia
    3.34
    108
    3.76
    83
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.18
    80
    2.06
    129
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    53
    0.00
    182
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    83
    1.27
    142
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    99
    4.33
    26
    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.