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South Africa
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH AFRICA VS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Compare South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago
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   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
           
    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
    		  
    61.8
    65.7
    63.7
    46
    51
    46
    1970
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    		  
    63.5
    68.0
    65.7
    57
    56
    56
    1980
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    		  
    66.4
    71.2
    68.7
    47
    62
    57
    1990
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    		  
    67.5
    72.4
    69.9
    58
    76
    67
    2000
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    		  
    65.6
    72.8
    69.1
    100
    94
    97
    2010
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    		  
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    106
    103
    102
    2019
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    		  
    72.5
    79.9
    76.1
    75
    49
    60
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    72.5
    79.9
    75
    49
    Age 5
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    74.0
    81.2
    69
    44
    Age 10
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    74.0
    81.3
    70
    44
    Age 15
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    74.1
    81.4
    69
    44
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    74.6
    81.5
    68
    44
    Age 25
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    75.4
    81.7
    59
    42
    Age 30
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    76.0
    81.9
    58
    42
    Age 35
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    76.6
    82.2
    56
    41
    Age 40
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    77.1
    82.6
    53
    39
    Age 45
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    77.6
    83.1
    48
    37
    Age 50
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    78.3
    83.6
    49
    37
    Age 55
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    79.3
    84.2
    46
    36
    Age 60
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    80.4
    85.0
    47
    34
    Age 65
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    81.9
    86.0
    45
    29
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    83.5
    87.2
    47
    18
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    85.3
    88.8
    51
    10
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    87.8
    90.5
    51
    5
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    90.4
    93.2
    58
    2
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    121.35
    9
    12.31
    53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    83.76
    128
    81.60
    132
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    83.23
    40
    12.67
    147
    4. Stroke
    80.50
    93
    45.79
    135
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    74.67
    16
    69.66
    18
    6. Tuberculosis
    39.83
    26
    1.20
    121
    7. Violence
    37.54
    8
    39.15
    7
    8. Kidney Disease
    35.72
    35
    24.69
    76
    9. Prostate Cancer
    35.20
    22
    43.71
    11
    10. Hypertension
    33.86
    36
    11.22
    124
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    33.37
    46
    1.20
    127
    12. Lung Disease
    31.41
    47
    7.17
    179
    13. Suicide
    23.49
    8
    8.29
    90
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.70
    61
    9.09
    126
    15. Cervical Cancer
    20.99
    37
    10.24
    82
    16. Liver Disease
    18.41
    95
    7.75
    145
    17. Lung Cancers
    18.34
    64
    11.72
    96
    18. Breast Cancer
    18.21
    76
    27.37
    17
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.44
    118
    12.27
    150
    20. Asthma
    13.63
    45
    2.43
    107
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.75
    17
    4.26
    102
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    11.70
    14
    7.70
    29
    23. Other Injuries
    10.77
    57
    4.03
    152
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.90
    89
    10.73
    65
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.50
    16
    1.31
    139
    26. Low Birth Weight
    7.16
    63
    6.03
    79
    27. Meningitis
    6.74
    41
    0.66
    100
    28. Fires
    6.64
    4
    1.09
    109
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    83
    8.00
    31
    30. Lymphomas
    6.08
    39
    6.27
    35
    31. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    87
    3.58
    150
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.98
    65
    6.20
    53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.52
    65
    2.91
    86
    34. Malnutrition
    4.41
    56
    0.96
    103
    35. Drownings
    4.06
    44
    2.32
    98
    36. Ovary Cancer
    3.85
    115
    8.28
    5
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.68
    137
    3.79
    134
    38. Birth Trauma
    3.36
    78
    1.84
    95
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.36
    130
    2.87
    147
    40. Leukemia
    3.34
    108
    3.86
    78
    41. Epilepsy
    3.28
    22
    2.13
    58
    42. Oral Cancer
    3.18
    80
    1.69
    149
    43. Falls
    2.99
    150
    2.62
    160
    44. Skin Disease
    2.91
    30
    2.23
    52
    45. Maternal Conditions
    2.65
    62
    0.72
    99
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    53
    0.24
    171
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    83
    2.18
    84
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    99
    6.67
    7
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.04
    70
    0.70
    139
    50. Alcohol
    1.93
    61
    1.36
    95
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    71,996
    15.84
    196
    2.28
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39,341
    8.65
    205
    2.38
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,739
    7.20
    1,476
    17.16
    4. Stroke
    30,693
    6.75
    822
    9.56
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    30,188
    6.64
    1,275
    14.82
    6. Tuberculosis
    21,965
    4.83
    22
    0.26
    7. Violence
    21,000
    4.62
    549
    6.38
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,843
    3.49
    18
    0.21
    9. Kidney Disease
    15,302
    3.37
    439
    5.10
    10. Suicide
    13,774
    3.03
    121
    1.41
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,014
    2.86
    130
    1.51
    12. Hypertension
    12,789
    2.81
    201
    2.34
    13. Lung Disease
    11,895
    2.62
    129
    1.50
    14. Liver Disease
    9,013
    1.98
    136
    1.58
    15. Lung Cancers
    7,705
    1.70
    217
    2.52
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6,250
    1.37
    83
    0.97
    17. Other Injuries
    6,014
    1.32
    61
    0.71
    18. Asthma
    5,966
    1.31
    40
    0.47
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5,890
    1.30
    119
    1.38
    20. Cervical Cancer
    5,555
    1.22
    97
    1.13
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,408
    1.19
    72
    0.84
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,676
    1.03
    215
    2.50
    23. Breast Cancer
    4,533
    1.00
    258
    3.00
    24. Prostate Cancer
    4,374
    0.96
    330
    3.84
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4,351
    0.96
    93
    1.08
    26. Meningitis
    3,660
    0.81
    9
    0.10
    27. Fires
    3,618
    0.80
    16
    0.19
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,587
    0.79
    196
    2.28
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,486
    0.77
    24
    0.28
    30. Birth Trauma
    3,004
    0.66
    25
    0.29
    31. Lymphomas
    2,818
    0.62
    111
    1.29
    32. Drownings
    2,403
    0.53
    31
    0.36
    33. Liver Cancer
    2,383
    0.52
    66
    0.77
    34. Malnutrition
    2,381
    0.52
    17
    0.20
    35. Pancreas Cancer
    2,007
    0.44
    114
    1.33
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,894
    0.42
    52
    0.60
    37. Epilepsy
    1,870
    0.41
    32
    0.37
    38. Maternal Conditions
    1,700
    0.37
    10
    0.12
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    0.34
    69
    0.80
    40. Leukemia
    1,464
    0.32
    62
    0.72
    41. Oral Cancer
    1,406
    0.31
    31
    0.36
    42. Falls
    1,399
    0.31
    43
    0.50
    43. Pertussis
    1,142
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    44. Syphilis
    1,130
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    45. Skin Disease
    1,101
    0.24
    39
    0.45
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,077
    0.24
    51
    0.59
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,015
    0.22
    11
    0.13
    48. Skin Cancers
    993
    0.22
    4
    0.05
    49. Alcohol
    987
    0.22
    23
    0.27
    50. Poisonings
    975
    0.21
    1
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.20
    22
    43.71
    11
    2. Cervical Cancer
    20.99
    37
    10.24
    82
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.34
    64
    11.72
    96
    4. Breast Cancer
    18.21
    76
    27.37
    17
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.90
    89
    10.73
    65
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.50
    16
    1.31
    139
    7. Lymphomas
    6.08
    39
    6.27
    35
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.46
    87
    3.58
    150
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.98
    65
    6.20
    53
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.85
    115
    8.28
    5
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.68
    137
    3.79
    134
    12. Leukemia
    3.34
    108
    3.86
    78
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.18
    80
    1.69
    149
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    53
    0.24
    171
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    83
    2.18
    84
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    99
    6.67
    7
    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.