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Swaziland
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
SWAZILAND VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Swaziland 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
Swaziland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.4
    46.3
    44.3
    125
    118
    121
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    46.4
    50.3
    48.3
    131
    127
    130
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    52.4
    56.3
    54.3
    129
    126
    130
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    56.0
    60.3
    58.1
    137
    132
    135
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    47.0
    49.8
    48.4
    171
    172
    170
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    51.5
    55.7
    53.6
    173
    171
    172
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    53.4
    63.2
    57.7
    181
    173
    180
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    53.4
    63.2
    181
    173
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    56.3
    66.1
    182
    180
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    56.8
    66.6
    182
    180
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    57.0
    66.8
    182
    180
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    57.5
    67.2
    182
    180
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    58.3
    67.9
    182
    179
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    59.3
    68.8
    182
    179
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    60.6
    70.0
    182
    176
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    62.4
    71.4
    181
    175
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    64.6
    73.0
    181
    171
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    67.0
    74.5
    181
    169
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    69.7
    76.1
    181
    165
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    72.4
    77.7
    181
    161
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    75.3
    79.4
    181
    160
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    78.3
    81.3
    181
    160
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    81.5
    83.6
    180
    161
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.0
    86.4
    176
    160
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.6
    170
    161
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    258.92
    1
    121.35
    9
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    160.52
    4
    74.67
    16
    3. Stroke
    146.48
    26
    80.50
    93
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    137.55
    60
    83.76
    128
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    120.84
    13
    83.23
    40
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66.59
    18
    33.37
    46
    7. Kidney Disease
    62.97
    5
    35.72
    35
    8. Cervical Cancer
    60.66
    3
    20.99
    37
    9. Hypertension
    54.16
    9
    33.86
    36
    10. Lung Disease
    48.02
    18
    31.41
    47
    11. Liver Disease
    42.70
    18
    18.41
    95
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.36
    22
    22.70
    61
    13. Suicide
    40.46
    3
    23.49
    8
    14. Prostate Cancer
    31.47
    26
    35.20
    22
    15. Tuberculosis
    29.46
    37
    39.83
    26
    16. Asthma
    24.19
    15
    13.63
    45
    17. Other Injuries
    20.72
    8
    10.77
    57
    18. Violence
    19.13
    20
    37.54
    8
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    113
    16.44
    118
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.09
    11
    12.75
    17
    21. Maternal Conditions
    11.12
    30
    2.65
    62
    22. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    157
    18.21
    76
    23. Meningitis
    10.11
    35
    6.74
    41
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    10.08
    19
    11.70
    14
    25. Malnutrition
    9.91
    30
    4.41
    56
    26. Low Birth Weight
    9.76
    35
    7.16
    63
    27. Fires
    9.32
    2
    6.64
    4
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    9.13
    18
    6.23
    83
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.56
    18
    4.52
    65
    30. Drownings
    7.56
    8
    4.06
    44
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.67
    51
    3.36
    78
    32. Falls
    5.92
    85
    2.99
    150
    33. Epilepsy
    4.95
    4
    3.28
    22
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.62
    64
    3.36
    130
    35. Skin Disease
    4.42
    18
    2.91
    30
    36. Lymphomas
    4.36
    107
    6.08
    39
    37. Liver Cancer
    4.15
    122
    5.46
    87
    38. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    17
    2.47
    53
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.65
    31
    2.04
    70
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    37
    2.15
    99
    41. Poisonings
    3.35
    12
    1.62
    54
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.09
    67
    8.50
    16
    43. Drug Use
    2.93
    28
    1.52
    67
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.87
    179
    8.90
    89
    45. Lung Cancers
    2.86
    160
    18.34
    64
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.69
    156
    3.85
    115
    47. Alcohol
    2.46
    48
    1.93
    61
    48. Pertussis
    2.40
    34
    1.79
    48
    49. Leukemia
    2.26
    147
    3.34
    108
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.89
    24
    0.07
    58
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    2,314
    20.79
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    921
    8.27
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    892
    8.01
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Stroke
    800
    7.19
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    755
    6.78
    32,739
    7.20
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    517
    4.65
    15,843
    3.49
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    384
    3.45
    13,014
    2.86
    8. Kidney Disease
    381
    3.42
    15,302
    3.37
    9. Suicide
    338
    3.04
    13,774
    3.03
    10. Hypertension
    292
    2.62
    12,789
    2.81
    11. Liver Disease
    274
    2.46
    9,013
    1.98
    12. Lung Disease
    264
    2.37
    11,895
    2.62
    13. Tuberculosis
    256
    2.30
    21,965
    4.83
    14. Low Birth Weight
    233
    2.09
    6,250
    1.37
    15. Cervical Cancer
    215
    1.93
    5,555
    1.22
    16. Violence
    212
    1.90
    21,000
    4.62
    17. Other Injuries
    190
    1.71
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Birth Trauma
    166
    1.49
    3,004
    0.66
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    1.44
    4,351
    0.96
    20. Asthma
    150
    1.35
    5,966
    1.31
    21. Maternal Conditions
    116
    1.04
    1,700
    0.37
    22. Malnutrition
    106
    0.95
    2,381
    0.52
    23. Meningitis
    97
    0.87
    3,660
    0.81
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    94
    0.84
    5,408
    1.19
    25. Drownings
    87
    0.78
    2,403
    0.53
    26. Fires
    84
    0.75
    3,618
    0.80
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    77
    0.69
    4,676
    1.03
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    74
    0.66
    5,890
    1.30
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    51
    0.46
    1,894
    0.42
    30. Epilepsy
    46
    0.41
    1,870
    0.41
    31. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.40
    4,374
    0.96
    32. Falls
    41
    0.37
    1,399
    0.31
    33. Pertussis
    39
    0.35
    1,142
    0.25
    34. Breast Cancer
    37
    0.33
    4,533
    1.00
    35. Poisonings
    37
    0.33
    975
    0.21
    36. Lymphomas
    31
    0.28
    2,818
    0.62
    37. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.26
    2,383
    0.52
    38. Drug Use
    27
    0.24
    770
    0.17
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    26
    0.23
    1,015
    0.22
    40. Skin Disease
    25
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    24
    0.22
    1,077
    0.24
    42. Skin Cancers
    20
    0.18
    993
    0.22
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19
    0.17
    3,587
    0.79
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.16
    3,486
    0.77
    45. Syphilis
    17
    0.15
    1,130
    0.25
    46. Lung Cancers
    17
    0.15
    7,705
    1.70
    47. Leukemia
    16
    0.14
    1,464
    0.32
    48. Alcohol
    16
    0.14
    987
    0.22
    49. Schistosomiasis
    13
    0.12
    35
    0.01
    50. Uterin Cancer
    11
    0.10
    512
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    60.66
    3
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    31.47
    26
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    157
    18.21
    76
    4. Lymphomas
    4.36
    107
    6.08
    39
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.15
    122
    5.46
    87
    6. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    17
    2.47
    53
    7. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    37
    2.15
    99
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.09
    67
    8.50
    16
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.87
    179
    8.90
    89
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.86
    160
    18.34
    64
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.69
    156
    3.85
    115
    12. Leukemia
    2.26
    147
    3.34
    108
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.69
    150
    3.18
    80
    14. Stomach Cancer
    1.15
    180
    3.68
    137
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.15
    148
    2.19
    83
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.90
    169
    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.