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Sweden
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
SWEDEN VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Sweden SWEDEN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    16.44
    118
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    35.20
    22
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    80.50
    93
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    18.34
    64
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    31.41
    47
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    18.21
    76
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    8.90
    89
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    23.49
    8
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    83.23
    40
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    4.98
    65
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    74.67
    16
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    33.86
    36
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    6.08
    39
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    35.72
    35
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.85
    115
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    10.77
    57
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    1.52
    67
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    18.41
    95
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    2.99
    150
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.65
    75
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.34
    108
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    5.46
    87
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    3.36
    130
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    11.70
    14
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.47
    53
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    6.23
    83
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    3.68
    137
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    2.19
    83
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    12.75
    17
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    22.70
    61
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    2.15
    99
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    8.50
    16
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    20.99
    37
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.93
    61
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    3.18
    80
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    37.54
    8
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    4.52
    65
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    33.37
    46
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.22
    80
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    4.06
    44
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    3.28
    22
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    2.91
    30
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    7.16
    63
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    13.63
    45
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    160
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.88
    11
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    6.64
    4
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    2.04
    70
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    3.36
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    11,895
    2.62
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    7,705
    1.70
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    4,374
    0.96
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    2,007
    0.44
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    12,789
    2.81
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    30,188
    6.64
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    15,302
    3.37
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    4,533
    1.00
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    13,774
    3.03
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    6,014
    1.32
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    2,818
    0.62
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    1,399
    0.31
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    267
    0.06
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    1,077
    0.24
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    1,464
    0.32
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    829
    0.18
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    2,383
    0.52
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    9,013
    1.98
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    5,890
    1.30
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    993
    0.22
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    1,535
    0.34
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    951
    0.21
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    5,408
    1.19
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    3,486
    0.77
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    770
    0.17
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    1,406
    0.31
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    987
    0.22
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    512
    0.11
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    13,014
    2.86
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    15,843
    3.49
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    5,555
    1.22
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    1,101
    0.24
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    113
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    5,966
    1.31
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    376
    0.08
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    2,381
    0.52
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    2,403
    0.53
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    21,000
    4.62
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    1,015
    0.22
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    3,618
    0.80
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    35.20
    22
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    18.34
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    18.21
    76
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.85
    115
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.34
    108
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    5.46
    87
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.47
    53
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    3.68
    137
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    2.19
    83
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    2.15
    99
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    8.50
    16
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    20.99
    37
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    3.18
    80
    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.