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Timor-Leste
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
TIMOR-LESTE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Timor-Leste 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
Timor-Leste Population Pyramid
2,019,297
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South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
33.4
34.6
34.0
167
169
168
  
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
1970
38.3
39.7
39.0
166
165
166
  
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
1980
35.5
37.4
36.4
176
176
176
  
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
1990
46.1
47.7
46.9
167
174
171
  
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
2000
57.3
60.1
58.7
136
139
137
  
54.6
60.1
57.3
148
140
146
2010
65.5
68.4
66.9
114
127
124
  
55.5
60.3
58.0
165
154
159
2019
67.9
71.4
69.6
121
126
123
  
62.2
68.3
65.3
154
145
149
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
67.9
71.4
121
126
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age
67.9
71.4
121
126
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age 5
71.1
74.2
105
123
64.6
70.5
168
153
Age 10
71.5
74.5
102
122
64.8
70.7
167
157
Age 15
71.7
74.7
100
122
65.0
70.8
167
158
Age 20
72.0
74.9
100
122
65.3
71.2
167
158
Age 25
72.3
75.1
101
122
66.0
71.8
167
157
Age 30
72.7
75.3
101
122
67.1
72.8
167
152
Age 35
73.0
75.6
104
123
68.5
74.1
165
141
Age 40
73.4
75.9
105
124
70.2
75.4
156
131
Age 45
74.0
76.4
107
125
71.9
76.8
147
118
Age 50
74.7
77.0
110
126
73.6
78.0
133
107
Age 55
75.6
77.8
112
128
75.5
79.2
119
101
Age 60
76.9
78.9
116
134
77.3
80.5
106
100
Age 65
78.6
80.2
117
140
79.4
82.0
91
96
Age 70
80.8
81.9
123
141
81.8
83.6
84
90
Age 75
83.3
84.0
129
143
84.1
85.4
82
88
Age 80
86.2
86.7
126
149
86.6
87.4
95
97
Age 85
89.4
89.8
138
153
89.6
90.1
115
122
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
139.36
29
80.50
93
2. Tuberculosis
127.88
2
39.83
26
3. Coronary Heart Disease
126.58
69
83.76
128
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
64.49
55
83.23
40
5. Lung Disease
44.62
21
31.41
47
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
27.41
54
33.37
46
7. Kidney Disease
26.48
71
35.72
35
8. Hypertension
24.12
60
33.86
36
9. Diabetes Mellitus
22.46
104
74.67
16
10. Liver Disease
21.16
86
18.41
95
11. Asthma
16.55
32
13.63
45
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.52
117
16.44
118
13. Peptic Ulcer Disease
14.34
6
4.52
65
14. Road Traffic Accidents
14.12
102
22.70
61
15. Lung Cancers
11.99
95
18.34
64
16. Breast Cancer
9.95
159
18.21
76
17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.66
110
8.90
89
18. Falls
7.58
63
2.99
150
19. Birth Trauma
7.24
50
3.36
78
20. Cervical Cancer
6.83
109
20.99
37
21. Malnutrition
6.75
41
4.41
56
22. Liver Cancer
6.09
73
5.46
87
23. Low Birth Weight
5.99
81
7.16
63
24. Other Injuries
5.87
120
10.77
57
25. Maternal Conditions
5.83
44
2.65
62
26. Drownings
5.79
20
4.06
44
27. Oral Cancer
5.51
34
3.18
80
28. Violence
5.39
83
37.54
8
29. Congenital Anomalies
5.37
101
6.23
83
30. Prostate Cancer
4.70
163
35.20
22
31. Suicide
4.53
147
23.49
8
32. Ovary Cancer
4.50
87
3.85
115
33. Stomach Cancer
4.34
127
3.68
137
34. Parkinson's Disease
4.29
81
3.36
130
35. Inflammatory/Heart
4.22
103
12.75
17
36. Lymphomas
3.95
121
6.08
39
37. Leukemia
3.50
95
3.34
108
38. Pertussis
2.89
25
1.79
48
39. HIV/AIDS
2.66
97
121.35
9
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.65
49
2.04
70
41. Endocrine Disorders
2.60
128
11.70
14
42. Uterin Cancer
2.28
95
2.15
99
43. Meningitis
2.10
60
6.74
41
44. Skin Disease
1.99
70
2.91
30
45. Pancreas Cancer
1.83
146
4.98
65
46. Bladder Cancer
1.63
118
2.19
83
47. Fires
1.29
98
6.64
4
48. Tetanus
1.17
20
0.07
91
49. Encephalitis
1.08
16
0.43
87
50. Oesophagus Cancer
0.65
173
8.50
16
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Tuberculosis
1,139
16.16
21,965
4.83
2. Stroke
923
13.09
30,693
6.75
3. Coronary Heart Disease
814
11.55
32,739
7.20
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
651
9.24
39,341
8.65
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
285
4.04
15,843
3.49
6. Lung Disease
283
4.01
11,895
2.62
7. Birth Trauma
238
3.38
3,004
0.66
8. Kidney Disease
192
2.72
15,302
3.37
9. Low Birth Weight
189
2.68
6,250
1.37
10. Liver Disease
162
2.30
9,013
1.98
11. Diabetes Mellitus
156
2.21
30,188
6.64
12. Hypertension
156
2.21
12,789
2.81
13. Road Traffic Accidents
154
2.18
13,014
2.86
14. Congenital Anomalies
144
2.04
4,351
0.96
15. Asthma
123
1.74
5,966
1.31
16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
96
1.36
1,894
0.42
17. Lung Cancers
87
1.23
7,705
1.70
18. Alzheimers & Dementia
84
1.19
4,676
1.03
19. Drownings
84
1.19
2,403
0.53
20. Other Injuries
76
1.08
6,014
1.32
21. Falls
62
0.88
1,399
0.31
22. Maternal Conditions
60
0.85
1,700
0.37
23. Violence
60
0.85
21,000
4.62
24. Pertussis
59
0.84
1,142
0.25
25. Malnutrition
56
0.79
2,381
0.52
26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
54
0.77
3,587
0.79
27. Suicide
48
0.68
13,774
3.03
28. Liver Cancer
45
0.64
2,383
0.52
29. Oral Cancer
44
0.62
1,406
0.31
30. Meningitis
38
0.54
3,660
0.81
31. Breast Cancer
38
0.54
4,533
1.00
32. Leukemia
34
0.48
1,464
0.32
33. Lymphomas
32
0.45
2,818
0.62
34. Inflammatory/Heart
32
0.45
5,408
1.19
35. Stomach Cancer
31
0.44
1,535
0.34
36. HIV/AIDS
30
0.43
71,996
15.84
37. Cervical Cancer
28
0.40
5,555
1.22
38. Endocrine Disorders
26
0.37
5,890
1.30
39. Parkinson's Disease
26
0.37
1,077
0.24
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
25
0.35
1,015
0.22
41. Ovary Cancer
18
0.26
951
0.21
42. Encephalitis
16
0.23
234
0.05
43. Fires
15
0.21
3,618
0.80
44. Tetanus
14
0.20
38
0.01
45. Pancreas Cancer
14
0.20
2,007
0.44
46. Prostate Cancer
13
0.18
4,374
0.96
47. Skin Disease
13
0.18
1,101
0.24
48. Syphilis
12
0.17
1,130
0.25
49. Bladder Cancer
12
0.17
829
0.18
50. Uterin Cancer
9
0.13
512
0.11
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
11.99
95
18.34
64
2. Breast Cancer
9.95
159
18.21
76
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.66
110
8.90
89
4. Cervical Cancer
6.83
109
20.99
37
5. Liver Cancer
6.09
73
5.46
87
6. Oral Cancer
5.51
34
3.18
80
7. Prostate Cancer
4.70
163
35.20
22
8. Ovary Cancer
4.50
87
3.85
115
9. Stomach Cancer
4.34
127
3.68
137
10. Lymphomas
3.95
121
6.08
39
11. Leukemia
3.50
95
3.34
108
12. Uterin Cancer
2.28
95
2.15
99
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.83
146
4.98
65
14. Bladder Cancer
1.63
118
2.19
83
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.65
173
8.50
16
16. Skin Cancers
0.63
156
2.47
53
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.