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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
 
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    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.