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Tonga
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
TONGA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Tonga 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
Tonga Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Tonga TONGA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.2
    61.9
    61.5
    49
    62
    58
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    64.3
    65.8
    65.0
    50
    65
    60
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    66.5
    68.9
    67.7
    45
    75
    65
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.6
    71.1
    69.8
    49
    84
    68
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.6
    73.7
    71.6
    62
    82
    71
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.1
    75.7
    72.8
    86
    87
    89
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    69.8
    75.6
    72.6
    102
    99
    107
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    75.6
    102
    99
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    70.9
    77.0
    110
    97
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.1
    111
    96
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    71.0
    77.2
    112
    96
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.3
    112
    96
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    71.6
    77.5
    113
    96
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.7
    114
    96
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    72.4
    77.9
    115
    96
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    72.9
    78.3
    116
    96
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.5
    78.7
    118
    96
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.4
    79.3
    117
    95
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.6
    80.1
    115
    95
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.0
    81.2
    114
    92
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.8
    82.5
    112
    86
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.9
    84.1
    117
    80
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.5
    85.9
    114
    72
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.4
    88.2
    111
    67
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.8
    109
    64
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.75
    89
    83.76
    128
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.55
    11
    74.67
    16
    3. Stroke
    65.01
    112
    80.50
    93
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.39
    30
    22.70
    61
    5. Kidney Disease
    37.08
    30
    35.72
    35
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.89
    75
    83.23
    40
    7. Lung Disease
    34.88
    37
    31.41
    47
    8. Breast Cancer
    31.91
    8
    18.21
    76
    9. Prostate Cancer
    29.66
    29
    35.20
    22
    10. Lung Cancers
    28.48
    17
    18.34
    64
    11. Liver Cancer
    24.58
    6
    5.46
    87
    12. Liver Disease
    21.17
    85
    18.41
    95
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.97
    84
    16.44
    118
    14. Cervical Cancer
    17.10
    47
    20.99
    37
    15. Stomach Cancer
    13.05
    18
    3.68
    137
    16. Asthma
    10.03
    64
    13.63
    45
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.75
    25
    4.52
    65
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    7.39
    43
    6.23
    83
    19. Hypertension
    6.71
    150
    33.86
    36
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    131
    8.90
    89
    21. Lymphomas
    6.27
    34
    6.08
    39
    22. Other Injuries
    6.26
    115
    10.77
    57
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    6.10
    21
    3.36
    130
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.96
    88
    7.16
    63
    25. Drownings
    4.44
    36
    4.06
    44
    26. Suicide
    4.37
    150
    23.49
    8
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    4.31
    79
    4.98
    65
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.19
    84
    33.37
    46
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.10
    103
    3.85
    115
    30. Violence
    3.99
    100
    37.54
    8
    31. Meningitis
    3.56
    49
    6.74
    41
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.56
    89
    11.70
    14
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.54
    34
    2.15
    99
    34. Falls
    3.51
    139
    2.99
    150
    35. Leukemia
    2.95
    123
    3.34
    108
    36. Malnutrition
    2.93
    71
    4.41
    56
    37. Dengue
    2.84
    3
    0.00
    171
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.78
    144
    12.75
    17
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    92
    3.18
    80
    40. Fires
    2.69
    57
    6.64
    4
    41. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    47
    2.47
    53
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.58
    50
    2.04
    70
    43. Hepatitis B
    2.48
    4
    0.28
    86
    44. Skin Disease
    2.42
    43
    2.91
    30
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    108
    8.50
    16
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.92
    71
    2.65
    62
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    121
    2.19
    83
    48. Birth Trauma
    1.53
    102
    3.36
    78
    49. Poisonings
    1.13
    66
    1.62
    54
    50. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    125
    39.83
    26
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tonga TONGA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88
    15.36
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    75
    13.09
    30,188
    6.64
    3. Stroke
    50
    8.73
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    34
    5.93
    13,014
    2.86
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31
    5.41
    39,341
    8.65
    6. Kidney Disease
    29
    5.06
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Lung Disease
    27
    4.71
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Lung Cancers
    22
    3.84
    7,705
    1.70
    9. Liver Cancer
    20
    3.49
    2,383
    0.52
    10. Liver Disease
    17
    2.97
    9,013
    1.98
    11. Breast Cancer
    13
    2.27
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13
    2.27
    4,676
    1.03
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    11
    1.92
    4,351
    0.96
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10
    1.75
    1,535
    0.34
    15. Prostate Cancer
    10
    1.75
    4,374
    0.96
    16. Low Birth Weight
    9
    1.57
    6,250
    1.37
    17. Asthma
    8
    1.40
    5,966
    1.31
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7
    1.22
    5,555
    1.22
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    1.05
    1,894
    0.42
    20. Other Injuries
    6
    1.05
    6,014
    1.32
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5
    0.87
    3,587
    0.79
    22. Lymphomas
    5
    0.87
    2,818
    0.62
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.87
    1,077
    0.24
    24. Hypertension
    5
    0.87
    12,789
    2.81
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.70
    15,843
    3.49
    26. Meningitis
    4
    0.70
    3,660
    0.81
    27. Drownings
    4
    0.70
    2,403
    0.53
    28. Suicide
    4
    0.70
    13,774
    3.03
    29. Violence
    4
    0.70
    21,000
    4.62
    30. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.52
    3,004
    0.66
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.52
    2,007
    0.44
    32. Leukemia
    3
    0.52
    1,464
    0.32
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3
    0.52
    5,890
    1.30
    34. Falls
    3
    0.52
    1,399
    0.31
    35. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.35
    139
    0.03
    36. Dengue
    2
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    37. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.35
    1,700
    0.37
    38. Malnutrition
    2
    0.35
    2,381
    0.52
    39. Oral Cancer
    2
    0.35
    1,406
    0.31
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.35
    3,486
    0.77
    41. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.35
    993
    0.22
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.35
    951
    0.21
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.35
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    2
    0.35
    5,408
    1.19
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.35
    1,101
    0.24
    46. Fires
    2
    0.35
    3,618
    0.80
    47. Tuberculosis
    1
    0.17
    21,965
    4.83
    48. Syphilis
    1
    0.17
    1,130
    0.25
    49. Pertussis
    1
    0.17
    1,142
    0.25
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1
    0.17
    512
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tonga TONGA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.91
    8
    18.21
    76
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.66
    29
    35.20
    22
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.48
    17
    18.34
    64
    4. Liver Cancer
    24.58
    6
    5.46
    87
    5. Cervical Cancer
    17.10
    47
    20.99
    37
    6. Stomach Cancer
    13.05
    18
    3.68
    137
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    131
    8.90
    89
    8. Lymphomas
    6.27
    34
    6.08
    39
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.31
    79
    4.98
    65
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.10
    103
    3.85
    115
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.54
    34
    2.15
    99
    12. Leukemia
    2.95
    123
    3.34
    108
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    92
    3.18
    80
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.61
    47
    2.47
    53
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    108
    8.50
    16
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    121
    2.19
    83
    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.