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Tunisia
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
TUNISIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Tunisia 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
Tunisia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Tunisia TUNISIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.1
    49.1
    48.6
    98
    102
    99
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    53.7
    54.7
    54.2
    98
    107
    101
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    61.4
    63.5
    62.4
    84
    96
    91
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.6
    72.1
    70.3
    47
    78
    58
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    70.6
    75.6
    72.9
    49
    57
    51
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    72.5
    77.3
    74.8
    54
    63
    58
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.9
    79.2
    77.0
    50
    58
    53
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.9
    79.2
    50
    58
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    76.3
    80.5
    45
    51
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    76.4
    80.6
    45
    51
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    76.6
    80.7
    45
    51
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    76.7
    80.8
    45
    51
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    77.0
    80.9
    44
    51
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    77.2
    81.0
    44
    52
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    77.5
    81.1
    45
    52
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.8
    81.3
    45
    52
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    78.2
    81.6
    45
    54
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.6
    81.9
    46
    54
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.2
    48
    56
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.8
    51
    59
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.6
    55
    60
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.9
    84.7
    58
    62
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.8
    86.3
    64
    62
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.2
    71
    66
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    79
    61
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    164.63
    38
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    68.10
    105
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    22.55
    70
    33.86
    36
    4. Kidney Disease
    20.60
    106
    35.72
    35
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.92
    47
    16.44
    118
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.02
    91
    22.70
    61
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.33
    133
    83.23
    40
    8. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    18.34
    64
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.15
    131
    74.67
    16
    10. Lung Disease
    14.05
    147
    31.41
    47
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    18.21
    76
    12. Liver Disease
    10.46
    123
    18.41
    95
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    35.20
    22
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    8.90
    89
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.36
    44
    6.23
    83
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.32
    73
    7.16
    63
    17. Asthma
    5.34
    85
    13.63
    45
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    2.19
    83
    19. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    6.08
    39
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    3.68
    137
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    115
    3.36
    130
    22. Falls
    3.61
    134
    2.99
    150
    23. Violence
    3.47
    107
    37.54
    8
    24. Suicide
    3.18
    161
    23.49
    8
    25. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    3.34
    108
    26. Other Injuries
    3.06
    170
    10.77
    57
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    20.99
    37
    28. Birth Trauma
    2.96
    82
    3.36
    78
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    3.85
    115
    30. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    5.46
    87
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    4.98
    65
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    154
    12.75
    17
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.35
    136
    11.70
    14
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.06
    104
    121.35
    9
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    116
    4.52
    65
    36. Drug Use
    1.88
    53
    1.52
    67
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    3.18
    80
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    2.47
    53
    39. Fires
    1.66
    86
    6.64
    4
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.57
    113
    33.37
    46
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.15
    123
    39.83
    26
    42. Drownings
    1.06
    147
    4.06
    44
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    121
    2.04
    70
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    8.50
    16
    45. Epilepsy
    0.85
    148
    3.28
    22
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.71
    100
    2.65
    62
    47. Meningitis
    0.70
    96
    6.74
    41
    48. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    2.15
    99
    49. Poisonings
    0.67
    82
    1.62
    54
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.55
    65
    0.28
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tunisia TUNISIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,658
    33.50
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    8,509
    13.80
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Hypertension
    2,824
    4.58
    12,789
    2.81
    4. Kidney Disease
    2,574
    4.17
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,507
    4.07
    4,676
    1.03
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,928
    3.13
    13,014
    2.86
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,912
    3.10
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Lung Cancers
    1,849
    3.00
    7,705
    1.70
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,773
    2.88
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Lung Disease
    1,754
    2.84
    11,895
    2.62
    11. Liver Disease
    1,313
    2.13
    9,013
    1.98
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    980
    1.59
    4,351
    0.96
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    971
    1.57
    3,587
    0.79
    14. Low Birth Weight
    924
    1.50
    6,250
    1.37
    15. Breast Cancer
    781
    1.27
    4,533
    1.00
    16. Asthma
    665
    1.08
    5,966
    1.31
    17. Bladder Cancer
    654
    1.06
    829
    0.18
    18. Lymphomas
    616
    1.00
    2,818
    0.62
    19. Stomach Cancer
    583
    0.95
    1,535
    0.34
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    469
    0.76
    1,077
    0.24
    21. Falls
    445
    0.72
    1,399
    0.31
    22. Birth Trauma
    436
    0.71
    3,004
    0.66
    23. Prostate Cancer
    417
    0.68
    4,374
    0.96
    24. Violence
    410
    0.66
    21,000
    4.62
    25. Leukemia
    385
    0.62
    1,464
    0.32
    26. Suicide
    383
    0.62
    13,774
    3.03
    27. Other Injuries
    372
    0.60
    6,014
    1.32
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    361
    0.59
    2,007
    0.44
    29. Liver Cancer
    360
    0.58
    2,383
    0.52
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    298
    0.48
    5,408
    1.19
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    285
    0.46
    5,890
    1.30
    32. HIV/AIDS
    261
    0.42
    71,996
    15.84
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    237
    0.38
    1,894
    0.42
    34. Drug Use
    235
    0.38
    770
    0.17
    35. Oral Cancer
    232
    0.38
    1,406
    0.31
    36. Skin Cancers
    214
    0.35
    993
    0.22
    37. Fires
    202
    0.33
    3,618
    0.80
    38. Cervical Cancer
    201
    0.33
    5,555
    1.22
    39. Ovary Cancer
    192
    0.31
    951
    0.21
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.30
    15,843
    3.49
    41. Tuberculosis
    136
    0.22
    21,965
    4.83
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.20
    1,015
    0.22
    43. Drownings
    122
    0.20
    2,403
    0.53
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    109
    0.18
    3,486
    0.77
    45. Epilepsy
    101
    0.16
    1,870
    0.41
    46. Meningitis
    86
    0.14
    3,660
    0.81
    47. Maternal Conditions
    83
    0.13
    1,700
    0.37
    48. Poisonings
    81
    0.13
    975
    0.21
    49. Hepatitis B
    70
    0.11
    139
    0.03
    50. Uterin Cancer
    46
    0.07
    512
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    8.90
    89
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    2.19
    83
    6. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    6.08
    39
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    3.68
    137
    8. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    3.34
    108
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    20.99
    37
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    3.85
    115
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    5.46
    87
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    4.98
    65
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    3.18
    80
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    2.47
    53
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    8.50
    16
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    2.15
    99
    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.