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Turkmenistan
COUNTRY #1
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TURKMENISTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Turkmenistan 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
Turkmenistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    51.2
    58.3
    54.6
    86
    73
    79
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    54.9
    62.1
    58.4
    92
    83
    87
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    57.5
    64.6
    61.0
    109
    92
    98
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    59.2
    67.1
    63.0
    126
    110
    115
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    59.9
    67.9
    63.8
    129
    119
    122
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    61.7
    70.1
    65.8
    138
    121
    130
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    66.5
    73.0
    69.7
    129
    117
    122
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.5
    73.0
    129
    117
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    70.0
    75.9
    122
    108
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    70.2
    76.0
    123
    109
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    70.3
    76.1
    125
    109
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    70.5
    76.3
    124
    108
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    70.8
    76.6
    126
    107
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    71.1
    76.8
    129
    107
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    71.6
    77.0
    129
    108
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    72.3
    77.3
    126
    107
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.1
    77.7
    125
    106
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.2
    78.2
    122
    106
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.9
    117
    106
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.1
    80.1
    112
    103
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.3
    107
    103
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.4
    75
    97
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.2
    56
    64
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.3
    37
    34
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.2
    2
    8
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.65
    13
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    125.89
    33
    80.50
    93
    3. HIV/AIDS
    52.75
    21
    121.35
    9
    4. Liver Disease
    41.99
    22
    18.41
    95
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.71
    123
    83.23
    40
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    99
    18.21
    76
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.10
    118
    74.67
    16
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.37
    94
    22.70
    61
    9. Kidney Disease
    14.39
    123
    35.72
    35
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.19
    141
    16.44
    118
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.50
    14
    12.75
    17
    12. Hypertension
    13.37
    113
    33.86
    36
    13. Tuberculosis
    11.87
    63
    39.83
    26
    14. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    27
    7.16
    63
    15. Stomach Cancer
    10.51
    38
    3.68
    137
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.80
    85
    20.99
    37
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.55
    12
    8.50
    16
    18. Lung Cancers
    9.52
    107
    18.34
    64
    19. Birth Trauma
    8.81
    37
    3.36
    78
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    8.77
    21
    6.23
    83
    21. Lung Disease
    8.70
    171
    31.41
    47
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.40
    67
    5.46
    87
    23. Suicide
    6.07
    127
    23.49
    8
    24. Other Injuries
    5.68
    121
    10.77
    57
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.08
    80
    33.37
    46
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.31
    159
    8.90
    89
    27. Oral Cancer
    4.10
    57
    3.18
    80
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.71
    171
    35.20
    22
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.48
    127
    3.85
    115
    30. Violence
    3.13
    111
    37.54
    8
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.11
    107
    4.98
    65
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    142
    3.36
    130
    33. Alcohol
    2.64
    46
    1.93
    61
    34. Lymphomas
    2.62
    158
    6.08
    39
    35. Leukemia
    2.47
    142
    3.34
    108
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    85
    2.15
    99
    37. Drownings
    2.33
    96
    4.06
    44
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    140
    11.70
    14
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.22
    100
    4.52
    65
    40. Fires
    2.02
    73
    6.64
    4
    41. Falls
    1.94
    174
    2.99
    150
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.81
    76
    2.04
    70
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    107
    2.19
    83
    44. Epilepsy
    1.64
    88
    3.28
    22
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    125
    2.47
    53
    46. Asthma
    1.08
    130
    13.63
    45
    47. Encephalitis
    1.05
    18
    0.43
    87
    48. Meningitis
    0.89
    86
    6.74
    41
    49. Drug Use
    0.84
    129
    1.52
    67
    50. Poisonings
    0.62
    87
    1.62
    54
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,941
    29.02
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    4,771
    13.93
    30,693
    6.75
    3. HIV/AIDS
    3,008
    8.78
    71,996
    15.84
    4. Liver Disease
    2,018
    5.89
    9,013
    1.98
    5. Low Birth Weight
    1,161
    3.39
    6,250
    1.37
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,137
    3.32
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Birth Trauma
    912
    2.66
    3,004
    0.66
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    800
    2.34
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    768
    2.24
    4,351
    0.96
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.03
    30,188
    6.64
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    663
    1.94
    5,408
    1.19
    12. Kidney Disease
    633
    1.85
    15,302
    3.37
    13. Tuberculosis
    595
    1.74
    21,965
    4.83
    14. Hypertension
    478
    1.40
    12,789
    2.81
    15. Stomach Cancer
    443
    1.29
    1,535
    0.34
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    441
    1.29
    4,676
    1.03
    17. Lung Cancers
    417
    1.22
    7,705
    1.70
    18. Breast Cancer
    417
    1.22
    4,533
    1.00
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    392
    1.14
    3,486
    0.77
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    350
    1.02
    15,843
    3.49
    21. Suicide
    337
    0.98
    13,774
    3.03
    22. Other Injuries
    336
    0.98
    6,014
    1.32
    23. Lung Disease
    318
    0.93
    11,895
    2.62
    24. Liver Cancer
    279
    0.81
    2,383
    0.52
    25. Cervical Cancer
    250
    0.73
    5,555
    1.22
    26. Oral Cancer
    181
    0.53
    1,406
    0.31
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    177
    0.52
    3,587
    0.79
    28. Violence
    169
    0.49
    21,000
    4.62
    29. Drownings
    153
    0.45
    2,403
    0.53
    30. Alcohol
    143
    0.42
    987
    0.22
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    141
    0.41
    5,890
    1.30
    32. Leukemia
    135
    0.39
    1,464
    0.32
    33. Lymphomas
    131
    0.38
    2,818
    0.62
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    125
    0.36
    2,007
    0.44
    35. Fires
    122
    0.36
    3,618
    0.80
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    103
    0.30
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Falls
    103
    0.30
    1,399
    0.31
    38. Epilepsy
    99
    0.29
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    96
    0.28
    1,077
    0.24
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    951
    0.21
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    91
    0.27
    1,015
    0.22
    42. Encephalitis
    73
    0.21
    234
    0.05
    43. Bladder Cancer
    69
    0.20
    829
    0.18
    44. Meningitis
    63
    0.18
    3,660
    0.81
    45. Prostate Cancer
    60
    0.18
    4,374
    0.96
    46. Uterin Cancer
    58
    0.17
    512
    0.11
    47. Skin Cancers
    54
    0.16
    993
    0.22
    48. Drug Use
    46
    0.13
    770
    0.17
    49. Asthma
    44
    0.13
    5,966
    1.31
    50. Poisonings
    37
    0.11
    975
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    99
    18.21
    76
    2. Stomach Cancer
    10.51
    38
    3.68
    137
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.80
    85
    20.99
    37
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.55
    12
    8.50
    16
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.52
    107
    18.34
    64
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.40
    67
    5.46
    87
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.31
    159
    8.90
    89
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.10
    57
    3.18
    80
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.71
    171
    35.20
    22
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.48
    127
    3.85
    115
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.11
    107
    4.98
    65
    12. Lymphomas
    2.62
    158
    6.08
    39
    13. Leukemia
    2.47
    142
    3.34
    108
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    85
    2.15
    99
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    107
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    125
    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.