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United Kingdom
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
UNITED KINGDOM VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare United Kingdom 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    16.44
    118
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    18.34
    64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    83.23
    40
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    80.50
    93
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    31.41
    47
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    18.21
    76
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    35.20
    22
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    8.90
    89
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    18.41
    95
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    23.49
    8
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    4.98
    65
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    6.08
    39
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    8.50
    16
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.85
    115
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    3.36
    130
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    2.99
    150
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    1.52
    67
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    5.46
    87
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    10.77
    57
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    74.67
    16
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    3.34
    108
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.19
    83
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    3.68
    137
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    6.23
    83
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    2.15
    99
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    33.86
    36
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    35.72
    35
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    11.70
    14
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    22.70
    61
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.47
    53
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    12.75
    17
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.18
    80
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    7.16
    63
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.65
    75
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    20.99
    37
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.93
    61
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.22
    80
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    4.52
    65
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    3.28
    22
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    37.54
    8
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    2.91
    30
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    13.63
    45
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    33.37
    46
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.88
    11
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    2.04
    70
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    4.06
    44
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    3.36
    78
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    6.64
    4
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.02
    142
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    4,676
    1.03
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    7,705
    1.70
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    11,895
    2.62
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    3,587
    0.79
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    4,374
    0.96
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    4,533
    1.00
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    2,818
    0.62
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    3,486
    0.77
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    1,077
    0.24
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    1,399
    0.31
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    829
    0.18
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    30,188
    6.64
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    15,302
    3.37
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    6,014
    1.32
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    13,774
    3.03
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    2,383
    0.52
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    12,789
    2.81
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    1,535
    0.34
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    951
    0.21
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    267
    0.06
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    993
    0.22
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    5,890
    1.30
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    5,408
    1.19
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    1,406
    0.31
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    770
    0.17
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    512
    0.11
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    13,014
    2.86
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    1,101
    0.24
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    113
    0.02
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    15,843
    3.49
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    987
    0.22
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    6,250
    1.37
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    5,966
    1.31
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    1,870
    0.41
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    5,555
    1.22
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    376
    0.08
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    1,015
    0.22
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    21,000
    4.62
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    21,965
    4.83
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    3,618
    0.80
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    2,403
    0.53
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    6.08
    39
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    8.50
    16
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.85
    115
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    5.46
    87
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    3.34
    108
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.19
    83
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    3.68
    137
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    2.15
    99
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.47
    53
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.18
    80
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    20.99
    37
    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.