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United States
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 STATES VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare United States 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 States UNITED STATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      United States UNITED STATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    16.44
    118
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    31.41
    47
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    18.34
    64
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    80.50
    93
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    1.52
    67
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    18.21
    76
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    23.49
    8
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    35.72
    35
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    35.20
    22
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    22.70
    61
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    74.67
    16
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    8.90
    89
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    33.86
    36
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    18.41
    95
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    83.23
    40
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    11.70
    14
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    4.98
    65
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    6.08
    39
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    37.54
    8
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    2.99
    150
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    12.75
    17
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    10.77
    57
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    3.85
    115
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    5.46
    87
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    3.36
    130
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    3.34
    108
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    6.23
    83
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    1.93
    61
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.15
    99
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    8.50
    16
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    2.19
    83
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    20.99
    37
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    0.65
    75
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    7.16
    63
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    2.47
    53
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    3.68
    137
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    3.18
    80
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    33.37
    46
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    121.35
    9
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    4.06
    44
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.02
    142
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.22
    80
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    4.41
    56
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    2.91
    30
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    13.63
    45
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    3.28
    22
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    6.64
    4
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    2.04
    70
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    4.52
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    11,895
    2.62
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    7,705
    1.70
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    15,302
    3.37
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    770
    0.17
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    3,587
    0.79
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    30,188
    6.64
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    39,341
    8.65
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    13,774
    3.03
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    4,533
    1.00
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    5,890
    1.30
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    2,007
    0.44
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    9,013
    1.98
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    13,014
    2.86
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    1,399
    0.31
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    2,818
    0.62
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    4,374
    0.96
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    1,077
    0.24
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    5,408
    1.19
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    2,383
    0.52
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    1,464
    0.32
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    6,014
    1.32
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    829
    0.18
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    21,000
    4.62
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    3,486
    0.77
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    267
    0.06
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    987
    0.22
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    951
    0.21
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    993
    0.22
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    1,535
    0.34
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    4,351
    0.96
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    1,406
    0.31
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    512
    0.11
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    15,843
    3.49
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    5,555
    1.22
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    6,250
    1.37
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    2,381
    0.52
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    8
    0.00
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    71,996
    15.84
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    113
    0.02
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    2,403
    0.53
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    5,966
    1.31
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    1,015
    0.22
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    1,894
    0.42
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    3,618
    0.80
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    1,870
    0.41
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    8.90
    89
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    3.85
    115
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    5.46
    87
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    3.34
    108
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.15
    99
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    8.50
    16
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    2.19
    83
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    20.99
    37
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    2.47
    53
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    3.68
    137
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    3.18
    80
    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.