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South Africa Population Pyramid
 


South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
1970
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
1980
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
1990
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
2000
53.5
58.9
56.1
150
145
148
2010
50.1
48.3
49.2
176
180
178
 
 
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
50.1
48.3
176
180
Age 5
57.9
57.9
183
187
Age 10
58.2
58.3
184
188
Age 15
58.4
58.6
184
189
Age 20
58.8
59.1
184
189
Age 25
59.6
60.9
184
188
Age 30
60.7
64.1
184
185
Age 35
62.6
67.9
184
180
Age 40
64.9
70.7
184
167
Age 45
67.5
72.5
178
164
Age 50
70.1
74.2
169
156
Age 55
72.5
76.0
153
146
Age 60
75.1
77.8
143
136
Age 65
77.5
79.6
128
127
Age 70
80.4
81.9
112
114
Age 75
83.2
84.4
101
100
Age 80
86.6
87.8
79
77
Age 85
90.1
91.1
70
56
Age 90
93.8
94.6
56
42
Age 95
97.8
98.2
46
37
Age 100
102.0
102.3
58
33
 
 
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
262,997
44.07
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
52,985
8.88
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
35,567
5.96
4 Stroke
23,139
3.88
5 Coronary Heart Disease
20,506
3.44
6 Diabetes Mellitus
19,530
3.27
7 Tuberculosis
19,523
3.27
8 Violence
13,572
2.27
9 Hypertension
12,463
2.09
10 Low Birth Weight
8,969
1.50
11 Road Traffic Accidents
8,646
1.45
12 Meningitis
8,403
1.41
13 Lung Disease
8,120
1.36
14 Oesophagus Cancer
6,095
1.02
15 Lung Cancers
5,880
0.99
16 Asthma
5,145
0.86
17 Birth Trauma
5,123
0.86
18 Anaemia
4,775
0.80
19 Maternal Conditions
4,516
0.76
20 Breast Cancer
4,286
0.72
21 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,750
0.63
22 Inflammatory/Heart
3,460
0.58
23 Liver Cancer
3,459
0.58
24 Malnutrition
3,427
0.57
25 Endocrine Disorders
3,244
0.54
  Deaths %
26 Suicide
3,131
0.52
27 Kidney Disease
3,058
0.51
28 Cervical Cancer
3,027
0.51
29 Congenital Anomalies
2,898
0.49
30 Other Injuries
2,821
0.47
31 Lymphomas
2,578
0.43
32 Epilepsy
2,464
0.41
33 Prostate Cancer
2,451
0.41
34 Fires
1,985
0.33
35 Oral Cancer
1,896
0.32
36 Schistosomiasis
1,707
0.29
37 Pancreas Cancer
1,567
0.26
38 Alzheimers/Dementia
1,504
0.25
39 Liver Disease
1,340
0.22
40 Skin Cancers
1,329
0.22
41 Syphilis
1,274
0.21
42 Upper Respiratory
1,196
0.20
43 Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,188
0.20
44 Leukemia
1,161
0.19
45 Stomach Cancer
1,021
0.17
46 Bladder Cancer
971
0.16
47 Hepatitis B
969
0.16
48 Skin Disease
922
0.15
49 Other Neoplasms
893
0.15
50 Falls
666
0.11
 
 
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 HIV/AIDS
555.73
4
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
140.42
27
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
84.56
27
4 Stroke
83.42
105
5 Coronary Heart Disease
71.02
151
6 Diabetes Mellitus
66.67
18
7 Hypertension
45.13
39
8 Tuberculosis
44.39
40
9 Violence
29.07
17
10 Lung Disease
27.77
80
11 Breast Cancer
23.38
22
12 Road Traffic Accidents
20.17
72
13 Lung Cancers
19.56
66
14 Meningitis
18.30
20
15 Oesophagus Cancer
18.22
4
16 Asthma
16.43
31
17 Low Birth Weight
15.18
57
18 Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.18
49
19 Inflammatory/Heart
11.34
63
20 Anaemia
11.20
9
21 Liver Cancer
11.09
36
22 Kidney Disease
10.39
122
23 Prostate Cancer
9.55
44
24 Endocrine Disorders
9.29
77
25 Cervical Cancer
8.96
53
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Birth Trauma
8.67
62
27 Maternal Conditions
8.08
50
28 Suicide
7.38
94
29 Malnutrition
7.15
54
30 Lymphomas
7.01
43
31 Other Injuries
6.79
151
32 Alzheimers/Dementia
6.62
80
33 Epilepsy
6.53
39
34 Oral Cancer
5.83
26
35 Pancreas Cancer
5.35
57
36 Congenital Anomalies
5.15
127
37 Fires
4.84
41
38 Skin Cancers
4.14
8
39 Schistosomiasis
4.13
35
40 Liver Disease
3.89
174
41 Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.84
86
42 Bladder Cancer
3.56
52
43 Stomach Cancer
3.49
165
44 Skin Disease
3.22
78
45 Leukemia
3.14
128
46 Other Neoplasms
2.81
101
47 Upper Respiratory
2.67
26
48 Syphilis
2.39
33
49 Hepatitis B
2.11
42
50 Falls
2.03
152
 
 
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
23.38
22
2 Lung Cancers
19.56
66
3 Oesophagus Cancer
18.22
4
4 Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.18
49
5 Liver Cancer
11.09
36
6 Prostate Cancer
9.55
44
7 Cervical Cancer
8.96
53
8 Lymphomas
7.01
43
9 Oral Cancer
5.83
26
  Rate World Rank
10 Pancreas Cancer
5.35
57
11 Skin Cancers
4.14
8
12 Bladder Cancer
3.56
52
13 Stomach Cancer
3.49
165
14 Leukemia
3.14
128
15 Other Neoplasms
2.81
101
16 Ovary Cancer
1.88
122
17 Uterin Cancer
1.64
55
 
 
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
9.1
54
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
27.5
9.1
91
70
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
9.8
46.3
108
17
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
190
107

 
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
49,052,489
24
Sex Ratio M / F
0.99
102
Population 0-14
28.9 %
97
Population 15-64
65.8 %
88
Population 65 +
5.4 %
98
Birth Rate / 1000
19.93
91
Death Rate / 1000
16.99
12
Fertulity Rate
2.38
96
Infant Mortality
44.42
56
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.02
190
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.02
69
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.69
148
Net Migrattion
-0.13
77
Population Growth
0.28
152
Literacy Total
86.4
114
Literacy Male
87.0
113
Literacy Female
85.7
103
Unemployment
21.7
26
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
49.2
178
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
48.0
164
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$10,000
81
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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