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Algeria
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

Compare Algeria 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
Algeria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Algeria ALGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    103
    108
    103
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    52.3
    54.3
    53.3
    104
    110
    106
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    58.9
    61.2
    60.0
    99
    109
    105
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    65.8
    68.3
    67.0
    80
    102
    95
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.6
    73.2
    71.3
    61
    91
    77
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    73.0
    76.5
    74.7
    49
    78
    61
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    76.2
    78.1
    77.1
    43
    72
    51
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.2
    78.1
    43
    72
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    78.1
    79.8
    36
    65
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    78.2
    79.9
    36
    63
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    78.4
    80.0
    36
    63
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    78.5
    80.2
    36
    63
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    78.8
    80.3
    38
    62
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    79.0
    80.4
    38
    60
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.6
    39
    60
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    79.6
    80.9
    37
    60
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    79.9
    81.2
    37
    60
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.3
    81.5
    37
    60
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    80.8
    82.0
    37
    60
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    81.5
    82.6
    39
    62
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    82.5
    83.4
    39
    63
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.7
    84.5
    41
    69
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.1
    85.8
    57
    79
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.9
    87.6
    77
    93
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    88.9
    90.2
    167
    114
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.36
    45
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    66.29
    108
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    23.82
    62
    33.86
    36
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.81
    67
    22.70
    61
    5. Kidney Disease
    21.12
    104
    35.72
    35
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.09
    77
    18.21
    76
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.36
    125
    83.23
    40
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.08
    124
    16.44
    118
    9. Lung Disease
    13.25
    150
    31.41
    47
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.25
    134
    74.67
    16
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.00
    100
    18.34
    64
    12. Liver Disease
    9.52
    129
    18.41
    95
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.74
    91
    8.90
    89
    14. Tuberculosis
    6.72
    77
    39.83
    26
    15. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    68
    7.16
    63
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.45
    151
    35.20
    22
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    85
    6.23
    83
    18. Cervical Cancer
    5.97
    113
    20.99
    37
    19. Asthma
    5.72
    83
    13.63
    45
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.61
    97
    3.68
    137
    21. Lymphomas
    5.07
    79
    6.08
    39
    22. Birth Trauma
    4.61
    69
    3.36
    78
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.05
    24
    2.19
    83
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.57
    122
    3.36
    130
    25. Falls
    3.38
    141
    2.99
    150
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.31
    135
    3.85
    115
    27. Other Injuries
    3.26
    167
    10.77
    57
    28. Leukemia
    3.03
    120
    3.34
    108
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2.72
    122
    4.98
    65
    30. Suicide
    2.60
    169
    23.49
    8
    31. Drug Use
    2.46
    32
    1.52
    67
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.25
    104
    33.37
    46
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.23
    144
    11.70
    14
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.19
    160
    12.75
    17
    35. Maternal Conditions
    2.07
    69
    2.65
    62
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.03
    109
    4.52
    65
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    86
    2.47
    53
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    139
    3.18
    80
    39. Violence
    1.71
    138
    37.54
    8
    40. Fires
    1.54
    90
    6.64
    4
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.52
    181
    5.46
    87
    42. Drownings
    1.01
    149
    4.06
    44
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    122
    2.04
    70
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    165
    8.50
    16
    45. Epilepsy
    0.82
    151
    3.28
    22
    46. Meningitis
    0.71
    95
    6.74
    41
    47. Poisonings
    0.65
    85
    1.62
    54
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.44
    70
    0.28
    86
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.43
    126
    121.35
    9
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    178
    2.15
    99
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Algeria ALGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54,547
    29.46
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    23,393
    12.63
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,996
    4.86
    13,014
    2.86
    4. Hypertension
    8,369
    4.52
    12,789
    2.81
    5. Kidney Disease
    7,528
    4.07
    15,302
    3.37
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,289
    3.94
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,635
    3.04
    4,676
    1.03
    8. Low Birth Weight
    5,441
    2.94
    6,250
    1.37
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,678
    2.53
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Lung Disease
    4,668
    2.52
    11,895
    2.62
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    4,357
    2.35
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,931
    2.12
    7,705
    1.70
    13. Birth Trauma
    3,800
    2.05
    3,004
    0.66
    14. Breast Cancer
    3,465
    1.87
    4,533
    1.00
    15. Liver Disease
    3,464
    1.87
    9,013
    1.98
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,139
    1.70
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,840
    1.53
    21,965
    4.83
    18. Asthma
    2,040
    1.10
    5,966
    1.31
    19. Stomach Cancer
    2,032
    1.10
    1,535
    0.34
    20. Lymphomas
    1,833
    0.99
    2,818
    0.62
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,423
    0.77
    829
    0.18
    22. Other Injuries
    1,401
    0.76
    6,014
    1.32
    23. Falls
    1,315
    0.71
    1,399
    0.31
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    1,249
    0.67
    1,077
    0.24
    25. Leukemia
    1,157
    0.62
    1,464
    0.32
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,111
    0.60
    15,843
    3.49
    27. Cervical Cancer
    1,088
    0.59
    5,555
    1.22
    28. Suicide
    1,072
    0.58
    13,774
    3.03
    29. Prostate Cancer
    1,069
    0.58
    4,374
    0.96
    30. Drug Use
    983
    0.53
    770
    0.17
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    973
    0.53
    2,007
    0.44
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    926
    0.50
    5,890
    1.30
    33. Maternal Conditions
    917
    0.50
    1,700
    0.37
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    825
    0.45
    5,408
    1.19
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    721
    0.39
    1,894
    0.42
    36. Violence
    713
    0.39
    21,000
    4.62
    37. Skin Cancers
    711
    0.38
    993
    0.22
    38. Oral Cancer
    695
    0.38
    1,406
    0.31
    39. Fires
    636
    0.34
    3,618
    0.80
    40. Ovary Cancer
    611
    0.33
    951
    0.21
    41. Liver Cancer
    551
    0.30
    2,383
    0.52
    42. Drownings
    451
    0.24
    2,403
    0.53
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    362
    0.20
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Epilepsy
    355
    0.19
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Meningitis
    320
    0.17
    3,660
    0.81
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    313
    0.17
    3,486
    0.77
    47. Poisonings
    287
    0.16
    975
    0.21
    48. HIV/AIDS
    193
    0.10
    71,996
    15.84
    49. Pertussis
    169
    0.09
    1,142
    0.25
    50. Hepatitis B
    165
    0.09
    139
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Algeria ALGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.09
    77
    18.21
    76
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.00
    100
    18.34
    64
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.74
    91
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.45
    151
    35.20
    22
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.97
    113
    20.99
    37
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.61
    97
    3.68
    137
    7. Lymphomas
    5.07
    79
    6.08
    39
    8. Bladder Cancer
    4.05
    24
    2.19
    83
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.31
    135
    3.85
    115
    10. Leukemia
    3.03
    120
    3.34
    108
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.72
    122
    4.98
    65
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    86
    2.47
    53
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    139
    3.18
    80
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.52
    181
    5.46
    87
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    165
    8.50
    16
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    178
    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.