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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Bangladesh 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
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    83.76
    128
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    31.41
    47
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    33.37
    46
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    39.83
    26
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    74.67
    16
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    83.23
    40
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    22.70
    61
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    18.41
    95
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    8.50
    16
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    16.44
    118
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    33.86
    36
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    3.18
    80
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    18.21
    76
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    18.34
    64
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    35.72
    35
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    20.99
    37
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    13.63
    45
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    7.16
    63
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    3.36
    78
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    10.77
    57
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.42
    32
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    3.68
    137
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    6.23
    83
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    4.06
    44
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    23.49
    8
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    8.90
    89
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    3.36
    130
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    3.85
    115
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    35.20
    22
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    37.54
    8
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    2.99
    150
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    1.52
    67
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    5.46
    87
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    2.04
    70
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    2.65
    62
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    6.08
    39
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    4.41
    56
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    6.74
    41
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    3.34
    108
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    1.79
    48
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    12.75
    17
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    4.98
    65
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    4.52
    65
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    2.91
    30
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    11.70
    14
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    3.28
    22
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.51
    64
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    6.64
    4
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.28
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    30,693
    6.75
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    11,895
    2.62
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    21,965
    4.83
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    15,843
    3.49
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    30,188
    6.64
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    9,013
    1.98
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    3,486
    0.77
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    6,250
    1.37
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    1,406
    0.31
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    4,676
    1.03
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    12,789
    2.81
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    3,004
    0.66
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    7,705
    1.70
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    15,302
    3.37
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    4,351
    0.96
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    270
    0.06
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    5,966
    1.31
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    6,014
    1.32
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    2,403
    0.53
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    4,533
    1.00
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    1,535
    0.34
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    13,774
    3.03
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    5,555
    1.22
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    21,000
    4.62
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    3,587
    0.79
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    1,700
    0.37
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    1,077
    0.24
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    1,399
    0.31
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    770
    0.17
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    1,015
    0.22
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    2,383
    0.52
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    2,818
    0.62
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    2,381
    0.52
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    951
    0.21
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    3,660
    0.81
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    1,142
    0.25
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    1,464
    0.32
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    4,374
    0.96
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    5,408
    1.19
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    2,007
    0.44
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    5,890
    1.30
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    3,618
    0.80
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    274
    0.06
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    1,894
    0.42
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    1,130
    0.25
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    1,101
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    8.50
    16
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    3.18
    80
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    18.34
    64
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    20.99
    37
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    3.68
    137
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    8.90
    89
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    3.85
    115
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    35.20
    22
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    5.46
    87
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    6.08
    39
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    3.34
    108
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    4.98
    65
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    2.19
    83
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    2.47
    53
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    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.