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Bolivia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Bolivia 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
Bolivia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    45.0
    42.8
    138
    129
    130
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    43.9
    48.3
    46.1
    142
    137
    140
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    50.4
    54.4
    52.4
    136
    135
    135
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    57.2
    60.7
    58.9
    132
    130
    133
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    60.8
    64.6
    62.6
    124
    125
    126
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    66.4
    71.1
    68.7
    111
    117
    114
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    71.1
    73.1
    72.1
    88
    116
    109
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.1
    73.1
    88
    116
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    73.3
    74.9
    82
    117
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    73.4
    75.0
    78
    119
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    73.5
    75.2
    79
    119
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    73.8
    75.3
    78
    120
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    74.1
    75.5
    79
    120
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    74.4
    75.7
    78
    120
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    74.7
    76.0
    82
    120
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    75.1
    76.3
    82
    120
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    75.5
    76.7
    83
    120
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    76.1
    77.3
    83
    121
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.9
    78.1
    84
    121
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    78.0
    79.1
    86
    126
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.6
    80.3
    89
    132
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.5
    82.0
    94
    138
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    95
    142
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.5
    86.7
    103
    150
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.7
    89.8
    113
    150
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.61
    108
    83.76
    128
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    69.51
    52
    83.23
    40
    3. Stroke
    67.18
    107
    80.50
    93
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.82
    7
    35.72
    35
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.27
    40
    74.67
    16
    6. Liver Disease
    40.11
    26
    18.41
    95
    7. Lung Disease
    32.44
    43
    31.41
    47
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.15
    58
    22.70
    61
    9. Cervical Cancer
    21.09
    36
    20.99
    37
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.86
    51
    16.44
    118
    11. Hypertension
    17.15
    97
    33.86
    36
    12. Other Injuries
    11.76
    47
    10.77
    57
    13. Prostate Cancer
    11.46
    127
    35.20
    22
    14. Tuberculosis
    10.73
    65
    39.83
    26
    15. Falls
    9.92
    21
    2.99
    150
    16. Violence
    9.68
    54
    37.54
    8
    17. Breast Cancer
    8.96
    168
    18.21
    76
    18. Malnutrition
    8.72
    34
    4.41
    56
    19. Lung Cancers
    8.69
    110
    18.34
    64
    20. Stomach Cancer
    7.85
    65
    3.68
    137
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    7.53
    9
    3.36
    130
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.44
    71
    33.37
    46
    23. Chagas disease
    7.10
    1
    0.00
    157
    24. Liver Cancer
    7.02
    56
    5.46
    87
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    6.91
    53
    6.23
    83
    26. Suicide
    6.82
    119
    23.49
    8
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.79
    66
    7.16
    63
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.21
    45
    4.52
    65
    29. Birth Trauma
    5.19
    63
    3.36
    78
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    163
    8.90
    89
    31. Alcohol
    4.05
    26
    1.93
    61
    32. Drownings
    3.64
    57
    4.06
    44
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.50
    91
    11.70
    14
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    123
    12.75
    17
    35. Leukemia
    3.43
    100
    3.34
    108
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    3.21
    105
    4.98
    65
    37. Uterin Cancer
    3.06
    52
    2.15
    99
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.78
    46
    2.04
    70
    39. Drug Use
    2.34
    36
    1.52
    67
    40. Asthma
    2.32
    108
    13.63
    45
    41. Lymphomas
    2.26
    170
    6.08
    39
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.23
    65
    2.65
    62
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.16
    170
    3.85
    115
    44. Epilepsy
    1.87
    76
    3.28
    22
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.76
    102
    2.47
    53
    46. HIV/AIDS
    1.72
    109
    121.35
    9
    47. Fires
    1.62
    88
    6.64
    4
    48. Appendicitis
    1.47
    8
    0.51
    64
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    135
    8.50
    16
    50. Meningitis
    1.11
    75
    6.74
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,051
    14.68
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,069
    10.72
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Stroke
    7,206
    9.57
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Kidney Disease
    5,879
    7.81
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,927
    6.54
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Liver Disease
    3,987
    5.29
    9,013
    1.98
    7. Lung Disease
    3,735
    4.96
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,479
    3.29
    4,676
    1.03
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,430
    3.23
    13,014
    2.86
    10. Hypertension
    1,927
    2.56
    12,789
    2.81
    11. Other Injuries
    1,279
    1.70
    6,014
    1.32
    12. Low Birth Weight
    1,265
    1.68
    6,250
    1.37
    13. Tuberculosis
    1,187
    1.58
    21,965
    4.83
    14. Violence
    1,097
    1.46
    21,000
    4.62
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    1,080
    1.43
    4,351
    0.96
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1,071
    1.42
    5,555
    1.22
    17. Falls
    1,066
    1.42
    1,399
    0.31
    18. Malnutrition
    1,031
    1.37
    2,381
    0.52
    19. Birth Trauma
    984
    1.31
    3,004
    0.66
    20. Lung Cancers
    901
    1.20
    7,705
    1.70
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    883
    1.17
    15,843
    3.49
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    852
    1.13
    1,077
    0.24
    23. Stomach Cancer
    785
    1.04
    1,535
    0.34
    24. Chagas disease
    755
    1.00
    0
    0.00
    25. Liver Cancer
    720
    0.96
    2,383
    0.52
    26. Suicide
    715
    0.95
    13,774
    3.03
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    678
    0.90
    1,894
    0.42
    28. Prostate Cancer
    550
    0.73
    4,374
    0.96
    29. Breast Cancer
    482
    0.64
    4,533
    1.00
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    407
    0.54
    3,587
    0.79
    31. Drownings
    406
    0.54
    2,403
    0.53
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    384
    0.51
    5,890
    1.30
    33. Alcohol
    384
    0.51
    987
    0.22
    34. Leukemia
    380
    0.50
    1,464
    0.32
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    374
    0.50
    5,408
    1.19
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    332
    0.44
    2,007
    0.44
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    292
    0.39
    1,015
    0.22
    38. Asthma
    258
    0.34
    5,966
    1.31
    39. Maternal Conditions
    245
    0.33
    1,700
    0.37
    40. Drug Use
    244
    0.32
    770
    0.17
    41. Lymphomas
    219
    0.29
    2,818
    0.62
    42. Epilepsy
    199
    0.26
    1,870
    0.41
    43. Skin Cancers
    190
    0.25
    993
    0.22
    44. Fires
    181
    0.24
    3,618
    0.80
    45. HIV/AIDS
    174
    0.23
    71,996
    15.84
    46. Appendicitis
    156
    0.21
    274
    0.06
    47. Uterin Cancer
    151
    0.20
    512
    0.11
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    133
    0.18
    3,486
    0.77
    49. Meningitis
    128
    0.17
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Pertussis
    121
    0.16
    1,142
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bolivia BOLIVIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.09
    36
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.46
    127
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.96
    168
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.69
    110
    18.34
    64
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.85
    65
    3.68
    137
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.02
    56
    5.46
    87
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    163
    8.90
    89
    8. Leukemia
    3.43
    100
    3.34
    108
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.21
    105
    4.98
    65
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.06
    52
    2.15
    99
    11. Lymphomas
    2.26
    170
    6.08
    39
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.16
    170
    3.85
    115
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.76
    102
    2.47
    53
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    135
    8.50
    16
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.89
    178
    3.18
    80
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.47
    180
    2.19
    83
    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.