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North Macedonia
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 North Macedonia 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
North Macedonia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    51
    68
    54
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    72.8
    76.9
    74.8
    73
    92
    78
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.8
    76.9
    73
    92
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.3
    80
    95
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.4
    81
    95
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    73.4
    77.4
    82
    95
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    73.7
    77.5
    86
    95
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    73.8
    77.6
    86
    97
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    74.0
    77.7
    89
    100
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    74.2
    77.9
    94
    100
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    74.5
    78.1
    96
    102
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.1
    78.4
    98
    104
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.8
    78.9
    110
    105
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.0
    79.6
    115
    106
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.5
    126
    121
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.7
    145
    144
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.3
    167
    169
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    84.9
    85.5
    180
    177
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    88.2
    88.6
    181
    177
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    165.58
    13
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    135.53
    62
    83.76
    128
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    130.29
    1
    12.75
    17
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.55
    85
    74.67
    16
    5. Lung Cancers
    31.93
    10
    18.34
    64
    6. Lung Disease
    24.14
    83
    31.41
    47
    7. Breast Cancer
    22.40
    40
    18.21
    76
    8. Hypertension
    19.07
    87
    33.86
    36
    9. Prostate Cancer
    17.47
    77
    35.20
    22
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.77
    15
    8.90
    89
    11. Kidney Disease
    15.54
    121
    35.72
    35
    12. Stomach Cancer
    13.66
    14
    3.68
    137
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.02
    21
    4.98
    65
    14. Liver Cancer
    7.85
    48
    5.46
    87
    15. Suicide
    7.15
    114
    23.49
    8
    16. Liver Disease
    6.93
    152
    18.41
    95
    17. Other Injuries
    6.73
    104
    10.77
    57
    18. Uterin Cancer
    6.29
    10
    2.15
    99
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.58
    181
    83.23
    40
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.54
    50
    3.85
    115
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.82
    12
    2.19
    83
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.49
    96
    7.16
    63
    23. Cervical Cancer
    4.36
    133
    20.99
    37
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.25
    160
    22.70
    61
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.11
    92
    3.36
    130
    26. Skin Cancers
    4.00
    13
    2.47
    53
    27. Leukemia
    3.83
    79
    3.34
    108
    28. Lymphomas
    3.03
    146
    6.08
    39
    29. Falls
    2.53
    165
    2.99
    150
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    117
    3.18
    80
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.15
    179
    16.44
    118
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.99
    175
    6.23
    83
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.69
    127
    4.52
    65
    34. Asthma
    1.60
    120
    13.63
    45
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.42
    131
    8.50
    16
    36. Violence
    1.27
    142
    37.54
    8
    37. Tuberculosis
    0.97
    129
    39.83
    26
    38. Epilepsy
    0.86
    146
    3.28
    22
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.78
    17
    0.22
    80
    40. Drownings
    0.73
    158
    4.06
    44
    41. Other Neoplasms
    0.58
    78
    0.65
    75
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    0.47
    183
    11.70
    14
    43. Alcohol
    0.44
    146
    1.93
    61
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    156
    3.36
    78
    45. Fires
    0.43
    151
    6.64
    4
    46. Poisonings
    0.41
    109
    1.62
    54
    47. Drug Use
    0.39
    170
    1.52
    67
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.39
    163
    2.04
    70
    49. Pertussis
    0.29
    87
    1.79
    48
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    90
    0.28
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    5,521
    24.02
    30,693
    6.75
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,420
    19.23
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,249
    18.49
    5,408
    1.19
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,104
    4.80
    30,188
    6.64
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,055
    4.59
    7,705
    1.70
    6. Lung Disease
    807
    3.51
    11,895
    2.62
    7. Hypertension
    627
    2.73
    12,789
    2.81
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    560
    2.44
    3,587
    0.79
    9. Kidney Disease
    516
    2.25
    15,302
    3.37
    10. Stomach Cancer
    455
    1.98
    1,535
    0.34
    11. Breast Cancer
    386
    1.68
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    267
    1.16
    2,007
    0.44
    13. Liver Cancer
    260
    1.13
    2,383
    0.52
    14. Prostate Cancer
    259
    1.13
    4,374
    0.96
    15. Liver Disease
    218
    0.95
    9,013
    1.98
    16. Suicide
    196
    0.85
    13,774
    3.03
    17. Other Injuries
    183
    0.80
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Bladder Cancer
    163
    0.71
    829
    0.18
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    157
    0.68
    39,341
    8.65
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    141
    0.61
    1,077
    0.24
    21. Skin Cancers
    126
    0.55
    993
    0.22
    22. Leukemia
    114
    0.50
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Uterin Cancer
    108
    0.47
    512
    0.11
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    107
    0.47
    13,014
    2.86
    25. Lymphomas
    96
    0.42
    2,818
    0.62
    26. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.40
    951
    0.21
    27. Falls
    78
    0.34
    1,399
    0.31
    28. Low Birth Weight
    73
    0.32
    6,250
    1.37
    29. Oral Cancer
    72
    0.31
    1,406
    0.31
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    71
    0.31
    4,676
    1.03
    31. Cervical Cancer
    68
    0.30
    5,555
    1.22
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    56
    0.24
    1,894
    0.42
    33. Asthma
    53
    0.23
    5,966
    1.31
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    45
    0.20
    3,486
    0.77
    35. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.14
    21,965
    4.83
    36. Violence
    31
    0.13
    21,000
    4.62
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    29
    0.13
    4,351
    0.96
    38. Epilepsy
    23
    0.10
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    21
    0.09
    113
    0.02
    40. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.08
    267
    0.06
    41. Drownings
    18
    0.08
    2,403
    0.53
    42. Alcohol
    14
    0.06
    987
    0.22
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.06
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    12
    0.05
    5,890
    1.30
    45. Poisonings
    11
    0.05
    975
    0.21
    46. Fires
    11
    0.05
    3,618
    0.80
    47. Drug Use
    9
    0.04
    770
    0.17
    48. Hepatitis B
    7
    0.03
    139
    0.03
    49. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.03
    3,004
    0.66
    50. Pertussis
    4
    0.02
    1,142
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.93
    10
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.40
    40
    18.21
    76
    3. Prostate Cancer
    17.47
    77
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.77
    15
    8.90
    89
    5. Stomach Cancer
    13.66
    14
    3.68
    137
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.02
    21
    4.98
    65
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.85
    48
    5.46
    87
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.29
    10
    2.15
    99
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.54
    50
    3.85
    115
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.82
    12
    2.19
    83
    11. Cervical Cancer
    4.36
    133
    20.99
    37
    12. Skin Cancers
    4.00
    13
    2.47
    53
    13. Leukemia
    3.83
    79
    3.34
    108
    14. Lymphomas
    3.03
    146
    6.08
    39
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    117
    3.18
    80
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.42
    131
    8.50
    16
    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.