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SOUTH AFRICA VS MACEDONIA
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Compare South Africa and Macedonia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Macedonia MACEDONIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    53.5
    58.9
    56.1
    150
    145
    148
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2010
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    		  
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
    2015
    59.3
    66.2
    62.9
    158
    145
    152
    		  
    73.5
    77.9
    75.7
    53
    76
    59
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Macedonia MACEDONIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.3
    66.2
    158
    145
    		  
    73.5
    77.9
    53
    76
    Age 5
    62.2
    68.7
    169
    154
    		  
    73.9
    78.2
    62
    84
    Age 10
    62.5
    69.0
    171
    154
    		  
    74.0
    78.3
    65
    84
    Age 15
    62.8
    69.2
    172
    155
    		  
    74.0
    78.3
    67
    84
    Age 20
    63.2
    69.5
    174
    158
    		  
    74.1
    78.4
    69
    84
    Age 25
    63.7
    69.9
    177
    162
    		  
    74.3
    78.4
    72
    84
    Age 30
    64.3
    70.6
    179
    162
    		  
    74.5
    78.5
    76
    85
    Age 35
    65.3
    71.7
    179
    156
    		  
    74.6
    78.6
    78
    87
    Age 40
    66.7
    73.2
    180
    152
    		  
    74.8
    78.8
    84
    89
    Age 45
    68.2
    74.6
    180
    146
    		  
    75.2
    79.0
    85
    90
    Age 50
    69.8
    75.9
    181
    143
    		  
    75.7
    79.3
    86
    91
    Age 55
    71.7
    77.2
    181
    134
    		  
    76.5
    79.8
    86
    92
    Age 60
    73.7
    78.6
    181
    122
    		  
    77.6
    80.5
    89
    93
    Age 65
    76.1
    80.2
    179
    117
    		  
    79.1
    81.4
    94
    95
    Age 70
    78.9
    82.2
    173
    111
    		  
    80.9
    82.6
    95
    101
    Age 75
    82.0
    84.5
    163
    103
    		  
    83.2
    84.4
    102
    105
    Age 80
    85.5
    87.2
    137
    96
    		  
    86.0
    87.0
    103
    104
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.4
    114
    90
    		  
    89.4
    89.9
    105
    107
    Age 90
    93.2
    94.0
    105
    83
    		  
    93.1
    93.4
    110
    122
    Age 95
    97.5
    98.0
    97
    68
    		  
    97.3
    97.4
    116
    142
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.3
    92
    56
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    105
    133
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Macedonia MACEDONIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    412.82
    4
    		  
    0.04
    158
    2. Stroke
    106.68
    69
    		  
    133.77
    39
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    91.67
    8
    		  
    26.46
    87
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.23
    103
    		  
    77.57
    109
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.33
    61
    		  
    4.60
    170
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.62
    21
    		  
    0.74
    137
    7. Hypertension
    44.83
    5
    		  
    20.45
    53
    8. Other Injuries
    29.66
    14
    		  
    6.44
    135
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.54
    46
    		  
    0.11
    168
    10. Violence
    28.97
    14
    		  
    1.71
    135
    11. Lung Disease
    27.00
    45
    		  
    12.11
    135
    12. Kidney Disease
    26.64
    11
    		  
    9.80
    118
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.89
    36
    		  
    14.83
    98
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    25.32
    5
    		  
    0.52
    172
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.78
    5
    		  
    118.29
    1
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.64
    37
    		  
    6.59
    143
    17. Lung Cancers
    15.66
    68
    		  
    32.34
    14
    18. Cervical Cancer
    14.92
    49
    		  
    5.74
    112
    19. Breast Cancer
    14.25
    106
    		  
    24.09
    16
    20. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    65
    		  
    8.00
    84
    21. Liver Disease
    11.27
    106
    		  
    7.81
    129
    22. Asthma
    10.71
    36
    		  
    1.90
    115
    23. Fires
    8.92
    37
    		  
    0.38
    155
    24. Epilepsy
    8.74
    30
    		  
    1.19
    125
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    22
    		  
    1.09
    139
    26. Drug Use
    8.36
    2
    		  
    0.59
    117
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.67
    31
    		  
    0.73
    158
    28. Birth Trauma
    7.60
    67
    		  
    1.02
    132
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.58
    83
    		  
    16.54
    27
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    7.14
    111
    		  
    1.91
    168
    31. Meningitis
    5.40
    57
    		  
    0.39
    141
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.34
    67
    		  
    8.68
    20
    33. Skin Disease
    4.28
    46
    		  
    0.00
    172
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.23
    113
    		  
    8.45
    45
    35. Drownings
    4.00
    81
    		  
    1.00
    149
    36. Lymphomas
    4.00
    105
    		  
    2.99
    125
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.61
    129
    		  
    14.16
    27
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    113
    		  
    7.42
    15
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.27
    96
    		  
    0.50
    158
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.02
    78
    		  
    1.47
    124
    41. Suicide
    3.00
    149
    		  
    5.42
    117
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.90
    86
    		  
    2.01
    123
    43. Maternal Conditions
    2.89
    64
    		  
    0.08
    146
    44. Leukemia
    2.68
    123
    		  
    4.32
    60
    45. Schistosomiasis
    2.66
    38
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Other Neoplasms
    2.35
    104
    		  
    1.12
    145
    47. Alcohol
    2.33
    49
    		  
    0.88
    82
    48. Poisonings
    2.32
    60
    		  
    0.45
    146
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    2.26
    74
    		  
    1.87
    84
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.04
    50
    		  
    4.16
    6
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Macedonia MACEDONIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    202,143
    36.13
    		  
    1
    0.00
    2. Stroke
    39,499
    7.06
    		  
    4,096
    23.63
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34,899
    6.24
    		  
    805
    4.64
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,351
    5.25
    		  
    2,294
    13.23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25,559
    4.57
    		  
    122
    0.71
    6. Tuberculosis
    23,238
    4.15
    		  
    21
    0.12
    7. Hypertension
    16,620
    2.97
    		  
    634
    3.66
    8. Violence
    14,788
    2.64
    		  
    42
    0.24
    9. Other Injuries
    13,726
    2.45
    		  
    171
    0.99
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,925
    2.31
    		  
    2
    0.01
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,890
    2.12
    		  
    157
    0.91
    12. Kidney Disease
    10,446
    1.87
    		  
    292
    1.68
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    10,358
    1.85
    		  
    13
    0.08
    14. Lung Disease
    9,812
    1.75
    		  
    367
    2.12
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9,576
    1.71
    		  
    3,656
    21.09
    16. Low Birth Weight
    7,039
    1.26
    		  
    102
    0.59
    17. Lung Cancers
    6,078
    1.09
    		  
    924
    5.33
    18. Birth Trauma
    4,695
    0.84
    		  
    13
    0.08
    19. Liver Disease
    4,629
    0.83
    		  
    221
    1.28
    20. Asthma
    4,062
    0.73
    		  
    58
    0.34
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3,955
    0.71
    		  
    27
    0.16
    22. Fires
    3,832
    0.68
    		  
    11
    0.06
    23. Epilepsy
    3,830
    0.68
    		  
    30
    0.17
    24. Drug Use
    3,736
    0.67
    		  
    13
    0.07
    25. Cervical Cancer
    3,478
    0.62
    		  
    83
    0.48
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,349
    0.60
    		  
    28
    0.16
    27. Prostate Cancer
    3,303
    0.59
    		  
    202
    1.17
    28. Breast Cancer
    3,293
    0.59
    		  
    348
    2.01
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,869
    0.51
    		  
    487
    2.81
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,664
    0.48
    		  
    21
    0.12
    31. Meningitis
    2,614
    0.47
    		  
    7
    0.04
    32. Drownings
    2,016
    0.36
    		  
    22
    0.12
    33. Liver Cancer
    1,662
    0.30
    		  
    249
    1.43
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    1,646
    0.29
    		  
    252
    1.46
    35. Lymphomas
    1,623
    0.29
    		  
    82
    0.47
    36. Skin Disease
    1,603
    0.29
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Maternal Conditions
    1,511
    0.27
    		  
    2
    0.01
    38. Suicide
    1,398
    0.25
    		  
    140
    0.81
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,392
    0.25
    		  
    412
    2.38
    40. Poisonings
    1,329
    0.24
    		  
    12
    0.07
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,311
    0.23
    		  
    13
    0.08
    42. Oral Cancer
    1,173
    0.21
    		  
    58
    0.34
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,139
    0.20
    		  
    45
    0.26
    44. Schistosomiasis
    1,114
    0.20
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Leukemia
    1,103
    0.20
    		  
    119
    0.69
    46. Syphilis
    1,021
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Alcohol
    991
    0.18
    		  
    21
    0.12
    48. Other Neoplasms
    953
    0.17
    		  
    34
    0.20
    49. Ovary Cancer
    828
    0.15
    		  
    111
    0.64
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    801
    0.14
    		  
    57
    0.33
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Macedonia MACEDONIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.89
    36
    		  
    14.83
    98
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.66
    68
    		  
    32.34
    14
    3. Cervical Cancer
    14.92
    49
    		  
    5.74
    112
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.25
    106
    		  
    24.09
    16
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    22
    		  
    1.09
    139
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.58
    83
    		  
    16.54
    27
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.34
    67
    		  
    8.68
    20
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.23
    113
    		  
    8.45
    45
    9. Lymphomas
    4.00
    105
    		  
    2.99
    125
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.61
    129
    		  
    14.16
    27
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    113
    		  
    7.42
    15
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.90
    86
    		  
    2.01
    123
    13. Leukemia
    2.68
    123
    		  
    4.32
    60
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.04
    50
    		  
    4.16
    6
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    94
    		  
    6.81
    4
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    99
    		  
    4.78
    17
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.