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Compare South Africa and Nepal 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   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
     
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
     
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
     
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
     
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    53.5
    58.9
    56.1
    150
    145
    148
     
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
     
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    59.3
    66.2
    62.9
    158
    145
    152
     
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.3
    66.2
    158
    145
     
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    62.2
    68.7
    169
    154
     
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    62.5
    69.0
    171
    154
     
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    62.8
    69.2
    172
    155
     
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    63.2
    69.5
    174
    158
     
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    63.7
    69.9
    177
    162
     
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    64.3
    70.6
    179
    162
     
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    65.3
    71.7
    179
    156
     
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    66.7
    73.2
    180
    152
     
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    68.2
    74.6
    180
    146
     
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    69.8
    75.9
    181
    143
     
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    71.7
    77.2
    181
    134
     
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    73.7
    78.6
    181
    122
     
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    76.1
    80.2
    179
    117
     
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    78.9
    82.2
    173
    111
     
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    82.0
    84.5
    163
    103
     
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    85.5
    87.2
    137
    96
     
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.4
    114
    90
     
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    93.2
    94.0
    105
    83
     
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.5
    98.0
    97
    68
     
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.3
    92
    56
     
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    412.82
    4
     
    17.52
    57
    2. Stroke
    106.68
    69
     
    90.33
    88
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    91.67
    8
     
    29.96
    78
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.23
    103
     
    97.85
    73
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.33
    61
     
    63.82
    55
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.62
    21
     
    27.80
    43
    7. Hypertension
    44.83
    5
     
    20.77
    51
    8. Other Injuries
    29.66
    14
     
    14.91
    65
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.54
    46
     
    28.82
    47
    10. Violence
    28.97
    14
     
    2.48
    119
    11. Lung Disease
    27.00
    45
     
    100.69
    3
    12. Kidney Disease
    26.64
    11
     
    20.83
    30
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.89
    36
     
    1.35
    171
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    25.32
    5
     
    3.22
    126
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.78
    5
     
    8.17
    78
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.64
    37
     
    22.32
    50
    17. Lung Cancers
    15.66
    68
     
    11.92
    87
    18. Cervical Cancer
    14.92
    49
     
    13.03
    55
    19. Breast Cancer
    14.25
    106
     
    8.13
    159
    20. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    65
     
    13.88
    52
    21. Liver Disease
    11.27
    106
     
    20.00
    66
    22. Asthma
    10.71
    36
     
    18.99
    13
    23. Fires
    8.92
    37
     
    4.66
    57
    24. Epilepsy
    8.74
    30
     
    5.29
    46
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    22
     
    2.49
    91
    26. Drug Use
    8.36
    2
     
    0.21
    148
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.67
    31
     
    1.36
    138
    28. Birth Trauma
    7.60
    67
     
    10.46
    57
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.58
    83
     
    2.80
    158
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    7.14
    111
     
    9.08
    73
    31. Meningitis
    5.40
    57
     
    4.20
    64
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.34
    67
     
    1.03
    146
    33. Skin Disease
    4.28
    46
     
    2.85
    63
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.23
    113
     
    0.94
    172
    35. Drownings
    4.00
    81
     
    2.58
    102
    36. Lymphomas
    4.00
    105
     
    3.97
    107
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.61
    129
     
    5.60
    89
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    113
     
    5.13
    63
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.27
    96
     
    9.26
    26
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.02
    78
     
    14.34
    12
    41. Suicide
    3.00
    149
     
    24.48
    8
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.90
    86
     
    6.22
    22
    43. Maternal Conditions
    2.89
    64
     
    4.63
    55
    44. Leukemia
    2.68
    123
     
    3.39
    103
    45. Schistosomiasis
    2.66
    38
     
    0.00
    172
    46. Other Neoplasms
    2.35
    104
     
    1.11
    147
    47. Alcohol
    2.33
    49
     
    0.63
    97
    48. Poisonings
    2.32
    60
     
    6.76
    10
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    2.26
    74
     
    1.13
    112
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.04
    50
     
    0.18
    170
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    202,143
    36.13
     
    4,066
    2.56
    2. Stroke
    39,499
    7.06
     
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34,899
    6.24
     
    5,270
    3.32
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,351
    5.25
     
    17,107
    10.79
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25,559
    4.57
     
    13,106
    8.27
    6. Tuberculosis
    23,238
    4.15
     
    5,506
    3.47
    7. Hypertension
    16,620
    2.97
     
    3,584
    2.26
    8. Violence
    14,788
    2.64
     
    639
    0.40
    9. Other Injuries
    13,726
    2.45
     
    3,407
    2.15
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,925
    2.31
     
    6,160
    3.89
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,890
    2.12
     
    5,036
    3.18
    12. Kidney Disease
    10,446
    1.87
     
    3,994
    2.52
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    10,358
    1.85
     
    679
    0.43
    14. Lung Disease
    9,812
    1.75
     
    17,186
    10.84
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9,576
    1.71
     
    1,509
    0.95
    16. Low Birth Weight
    7,039
    1.26
     
    4,713
    2.97
    17. Lung Cancers
    6,078
    1.09
     
    2,235
    1.41
    18. Birth Trauma
    4,695
    0.84
     
    3,552
    2.24
    19. Liver Disease
    4,629
    0.83
     
    3,859
    2.43
    20. Asthma
    4,062
    0.73
     
    3,384
    2.13
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3,955
    0.71
     
    2,582
    1.63
    22. Fires
    3,832
    0.68
     
    1,218
    0.77
    23. Epilepsy
    3,830
    0.68
     
    1,035
    0.65
    24. Drug Use
    3,736
    0.67
     
    49
    0.03
    25. Cervical Cancer
    3,478
    0.62
     
    1,368
    0.86
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,349
    0.60
     
    466
    0.29
    27. Prostate Cancer
    3,303
    0.59
     
    103
    0.07
    28. Breast Cancer
    3,293
    0.59
     
    865
    0.55
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,869
    0.51
     
    527
    0.33
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,664
    0.48
     
    233
    0.15
    31. Meningitis
    2,614
    0.47
     
    961
    0.61
    32. Drownings
    2,016
    0.36
     
    696
    0.44
    33. Liver Cancer
    1,662
    0.30
     
    177
    0.11
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    1,646
    0.29
     
    192
    0.12
    35. Lymphomas
    1,623
    0.29
     
    781
    0.49
    36. Skin Disease
    1,603
    0.29
     
    528
    0.33
    37. Maternal Conditions
    1,511
    0.27
     
    1,189
    0.75
    38. Suicide
    1,398
    0.25
     
    5,572
    3.51
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,392
    0.25
     
    1,065
    0.67
    40. Poisonings
    1,329
    0.24
     
    1,620
    1.02
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,311
    0.23
     
    1,727
    1.09
    42. Oral Cancer
    1,173
    0.21
     
    1,177
    0.74
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,139
    0.20
     
    2,646
    1.67
    44. Schistosomiasis
    1,114
    0.20
     
    0
    0.00
    45. Leukemia
    1,103
    0.20
     
    820
    0.52
    46. Syphilis
    1,021
    0.18
     
    639
    0.40
    47. Alcohol
    991
    0.18
     
    127
    0.08
    48. Other Neoplasms
    953
    0.17
     
    218
    0.14
    49. Ovary Cancer
    828
    0.15
     
    523
    0.33
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    801
    0.14
     
    187
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.89
    36
     
    1.35
    171
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.66
    68
     
    11.92
    87
    3. Cervical Cancer
    14.92
    49
     
    13.03
    55
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.25
    106
     
    8.13
    159
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    22
     
    2.49
    91
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.58
    83
     
    2.80
    158
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.34
    67
     
    1.03
    146
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.23
    113
     
    0.94
    172
    9. Lymphomas
    4.00
    105
     
    3.97
    107
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.61
    129
     
    5.60
    89
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    113
     
    5.13
    63
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.90
    86
     
    6.22
    22
    13. Leukemia
    2.68
    123
     
    3.39
    103
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.04
    50
     
    0.18
    170
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    94
     
    0.40
    168
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    99
     
    1.44
    116
     
     
     
    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.