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Thailand
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
THAILAND VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Thailand 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
Thailand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Thailand THAILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.4
    57.0
    55.1
    77
    78
    77
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    57.4
    62.1
    59.7
    84
    84
    83
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    60.9
    67.1
    63.9
    89
    82
    85
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    63.6
    70.6
    67.0
    101
    88
    96
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    67.8
    74.6
    71.1
    83
    72
    79
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.4
    81.0
    77.7
    56
    40
    47
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    81.0
    56
    40
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.1
    81.7
    57
    40
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    75.2
    81.8
    57
    40
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.4
    82.0
    56
    39
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.8
    82.1
    53
    38
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.2
    50
    38
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.9
    82.4
    46
    38
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    77.6
    82.7
    44
    36
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    78.4
    83.0
    42
    36
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    79.2
    83.3
    41
    36
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.1
    83.7
    39
    36
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.2
    34
    37
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.1
    84.8
    32
    37
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.4
    85.7
    30
    36
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.7
    24
    33
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.1
    13
    27
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    89.1
    89.8
    7
    14
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.0
    6
    14
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    46.81
    134
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    46.80
    165
    83.76
    128
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.48
    47
    22.70
    61
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    85
    83.23
    40
    5. Kidney Disease
    25.13
    74
    35.72
    35
    6. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    5.46
    87
    7. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    18.34
    64
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.33
    61
    16.44
    118
    9. Liver Disease
    17.93
    96
    18.41
    95
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.78
    112
    74.67
    16
    11. Lung Disease
    17.59
    122
    31.41
    47
    12. HIV/AIDS
    17.53
    46
    121.35
    9
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    18.21
    76
    14. Tuberculosis
    9.62
    67
    39.83
    26
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    8.90
    89
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    20.99
    37
    17. Suicide
    7.95
    100
    23.49
    8
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.97
    72
    33.37
    46
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    35.20
    22
    20. Other Injuries
    5.93
    119
    10.77
    57
    21. Falls
    5.66
    91
    2.99
    150
    22. Drownings
    5.49
    22
    4.06
    44
    23. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    3.18
    80
    24. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    6.08
    39
    25. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    3.34
    108
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.31
    129
    6.23
    83
    27. Violence
    4.23
    97
    37.54
    8
    28. Asthma
    3.93
    96
    13.63
    45
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    3.85
    115
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.82
    108
    3.36
    130
    31. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    3.68
    137
    32. Skin Disease
    3.15
    25
    2.91
    30
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    8.50
    16
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    137
    12.75
    17
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    127
    7.16
    63
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    4.98
    65
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.02
    150
    11.70
    14
    38. Hypertension
    1.97
    177
    33.86
    36
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    2.19
    83
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    2.15
    99
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.54
    132
    4.52
    65
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    2.47
    53
    43. Drug Use
    1.11
    103
    1.52
    67
    44. Meningitis
    1.08
    76
    6.74
    41
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.01
    122
    3.36
    78
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    35
    0.43
    87
    47. Epilepsy
    0.85
    147
    3.28
    22
    48. Malnutrition
    0.84
    106
    4.41
    56
    49. Fires
    0.73
    123
    6.64
    4
    50. Alcohol
    0.62
    135
    1.93
    61
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Thailand THAILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,305
    11.53
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    50,273
    11.30
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31,289
    7.03
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Kidney Disease
    26,822
    6.03
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Liver Cancer
    23,883
    5.37
    2,383
    0.52
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22,851
    5.13
    4,676
    1.03
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22,428
    5.04
    13,014
    2.86
    8. Lung Cancers
    22,296
    5.01
    7,705
    1.70
    9. Lung Disease
    19,474
    4.38
    11,895
    2.62
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,776
    4.22
    30,188
    6.64
    11. Liver Disease
    17,596
    3.95
    9,013
    1.98
    12. HIV/AIDS
    13,922
    3.13
    71,996
    15.84
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,908
    2.23
    3,587
    0.79
    14. Tuberculosis
    9,551
    2.15
    21,965
    4.83
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,863
    1.54
    15,843
    3.49
    16. Suicide
    6,147
    1.38
    13,774
    3.03
    17. Breast Cancer
    6,053
    1.36
    4,533
    1.00
    18. Falls
    5,409
    1.22
    1,399
    0.31
    19. Cervical Cancer
    5,110
    1.15
    5,555
    1.22
    20. Oral Cancer
    4,961
    1.11
    1,406
    0.31
    21. Other Injuries
    4,869
    1.09
    6,014
    1.32
    22. Lymphomas
    4,539
    1.02
    2,818
    0.62
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4,292
    0.96
    1,077
    0.24
    24. Asthma
    4,182
    0.94
    5,966
    1.31
    25. Drownings
    3,956
    0.89
    2,403
    0.53
    26. Leukemia
    3,902
    0.88
    1,464
    0.32
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3,451
    0.78
    1,535
    0.34
    28. Skin Disease
    3,375
    0.76
    1,101
    0.24
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,156
    0.71
    3,486
    0.77
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,013
    0.68
    4,374
    0.96
    31. Violence
    2,965
    0.67
    21,000
    4.62
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,879
    0.65
    5,408
    1.19
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    2,383
    0.54
    2,007
    0.44
    34. Hypertension
    2,179
    0.49
    12,789
    2.81
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,107
    0.47
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,003
    0.45
    951
    0.21
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    1,888
    0.42
    5,890
    1.30
    38. Bladder Cancer
    1,798
    0.40
    829
    0.18
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,679
    0.38
    1,894
    0.42
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,548
    0.35
    6,250
    1.37
    41. Skin Cancers
    1,133
    0.25
    993
    0.22
    42. Malnutrition
    962
    0.22
    2,381
    0.52
    43. Meningitis
    931
    0.21
    3,660
    0.81
    44. Uterin Cancer
    864
    0.19
    512
    0.11
    45. Drug Use
    794
    0.18
    770
    0.17
    46. Encephalitis
    722
    0.16
    234
    0.05
    47. Epilepsy
    689
    0.15
    1,870
    0.41
    48. Fires
    617
    0.14
    3,618
    0.80
    49. Alcohol
    548
    0.12
    987
    0.22
    50. Birth Trauma
    533
    0.12
    3,004
    0.66
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    5.46
    87
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    18.34
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    18.21
    76
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    8.90
    89
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    20.99
    37
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    35.20
    22
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    3.18
    80
    8. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    6.08
    39
    9. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    3.34
    108
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    3.85
    115
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    3.68
    137
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    8.50
    16
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    4.98
    65
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    2.19
    83
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    2.47
    53
    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.