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Canada
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 Canada 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
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Canada CANADA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    83.76
    128
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    16.44
    118
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    18.34
    64
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    31.41
    47
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    18.21
    76
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    80.50
    93
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    8.90
    89
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    35.20
    22
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    23.49
    8
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    1.52
    67
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    83.23
    40
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    74.67
    16
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    4.98
    65
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    6.08
    39
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    18.41
    95
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    3.85
    115
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    2.99
    150
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    35.72
    35
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    22.70
    61
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    11.70
    14
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    5.46
    87
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    3.34
    108
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    3.36
    130
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    10.77
    57
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    8.50
    16
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    6.23
    83
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    12.75
    17
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    2.15
    99
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    2.19
    83
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    3.68
    137
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    33.86
    36
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    1.93
    61
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    2.47
    53
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    3.18
    80
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    0.65
    75
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    20.99
    37
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    7.16
    63
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    37.54
    8
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.22
    80
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    33.37
    46
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    3.28
    22
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    2.91
    30
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    2.04
    70
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    4.06
    44
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    3.36
    78
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.02
    142
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    4.52
    65
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    6.64
    4
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.88
    11
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    13.63
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    4,676
    1.03
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    11,895
    2.62
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    30,693
    6.75
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    2,818
    0.62
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    2,007
    0.44
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    1,399
    0.31
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    4,374
    0.96
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    15,302
    3.37
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    13,774
    3.03
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    770
    0.17
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    9,013
    1.98
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    1,077
    0.24
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    5,890
    1.30
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    2,383
    0.52
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    1,464
    0.32
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    12,789
    2.81
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    829
    0.18
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    6,014
    1.32
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    3,486
    0.77
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    1,535
    0.34
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    5,408
    1.19
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    13,014
    2.86
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    951
    0.21
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    993
    0.22
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    267
    0.06
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    1,406
    0.31
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    987
    0.22
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    512
    0.11
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    4,351
    0.96
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    15,843
    3.49
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    113
    0.02
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    1,101
    0.24
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    1,015
    0.22
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    21,000
    4.62
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    5,555
    1.22
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    6,250
    1.37
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    1,894
    0.42
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    8
    0.00
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    376
    0.08
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    2,403
    0.53
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    5,966
    1.31
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    3,004
    0.66
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    35.20
    22
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    4.98
    65
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    6.08
    39
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    3.85
    115
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    5.46
    87
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    3.34
    108
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    8.50
    16
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    2.15
    99
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    2.19
    83
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    3.68
    137
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    2.47
    53
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    3.18
    80
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    20.99
    37
    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.