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Estonia
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
ESTONIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Estonia 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
Estonia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Estonia ESTONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.7
    72.6
    68.5
    34
    18
    29
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    65.7
    74.4
    70.0
    41
    18
    28
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    64.2
    74.2
    69.1
    69
    35
    54
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    64.6
    74.6
    69.5
    90
    53
    71
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    65.4
    76.1
    70.8
    101
    48
    85
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.6
    80.2
    75.6
    76
    34
    45
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.7
    82.6
    78.9
    53
    32
    37
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    82.6
    53
    32
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.8
    58
    34
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.8
    58
    34
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.0
    82.9
    58
    34
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.9
    60
    34
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.3
    83.0
    62
    34
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    75.5
    83.1
    65
    34
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.7
    83.3
    66
    34
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.0
    83.4
    70
    34
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.4
    83.7
    72
    34
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.0
    84.0
    71
    33
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.0
    84.5
    68
    33
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.3
    85.0
    65
    35
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.8
    85.7
    66
    35
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.9
    86.5
    59
    36
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.4
    87.9
    48
    33
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.4
    45
    33
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.4
    38
    34
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    80.39
    133
    83.76
    128
    2. Hypertension
    66.42
    3
    33.86
    36
    3. Stroke
    31.23
    150
    80.50
    93
    4. Prostate Cancer
    25.91
    39
    35.20
    22
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.24
    34
    18.34
    64
    6. Liver Disease
    17.29
    99
    18.41
    95
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    17
    8.90
    89
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.89
    106
    18.21
    76
    9. Suicide
    11.96
    52
    23.49
    8
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.46
    159
    83.23
    40
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10.12
    44
    3.68
    137
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.86
    38
    12.75
    17
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.77
    11
    4.98
    65
    14. Alcohol
    7.73
    10
    1.93
    61
    15. Lymphomas
    6.80
    22
    6.08
    39
    16. Lung Disease
    6.59
    181
    31.41
    47
    17. Other Injuries
    6.52
    107
    10.77
    57
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.85
    163
    16.44
    118
    19. Drug Use
    5.73
    6
    1.52
    67
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.04
    66
    3.85
    115
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.04
    168
    74.67
    16
    22. Cervical Cancer
    4.94
    128
    20.99
    37
    23. Kidney Disease
    4.73
    171
    35.72
    35
    24. Falls
    4.63
    109
    2.99
    150
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.43
    47
    3.18
    80
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    135
    5.46
    87
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    47
    8.50
    16
    28. Leukemia
    3.75
    84
    3.34
    108
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.70
    164
    22.70
    61
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.60
    25
    0.65
    75
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.45
    44
    2.19
    83
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    41
    2.15
    99
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.77
    94
    121.35
    9
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.51
    52
    2.47
    53
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.51
    131
    11.70
    14
    36. Epilepsy
    2.41
    48
    3.28
    22
    37. Fires
    2.17
    71
    6.64
    4
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.15
    104
    4.52
    65
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    2.13
    158
    3.36
    130
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    1.98
    176
    6.23
    83
    41. Violence
    1.84
    134
    37.54
    8
    42. Drownings
    1.67
    125
    4.06
    44
    43. Skin Disease
    0.83
    118
    2.91
    30
    44. Asthma
    0.77
    143
    13.63
    45
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.76
    173
    7.16
    63
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.75
    131
    2.04
    70
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    19
    0.22
    80
    48. Tuberculosis
    0.62
    137
    39.83
    26
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.54
    150
    3.36
    78
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.49
    54
    0.88
    11
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Estonia ESTONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,009
    22.53
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Hypertension
    2,700
    20.22
    12,789
    2.81
    3. Stroke
    1,116
    8.36
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    657
    4.92
    7,705
    1.70
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    527
    3.95
    3,587
    0.79
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    349
    2.61
    39,341
    8.65
    7. Liver Disease
    328
    2.46
    9,013
    1.98
    8. Prostate Cancer
    298
    2.23
    4,374
    0.96
    9. Stomach Cancer
    290
    2.17
    1,535
    0.34
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    268
    2.01
    2,007
    0.44
    11. Breast Cancer
    260
    1.95
    4,533
    1.00
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    229
    1.71
    4,676
    1.03
    13. Lung Disease
    229
    1.71
    11,895
    2.62
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    1.62
    5,408
    1.19
    15. Lymphomas
    213
    1.60
    2,818
    0.62
    16. Suicide
    197
    1.48
    13,774
    3.03
    17. Kidney Disease
    176
    1.32
    15,302
    3.37
    18. Alcohol
    148
    1.11
    987
    0.22
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    1.09
    30,188
    6.64
    20. Other Injuries
    141
    1.06
    6,014
    1.32
    21. Bladder Cancer
    126
    0.94
    829
    0.18
    22. Leukemia
    126
    0.94
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Other Neoplasms
    123
    0.92
    267
    0.06
    24. Falls
    119
    0.89
    1,399
    0.31
    25. Oral Cancer
    110
    0.82
    1,406
    0.31
    26. Liver Cancer
    107
    0.80
    2,383
    0.52
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    99
    0.74
    3,486
    0.77
    28. Ovary Cancer
    87
    0.65
    951
    0.21
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    82
    0.61
    1,077
    0.24
    30. Skin Cancers
    79
    0.59
    993
    0.22
    31. Drug Use
    75
    0.56
    770
    0.17
    32. Cervical Cancer
    68
    0.51
    5,555
    1.22
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    66
    0.49
    5,890
    1.30
    34. Uterin Cancer
    60
    0.45
    512
    0.11
    35. Road Traffic Accidents
    59
    0.44
    13,014
    2.86
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    55
    0.41
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Epilepsy
    45
    0.34
    1,870
    0.41
    38. Fires
    41
    0.31
    3,618
    0.80
    39. HIV/AIDS
    40
    0.30
    71,996
    15.84
    40. Drownings
    30
    0.22
    2,403
    0.53
    41. Skin Disease
    29
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    42. Violence
    28
    0.21
    21,000
    4.62
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    25
    0.19
    4,351
    0.96
    44. Asthma
    24
    0.18
    5,966
    1.31
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.16
    1,015
    0.22
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    17
    0.13
    376
    0.08
    47. Tuberculosis
    16
    0.12
    21,965
    4.83
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    16
    0.12
    113
    0.02
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    12
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Osteoarthritis
    10
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.91
    39
    35.20
    22
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.24
    34
    18.34
    64
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    17
    8.90
    89
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.89
    106
    18.21
    76
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.12
    44
    3.68
    137
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.77
    11
    4.98
    65
    7. Lymphomas
    6.80
    22
    6.08
    39
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.04
    66
    3.85
    115
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.94
    128
    20.99
    37
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.43
    47
    3.18
    80
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    135
    5.46
    87
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    47
    8.50
    16
    13. Leukemia
    3.75
    84
    3.34
    108
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.45
    44
    2.19
    83
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    41
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.51
    52
    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.