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Kenya
COUNTRY #1
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KENYA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Kenya 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
Kenya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Kenya KENYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    92.66
    81
    80.50
    93
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    85.68
    38
    83.23
    40
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.70
    144
    83.76
    128
    4. Liver Disease
    57.44
    6
    18.41
    95
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.46
    31
    33.37
    46
    6. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    18
    39.83
    26
    7. HIV/AIDS
    48.82
    25
    121.35
    9
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.00
    12
    22.70
    61
    9. Malaria
    33.54
    29
    0.14
    56
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    30.43
    88
    74.67
    16
    11. Hypertension
    28.53
    47
    33.86
    36
    12. Lung Disease
    26.82
    68
    31.41
    47
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    20.99
    37
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    35.20
    22
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.30
    91
    35.72
    35
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    8.50
    16
    17. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    18.21
    76
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.35
    76
    16.44
    118
    19. Meningitis
    13.96
    19
    6.74
    41
    20. Malnutrition
    13.10
    21
    4.41
    56
    21. Other Injuries
    12.36
    42
    10.77
    57
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.72
    28
    2.65
    62
    23. Suicide
    11.01
    60
    23.49
    8
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    3.68
    137
    25. Asthma
    9.95
    65
    13.63
    45
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.50
    38
    3.36
    78
    27. Low Birth Weight
    8.13
    53
    7.16
    63
    28. Falls
    7.89
    53
    2.99
    150
    29. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    3.18
    80
    30. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    6.08
    39
    31. Violence
    7.07
    65
    37.54
    8
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    8.90
    89
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    3.85
    115
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    86
    6.23
    83
    35. Tetanus
    5.79
    2
    0.07
    91
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    5.46
    87
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.78
    61
    4.52
    65
    38. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    3.34
    108
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    105
    12.75
    17
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    112
    3.36
    130
    41. Fires
    3.66
    34
    6.64
    4
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    4.98
    65
    43. Poisonings
    3.34
    13
    1.62
    54
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    18.34
    64
    45. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    2.47
    53
    46. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    2.15
    99
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    2.69
    125
    11.70
    14
    48. Epilepsy
    2.27
    52
    3.28
    22
    49. Drownings
    2.27
    103
    4.06
    44
    50. Skin Disease
    2.15
    56
    2.91
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kenya KENYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,571
    8.57
    39,341
    8.65
    2. HIV/AIDS
    20,885
    7.93
    71,996
    15.84
    3. Tuberculosis
    19,655
    7.46
    21,965
    4.83
    4. Stroke
    15,895
    6.03
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,420
    5.85
    15,843
    3.49
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14,883
    5.65
    13,014
    2.86
    7. Liver Disease
    13,405
    5.09
    9,013
    1.98
    8. Malaria
    12,652
    4.80
    83
    0.02
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,972
    4.54
    32,739
    7.20
    10. Birth Trauma
    9,957
    3.78
    3,004
    0.66
    11. Low Birth Weight
    9,562
    3.63
    6,250
    1.37
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    6,115
    2.32
    4,351
    0.96
    13. Maternal Conditions
    5,651
    2.15
    1,700
    0.37
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,651
    2.15
    30,188
    6.64
    15. Meningitis
    5,364
    2.04
    3,660
    0.81
    16. Kidney Disease
    4,464
    1.69
    15,302
    3.37
    17. Hypertension
    4,418
    1.68
    12,789
    2.81
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,373
    1.66
    3,486
    0.77
    19. Other Injuries
    4,336
    1.65
    6,014
    1.32
    20. Lung Disease
    4,280
    1.62
    11,895
    2.62
    21. Malnutrition
    4,212
    1.60
    2,381
    0.52
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3,389
    1.29
    5,555
    1.22
    23. Suicide
    3,214
    1.22
    13,774
    3.03
    24. Violence
    2,942
    1.12
    21,000
    4.62
    25. Breast Cancer
    2,658
    1.01
    4,533
    1.00
    26. Asthma
    2,300
    0.87
    5,966
    1.31
    27. Tetanus
    2,129
    0.81
    38
    0.01
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2,010
    0.76
    1,535
    0.34
    29. Lymphomas
    1,931
    0.73
    2,818
    0.62
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,842
    0.70
    1,406
    0.31
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    0.69
    4,676
    1.03
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,477
    0.56
    3,587
    0.79
    33. Falls
    1,465
    0.56
    1,399
    0.31
    34. Liver Cancer
    1,351
    0.51
    2,383
    0.52
    35. Leukemia
    1,327
    0.50
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Fires
    1,316
    0.50
    3,618
    0.80
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,292
    0.49
    4,374
    0.96
    38. Poisonings
    1,269
    0.48
    975
    0.21
    39. Drownings
    1,200
    0.46
    2,403
    0.53
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,121
    0.43
    5,408
    1.19
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,089
    0.41
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Pertussis
    1,014
    0.38
    1,142
    0.25
    43. Epilepsy
    832
    0.32
    1,870
    0.41
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.32
    5,890
    1.30
    45. Ovary Cancer
    795
    0.30
    951
    0.21
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    716
    0.27
    2,007
    0.44
    47. Lung Cancers
    669
    0.25
    7,705
    1.70
    48. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.24
    993
    0.22
    49. Hepatitis B
    522
    0.20
    139
    0.03
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    470
    0.18
    1,077
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    35.20
    22
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    8.50
    16
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    18.21
    76
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    3.68
    137
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    3.18
    80
    7. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    6.08
    39
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    8.90
    89
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    3.85
    115
    10. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    5.46
    87
    11. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    3.34
    108
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    4.98
    65
    13. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    18.34
    64
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    2.47
    53
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    2.15
    99
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    115
    2.19
    83
    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.