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Tajikistan
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.0
    58.9
    56.4
    74
    69
    72
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    57.8
    62.6
    60.1
    82
    78
    81
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    59.9
    64.9
    62.3
    94
    90
    92
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    60.9
    66.1
    63.4
    115
    113
    114
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    60.3
    67.6
    63.7
    125
    120
    123
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    63.8
    71.4
    67.3
    126
    115
    123
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    67.6
    71.5
    69.5
    122
    125
    124
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.6
    71.5
    122
    125
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.8
    120
    128
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    70.3
    73.8
    121
    130
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    70.3
    73.8
    122
    130
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    70.5
    74.0
    125
    133
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    70.8
    74.1
    128
    134
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    71.1
    74.3
    130
    134
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    71.5
    74.6
    132
    136
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    71.9
    74.9
    132
    141
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    72.5
    75.2
    136
    147
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    73.1
    75.7
    147
    152
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    73.9
    76.3
    156
    160
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    75.1
    77.2
    166
    169
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    76.7
    78.5
    172
    175
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    78.8
    80.4
    178
    175
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    81.5
    82.8
    181
    176
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    84.6
    85.8
    183
    169
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    88.6
    89.5
    174
    166
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    389.75
    1
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    160.78
    16
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    47.19
    17
    33.86
    36
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.87
    71
    83.23
    40
    5. Liver Disease
    37.85
    31
    18.41
    95
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.52
    81
    74.67
    16
    7. Lung Disease
    29.97
    53
    31.41
    47
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.35
    79
    22.70
    61
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.70
    88
    16.44
    118
    10. Stomach Cancer
    15.97
    7
    3.68
    137
    11. Tuberculosis
    12.24
    62
    39.83
    26
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.07
    9
    8.50
    16
    13. Kidney Disease
    8.73
    146
    35.72
    35
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    8.27
    6
    3.36
    130
    15. Asthma
    7.97
    72
    13.63
    45
    16. Low Birth Weight
    7.15
    64
    7.16
    63
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.96
    178
    18.21
    76
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.04
    76
    33.37
    46
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    87
    6.23
    83
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.88
    57
    3.36
    78
    21. Drownings
    5.88
    19
    4.06
    44
    22. Lung Cancers
    5.80
    133
    18.34
    64
    23. Suicide
    5.32
    135
    23.49
    8
    24. Epilepsy
    4.98
    3
    3.28
    22
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    103
    5.46
    87
    26. Falls
    4.57
    113
    2.99
    150
    27. Uterin Cancer
    3.71
    31
    2.15
    99
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.58
    32
    2.04
    70
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.56
    173
    8.90
    89
    30. Cervical Cancer
    3.48
    141
    20.99
    37
    31. Fires
    3.37
    39
    6.64
    4
    32. Other Injuries
    3.36
    163
    10.77
    57
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    84
    4.52
    65
    34. Lymphomas
    3.00
    149
    6.08
    39
    35. HIV/AIDS
    2.75
    95
    121.35
    9
    36. Meningitis
    2.42
    57
    6.74
    41
    37. Violence
    2.23
    127
    37.54
    8
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.13
    128
    3.18
    80
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    2.11
    147
    11.70
    14
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.02
    141
    4.98
    65
    41. Ovary Cancer
    2.01
    172
    3.85
    115
    42. Pertussis
    1.92
    45
    1.79
    48
    43. Alcohol
    1.82
    66
    1.93
    61
    44. Prostate Cancer
    1.80
    180
    35.20
    22
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.42
    176
    12.75
    17
    46. Leukemia
    1.21
    166
    3.34
    108
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.15
    147
    2.19
    83
    48. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    140
    2.47
    53
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.69
    102
    2.65
    62
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.62
    34
    0.88
    11
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,359
    30.98
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    6,170
    13.31
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,121
    6.73
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Liver Disease
    2,062
    4.45
    9,013
    1.98
    5. Hypertension
    1,721
    3.71
    12,789
    2.81
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,617
    3.49
    30,188
    6.64
    7. Low Birth Weight
    1,562
    3.37
    6,250
    1.37
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,461
    3.15
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,271
    2.74
    3,004
    0.66
    10. Lung Disease
    1,177
    2.54
    11,895
    2.62
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,084
    2.34
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Stomach Cancer
    754
    1.63
    1,535
    0.34
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    734
    1.58
    15,843
    3.49
    14. Tuberculosis
    733
    1.58
    21,965
    4.83
    15. Drownings
    580
    1.25
    2,403
    0.53
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    543
    1.17
    3,486
    0.77
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    518
    1.12
    4,676
    1.03
    18. Epilepsy
    426
    0.92
    1,870
    0.41
    19. Kidney Disease
    408
    0.88
    15,302
    3.37
    20. Suicide
    399
    0.86
    13,774
    3.03
    21. Falls
    370
    0.80
    1,399
    0.31
    22. Meningitis
    340
    0.73
    3,660
    0.81
    23. Fires
    318
    0.69
    3,618
    0.80
    24. Lung Cancers
    305
    0.66
    7,705
    1.70
    25. HIV/AIDS
    292
    0.63
    71,996
    15.84
    26. Pertussis
    290
    0.63
    1,142
    0.25
    27. Other Injuries
    288
    0.62
    6,014
    1.32
    28. Asthma
    276
    0.60
    5,966
    1.31
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    254
    0.55
    1,077
    0.24
    30. Liver Cancer
    236
    0.51
    2,383
    0.52
    31. Lymphomas
    222
    0.48
    2,818
    0.62
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    222
    0.48
    1,015
    0.22
    33. Breast Cancer
    215
    0.46
    4,533
    1.00
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    204
    0.44
    5,890
    1.30
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    202
    0.44
    3,587
    0.79
    36. Violence
    170
    0.37
    21,000
    4.62
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    161
    0.35
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Alcohol
    127
    0.27
    987
    0.22
    39. Cervical Cancer
    114
    0.25
    5,555
    1.22
    40. Uterin Cancer
    111
    0.24
    512
    0.11
    41. Oral Cancer
    107
    0.23
    1,406
    0.31
    42. Leukemia
    106
    0.23
    1,464
    0.32
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    97
    0.21
    2,007
    0.44
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.17
    5,408
    1.19
    45. Maternal Conditions
    63
    0.14
    1,700
    0.37
    46. Ovary Cancer
    59
    0.13
    951
    0.21
    47. Upper Respiratory
    55
    0.12
    223
    0.05
    48. Bladder Cancer
    51
    0.11
    829
    0.18
    49. Hepatitis B
    40
    0.09
    139
    0.03
    50. Poisonings
    39
    0.08
    975
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    15.97
    7
    3.68
    137
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.07
    9
    8.50
    16
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.96
    178
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Cancers
    5.80
    133
    18.34
    64
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    103
    5.46
    87
    6. Uterin Cancer
    3.71
    31
    2.15
    99
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.56
    173
    8.90
    89
    8. Cervical Cancer
    3.48
    141
    20.99
    37
    9. Lymphomas
    3.00
    149
    6.08
    39
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.13
    128
    3.18
    80
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.02
    141
    4.98
    65
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.01
    172
    3.85
    115
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.80
    180
    35.20
    22
    14. Leukemia
    1.21
    166
    3.34
    108
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.15
    147
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    140
    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.