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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Uganda 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
Uganda Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Uganda UGANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    83.76
    128
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    83.23
    40
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    121.35
    9
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    22.70
    61
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    33.37
    46
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    20.99
    37
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    74.67
    16
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    18.41
    95
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    33.86
    36
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    0.14
    56
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    31.41
    47
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    35.20
    22
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    35.72
    35
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    39.83
    26
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    16.44
    118
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    37.54
    8
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    8.50
    16
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    13.63
    45
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    18.21
    76
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    4.41
    56
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    23.49
    8
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    10.77
    57
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    2.65
    62
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    6.74
    41
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    6.08
    39
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    3.36
    78
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    2.99
    150
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    5.46
    87
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    8.90
    89
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    7.16
    63
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    6.23
    83
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    3.85
    115
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    4.52
    65
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    3.68
    137
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    12.75
    17
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    3.18
    80
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    3.36
    130
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    18.34
    64
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    11.70
    14
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    2.15
    99
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    4.98
    65
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    6.64
    4
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    3.34
    108
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    2.47
    53
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    4.06
    44
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    1.62
    54
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    1.56
    17
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    1.79
    48
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    3.28
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uganda UGANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    83
    0.02
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    13,014
    2.86
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    15,843
    3.49
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    30,693
    6.75
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    3,004
    0.66
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    6,250
    1.37
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    32,739
    7.20
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    21,965
    4.83
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    21,000
    4.62
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    30,188
    6.64
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    5,555
    1.22
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    3,660
    0.81
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    1,700
    0.37
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    2,381
    0.52
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    15,302
    3.37
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    6,014
    1.32
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    12,789
    2.81
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    11,895
    2.62
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    1,130
    0.25
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    13,774
    3.03
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
    1,142
    0.25
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    2,818
    0.62
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    5,966
    1.31
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    3,486
    0.77
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    2,383
    0.52
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    4,676
    1.03
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    2,403
    0.53
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    4,533
    1.00
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    1,399
    0.31
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    4,374
    0.96
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    3,587
    0.79
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    3,618
    0.80
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    5,408
    1.19
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    5,890
    1.30
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    975
    0.21
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    1,406
    0.31
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    1,464
    0.32
    43. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    1,870
    0.41
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    951
    0.21
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    1,535
    0.34
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    7,705
    1.70
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    2,007
    0.44
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    1,077
    0.24
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    993
    0.22
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    1,015
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    35.20
    22
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    8.50
    16
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    18.21
    76
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    6.08
    39
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    5.46
    87
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    8.90
    89
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    3.85
    115
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    3.68
    137
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    3.18
    80
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    18.34
    64
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    2.15
    99
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    4.98
    65
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    3.34
    108
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    2.47
    53
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    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.