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Chile
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
CHILE VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Chile 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
Chile Population Pyramid
20,319,303
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South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Chile CHILE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Chile CHILE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
54.7
60.0
57.3
72
67
69
  
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
1970
59.3
65.6
62.4
77
67
68
  
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
1980
66.0
72.7
69.3
51
52
51
  
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
1990
70.7
76.8
73.7
35
32
34
  
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
2000
74.2
80.4
77.3
27
21
25
  
54.6
60.1
57.3
148
140
146
2010
75.9
82.1
79.1
31
27
29
  
55.5
60.3
58.0
165
154
159
2019
78.1
83.2
80.7
33
28
31
  
62.2
68.3
65.3
154
145
149
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Chile CHILE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.1
83.2
33
28
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age
78.1
83.2
33
28
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age 5
78.7
83.8
33
26
64.6
70.5
168
153
Age 10
78.8
83.9
33
26
64.8
70.7
167
157
Age 15
78.8
83.9
33
26
65.0
70.8
167
158
Age 20
79.0
84.0
32
25
65.3
71.2
167
158
Age 25
79.2
84.1
31
25
66.0
71.8
167
157
Age 30
79.5
84.2
29
25
67.1
72.8
167
152
Age 35
79.8
84.3
30
25
68.5
74.1
165
141
Age 40
80.1
84.4
30
25
70.2
75.4
156
131
Age 45
80.4
84.6
30
23
71.9
76.8
147
118
Age 50
80.9
84.9
30
21
73.6
78.0
133
107
Age 55
81.6
85.3
28
22
75.5
79.2
119
101
Age 60
82.4
85.9
27
17
77.3
80.5
106
100
Age 65
83.4
86.5
28
16
79.4
82.0
91
96
Age 70
84.7
87.4
31
15
81.8
83.6
84
90
Age 75
86.5
88.7
24
12
84.1
85.4
82
88
Age 80
88.7
90.3
16
11
86.6
87.4
95
97
Age 85
91.3
92.2
12
7
89.6
90.1
115
122
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Chile CHILE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
36.71
177
83.76
128
2. Stroke
32.19
147
80.50
93
3. Prostate Cancer
20.25
65
35.20
22
4. Kidney Disease
13.52
125
35.72
35
5. Road Traffic Accidents
13.48
108
22.70
61
6. Stomach Cancer
13.41
15
3.68
137
7. Lung Disease
12.87
155
31.41
47
8. Lung Cancers
12.84
91
18.34
64
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
12.46
148
83.23
40
10. Hypertension
11.94
118
33.86
36
11. Breast Cancer
11.81
141
18.21
76
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
11.64
152
16.44
118
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.04
60
8.90
89
14. Diabetes Mellitus
10.96
140
74.67
16
15. Liver Disease
10.81
122
18.41
95
16. Suicide
8.04
98
23.49
8
17. Cervical Cancer
5.87
115
20.99
37
18. Pancreas Cancer
5.80
58
4.98
65
19. Congenital Anomalies
5.38
100
6.23
83
20. Other Injuries
5.28
128
10.77
57
21. Lymphomas
5.27
74
6.08
39
22. Liver Cancer
5.09
97
5.46
87
23. Other Neoplasms
4.88
16
0.65
75
24. Endocrine Disorders
4.64
71
11.70
14
25. Violence
3.86
103
37.54
8
26. Ovary Cancer
3.79
117
3.85
115
27. Leukemia
3.63
88
3.34
108
28. Falls
2.95
151
2.99
150
29. Inflammatory/Heart
2.75
145
12.75
17
30. Low Birth Weight
2.69
131
7.16
63
31. HIV/AIDS
2.54
99
121.35
9
32. Oesophagus Cancer
2.54
90
8.50
16
33. Parkinson's Disease
2.54
152
3.36
130
34. Skin Disease
2.38
44
2.91
30
35. Bladder Cancer
2.24
80
2.19
83
36. Uterin Cancer
1.84
116
2.15
99
37. Skin Cancers
1.83
95
2.47
53
38. Tuberculosis
1.54
116
39.83
26
39. Drownings
1.39
134
4.06
44
40. Malnutrition
1.35
92
4.41
56
41. Fires
1.26
100
6.64
4
42. Epilepsy
1.26
118
3.28
22
43. Oral Cancer
1.15
171
3.18
80
44. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.11
132
33.37
46
45. Asthma
0.96
137
13.63
45
46. Alcohol
0.88
125
1.93
61
47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.80
157
4.52
65
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.66
27
0.88
11
49. Drug Use
0.65
146
1.52
67
50. Anemia
0.55
21
0.00
160
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Chile CHILE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
10,685
12.19
32,739
7.20
2. Stroke
9,731
11.10
30,693
6.75
3. Kidney Disease
4,065
4.64
15,302
3.37
4. Lung Disease
4,062
4.63
11,895
2.62
5. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,000
4.56
4,676
1.03
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
3,920
4.47
39,341
8.65
7. Hypertension
3,817
4.35
12,789
2.81
8. Stomach Cancer
3,631
4.14
1,535
0.34
9. Lung Cancers
3,452
3.94
7,705
1.70
10. Diabetes Mellitus
3,177
3.62
30,188
6.64
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,022
3.45
3,587
0.79
12. Road Traffic Accidents
2,826
3.22
13,014
2.86
13. Liver Disease
2,647
3.02
9,013
1.98
14. Prostate Cancer
2,435
2.78
4,374
0.96
15. Suicide
1,700
1.94
13,774
3.03
16. Breast Cancer
1,689
1.93
4,533
1.00
17. Pancreas Cancer
1,567
1.79
2,007
0.44
18. Lymphomas
1,394
1.59
2,818
0.62
19. Liver Cancer
1,369
1.56
2,383
0.52
20. Other Neoplasms
1,358
1.55
267
0.06
21. Other Injuries
1,310
1.49
6,014
1.32
22. Endocrine Disorders
1,286
1.47
5,890
1.30
23. Falls
904
1.03
1,399
0.31
24. Leukemia
879
1.00
1,464
0.32
25. Congenital Anomalies
858
0.98
4,351
0.96
26. Parkinson's Disease
790
0.90
1,077
0.24
27. Cervical Cancer
780
0.89
5,555
1.22
28. Skin Disease
763
0.87
1,101
0.24
29. Violence
744
0.85
21,000
4.62
30. Oesophagus Cancer
722
0.82
3,486
0.77
31. Inflammatory/Heart
709
0.81
5,408
1.19
32. Bladder Cancer
641
0.73
829
0.18
33. HIV/AIDS
539
0.61
71,996
15.84
34. Skin Cancers
526
0.60
993
0.22
35. Ovary Cancer
514
0.59
951
0.21
36. Low Birth Weight
437
0.50
6,250
1.37
37. Malnutrition
420
0.48
2,381
0.52
38. Tuberculosis
410
0.47
21,965
4.83
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
334
0.38
15,843
3.49
40. Oral Cancer
307
0.35
1,406
0.31
41. Asthma
295
0.34
5,966
1.31
42. Fires
295
0.34
3,618
0.80
43. Epilepsy
294
0.34
1,870
0.41
44. Drownings
283
0.32
2,403
0.53
45. Uterin Cancer
275
0.31
512
0.11
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
223
0.25
1,894
0.42
47. Alcohol
207
0.24
987
0.22
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
187
0.21
376
0.08
49. Anemia
180
0.21
0
0.00
50. Drug Use
149
0.17
770
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Chile CHILE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.25
65
35.20
22
2. Stomach Cancer
13.41
15
3.68
137
3. Lung Cancers
12.84
91
18.34
64
4. Breast Cancer
11.81
141
18.21
76
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.04
60
8.90
89
6. Cervical Cancer
5.87
115
20.99
37
7. Pancreas Cancer
5.80
58
4.98
65
8. Lymphomas
5.27
74
6.08
39
9. Liver Cancer
5.09
97
5.46
87
10. Ovary Cancer
3.79
117
3.85
115
11. Leukemia
3.63
88
3.34
108
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.54
90
8.50
16
13. Bladder Cancer
2.24
80
2.19
83
14. Uterin Cancer
1.84
116
2.15
99
15. Skin Cancers
1.83
95
2.47
53
16. Oral Cancer
1.15
171
3.18
80
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.