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South Africa
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
SOUTH AFRICA VS KAZAKHSTAN

Compare South Africa and Kazakhstan 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.

Kazakhstan
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
South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Kazakhstan Population Pyramid
24,024,036
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
  
61.6
71.9
66.6
81
56
73
1990
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
  
63.8
73.1
68.3
97
70
85
2000
54.6
60.1
57.3
148
140
146
  
58.3
69.9
63.9
134
112
121
2010
55.5
60.3
58.0
165
154
159
  
62.8
72.9
67.8
130
108
122
2019
62.2
68.3
65.3
154
145
149
  
70.0
77.6
74.0
97
84
89
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.2
68.3
154
145
70.0
77.6
97
84
Age
62.2
68.3
154
145
70.0
77.6
97
84
Age 5
64.6
70.5
168
153
70.8
78.3
113
86
Age 10
64.8
70.7
167
157
70.9
78.4
113
86
Age 15
65.0
70.8
167
158
71.0
78.5
113
86
Age 20
65.3
71.2
167
158
71.2
78.6
115
86
Age 25
66.0
71.8
167
157
71.5
78.8
117
85
Age 30
67.1
72.8
167
152
71.8
78.9
117
86
Age 35
68.5
74.1
165
141
72.2
79.1
118
85
Age 40
70.2
75.4
156
131
72.8
79.4
118
85
Age 45
71.9
76.8
147
118
73.6
79.8
115
85
Age 50
73.6
78.0
133
107
74.5
80.2
113
85
Age 55
75.5
79.2
119
101
75.6
80.7
114
86
Age 60
77.3
80.5
106
100
76.8
81.4
118
88
Age 65
79.4
82.0
91
96
78.6
82.4
118
89
Age 70
81.8
83.6
84
90
81.1
83.6
112
89
Age 75
84.1
85.4
82
88
83.6
85.1
105
98
Age 80
86.6
87.4
95
97
86.8
87.1
81
108
Age 85
89.6
90.1
115
122
90.2
89.6
70
159
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
121.35
9
1.79
108
2. Coronary Heart Disease
83.76
128
181.63
35
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
83.23
40
18.79
120
4. Stroke
80.50
93
124.19
34
5. Diabetes Mellitus
74.67
16
12.42
135
6. Tuberculosis
39.83
26
1.56
115
7. Violence
37.54
8
5.20
85
8. Kidney Disease
35.72
35
9.09
144
9. Prostate Cancer
35.20
22
8.54
137
10. Hypertension
33.86
36
10.39
132
11. Diarrhoeal diseases
33.37
46
1.25
125
12. Lung Disease
31.41
47
42.36
24
13. Suicide
23.49
8
18.05
17
14. Road Traffic Accidents
22.70
61
12.85
112
15. Cervical Cancer
20.99
37
7.73
98
16. Liver Disease
18.41
95
29.46
58
17. Lung Cancers
18.34
64
20.51
51
18. Breast Cancer
18.21
76
15.56
109
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.44
118
15.39
130
20. Asthma
13.63
45
6.41
77
21. Inflammatory/Heart
12.75
17
20.80
7
22. Endocrine Disorders
11.70
14
1.63
159
23. Other Injuries
10.77
57
7.79
88
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.90
89
11.61
55
25. Oesophagus Cancer
8.50
16
7.03
23
26. Low Birth Weight
7.16
63
2.69
130
27. Meningitis
6.74
41
0.46
120
28. Fires
6.64
4
1.91
78
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.23
83
4.11
134
30. Lymphomas
6.08
39
2.34
165
31. Liver Cancer
5.46
87
5.46
88
32. Pancreas Cancer
4.98
65
5.97
56
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.52
65
2.04
107
34. Malnutrition
4.41
56
0.46
117
35. Drownings
4.06
44
3.71
55
36. Ovary Cancer
3.85
115
5.87
37
37. Stomach Cancer
3.68
137
14.16
12
38. Birth Trauma
3.36
78
1.62
100
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.36
130
4.21
86
40. Leukemia
3.34
108
3.26
111
41. Epilepsy
3.28
22
1.62
91
42. Oral Cancer
3.18
80
3.57
67
43. Falls
2.99
150
3.84
131
44. Skin Disease
2.91
30
0.17
171
45. Maternal Conditions
2.65
62
0.16
134
46. Skin Cancers
2.47
53
1.57
113
47. Bladder Cancer
2.19
83
1.90
103
48. Uterin Cancer
2.15
99
3.30
40
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.04
70
1.55
90
50. Alcohol
1.93
61
6.90
12
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
71,996
15.84
340
0.29
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
39,341
8.65
3,469
2.93
3. Coronary Heart Disease
32,739
7.20
31,074
26.28
4. Stroke
30,693
6.75
21,553
18.23
5. Diabetes Mellitus
30,188
6.64
2,244
1.90
6. Tuberculosis
21,965
4.83
293
0.25
7. Violence
21,000
4.62
949
0.80
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
15,843
3.49
258
0.22
9. Kidney Disease
15,302
3.37
1,640
1.39
10. Suicide
13,774
3.03
3,259
2.76
11. Road Traffic Accidents
13,014
2.86
2,352
1.99
12. Hypertension
12,789
2.81
1,836
1.55
13. Lung Disease
11,895
2.62
7,391
6.25
14. Liver Disease
9,013
1.98
5,474
4.63
15. Lung Cancers
7,705
1.70
3,888
3.29
16. Low Birth Weight
6,250
1.37
701
0.59
17. Other Injuries
6,014
1.32
1,468
1.24
18. Asthma
5,966
1.31
1,140
0.96
19. Endocrine Disorders
5,890
1.30
303
0.26
20. Cervical Cancer
5,555
1.22
806
0.68
21. Inflammatory/Heart
5,408
1.19
3,863
3.27
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,676
1.03
2,404
2.03
23. Breast Cancer
4,533
1.00
1,696
1.43
24. Prostate Cancer
4,374
0.96
532
0.45
25. Congenital Anomalies
4,351
0.96
946
0.80
26. Meningitis
3,660
0.81
89
0.08
27. Fires
3,618
0.80
354
0.30
28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,587
0.79
2,128
1.80
29. Oesophagus Cancer
3,486
0.77
1,298
1.10
30. Birth Trauma
3,004
0.66
438
0.37
31. Lymphomas
2,818
0.62
436
0.37
32. Drownings
2,403
0.53
680
0.58
33. Liver Cancer
2,383
0.52
1,020
0.86
34. Malnutrition
2,381
0.52
83
0.07
35. Pancreas Cancer
2,007
0.44
1,122
0.95
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,894
0.42
376
0.32
37. Epilepsy
1,870
0.41
295
0.25
38. Maternal Conditions
1,700
0.37
29
0.02
39. Stomach Cancer
1,535
0.34
2,645
2.24
40. Leukemia
1,464
0.32
612
0.52
41. Oral Cancer
1,406
0.31
679
0.57
42. Falls
1,399
0.31
701
0.59
43. Pertussis
1,142
0.25
1
0.00
44. Syphilis
1,130
0.25
2
0.00
45. Skin Disease
1,101
0.24
31
0.03
46. Parkinson's Disease
1,077
0.24
723
0.61
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,015
0.22
293
0.25
48. Skin Cancers
993
0.22
286
0.24
49. Alcohol
987
0.22
1,310
1.11
50. Poisonings
975
0.21
358
0.30
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.20
22
8.54
137
2. Cervical Cancer
20.99
37
7.73
98
3. Lung Cancers
18.34
64
20.51
51
4. Breast Cancer
18.21
76
15.56
109
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.90
89
11.61
55
6. Oesophagus Cancer
8.50
16
7.03
23
7. Lymphomas
6.08
39
2.34
165
8. Liver Cancer
5.46
87
5.46
88
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.98
65
5.97
56
10. Ovary Cancer
3.85
115
5.87
37
11. Stomach Cancer
3.68
137
14.16
12
12. Leukemia
3.34
108
3.26
111
13. Oral Cancer
3.18
80
3.57
67
14. Skin Cancers
2.47
53
1.57
113
15. Bladder Cancer
2.19
83
1.90
103
16. Uterin Cancer
2.15
99
3.30
40
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.