×

Health Stats: compare key data on France & South Africa

Definitions

STAT France South Africa HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 12.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
23.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 87% more than France

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.9
Ranked 4th. 4% more than South Africa
28.7
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Future births 829.89
Ranked 34th. 17% more than South Africa
708.87
Ranked 40th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.99%
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than South Africa
1.83%
Ranked 141st.

Blood types > O negative 6%
Ranked 1st.
7%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than France
Human height > Average female height 1.625 m (5 ft 4 in) 1.590 m (5 ft 2 ⁄ 2 in)
Human height > Average male height 1.756 m (5 ft 9 in) 1.690 m (5 ft 6 ⁄ 2 in)
Life expectancy > Men 78 years
Ranked 24th. 47% more than South Africa
53 years
Ranked 72nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.19 years
Ranked 13th. 65% more than South Africa
49.33 years
Ranked 210th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 85.1
Ranked 5th. 49% more than South Africa
57.2
Ranked 173th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.4
Ranked 22nd. 47% more than South Africa
53.48
Ranked 179th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.67
Ranked 14th. 48% more than South Africa
55.3
Ranked 177th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa
0.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Quality of health care system > Cost 86.29
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than South Africa
45
Ranked 42nd.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 82.23
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than South Africa
60.81
Ranked 31st.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 78%
Ranked 29th. 94% more than South Africa
40.2%
Ranked 131st.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 154
Ranked 38th. 2% more than South Africa
151
Ranked 44th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 208th.
43.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 56th. 13 times more than France

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 75-89
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.92 births per woman
Ranked 125th.
2.78 births per woman
Ranked 77th. 45% more than France

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
115.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than France

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 3.4
Ranked 172nd.
33.3
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than France

Life expectancy > Women 85 years
Ranked 7th. 57% more than South Africa
54 years
Ranked 71st.
Blood types > AB negative 1%
Ranked 1st. The same as South Africa
1%
Ranked 4th.
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.08
Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Africa
1.06
Ranked 2nd.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 84.68
Ranked 1st. 34% more than South Africa
63.33
Ranked 31st.
Blood types > O positive 36%
Ranked 1st.
39%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than France
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.4%
Ranked 77th.
17.8%
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than France

Blood types > B negative 1%
Ranked 1st.
2%
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as France
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 68.55
Ranked 7th. 30% more than South Africa
52.78
Ranked 24th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 7.2
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than South Africa
2.8
Ranked 59th.
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.56
Ranked 104th.
24.96
Ranked 64th. 6% more than France
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 150,000
Ranked 33th.
5.6 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than France

Blood types > A Positive 37%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than South Africa
32%
Ranked 8th.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.68 births
Ranked 170th.
65 births
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than France

Blood types > B positive 9%
Ranked 1st.
12%
Ranked 4th. 33% more than France
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 90.1%
Ranked 10th. 68% more than South Africa
53.7%
Ranked 119th.
Blood types > AB positive 3%
Ranked 1st. The same as South Africa
3%
Ranked 7th.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 100
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than South Africa
79.49
Ranked 30th.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 3,464$
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Africa
390.2$
Ranked 54th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $4,952.00
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than South Africa
$689.27
Ranked 60th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 11.9
Ranked 66th.
54
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than France

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 81.45
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than South Africa
64.29
Ranked 29th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 8.2
Ranked 169th.
1,003
Ranked 2nd. 122 times more than France

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 12.8
Ranked 29th.
21.7
Ranked 11th. 70% more than France

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 8 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 156th.
300 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 35th. 38 times more than France

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.74
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than South Africa
0.77
Ranked 28th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 20,816.32
Ranked 92nd.
38,227.85
Ranked 50th. 84% more than France

Death rates > Children under 5 3.9
Ranked 168th.
61.9
Ranked 48th. 16 times more than France

Death rates > Women 55.08
Ranked 144th.
511.06
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than France

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 72.58
Ranked 10th. 15% more than South Africa
63.33
Ranked 24th.
Death rates > Men 120.99
Ranked 135th.
577.12
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than France

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 1,300
Ranked 39th.
9,800
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France

HIV AIDS > Deaths 1,700
Ranked 56th.
310,000
Ranked 1st. 182 times more than France

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 208,290
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than South Africa
28,978
Ranked 21st.
Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 69.35
Ranked 20th. 14% more than South Africa
60.8
Ranked 28th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 110
Ranked 145th.
210
Ranked 64th. 91% more than France

Births and maternity > Number of births 802,224
Ranked 9th.
1.06 million
Ranked 4th. 32% more than France

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 80.21 years
Ranked 10th. 68% more than South Africa
47.66 years
Ranked 158th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
8.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 577 times more than France

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 71
Ranked 5th. 19% more than South Africa
59.9
Ranked 5th.

Life expectancy > Male 78.02
Ranked 15th. 56% more than South Africa
49.97
Ranked 165th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 9.3
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa
4.08
Ranked 14th.
Quality of health care system > Convenient location 90.83
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than South Africa
73.3
Ranked 27th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 1.35 trillion
Ranked 52nd.
1.96 trillion
Ranked 34th. 45% more than France

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.32
Ranked 77th.
113.54
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than France

Death rates > Infants 3.2
Ranked 169th.
43.1
Ranked 51st. 13 times more than France

Life expectancy at birth > Female 84.54 years
Ranked 9th. 75% more than South Africa
48.39 years
Ranked 213th.

Life expectancy > Female 85.2
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than South Africa
53.06
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 69
Ranked 29th. 17 times more than South Africa
4
Ranked 173th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 99.8%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than South Africa
97.1%
Ranked 14th.

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,736
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa
689
Ranked 48th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 3.22
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than South Africa
0.692
Ranked 49th.
Spending > Per person 2,288
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than South Africa
230
Ranked 46th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 19.89
Ranked 91st.
261.52
Ranked 31st. 13 times more than France

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.4%
Ranked 82nd.
17.3%
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than France

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 89%
Ranked 126th. 14% more than South Africa
78%
Ranked 155th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 78.02 years
Ranked 22nd. 55% more than South Africa
50.24 years
Ranked 207th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 83.8 years
Ranked 5th. 72% more than South Africa
48.68 years
Ranked 157th.

Transplants > Heart 124 heart transplants
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than South Africa
12 heart transplants
Ranked 23th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 12th. 63% more than South Africa
44.3
Ranked 156th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (84.00-84.50) (59.90-64.70)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 123
Ranked 186th.
389
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than France
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 8.09
Ranked 1st. 98% more than South Africa
4.08
Ranked 12th.
Health spending per capita 4,627.27
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than South Africa
497.12
Ranked 61st.

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than South Africa
91.9%
Ranked 10th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.22
Ranked 109th.
24.97
Ranked 36th. 12% more than France
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 76.8 years
Ranked 23th. 64% more than South Africa
46.69 years
Ranked 158th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 6
Ranked 144th.
237
Ranked 16th. 40 times more than France
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 45
Ranked 134th.
159
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than France
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0263
Ranked 64th.
6.29
Ranked 3rd. 239 times more than France

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 84.57
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Africa
31.41
Ranked 174th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 48th. 19% more than South Africa
80%
Ranked 64th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 184th.
47.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 66th. 12 times more than France

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 387
Ranked 174th.
867
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than France
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 93.37
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa
40.82
Ranked 172nd.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $3,709.43
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Africa
$819.40
Ranked 55th.

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.9
Ranked 99th.
24.95
Ranked 98th. About the same as France
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 80
Ranked 13th. 63% more than South Africa
49
Ranked 162nd.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 12.34
Ranked 29th.
21.96
Ranked 10th. 78% more than France

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.97%
Ranked 110th.
24.99%
Ranked 42nd. 26 times more than France
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 12.88 per 100,000 people
Ranked 159th.
599.89 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th. 47 times more than France

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 17.6%
Ranked 4th.
27.4%
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than France
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.93
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
0.376
Ranked 150th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 56
Ranked 166th.
484
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than France

Dependency ratio per 100 53
Ranked 119th.
58
Ranked 94th. 9% more than France
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 7 1
Smoking rate > Women 27
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Africa
8
Ranked 69th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 1,921
Ranked 77th.
135,604
Ranked 4th. 71 times more than France
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than South Africa
91.2%
Ranked 27th.

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 21%
Ranked 46th. The same as South Africa
21%
Ranked 42nd.

Infant mortality rate > Female 2.96 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 209th.
39.14 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 57th. 13 times more than France

Transplants > Liver 282 liver transplants
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than South Africa
12 liver transplants
Ranked 28th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 36.6
Ranked 58th. 33% more than South Africa
27.5
Ranked 92nd.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 130000 5300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 105th. 67% more than South Africa
60%
Ranked 152nd.
Diseases > Measles cases 39
Ranked 65th. 26% more than South Africa
31
Ranked 68th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 26.7
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Africa
9.1
Ranked 69th.
Transplants > Total 1,492 transplants
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Africa
300 transplants
Ranked 18th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 8
Ranked 148th.
410
Ranked 33th. 51 times more than France

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74.7
Ranked 8th. 65% more than South Africa
45.3
Ranked 156th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 56
Ranked 166th.
484
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than France

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 30.01
Ranked 146th.
2,810.02
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than France
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 17.6%
Ranked 4th.
27.4%
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than France
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 69.3
Ranked 20th. 60% more than South Africa
43.3
Ranked 158th.
Transplants > Kidney 1,028 kidney transplants
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa
276 kidney transplants
Ranked 17th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 6,600
Ranked 26th. 66 times more than South Africa
100
Ranked 118th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.33
Ranked 68th.
20.1
Ranked 7th. 61 times more than France
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.0161
Ranked 70th.
5.42
Ranked 11th. 337 times more than France
SARS total cases 7
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than South Africa
1
Ranked 26th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 12.16
Ranked 148th.
22.01
Ranked 75th. 81% more than France

Spending > Public 7.3% (1999) 3.3%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 74th. 21% more than South Africa
72.13%
Ranked 107th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Social security and Health Insurance Funds Unemployment Insurance Fund
Total fertility rate 1.9
Ranked 130th.
2.6
Ranked 95th. 37% more than France
Infant mortality > Male babies 4.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 182nd.
56.1 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 66th. 12 times more than France

Transplants > Heart per million 2.01 heart transplants
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than South Africa
0.264 heart transplants
Ranked 25th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
SARS fatalities 1
Ranked 10th. The same as South Africa
1
Ranked 11th.
Children living with AIDS 1,000
Ranked 52nd.
250,000
Ranked 2nd. 250 times more than France
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 84
Ranked 6th. 68% more than South Africa
50
Ranked 161st.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 56
Ranked 166th.
484
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than France

Transplants > Total per million 24.14 transplants
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than South Africa
6.59 transplants
Ranked 30th.
Caesarian birth rate 16%
Ranked 6th. The same as South Africa
16%
Ranked 6th.
Respiratory disease child death rate 0.78 19.57
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 45000 3100000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Legal
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 8
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than South Africa
3
Ranked 89th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 169th.
78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 13 times more than France
Transplants > Kidney per million 16.63 kidney transplants
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than South Africa
6.06 kidney transplants
Ranked 31st.
Transplants > Liver per million 4.56 liver transplants
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than South Africa
0.264 liver transplants
Ranked 28th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 2,080
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than South Africa
280
Ranked 66th.
Spending > Private 2%
Ranked 77th.
3.8%
Ranked 21st. 90% more than France
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 8.23%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Africa
3.47%
Ranked 86th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than South Africa
92%
Ranked 28th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than South Africa
91.7%
Ranked 7th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 27
Ranked 111th.
83
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than France
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 33th. 30% more than South Africa
77%
Ranked 93th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 178th.
0.75%
Ranked 101st.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 5.98%
Ranked 151st.
66.72%
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than France
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 11.46%
Ranked 126th.
21.84%
Ranked 101st. 90% more than France
Public health spending > % of government spending 16.61%
Ranked 23th. 54% more than South Africa
10.82%
Ranked 89th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 207th.
47.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 53th. 13 times more than France

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 98
Ranked 37th. 20% more than South Africa
82
Ranked 124th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.125
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than South Africa
0.0622
Ranked 118th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 6.7%
Ranked 25th.
15.1%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
Public health spending > % of total health spending 78.99%
Ranked 31st. 91% more than South Africa
41.44%
Ranked 149th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 99.66%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than South Africa
86.97%
Ranked 11th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 54.9%
Ranked 7th.
77.7%
Ranked 1st. 42% more than France
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 94.98%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than South Africa
80.77%
Ranked 8th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (84.00-84.50) (59.90-64.70)
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 29th. 46% more than South Africa
68%
Ranked 178th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 89%
Ranked 127th. 13% more than South Africa
79%
Ranked 158th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.27%
Ranked 96th.
5.13%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than France

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.3
Ranked 77th.
20.1
Ranked 7th. 67 times more than France
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 87%
Ranked 110th. 6% more than South Africa
82%
Ranked 132nd.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 80%
Ranked 98th. 29% more than South Africa
62%
Ranked 154th.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 15.93%
Ranked 33th. 25% more than South Africa
12.71%
Ranked 79th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 8.92%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Africa
4.06%
Ranked 74th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than South Africa
99%
Ranked 61st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 35th. 37% more than South Africa
73%
Ranked 101st.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than South Africa
94%
Ranked 78th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 29th. 54% more than South Africa
65%
Ranked 93th.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.14%
Ranked 111th.
59.26%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than France

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.2%
Ranked 83th.
12.7%
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than France
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.22
Ranked 166th.
960
Ranked 2nd. 154 times more than France

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.4%
Ranked 80th.
18.1%
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than France

Public health spending > % of GDP 8.7%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
3.57%
Ranked 82nd.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 40.9%
Ranked 174th. 96% more than South Africa
20.9%
Ranked 183th.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 168th. The same as South Africa
2.5%
Ranked 141st.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 37th. 14% more than South Africa
88%
Ranked 88th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 34.9%
Ranked 175th. 2 times more than South Africa
17.2%
Ranked 184th.

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.7%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than South Africa
8.7%
Ranked 32nd.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 85
Ranked 108th. 9% more than South Africa
78
Ranked 127th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 98
Ranked 39th. 17% more than South Africa
84
Ranked 119th.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.12
Ranked 44th. 12% more than South Africa
0.999
Ranked 156th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 30%
Ranked 24th. 29% more than South Africa
23.2%
Ranked 31st.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 7%
Ranked 102nd. 47% more than South Africa
4.75%
Ranked 162nd.
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.31%
Ranked 90th.
5.05%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than France

SARS median age range 49
Ranked 8th.
62
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than France
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 83
Ranked 112th.
94
Ranked 74th. 13% more than France
SARS fatality ratio % 14%
Ranked 7th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France
SARS female cases % 14%
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 26th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 76
Ranked 25th. 58% more than South Africa
48
Ranked 160th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 78
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.62%
Ranked 139th.
7.04%
Ranked 107th. 25% more than France
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 163th. The same as South Africa
5%
Ranked 112th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 38th. 19% more than South Africa
84%
Ranked 106th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than South Africa
91%
Ranked 93th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 49th. 1% more than South Africa
99%
Ranked 64th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 8.33%
Ranked 112th.
24.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than France
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 87.02%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than South Africa
28.53%
Ranked 170th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 31.4%
Ranked 86th.
59.2%
Ranked 14th. 89% more than France

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 99.8%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than South Africa
97.1%
Ranked 12th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.4%
Ranked 81st.
18.78%
Ranked 6th. 47 times more than France

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Blood type distribution by country (ABO and Rh blood type distribution by country (population averages)); Wikipedia: Human height (Average height around the world); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; health care; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organisation, OECD, supplemented by country data.; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database/DataExplorerRegime.aspx for the most recent updates).; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Level & Trends in Child Mortality. Report 2010. Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD).; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm, (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Human Mortality Database. [ www.mortality.org or www.humanmortality.de] downloaded on Dec. 10, 2009.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Food and Agriculture Organisation, Food Security Statistics (http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/en/).; Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys by UNICEF.; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables), (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization, Global Atlas of the Health Workforce. For latest updates and metadata, see http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/.; World Bank national accounts data; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Abstracted from center-specific counts (Worldwide Transplant Center Directory, 2002); Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy (Life expectancy at birth (years), Global Burden of Disease) (Das, Pamela; Samarasekera, Udani (2012). "The story of GBD 2010: a "super-human" effort" . The Lancet 380 (9859): 2067–2070. doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62174-6 . Wang, Haidong; Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura; Lofgren, Katherine T; Rajaratnam, Julie Knoll; Marcus, Jacob R; Levin-Rector, Alison; Levitz, Carly E; Lopez, Alan D; Murray, Christopher JL (2012). "Age-specific and sex-specific mortality in 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet 380 (9859): 2071–2094. doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61719-X ., ); World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organisation National Health Account database (www.who.int/nha/en) supplemented by country data.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.; UNHDR; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm.; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic.; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables; Wikipedia: Prevalence of tobacco consumption (Rates) (WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, pp.278–287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.67. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.68. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.268–287.); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy; Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990-2008. Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Maternal Mortality: Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; UNHDR. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; WHO, SARS Summary; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; Abstracted from center-specific counts (Worldwide Transplant Center Directory, 2002). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNHDR; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=caesarean&d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a48, Percent of births delivered by caesarean section; World Health Organization. Source tables; The World Health Report 2001; UNICEF; World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP) (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Derived based on the data from WHO's World Health Statistics.; World Health Organization, Worldwide Prevalence of Anemia.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; The United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report and the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.; WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization_monitoring/routine/en/).; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.; World Health Organization. Source tables; International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas.; Food and Agriculture Organisation (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm).; UNAIDS estimates.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by ICF International.

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×