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Brazil vs South Africa: Health & Population

This page compares Brazil and South Africa across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Brazil South Africa Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 15.95 9.92 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 76.02 66.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 169.80 353.70 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.90 63.69 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.80 51.33 Compare →
Population, male 104.30M 31.15M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.20 48.67 Compare →
Rural population 25.66M 23.24M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.10 36.31 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.72 1.42 Compare →
Urban population 186.34M 40.77M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.61 2.21 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 83.42 234.18 Compare →
Population, total 212.00M 64.01M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 11.05 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 19.67 25.88 Compare →
Net migration -217,283.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 41.46 51.84 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 12.13 18.48 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.07 9.24 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 79.15 69.79 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 72.95 62.78 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 86.51 67.72 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 75.60 52.80 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 20.42M 8.24M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 18.96 25.09 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 21.27M 8.32M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 20.39 26.72 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 41.69M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 74.15M 21.98M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.85 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 72.73M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 69.74 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 146.88M 43.16M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 69.29 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 13.13M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 12.19 8.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 10.29M 1.65M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 9.87 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 23.42M 4.28M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.04 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 44.33 48.31 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 28.38 38.39 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.41 1.25 Compare →
Population, female 107.70M 32.85M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.70 4.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 1.41M 2.63M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 100.00 90.19 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 92.40 77.38 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.28 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 10.60 7.20 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -1.88 0.95 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 86,150.00 4,907.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 5,072.00 1,174.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 12.30 24.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 1.60 3.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 4.70 7.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 7.80 11.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 12.60 32.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 15.70 37.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 7.10 12.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 10.80 22.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 13.60 26.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 14.20 35.10 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3,404.00 2,575.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 4,512.00 3,161.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 14,147.00 7,614.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 24,673.00 11,947.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 31,647.00 28,570.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 36,892.00 41,435.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 18,331.00 14,715.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 1.20 2.40 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.10 0.24 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.36 0.79 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 67.00 118.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 1,700.00 1,400.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 1,037.00 409.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 9.73 8.91 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 84.00 74.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 93.00 76.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 18.13 44.86 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 91.00 74.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 23.10 29.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 21.30 31.20 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 21.20 31.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 11.60 44.40 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 16.00 22.20 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.52 2.25 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 90.00 74.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 12.37 12.41 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 3.27 2.31 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 7.70 7.13 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 14.50 22.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.14 1.69 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.08 1.56 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.19 1.82 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 11.40 35.40 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 7.59 22.30 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 3.90 9.94 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 34.09 46.41 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 8.46 8.55 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 57.45 37.16 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.00 7.88 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 12.00 24.70 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 17.30 20.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 35.80 92.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 28.90 74.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 23.50 61.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 6.60 27.60 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.