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France vs South Africa: Health & Population

This page compares France 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 France South Africa Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 36.10 9.92 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.98 66.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 88.45 353.70 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 78.80 63.69 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.52 51.33 Compare →
Population, male 33.23M 31.15M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.48 48.67 Compare →
Rural population 14.53M 23.24M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 21.20 36.31 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.29 1.42 Compare →
Urban population 54.02M 40.77M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.61 2.21 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 44.99 234.18 Compare →
Population, total 68.55M 64.01M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 22.15 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.51 25.88 Compare →
Net migration 91,737.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 3.30 51.84 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.70 18.48 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.40 9.24 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.90 69.79 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.20 62.78 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.00 67.72 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 86.32 52.80 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 5.53M 8.24M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.64 25.09 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 5.79M 8.32M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 17.42 26.72 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 11.31M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 21.20M 21.98M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 60.01 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 20.86M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 62.77 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 42.06M 43.16M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 61.35 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 8.60M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 24.34 8.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 6.58M 1.65M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.81 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 15.18M 4.28M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.04 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 63.00 48.31 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 26.90 38.39 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.26 1.25 Compare →
Population, female 35.32M 32.85M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 13.80 4.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 9.19M 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) 98.64 77.38 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.28 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 6.50 7.20 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) 0.17 0.95 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 608.00 4,907.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 139.00 1,174.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 3.40 24.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.40 3.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 1.10 7.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2.10 11.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 4.00 32.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 4.70 37.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2.80 12.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.10 22.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 3.70 26.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 4.30 35.10 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 277.00 2,575.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 320.00 3,161.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 895.00 7,614.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,683.00 11,947.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 2,185.00 28,570.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 2,815.00 41,435.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 1,805.00 14,715.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.40 2.40 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.01 0.24 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.28 0.79 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 7.00 118.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 47.00 1,400.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 9,984.00 409.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 11.54 8.91 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 82.00 74.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 95.00 76.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 36.17 44.86 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.00 74.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 14.80 29.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 13.10 31.20 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 13.00 31.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 14.70 44.40 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 5.10 22.20 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 5.65 2.25 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 96.00 74.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 16.48 12.41 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 4.68 2.31 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 10.32 7.13 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 10.20 22.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.34 1.69 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.24 1.56 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.45 1.82 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 24.10 35.40 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 16.58 22.30 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 9.52 9.94 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 14.68 46.41 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 6.42 8.55 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 78.90 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 (%) 7.30 24.70 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 13.30 20.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 13.40 92.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 10.00 74.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 7.20 61.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 3.40 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.