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South Africa vs United Kingdom: Health & Population

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

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Indicator South Africa United Kingdom Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 9.92 30.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 66.31 81.39 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 353.70 90.74 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 63.69 83.24 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.33 50.76 Compare →
Population, male 31.15M 34.09M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.67 49.24 Compare →
Rural population 23.24M 11.60M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 36.31 16.76 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.42 1.17 Compare →
Urban population 40.77M 57.63M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.21 1.55 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 234.18 56.40 Compare →
Population, total 64.01M 69.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 6.69 19.50 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 25.88 17.19 Compare →
Net migration 146,370.00 389,911.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 51.84 7.82 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 18.48 9.89 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.24 9.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 69.79 83.33 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 62.78 79.54 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 67.72 91.60 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 52.80 87.07 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 8.24M 5.80M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 25.09 16.50 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 8.32M 6.10M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 26.72 17.90 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 16.57M 11.90M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 21.98M 22.00M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 66.91 62.61 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 21.17M 21.83M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 67.97 64.05 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 43.16M 43.83M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 67.43 63.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.63M 7.34M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 8.00 20.90 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.65M 6.16M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 5.31 18.06 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.28M 13.50M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.04 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 48.31 57.94 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 38.39 27.14 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.25 1.07 Compare →
Population, female 32.85M 35.14M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 4.10 17.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 2.63M 11.85M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 90.19 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 77.38 99.10 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.28 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 7.20 7.40 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) 0.95 0.57 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 4,907.00 701.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 1,174.00 417.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 24.20 4.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 3.00 0.40 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 7.10 1.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 11.60 1.90 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 32.40 4.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 37.60 5.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 12.40 3.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 22.20 3.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 26.10 4.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 35.10 4.70 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2,575.00 277.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,161.00 383.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 7,614.00 1,007.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 11,947.00 1,526.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 28,570.00 2,835.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 41,435.00 3,213.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 14,715.00 2,081.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 2.40 0.30 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.24 0.01 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.79 3.30 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 118.00 8.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 1,400.00 57.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 409.00 8,751.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 8.91 11.13 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 74.00 88.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 76.00 89.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 44.86 40.46 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 74.00 92.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 29.30 14.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 31.20 13.60 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 31.30 13.50 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 44.40 15.50 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 22.20 3.20 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.25 2.42 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 74.00 92.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 12.41 16.83 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 2.31 4.88 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 7.13 10.73 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 22.70 11.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 1.69 0.33 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 1.56 0.28 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 1.82 0.38 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 35.40 14.65 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 22.30 9.55 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 9.94 4.60 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 46.41 16.97 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 8.55 3.36 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 37.16 79.68 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 7.88 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 24.70 9.10 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 20.10 13.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 92.00 16.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 74.90 13.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 61.70 10.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 27.60 6.10 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.