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HEALTH PROFILE: South Sudan

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South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    South Sudan
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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 Sudan SOUTH SUDAN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
      Deaths %
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    42. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    43. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    10.984m
    83
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.06
    15
    Population 0-14
    41.6%
    20
    Population 15-64
    55.9%
    170
    Population 65 +
    2.5%
    184
    Birth Rate / 1000
    37.69
    9
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.52
    41
    Fertility Rate
    5.43
    8
    Infant Mortality
    64.77
    8
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    63
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    113
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.07
    17
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    1.35
    3
    Net Migration
    22.04
    2
    Population Growth
    5.05%
    1
    Literacy Total
    34.5%
    173
    Literacy Male
    40.3%
    156
    Literacy Female
    28.9%
    151
    Unemployment
    N/D
    N/D
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    62.8
    165
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    53.7
    172
    GDP per Capita USD
    $1,600
    182

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    18,819
    147
    4/1/24
    South Sudan COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected South Sudan causes.

     
     
    South Sudan COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    South Sudan COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.