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Guyana
COUNTRY #1
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GUYANA VS SOUTH SUDAN

Compare Guyana and South Sudan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Sudan
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Guyana Population Pyramid
824,958
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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South Sudan Population Pyramid
19,962,715
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guyana GUYANA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Guyana GUYANA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
54.8
57.9
56.3
71
75
73
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
57.8
61.6
59.7
83
85
84
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
58.2
63.7
60.9
105
94
99
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
59.1
65.6
62.3
127
115
118
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
2000
62.7
68.4
65.4
114
116
116
  
47.7
50.2
48.9
169
168
169
2010
63.4
68.6
65.9
128
126
129
  
54.1
56.0
55.0
170
170
170
2019
62.5
69.4
65.7
152
135
142
  
60.8
64.8
62.8
163
164
165
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guyana GUYANA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.5
69.4
152
135
60.8
64.8
163
164
Age
62.5
69.4
152
135
60.8
64.8
163
164
Age 5
64.6
71.2
167
147
67.6
71.4
145
145
Age 10
64.8
71.3
168
151
68.4
72.3
141
141
Age 15
65.0
71.5
168
154
68.9
72.6
139
141
Age 20
65.3
71.9
168
152
69.3
72.9
139
141
Age 25
66.3
72.2
166
152
69.8
73.3
139
141
Age 30
67.5
72.9
166
149
70.3
73.8
139
139
Age 35
68.2
73.2
167
153
71.0
74.4
136
138
Age 40
69.2
73.8
166
152
71.8
75.1
135
138
Age 45
70.5
74.7
166
152
72.7
75.9
131
137
Age 50
71.5
75.6
167
153
73.8
76.8
128
134
Age 55
73.4
76.8
165
152
75.1
77.8
128
133
Age 60
75.1
78.1
165
151
76.6
78.9
130
130
Age 65
77.7
79.8
153
148
78.5
80.4
128
127
Age 70
79.6
81.4
168
156
80.7
82.2
127
123
Age 75
83.7
84.4
103
122
83.3
84.5
127
113
Age 80
85.3
85.7
172
171
86.3
87.2
117
99
Age 85
91.0
90.1
26
116
89.7
90.4
101
79
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guyana GUYANA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
192.95
31
67.24
147
2. Stroke
149.26
24
78.18
96
3. Diabetes Mellitus
82.60
14
28.11
91
4. Hypertension
45.77
18
26.49
52
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
42.19
65
91.82
32
6. Prostate Cancer
41.13
12
20.76
59
7. Suicide
40.85
2
6.69
120
8. HIV/AIDS
34.94
29
92.45
14
9. Kidney Disease
32.95
45
21.96
98
10. Liver Disease
26.93
68
33.72
46
11. Breast Cancer
25.59
23
24.61
32
12. Violence
25.46
14
20.51
17
13. Lung Disease
25.43
78
20.35
103
14. Endocrine Disorders
24.94
3
2.34
137
15. Cervical Cancer
24.77
25
26.49
21
16. Other Injuries
22.64
4
12.63
39
17. Road Traffic Accidents
22.39
63
50.94
9
18. Tuberculosis
18.83
52
53.50
17
19. Drownings
18.48
1
3.07
73
20. Anemia
14.15
1
0.00
161
21. Inflammatory/Heart
12.69
18
3.15
132
22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.32
96
7.03
119
23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.61
26
3.46
78
24. Low Birth Weight
7.54
57
13.19
12
25. Congenital Anomalies
7.16
50
7.99
32
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
6.60
74
89.87
9
27. Other Neoplasms
5.49
10
0.29
144
28. Lung Cancers
5.31
135
3.26
155
29. Malnutrition
5.24
53
17.61
12
30. Birth Trauma
5.24
62
15.46
3
31. Stomach Cancer
4.88
110
4.83
115
32. Ovary Cancer
4.75
77
6.66
22
33. Lymphomas
4.43
105
7.27
16
34. Liver Cancer
4.07
126
6.30
69
35. Malaria
3.88
44
49.70
6
36. Maternal Conditions
3.59
53
16.14
14
37. Asthma
3.57
100
10.14
63
38. Uterin Cancer
3.50
36
2.48
81
39. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.28
171
16.37
120
40. Epilepsy
3.18
26
1.73
85
41. Leukemia
2.77
131
4.90
23
42. Oral Cancer
2.74
94
4.79
40
43. Pancreas Cancer
2.70
123
2.21
137
44. Fires
2.65
61
3.92
30
45. Drug Use
2.12
43
0.59
151
46. Meningitis
1.91
62
13.97
18
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.69
81
1.89
73
48. Falls
1.52
177
5.13
100
49. Parkinson's Disease
1.31
172
3.13
139
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
1.15
6
0.00
161
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Guyana GUYANA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
1,335
18.58
2,930
3.49
2. Stroke
1,022
14.22
3,541
4.22
3. Diabetes Mellitus
579
8.06
1,312
1.56
4. Hypertension
320
4.45
1,131
1.35
5. Suicide
315
4.38
425
0.51
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
302
4.20
9,918
11.82
7. HIV/AIDS
256
3.56
7,915
9.44
8. Kidney Disease
233
3.24
1,090
1.30
9. Liver Disease
197
2.74
1,823
2.17
10. Violence
194
2.70
1,584
1.89
11. Road Traffic Accidents
175
2.44
4,063
4.84
12. Endocrine Disorders
174
2.42
192
0.23
13. Lung Disease
174
2.42
894
1.07
14. Other Injuries
167
2.32
1,207
1.44
15. Drownings
145
2.02
466
0.56
16. Tuberculosis
137
1.91
3,771
4.50
17. Prostate Cancer
123
1.71
409
0.49
18. Anemia
99
1.38
0
0.00
19. Breast Cancer
96
1.34
695
0.83
20. Inflammatory/Heart
92
1.28
217
0.26
21. Cervical Cancer
91
1.27
761
0.91
22. Low Birth Weight
89
1.24
4,339
5.17
23. Congenital Anomalies
69
0.96
2,020
2.41
24. Birth Trauma
64
0.89
5,210
6.21
25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
59
0.82
360
0.43
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
54
0.75
186
0.22
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
48
0.67
7,270
8.67
28. Other Neoplasms
40
0.56
14
0.02
29. Lung Cancers
38
0.53
164
0.20
30. Malnutrition
37
0.51
1,660
1.98
31. Stomach Cancer
34
0.47
241
0.29
32. Lymphomas
32
0.45
422
0.50
33. Malaria
30
0.42
5,342
6.37
34. Liver Cancer
29
0.40
346
0.41
35. Maternal Conditions
28
0.39
1,521
1.81
36. Asthma
25
0.35
587
0.70
37. Epilepsy
24
0.33
152
0.18
38. Alzheimers & Dementia
23
0.32
543
0.65
39. Leukemia
21
0.29
314
0.37
40. Oral Cancer
20
0.28
259
0.31
41. Pancreas Cancer
19
0.26
109
0.13
42. Fires
19
0.26
433
0.52
43. Ovary Cancer
18
0.25
188
0.22
44. Meningitis
17
0.24
1,780
2.12
45. Drug Use
16
0.22
33
0.04
46. Uterin Cancer
13
0.18
66
0.08
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
13
0.18
121
0.14
48. Falls
11
0.15
269
0.32
49. Parkinson's Disease
9
0.13
125
0.15
50. Oesophagus Cancer
8
0.11
435
0.52
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guyana GUYANA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
41.13
12
20.76
59
2. Breast Cancer
25.59
23
24.61
32
3. Cervical Cancer
24.77
25
26.49
21
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.32
96
7.03
119
5. Lung Cancers
5.31
135
3.26
155
6. Stomach Cancer
4.88
110
4.83
115
7. Ovary Cancer
4.75
77
6.66
22
8. Lymphomas
4.43
105
7.27
16
9. Liver Cancer
4.07
126
6.30
69
10. Uterin Cancer
3.50
36
2.48
81
11. Leukemia
2.77
131
4.90
23
12. Oral Cancer
2.74
94
4.79
40
13. Pancreas Cancer
2.70
123
2.21
137
14. Bladder Cancer
1.11
150
1.83
105
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.07
152
8.47
17
16. Skin Cancers
0.71
152
2.57
49
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.