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Somalia
COUNTRY #1
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
SOMALIA VS SOUTH SUDAN

Compare Somalia 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
Somalia Population Pyramid
34,922,449
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
  Somalia SOMALIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Somalia SOMALIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
34.7
37.7
36.2
163
158
163
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
38.7
41.8
40.2
162
159
162
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
41.0
44.2
42.6
171
169
169
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
40.0
43.3
41.6
180
179
179
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
2000
49.1
51.8
50.5
163
164
162
  
47.7
50.2
48.9
169
168
169
2010
50.8
54.1
52.4
176
173
174
  
54.1
56.0
55.0
170
170
170
2019
54.0
59.2
56.5
180
181
181
  
60.8
64.8
62.8
163
164
165
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Somalia SOMALIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
54.0
59.2
180
181
60.8
64.8
163
164
Age
54.0
59.2
180
181
60.8
64.8
163
164
Age 5
61.4
66.4
177
178
67.6
71.4
145
145
Age 10
62.3
67.4
176
177
68.4
72.3
141
141
Age 15
62.8
67.8
175
176
68.9
72.6
139
141
Age 20
63.4
68.2
175
176
69.3
72.9
139
141
Age 25
64.1
68.6
175
176
69.8
73.3
139
141
Age 30
64.8
69.2
175
177
70.3
73.8
139
139
Age 35
65.5
69.8
176
178
71.0
74.4
136
138
Age 40
66.4
70.6
176
178
71.8
75.1
135
138
Age 45
67.6
71.6
177
178
72.7
75.9
131
137
Age 50
69.1
72.8
177
178
73.8
76.8
128
134
Age 55
71.0
74.3
179
178
75.1
77.8
128
133
Age 60
73.2
76.0
179
178
76.6
78.9
130
130
Age 65
75.8
78.1
179
178
78.5
80.4
128
127
Age 70
78.7
80.3
179
176
80.7
82.2
127
123
Age 75
81.9
83.0
178
172
83.3
84.5
127
113
Age 80
85.4
86.1
171
166
86.3
87.2
117
99
Age 85
89.1
89.5
159
163
89.7
90.4
101
79
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Somalia SOMALIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
155.59
3
91.82
32
2. Stroke
150.17
23
78.18
96
3. Coronary Heart Disease
129.66
67
67.24
147
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
128.81
3
89.87
9
5. Tuberculosis
109.27
5
53.50
17
6. Liver Disease
57.15
7
33.72
46
7. Hypertension
50.05
15
26.49
52
8. Diabetes Mellitus
48.19
41
28.11
91
9. Lung Disease
44.55
22
20.35
103
10. Malnutrition
42.27
1
17.61
12
11. Road Traffic Accidents
38.94
28
50.94
9
12. Maternal Conditions
38.60
1
16.14
14
13. Measles
37.65
1
1.79
25
14. Breast Cancer
33.65
7
24.61
32
15. Kidney Disease
31.84
49
21.96
98
16. Meningitis
31.66
1
13.97
18
17. Other Injuries
31.38
1
12.63
39
18. Asthma
25.62
9
10.14
63
19. Cervical Cancer
23.71
28
26.49
21
20. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.02
82
16.37
120
21. Birth Trauma
16.45
1
15.46
3
22. Malaria
16.08
36
49.70
6
23. Suicide
14.66
29
6.69
120
24. Tetanus
14.50
1
3.75
4
25. Prostate Cancer
12.27
123
20.76
59
26. Low Birth Weight
11.34
25
13.19
12
27. War
9.09
5
5.52
9
28. Congenital Anomalies
8.94
20
7.99
32
29. Ovary Cancer
8.19
6
6.66
22
30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.09
101
7.03
119
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.06
22
3.46
78
32. Oesophagus Cancer
7.97
19
8.47
17
33. Falls
7.93
52
5.13
100
34. Lymphomas
7.68
12
7.27
16
35. Pertussis
6.89
3
4.19
16
36. Violence
6.81
70
20.51
17
37. Drownings
6.47
16
3.07
73
38. Leukemia
6.38
1
4.90
23
39. HIV/AIDS
6.27
71
92.45
14
40. Fires
6.16
6
3.92
30
41. Schistosomiasis
6.08
2
1.27
35
42. Poisonings
5.99
1
2.36
37
43. Inflammatory/Heart
5.86
70
3.15
132
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
5.27
20
1.89
73
45. Stomach Cancer
4.92
109
4.83
115
46. Oral Cancer
4.64
44
4.79
40
47. Hepatitis B
4.08
2
1.25
28
48. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
100
3.13
139
49. Lung Cancers
3.67
149
3.26
155
50. Liver Cancer
3.62
148
6.30
69
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Somalia SOMALIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
21,712
13.71
9,918
11.82
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
15,363
9.70
7,270
8.67
3. Measles
11,576
7.31
334
0.40
4. Tuberculosis
10,261
6.48
3,771
4.50
5. Birth Trauma
9,573
6.04
5,210
6.21
6. Stroke
8,595
5.43
3,541
4.22
7. Coronary Heart Disease
7,233
4.57
2,930
3.49
8. Low Birth Weight
6,250
3.95
4,339
5.17
9. Meningitis
5,381
3.40
1,780
2.12
10. Malnutrition
4,825
3.05
1,660
1.98
11. Road Traffic Accidents
4,231
2.67
4,063
4.84
12. Maternal Conditions
4,127
2.61
1,521
1.81
13. Liver Disease
3,917
2.47
1,823
2.17
14. Other Injuries
3,602
2.27
1,207
1.44
15. Congenital Anomalies
3,410
2.15
2,020
2.41
16. Diabetes Mellitus
2,888
1.82
1,312
1.56
17. Tetanus
2,648
1.67
937
1.12
18. Hypertension
2,643
1.67
1,131
1.35
19. Lung Disease
2,442
1.54
894
1.07
20. Pertussis
2,054
1.30
784
0.93
21. Kidney Disease
2,051
1.29
1,090
1.30
22. Malaria
1,942
1.23
5,342
6.37
23. Asthma
1,878
1.19
587
0.70
24. War
1,318
0.83
614
0.73
25. Drownings
1,272
0.80
466
0.56
26. Breast Cancer
1,232
0.78
695
0.83
27. Suicide
1,219
0.77
425
0.51
28. Cervical Cancer
883
0.56
761
0.91
29. Violence
828
0.52
1,584
1.89
30. Fires
810
0.51
433
0.52
31. Poisonings
758
0.48
259
0.31
32. Alzheimers & Dementia
647
0.41
543
0.65
33. HIV/AIDS
610
0.39
7,915
9.44
34. Lymphomas
605
0.38
422
0.50
35. Leukemia
562
0.35
314
0.37
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
559
0.35
186
0.22
37. Falls
548
0.35
269
0.32
38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
546
0.34
360
0.43
39. Inflammatory/Heart
521
0.33
217
0.26
40. Oesophagus Cancer
516
0.33
435
0.52
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
446
0.28
121
0.14
42. Schistosomiasis
435
0.27
72
0.09
43. Epilepsy
419
0.26
152
0.18
44. Endocrine Disorders
406
0.26
192
0.23
45. Syphilis
378
0.24
351
0.42
46. Oral Cancer
328
0.21
259
0.31
47. Upper Respiratory
326
0.21
70
0.08
48. Hepatitis B
315
0.20
77
0.09
49. Stomach Cancer
310
0.20
241
0.29
50. Ovary Cancer
295
0.19
188
0.22
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Somalia SOMALIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
33.65
7
24.61
32
2. Cervical Cancer
23.71
28
26.49
21
3. Prostate Cancer
12.27
123
20.76
59
4. Ovary Cancer
8.19
6
6.66
22
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.09
101
7.03
119
6. Oesophagus Cancer
7.97
19
8.47
17
7. Lymphomas
7.68
12
7.27
16
8. Leukemia
6.38
1
4.90
23
9. Stomach Cancer
4.92
109
4.83
115
10. Oral Cancer
4.64
44
4.79
40
11. Lung Cancers
3.67
149
3.26
155
12. Liver Cancer
3.62
148
6.30
69
13. Skin Cancers
2.55
50
2.57
49
14. Uterin Cancer
2.44
83
2.48
81
15. Bladder Cancer
2.40
74
1.83
105
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.69
148
2.21
137
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.