WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings
<

World Health Review

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
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    South Sudan Population Pyramid
     
    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.