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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH SUDAN VS CHINA

Compare South Sudan and China 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.

China
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
South Sudan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   China CHINA
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    1.62
    111
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    11.28
    152
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    0.72
    150
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    110.80
    58
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    97.57
    115
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    1.88
    111
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    15.09
    96
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    0.00
    93
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    7.57
    146
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    8.56
    148
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    16.80
    98
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    5.16
    124
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    8.95
    169
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    10.39
    141
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    6.41
    152
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    0.73
    166
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    54.18
    13
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    0.78
    107
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    17.36
    97
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    0.26
    128
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    1.40
    108
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    0.39
    128
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    1.76
    150
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    3.50
    161
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    1.29
    123
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    12.42
    6
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    3.32
    150
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    3.04
    145
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    13.02
    42
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    6.67
    121
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    0.00
    99
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    2.76
    153
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    9.30
    33
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    0.06
    68
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    8.04
    50
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    3.48
    97
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    20.55
    3
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.81
    89
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    0.05
    112
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    0.62
    129
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    0.03
    105
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    2.05
    106
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    36.63
    5
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    1.73
    168
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    3.95
    98
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    3.66
    56
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    1.05
    137
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    1.16
    157
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    1.55
    57
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    1.51
    162
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    183,342
    1.91
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    28,746
    0.30
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    8,719
    0.09
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    17,644
    0.18
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    21,631
    0.23
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    250,272
    2.61
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    34,802
    0.36
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    2.043m
    21.27
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    1.772m
    18.44
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    36,613
    0.38
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    145,603
    1.52
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    5,704
    0.06
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    12,995
    0.14
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    11,115
    0.12
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    3,596
    0.04
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    161,672
    1.68
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    54,087
    0.56
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    301,183
    3.14
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    192,302
    2.00
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    0
    0.00
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    491
    0.01
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    968,607
    10.08
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    484
    0.01
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
    51,650
    0.54
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    92,757
    0.97
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    900
    0.01
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    23,147
    0.24
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    304,455
    3.17
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    52,807
    0.55
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    242,891
    2.53
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    10,498
    0.11
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    116,324
    1.21
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    57,838
    0.60
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    51,056
    0.53
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    248,388
    2.59
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    1,824
    0.02
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    180,952
    1.88
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    558
    0.01
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    58,145
    0.61
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    138,878
    1.45
    42. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    54,695
    0.57
    43. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    25,762
    0.27
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    398,439
    4.15
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    29,954
    0.31
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    25,613
    0.27
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    28,078
    0.29
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    37,723
    0.39
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    714,311
    7.44
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    11,365
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    5.16
    124
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    8.95
    169
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    6.41
    152
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    12.42
    6
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    3.04
    145
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    13.02
    42
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    2.76
    153
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    9.30
    33
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    3.48
    97
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    20.55
    3
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.81
    89
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    36.63
    5
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    1.05
    137
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    1.16
    157
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    5.72
    59
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    2.04
    94
    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.