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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH SUDAN VS CONGO

Compare South Sudan and Congo 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.

Congo
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
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%
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Congo Population Pyramid
10,701,991
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
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Congo CONGO
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Congo CONGO
       
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
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
47.7
50.2
48.9
169
168
169
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
54.1
56.0
55.0
170
170
170
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
60.8
64.8
62.8
163
164
165
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.8
64.8
163
164
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
60.8
64.8
163
164
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
67.6
71.4
145
145
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
68.4
72.3
141
141
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
68.9
72.6
139
141
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
69.3
72.9
139
141
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
69.8
73.3
139
141
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
70.3
73.8
139
139
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
71.0
74.4
136
138
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
71.8
75.1
135
138
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
72.7
75.9
131
137
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
73.8
76.8
128
134
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
75.1
77.8
128
133
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
76.6
78.9
130
130
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
78.5
80.4
128
127
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
80.7
82.2
127
123
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
83.3
84.5
127
113
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
86.3
87.2
117
99
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
89.7
90.4
101
79
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
92.45
14
101.72
12
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
91.82
32
86.29
37
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
89.87
9
43.98
42
4. Stroke
78.18
96
120.40
39
5. Coronary Heart Disease
67.24
147
133.74
63
6. Tuberculosis
53.50
17
75.20
10
7. Road Traffic Accidents
50.94
9
39.65
27
8. Malaria
49.70
6
49.23
9
9. Liver Disease
33.72
46
36.31
40
10. Diabetes Mellitus
28.11
91
51.04
38
11. Hypertension
26.49
52
52.27
12
12. Cervical Cancer
26.49
21
13.92
60
13. Breast Cancer
24.61
32
9.95
160
14. Kidney Disease
21.96
98
29.78
60
15. Prostate Cancer
20.76
59
31.52
25
16. Violence
20.51
17
11.99
41
17. Lung Disease
20.35
103
31.45
46
18. Malnutrition
17.61
12
9.47
31
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.37
120
20.22
43
20. Maternal Conditions
16.14
14
12.50
22
21. Birth Trauma
15.46
3
7.30
48
22. Meningitis
13.97
18
6.68
42
23. Low Birth Weight
13.19
12
9.29
42
24. Other Injuries
12.63
39
9.74
68
25. Asthma
10.14
63
13.81
44
26. Oesophagus Cancer
8.47
17
0.87
164
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.99
32
6.57
65
28. Lymphomas
7.27
16
2.21
171
29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.03
119
4.17
161
30. Suicide
6.69
120
11.62
55
31. Leishmaniasis
6.67
1
0.00
101
32. Ovary Cancer
6.66
22
3.37
130
33. Liver Cancer
6.30
69
6.39
68
34. War
5.52
9
0.01
161
35. Falls
5.13
100
7.27
66
36. Leukemia
4.90
23
1.70
157
37. Stomach Cancer
4.83
115
3.94
131
38. Oral Cancer
4.79
40
1.35
166
39. Pertussis
4.19
16
3.65
20
40. Fires
3.92
30
2.74
56
41. Tetanus
3.75
4
0.37
53
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.46
78
5.10
56
43. Lung Cancers
3.26
155
2.77
164
44. Inflammatory/Heart
3.15
132
9.18
32
45. Parkinson's Disease
3.13
139
4.68
62
46. Drownings
3.07
73
1.92
118
47. Skin Cancers
2.57
49
1.82
96
48. Uterin Cancer
2.48
81
1.40
146
49. Poisonings
2.36
37
2.00
44
50. Endocrine Disorders
2.34
137
6.36
46
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
9,918
11.82
2,576
7.85
2. HIV/AIDS
7,915
9.44
4,509
13.73
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
7,270
8.67
1,304
3.97
4. Malaria
5,342
6.37
1,977
6.02
5. Birth Trauma
5,210
6.21
997
3.04
6. Low Birth Weight
4,339
5.17
1,283
3.91
7. Road Traffic Accidents
4,063
4.84
1,598
4.87
8. Tuberculosis
3,771
4.50
2,781
8.47
9. Stroke
3,541
4.22
2,267
6.90
10. Coronary Heart Disease
2,930
3.49
2,494
7.60
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,020
2.41
729
2.22
12. Liver Disease
1,823
2.17
931
2.84
13. Meningitis
1,780
2.12
299
0.91
14. Malnutrition
1,660
1.98
272
0.83
15. Violence
1,584
1.89
539
1.64
16. Maternal Conditions
1,521
1.81
578
1.76
17. Diabetes Mellitus
1,312
1.56
1,050
3.20
18. Other Injuries
1,207
1.44
333
1.01
19. Hypertension
1,131
1.35
933
2.84
20. Kidney Disease
1,090
1.30
613
1.87
21. Leishmaniasis
1,005
1.20
0
0.00
22. Tetanus
937
1.12
23
0.07
23. Lung Disease
894
1.07
541
1.65
24. Pertussis
784
0.93
329
1.00
25. Cervical Cancer
761
0.91
196
0.60
26. Breast Cancer
695
0.83
159
0.48
27. War
614
0.73
1
0.00
28. Asthma
587
0.70
291
0.89
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
543
0.65
230
0.70
30. Drownings
466
0.56
104
0.32
31. Oesophagus Cancer
435
0.52
19
0.06
32. Fires
433
0.52
90
0.27
33. Suicide
425
0.51
349
1.06
34. Lymphomas
422
0.50
61
0.19
35. Prostate Cancer
409
0.49
198
0.60
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
360
0.43
89
0.27
37. Syphilis
351
0.42
107
0.33
38. Liver Cancer
346
0.41
169
0.51
39. Measles
334
0.40
159
0.48
40. Leukemia
314
0.37
57
0.17
41. Falls
269
0.32
149
0.45
42. Oral Cancer
259
0.31
33
0.10
43. Poisonings
259
0.31
71
0.22
44. Stomach Cancer
241
0.29
88
0.27
45. Inflammatory/Heart
217
0.26
220
0.67
46. Endocrine Disorders
192
0.23
208
0.63
47. Ovary Cancer
188
0.22
49
0.15
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
186
0.22
105
0.32
49. Lung Cancers
164
0.20
54
0.16
50. Epilepsy
152
0.18
76
0.23
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
26.49
21
13.92
60
2. Breast Cancer
24.61
32
9.95
160
3. Prostate Cancer
20.76
59
31.52
25
4. Oesophagus Cancer
8.47
17
0.87
164
5. Lymphomas
7.27
16
2.21
171
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.03
119
4.17
161
7. Ovary Cancer
6.66
22
3.37
130
8. Liver Cancer
6.30
69
6.39
68
9. Leukemia
4.90
23
1.70
157
10. Stomach Cancer
4.83
115
3.94
131
11. Oral Cancer
4.79
40
1.35
166
12. Lung Cancers
3.26
155
2.77
164
13. Skin Cancers
2.57
49
1.82
96
14. Uterin Cancer
2.48
81
1.40
146
15. Pancreas Cancer
2.21
137
1.96
144
16. Bladder Cancer
1.83
105
0.72
168
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.