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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH SUDAN VS GHANA

Compare South Sudan and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    51.92
    22
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    99.08
    26
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    30.48
    50
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    124.02
    35
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    119.93
    79
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    44.25
    21
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    31.33
    46
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    48.00
    12
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    36.74
    35
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    44.68
    47
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    17.73
    94
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    24.53
    27
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    19.09
    60
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    30.38
    56
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    24.21
    50
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    6.73
    72
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    26.48
    69
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    8.62
    36
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    17.79
    85
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    6.87
    40
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    8.81
    36
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    13.70
    21
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    9.43
    38
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    10.75
    58
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    13.95
    42
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    2.61
    87
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    7.03
    51
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    5.70
    55
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    6.86
    121
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    10.54
    64
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    0.00
    115
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    8.00
    7
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    17.60
    10
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    0.10
    51
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    8.85
    34
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    1.38
    163
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    6.41
    86
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.86
    86
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    1.62
    51
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    3.31
    41
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    0.59
    40
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    2.19
    103
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    1.71
    177
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    11.13
    23
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    4.48
    70
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    2.38
    93
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    1.57
    114
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    2.86
    68
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    2.15
    42
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    6.88
    37
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    16,262
    9.29
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    13,565
    7.75
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    11,162
    6.38
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    6,194
    3.54
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    6,662
    3.81
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    7,808
    4.46
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    10,214
    5.84
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    15,163
    8.67
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    14,103
    8.06
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    6,053
    3.46
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    2,983
    1.70
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    1,868
    1.07
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    1,857
    1.06
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    1,991
    1.14
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    5,929
    3.39
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    2,433
    1.39
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    2,231
    1.28
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    4,161
    2.38
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    0
    0.00
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    220
    0.13
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    3,120
    1.78
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    744
    0.43
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
    2,161
    1.24
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    1,937
    1.11
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    29
    0.02
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    1,979
    1.13
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    1,294
    0.74
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    740
    0.42
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    285
    0.16
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    729
    0.42
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    1,993
    1.14
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    875
    0.50
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    1,031
    0.59
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    803
    0.46
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    483
    0.28
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    2,851
    1.63
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    135
    0.08
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    340
    0.19
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    1,168
    0.67
    42. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    483
    0.28
    43. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    522
    0.30
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    870
    0.50
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    1,615
    0.92
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    1,965
    1.12
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    698
    0.40
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    321
    0.18
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    237
    0.14
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    329
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    24.53
    27
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    24.21
    50
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    2.61
    87
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    5.70
    55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    6.86
    121
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    8.00
    7
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    17.60
    10
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    1.38
    163
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    6.41
    86
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.86
    86
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    1.71
    177
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    1.57
    114
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    2.86
    68
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    2.52
    128
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    1.91
    102
    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.