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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH SUDAN VS LESOTHO

Compare South Sudan and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    254.70
    2
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    192.07
    1
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    142.10
    2
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    211.66
    3
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    155.85
    43
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    68.85
    13
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    36.62
    32
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    0.00
    128
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    51.33
    9
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    147.55
    5
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    74.75
    1
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    44.59
    9
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    11.68
    143
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    69.87
    4
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    24.42
    47
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    43.38
    5
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    83.85
    6
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    17.17
    13
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    17.24
    99
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    13.99
    19
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    13.70
    7
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    16.69
    10
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    18.96
    1
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    28.67
    2
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    45.32
    3
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    5.57
    33
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    11.28
    4
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    4.86
    86
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    2.77
    180
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    87.48
    1
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    0.00
    132
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    3.01
    145
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    4.78
    106
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    0.01
    104
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    8.24
    44
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    2.43
    144
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    0.76
    181
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    3.76
    61
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    1.81
    46
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    14.67
    1
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    1.04
    25
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    18.88
    3
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    3.87
    146
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    21.17
    6
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    4.56
    67
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    9.67
    7
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    3.61
    19
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    2.88
    66
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    5.26
    2
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    14.08
    10
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    3,214
    9.65
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    4,767
    14.31
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    2,354
    7.06
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    717
    2.15
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    957
    2.87
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    678
    2.03
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    1,208
    3.63
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    2,817
    8.45
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    2,101
    6.31
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    389
    1.17
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    792
    2.38
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    318
    0.95
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    357
    1.07
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    924
    2.77
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    292
    0.88
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    2,000
    6.00
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    533
    1.60
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    990
    2.97
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    1,015
    3.05
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    0
    0.00
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    45
    0.14
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    1,102
    3.31
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    51
    0.15
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
    372
    1.12
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    97
    0.29
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    0
    0.00
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    678
    2.03
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    194
    0.58
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    200
    0.60
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    73
    0.22
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    269
    0.81
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    1,539
    4.62
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    78
    0.23
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    81
    0.24
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    40
    0.12
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    50
    0.15
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    71
    0.21
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    12
    0.04
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    39
    0.12
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    128
    0.38
    42. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    52
    0.16
    43. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    111
    0.33
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    11
    0.03
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    305
    0.92
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    235
    0.71
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    24
    0.07
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    279
    0.84
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    51
    0.15
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    143
    0.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    44.59
    9
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    11.68
    143
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    24.42
    47
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    5.57
    33
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    4.86
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    2.77
    180
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    3.01
    145
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    4.78
    106
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    2.43
    144
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    0.76
    181
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    3.76
    61
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    3.87
    146
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    3.61
    19
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    2.88
    66
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    0.90
    168
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    0.70
    170
    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.