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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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Compare South Sudan and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
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
Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
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
 
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
47.7
50.2
48.9
169
168
169
 
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
54.1
56.0
55.0
170
170
170
 
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
60.8
64.8
62.8
163
164
165
 
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.8
64.8
163
164
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
67.6
71.4
145
145
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
68.4
72.3
141
141
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
68.9
72.6
139
141
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
69.3
72.9
139
141
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
69.8
73.3
139
141
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
70.3
73.8
139
139
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
71.0
74.4
136
138
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
71.8
75.1
135
138
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
72.7
75.9
131
137
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
73.8
76.8
128
134
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
75.1
77.8
128
133
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
76.6
78.9
130
130
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
78.5
80.4
128
127
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
80.7
82.2
127
123
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
83.3
84.5
127
113
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
86.3
87.2
117
99
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
89.7
90.4
101
79
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
92.45
14
0.00
178
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
91.82
32
99.50
24
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
89.87
9
12.46
66
4. Stroke
78.18
96
107.87
61
5. Coronary Heart Disease
67.24
147
133.60
64
6. Tuberculosis
53.50
17
30.26
36
7. Road Traffic Accidents
50.94
9
42.59
17
8. Malaria
49.70
6
0.19
54
9. Liver Disease
33.72
46
38.72
28
10. Diabetes Mellitus
28.11
91
14.76
128
11. Hypertension
26.49
52
7.94
145
12. Cervical Cancer
26.49
21
14.88
57
13. Breast Cancer
24.61
32
10.59
153
14. Kidney Disease
21.96
98
46.72
13
15. Prostate Cancer
20.76
59
18.78
70
16. Violence
20.51
17
6.18
77
17. Lung Disease
20.35
103
50.70
16
18. Malnutrition
17.61
12
5.35
50
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.37
120
17.73
86
20. Maternal Conditions
16.14
14
2.97
59
21. Birth Trauma
15.46
3
5.51
60
22. Meningitis
13.97
18
3.20
51
23. Low Birth Weight
13.19
12
5.99
82
24. Other Injuries
12.63
39
7.20
97
25. Asthma
10.14
63
24.13
16
26. Oesophagus Cancer
8.47
17
0.96
156
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.99
32
6.30
79
28. Lymphomas
7.27
16
0.07
183
29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.03
119
4.11
165
30. Suicide
6.69
120
2.20
176
31. Leishmaniasis
6.67
1
0.00
161
32. Ovary Cancer
6.66
22
4.99
68
33. Liver Cancer
6.30
69
9.21
34
34. War
5.52
9
0.01
111
35. Falls
5.13
100
14.27
7
36. Leukemia
4.90
23
1.16
167
37. Stomach Cancer
4.83
115
11.50
27
38. Oral Cancer
4.79
40
0.01
182
39. Pertussis
4.19
16
1.65
50
40. Fires
3.92
30
0.48
142
41. Tetanus
3.75
4
1.06
24
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.46
78
2.84
88
43. Lung Cancers
3.26
155
13.51
84
44. Inflammatory/Heart
3.15
132
5.37
78
45. Parkinson's Disease
3.13
139
5.57
31
46. Drownings
3.07
73
1.67
124
47. Skin Cancers
2.57
49
0.00
179
48. Uterin Cancer
2.48
81
0.00
183
49. Poisonings
2.36
37
0.75
77
50. Endocrine Disorders
2.34
137
6.27
48
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
9,918
11.82
111
12.44
2. HIV/AIDS
7,915
9.44
0
0.00
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
7,270
8.67
24
2.69
4. Malaria
5,342
6.37
0
0.00
5. Birth Trauma
5,210
6.21
28
3.14
6. Low Birth Weight
4,339
5.17
31
3.48
7. Road Traffic Accidents
4,063
4.84
60
6.73
8. Tuberculosis
3,771
4.50
41
4.60
9. Stroke
3,541
4.22
92
10.31
10. Coronary Heart Disease
2,930
3.49
108
12.11
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,020
2.41
27
3.03
12. Liver Disease
1,823
2.17
40
4.48
13. Meningitis
1,780
2.12
5
0.56
14. Malnutrition
1,660
1.98
9
1.01
15. Violence
1,584
1.89
12
1.35
16. Maternal Conditions
1,521
1.81
5
0.56
17. Diabetes Mellitus
1,312
1.56
13
1.46
18. Other Injuries
1,207
1.44
13
1.46
19. Hypertension
1,131
1.35
7
0.78
20. Kidney Disease
1,090
1.30
44
4.93
21. Leishmaniasis
1,005
1.20
0
0.00
22. Tetanus
937
1.12
2
0.22
23. Lung Disease
894
1.07
41
4.60
24. Pertussis
784
0.93
6
0.67
25. Cervical Cancer
761
0.91
9
1.01
26. Breast Cancer
695
0.83
6
0.67
27. War
614
0.73
0
0.00
28. Asthma
587
0.70
22
2.47
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
543
0.65
12
1.35
30. Drownings
466
0.56
4
0.45
31. Oesophagus Cancer
435
0.52
1
0.11
32. Fires
433
0.52
1
0.11
33. Suicide
425
0.51
3
0.34
34. Lymphomas
422
0.50
0
0.00
35. Prostate Cancer
409
0.49
6
0.67
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
360
0.43
4
0.45
37. Syphilis
351
0.42
3
0.34
38. Liver Cancer
346
0.41
9
1.01
39. Measles
334
0.40
1
0.11
40. Leukemia
314
0.37
1
0.11
41. Falls
269
0.32
15
1.68
42. Oral Cancer
259
0.31
0
0.00
43. Poisonings
259
0.31
1
0.11
44. Stomach Cancer
241
0.29
14
1.57
45. Inflammatory/Heart
217
0.26
6
0.67
46. Endocrine Disorders
192
0.23
10
1.12
47. Ovary Cancer
188
0.22
3
0.34
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
186
0.22
3
0.34
49. Lung Cancers
164
0.20
15
1.68
50. Epilepsy
152
0.18
3
0.34
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
26.49
21
14.88
57
2. Breast Cancer
24.61
32
10.59
153
3. Prostate Cancer
20.76
59
18.78
70
4. Oesophagus Cancer
8.47
17
0.96
156
5. Lymphomas
7.27
16
0.07
183
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.03
119
4.11
165
7. Ovary Cancer
6.66
22
4.99
68
8. Liver Cancer
6.30
69
9.21
34
9. Leukemia
4.90
23
1.16
167
10. Stomach Cancer
4.83
115
11.50
27
11. Oral Cancer
4.79
40
0.01
182
12. Lung Cancers
3.26
155
13.51
84
13. Skin Cancers
2.57
49
0.00
179
14. Uterin Cancer
2.48
81
0.00
183
15. Pancreas Cancer
2.21
137
0.01
182
16. Bladder Cancer
1.83
105
3.77
32
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.