World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare South Sudan and Saudi Arabia 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
South Sudan Population Pyramid
4,502,603
Saudi Arabia Population Pyramid
9,691,471
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH SUDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | ||||||||||||
SOUTH SUDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | ||||||||||||
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
|
43.6
|
45.8
|
44.7
|
120
|
122
|
119
|
|
1970 |
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
50.9
|
53.8
|
52.3
|
112
|
113
|
114
|
|
1980 |
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
60.2
|
62.6
|
61.4
|
91
|
101
|
95
|
|
1990 |
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
66.4
|
69.7
|
68.0
|
72
|
94
|
90
|
|
2000 |
47.7
|
50.2
|
48.9
|
169
|
168
|
169
|
71.0
|
74.4
|
72.6
|
46
|
73
|
58
|
|
2010 |
54.1
|
56.0
|
55.0
|
170
|
170
|
170
|
72.4
|
75.1
|
73.7
|
56
|
94
|
74
|
|
2019 |
60.8
|
64.8
|
62.8
|
163
|
164
|
165
|
73.1
|
76.1
|
74.3
|
68
|
96
|
84
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH SUDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
60.8
|
64.8
|
163
|
164
|
73.1
|
76.1
|
68
|
96
|
|
Age 5 |
67.6
|
71.4
|
145
|
145
|
73.6
|
76.6
|
73
|
101
|
|
Age 10 |
68.4
|
72.3
|
141
|
141
|
73.7
|
76.7
|
73
|
101
|
|
Age 15 |
68.9
|
72.6
|
139
|
141
|
73.7
|
76.8
|
75
|
101
|
|
Age 20 |
69.3
|
72.9
|
139
|
141
|
73.9
|
76.9
|
75
|
101
|
|
Age 25 |
69.8
|
73.3
|
139
|
141
|
74.3
|
77.0
|
74
|
103
|
|
Age 30 |
70.3
|
73.8
|
139
|
139
|
74.7
|
77.3
|
74
|
102
|
|
Age 35 |
71.0
|
74.4
|
136
|
138
|
75.1
|
77.5
|
74
|
101
|
|
Age 40 |
71.8
|
75.1
|
135
|
138
|
75.6
|
77.9
|
75
|
101
|
|
Age 45 |
72.7
|
75.9
|
131
|
137
|
76.2
|
78.3
|
75
|
99
|
|
Age 50 |
73.8
|
76.8
|
128
|
134
|
77.0
|
78.9
|
73
|
99
|
|
Age 55 |
75.1
|
77.8
|
128
|
133
|
78.0
|
79.8
|
69
|
98
|
|
Age 60 |
76.6
|
78.9
|
130
|
130
|
79.3
|
80.8
|
66
|
96
|
|
Age 65 |
78.5
|
80.4
|
128
|
127
|
80.8
|
82.0
|
68
|
95
|
|
Age 70 |
80.7
|
82.2
|
127
|
123
|
82.6
|
83.5
|
65
|
92
|
|
Age 75 |
83.3
|
84.5
|
127
|
113
|
84.8
|
85.4
|
63
|
89
|
|
Age 80 |
86.3
|
87.2
|
117
|
99
|
87.4
|
87.7
|
62
|
90
|
|
Age 85 |
89.7
|
90.4
|
101
|
79
|
90.2
|
90.3
|
65
|
96
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH SUDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | HIV/AIDS |
92.45
|
14
|
0.50
|
124
|
|
2. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
91.82
|
32
|
30.87
|
82
|
|
3. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
89.87
|
9
|
2.55
|
98
|
|
4. | Stroke |
78.18
|
96
|
95.93
|
76
|
|
5. | Coronary Heart Disease |
67.24
|
147
|
200.97
|
29
|
|
6. | Tuberculosis |
53.50
|
17
|
2.44
|
101
|
|
7. | Road Traffic Accidents |
50.94
|
9
|
36.13
|
34
|
|
8. | Malaria |
49.70
|
6
|
0.00
|
159
|
|
9. | Liver Disease |
33.72
|
46
|
26.88
|
69
|
|
10. | Diabetes Mellitus |
28.11
|
91
|
20.15
|
108
|
|
11. | Hypertension |
26.49
|
52
|
4.28
|
160
|
|
12. | Cervical Cancer |
26.49
|
21
|
1.58
|
177
|
|
13. | Breast Cancer |
24.61
|
32
|
8.30
|
174
|
|
14. | Kidney Disease |
21.96
|
98
|
50.63
|
11
|
|
15. | Prostate Cancer |
20.76
|
59
|
2.36
|
179
|
|
16. | Violence |
20.51
|
17
|
2.14
|
130
|
|
17. | Lung Disease |
20.35
|
103
|
17.85
|
118
|
|
18. | Malnutrition |
17.61
|
12
|
0.50
|
115
|
|
19. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
16.37
|
120
|
20.52
|
41
|
|
20. | Maternal Conditions |
16.14
|
14
|
0.39
|
119
|
|
21. | Birth Trauma |
15.46
|
3
|
0.81
|
132
|
|
22. | Meningitis |
13.97
|
18
|
0.94
|
83
|
|
23. | Low Birth Weight |
13.19
|
12
|
2.33
|
140
|
|
24. | Other Injuries |
12.63
|
39
|
11.16
|
53
|
|
25. | Asthma |
10.14
|
63
|
5.94
|
80
|
|
26. | Oesophagus Cancer |
8.47
|
17
|
1.28
|
142
|
|
27. | Congenital Anomalies |
7.99
|
32
|
6.23
|
82
|
|
28. | Lymphomas |
7.27
|
16
|
3.45
|
135
|
|
29. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
7.03
|
119
|
7.19
|
116
|
|
30. | Suicide |
6.69
|
120
|
5.43
|
133
|
|
31. | Leishmaniasis |
6.67
|
1
|
0.00
|
67
|
|
32. | Ovary Cancer |
6.66
|
22
|
2.77
|
152
|
|
33. | Liver Cancer |
6.30
|
69
|
4.82
|
104
|
|
34. | War |
5.52
|
9
|
0.01
|
183
|
|
35. | Falls |
5.13
|
100
|
18.92
|
3
|
|
36. | Leukemia |
4.90
|
23
|
3.26
|
112
|
|
37. | Stomach Cancer |
4.83
|
115
|
1.90
|
176
|
|
38. | Oral Cancer |
4.79
|
40
|
1.85
|
142
|
|
39. | Pertussis |
4.19
|
16
|
0.17
|
97
|
|
40. | Fires |
3.92
|
30
|
2.54
|
65
|
|
41. | Tetanus |
3.75
|
4
|
0.05
|
98
|
|
42. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
3.46
|
78
|
1.68
|
128
|
|
43. | Lung Cancers |
3.26
|
155
|
4.27
|
144
|
|
44. | Inflammatory/Heart |
3.15
|
132
|
6.16
|
64
|
|
45. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.13
|
139
|
5.96
|
25
|
|
46. | Drownings |
3.07
|
73
|
2.28
|
101
|
|
47. | Skin Cancers |
2.57
|
49
|
0.27
|
169
|
|
48. | Uterin Cancer |
2.48
|
81
|
4.67
|
22
|
|
49. | Poisonings |
2.36
|
37
|
0.74
|
78
|
|
50. | Endocrine Disorders |
2.34
|
137
|
5.93
|
55
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
SOUTH SUDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
9,918
|
11.82
|
6,132
|
4.58
|
|
2. | HIV/AIDS |
7,915
|
9.44
|
192
|
0.14
|
|
3. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
7,270
|
8.67
|
457
|
0.34
|
|
4. | Malaria |
5,342
|
6.37
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
5. | Birth Trauma |
5,210
|
6.21
|
343
|
0.26
|
|
6. | Low Birth Weight |
4,339
|
5.17
|
989
|
0.74
|
|
7. | Road Traffic Accidents |
4,063
|
4.84
|
12,317
|
9.19
|
|
8. | Tuberculosis |
3,771
|
4.50
|
752
|
0.56
|
|
9. | Stroke |
3,541
|
4.22
|
16,793
|
12.53
|
|
10. | Coronary Heart Disease |
2,930
|
3.49
|
39,037
|
29.13
|
|
11. | Congenital Anomalies |
2,020
|
2.41
|
2,307
|
1.72
|
|
12. | Liver Disease |
1,823
|
2.17
|
4,931
|
3.68
|
|
13. | Meningitis |
1,780
|
2.12
|
227
|
0.17
|
|
14. | Malnutrition |
1,660
|
1.98
|
79
|
0.06
|
|
15. | Violence |
1,584
|
1.89
|
646
|
0.48
|
|
16. | Maternal Conditions |
1,521
|
1.81
|
172
|
0.13
|
|
17. | Diabetes Mellitus |
1,312
|
1.56
|
3,890
|
2.90
|
|
18. | Other Injuries |
1,207
|
1.44
|
4,004
|
2.99
|
|
19. | Hypertension |
1,131
|
1.35
|
834
|
0.62
|
|
20. | Kidney Disease |
1,090
|
1.30
|
9,051
|
6.75
|
|
21. | Leishmaniasis |
1,005
|
1.20
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
22. | Tetanus |
937
|
1.12
|
16
|
0.01
|
|
23. | Lung Disease |
894
|
1.07
|
2,842
|
2.12
|
|
24. | Pertussis |
784
|
0.93
|
56
|
0.04
|
|
25. | Cervical Cancer |
761
|
0.91
|
157
|
0.12
|
|
26. | Breast Cancer |
695
|
0.83
|
908
|
0.68
|
|
27. | War |
614
|
0.73
|
3
|
0.00
|
|
28. | Asthma |
587
|
0.70
|
1,168
|
0.87
|
|
29. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
543
|
0.65
|
2,442
|
1.82
|
|
30. | Drownings |
466
|
0.56
|
821
|
0.61
|
|
31. | Oesophagus Cancer |
435
|
0.52
|
229
|
0.17
|
|
32. | Fires |
433
|
0.52
|
825
|
0.62
|
|
33. | Suicide |
425
|
0.51
|
2,046
|
1.53
|
|
34. | Lymphomas |
422
|
0.50
|
716
|
0.53
|
|
35. | Prostate Cancer |
409
|
0.49
|
148
|
0.11
|
|
36. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
360
|
0.43
|
1,630
|
1.22
|
|
37. | Syphilis |
351
|
0.42
|
32
|
0.02
|
|
38. | Liver Cancer |
346
|
0.41
|
845
|
0.63
|
|
39. | Measles |
334
|
0.40
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
40. | Leukemia |
314
|
0.37
|
925
|
0.69
|
|
41. | Falls |
269
|
0.32
|
5,340
|
3.99
|
|
42. | Oral Cancer |
259
|
0.31
|
465
|
0.35
|
|
43. | Poisonings |
259
|
0.31
|
279
|
0.21
|
|
44. | Stomach Cancer |
241
|
0.29
|
389
|
0.29
|
|
45. | Inflammatory/Heart |
217
|
0.26
|
1,342
|
1.00
|
|
46. | Endocrine Disorders |
192
|
0.23
|
1,447
|
1.08
|
|
47. | Ovary Cancer |
188
|
0.22
|
247
|
0.18
|
|
48. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
186
|
0.22
|
275
|
0.21
|
|
49. | Lung Cancers |
164
|
0.20
|
775
|
0.58
|
|
50. | Epilepsy |
152
|
0.18
|
694
|
0.52
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
SOUTH SUDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Cervical Cancer |
26.49
|
21
|
1.58
|
177
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
24.61
|
32
|
8.30
|
174
|
|
3. | Prostate Cancer |
20.76
|
59
|
2.36
|
179
|
|
4. | Oesophagus Cancer |
8.47
|
17
|
1.28
|
142
|
|
5. | Lymphomas |
7.27
|
16
|
3.45
|
135
|
|
6. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
7.03
|
119
|
7.19
|
116
|
|
7. | Ovary Cancer |
6.66
|
22
|
2.77
|
152
|
|
8. | Liver Cancer |
6.30
|
69
|
4.82
|
104
|
|
9. | Leukemia |
4.90
|
23
|
3.26
|
112
|
|
10. | Stomach Cancer |
4.83
|
115
|
1.90
|
176
|
|
11. | Oral Cancer |
4.79
|
40
|
1.85
|
142
|
|
12. | Lung Cancers |
3.26
|
155
|
4.27
|
144
|
|
13. | Skin Cancers |
2.57
|
49
|
0.27
|
169
|
|
14. | Uterin Cancer |
2.48
|
81
|
4.67
|
22
|
|
15. | Pancreas Cancer |
2.21
|
137
|
2.49
|
130
|
|
16. | Bladder Cancer |
1.83
|
105
|
1.17
|
145
|
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.
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.