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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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
SOUTH SUDAN VS UNITED STATES

Compare South Sudan and United States 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.

United States
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   United States UNITED STATES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   United States UNITED STATES
           
    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
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    1.37
    113
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    8.86
    163
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    1.55
    114
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    22.27
    164
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    73.49
    142
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    0.09
    178
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    11.10
    120
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    0.00
    180
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    8.98
    134
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    10.58
    144
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    10.26
    133
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    2.77
    151
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    15.93
    105
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    13.08
    127
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    11.64
    126
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    6.00
    81
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    28.49
    60
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    0.90
    104
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    33.26
    8
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    0.26
    129
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    0.42
    157
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    0.15
    166
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    2.37
    138
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    5.11
    130
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    0.84
    141
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    3.04
    71
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    3.78
    140
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    6.36
    31
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    10.28
    71
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    14.51
    31
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    0.00
    179
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    4.70
    79
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    4.69
    110
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    0.38
    31
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    5.68
    90
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    4.43
    49
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    2.24
    173
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.01
    132
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    0.01
    135
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    0.73
    124
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    0.00
    183
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    0.55
    170
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    25.54
    24
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    5.64
    73
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    4.55
    68
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    1.19
    140
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    2.36
    57
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    3.11
    50
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    0.46
    102
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    8.22
    28
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    60,317
    2.41
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    5,660
    0.23
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    9,955
    0.40
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    1,233
    0.05
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    6,924
    0.28
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    41,694
    1.66
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    546
    0.02
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    158,520
    6.33
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    504,904
    20.15
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    11,762
    0.47
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    43,402
    1.73
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    606
    0.02
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    6,762
    0.27
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    18,976
    0.76
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    779
    0.03
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    61,418
    2.45
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    25,997
    1.04
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    65,960
    2.63
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    85,861
    3.43
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    0
    0.00
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    2
    0.00
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    195,387
    7.80
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    16
    0.00
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
    6,984
    0.28
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    48,671
    1.94
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    1,198
    0.05
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    3,818
    0.15
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    287,198
    11.46
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    4,070
    0.16
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    17,829
    0.71
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    3,183
    0.13
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    53,099
    2.12
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    40,281
    1.61
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    35,612
    1.42
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    61,827
    2.47
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    49
    0.00
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    27,064
    1.08
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    0
    0.00
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    26,966
    1.08
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    40,418
    1.61
    42. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    11,555
    0.46
    43. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    1,674
    0.07
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    13,077
    0.52
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    32,529
    1.30
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    46,985
    1.87
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    14,591
    0.58
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    3,461
    0.14
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    155,533
    6.21
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    3,162
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    2.77
    151
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    15.93
    105
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    11.64
    126
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    3.04
    71
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    6.36
    31
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    10.28
    71
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    4.70
    79
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    4.69
    110
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    4.43
    49
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    2.24
    173
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.01
    132
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    25.54
    24
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    2.36
    57
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    3.11
    50
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    7.26
    36
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    2.84
    61
    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.