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United States
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
UNITED STATES VS SUDAN

Compare United States and Sudan 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.

Sudan
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
United States Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Sudan SUDAN
      United States UNITED STATES   Sudan SUDAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    39.0
    41.8
    40.4
    147
    142
    145
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    42.9
    45.6
    44.2
    147
    144
    146
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    48.0
    50.8
    49.3
    147
    145
    145
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    51.4
    54.4
    52.9
    154
    154
    155
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    56.8
    60.4
    58.6
    137
    137
    139
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    60.7
    64.3
    62.5
    140
    141
    140
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    		  
    67.6
    70.8
    69.1
    123
    129
    125
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Sudan SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    67.6
    70.8
    123
    129
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    72.0
    74.7
    94
    120
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    72.4
    75.0
    89
    118
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    72.6
    75.2
    87
    117
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    72.9
    75.4
    88
    117
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    73.2
    75.6
    88
    117
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    73.6
    75.9
    89
    117
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    74.0
    76.2
    90
    117
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    74.4
    76.6
    89
    116
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    75.0
    77.1
    90
    114
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    75.7
    77.7
    90
    114
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    76.6
    78.4
    89
    114
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    77.8
    79.4
    89
    111
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    79.4
    80.7
    92
    111
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    81.4
    82.3
    98
    113
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    83.8
    84.5
    97
    114
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    86.6
    87.1
    98
    112
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    89.8
    90.2
    90
    106
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Sudan SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    231.30
    20
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    17.52
    94
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    23.39
    85
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    2.40
    168
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    108.71
    60
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    3.34
    21
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    24.70
    29
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    4.76
    143
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    24.83
    75
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    7.55
    143
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    36.38
    33
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    15.23
    122
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    4.61
    154
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    40.23
    23
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    19.11
    92
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    30.74
    83
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    3.60
    87
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    1.20
    163
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    6.85
    20
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    6.81
    69
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    4.91
    104
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    2.98
    140
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    6.73
    105
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    6.51
    24
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    4.10
    124
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    4.17
    90
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    6.37
    2
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    6.55
    66
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    0.31
    161
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    0.67
    172
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    5.26
    36
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.94
    101
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    6.36
    112
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    0.16
    179
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    14.18
    9
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    1.67
    108
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    2.16
    175
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    2.23
    119
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    13.22
    63
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    6.94
    69
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    3.02
    74
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.06
    108
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.20
    90
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    2.39
    82
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    0.60
    134
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    12.79
    51
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    1.59
    93
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    3.17
    44
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    2.53
    54
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    3.90
    70
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   Sudan SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    43,966
    20.16
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    2,584
    1.18
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    4,382
    2.01
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    20,582
    9.44
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    545
    0.25
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    5,095
    2.34
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    1,036
    0.48
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    7,287
    3.34
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    1,049
    0.48
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    3,070
    1.41
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    12,619
    5.79
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    1,644
    0.75
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    3,071
    1.41
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    1,459
    0.67
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    272
    0.12
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    4,348
    1.99
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    11,459
    5.25
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    1,559
    0.71
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    1,533
    0.70
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    523
    0.24
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    705
    0.32
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    839
    0.38
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    946
    0.43
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    1,828
    0.84
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    2,912
    1.34
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    369
    0.17
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    2,478
    1.14
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    1,126
    0.52
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    35
    0.02
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    84
    0.04
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    794
    0.36
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    356
    0.16
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    478
    0.22
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    5,507
    2.53
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    493
    0.23
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    71
    0.03
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    6,277
    2.88
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    770
    0.35
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    16,036
    7.35
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    1,089
    0.50
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    17
    0.01
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    2,331
    1.07
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    112
    0.05
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    54
    0.02
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    1,684
    0.77
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    2,636
    1.21
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    684
    0.31
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    775
    0.36
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    1,310
    0.60
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    735
    0.34
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Sudan SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    2.40
    168
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    24.70
    29
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    7.55
    143
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    4.61
    154
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    1.20
    163
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    6.85
    20
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    6.51
    24
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    4.10
    124
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    6.37
    2
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    0.67
    172
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    5.26
    36
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.94
    101
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    6.36
    112
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    1.67
    108
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    2.16
    175
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    2.23
    119
    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.