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SOUTH SUDAN VS LAOS
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Compare South Sudan and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    56.1
    58.6
    57.3
    172
    172
    173
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.1
    58.6
    172
    172
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    62.0
    64.1
    170
    172
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    63.2
    65.3
    169
    171
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    63.9
    66.0
    169
    171
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    64.7
    66.7
    169
    171
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    65.9
    67.6
    169
    172
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    67.2
    68.7
    167
    172
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    68.5
    70.0
    163
    172
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    70.0
    71.6
    160
    171
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.5
    73.0
    155
    169
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.9
    74.3
    146
    164
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.4
    75.7
    139
    163
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.0
    77.0
    136
    162
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.6
    136
    159
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.0
    80.6
    135
    156
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.0
    132
    154
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.6
    85.9
    131
    146
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.3
    124
    145
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.2
    114
    139
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.4
    108
    127
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.9
    104
    131
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    181.46
    17
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    168.80
    19
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Stroke
    105.95
    70
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77.10
    13
    		  
    27.96
    49
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    59.80
    140
    		  
    135.32
    41
    6. Malaria
    52.70
    21
    		  
    5.09
    46
    7. Malnutrition
    52.53
    11
    		  
    9.20
    49
    8. Tuberculosis
    50.29
    23
    		  
    17.90
    52
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.02
    68
    		  
    27.80
    84
    10. Maternal Conditions
    33.44
    9
    		  
    7.20
    47
    11. Low Birth Weight
    29.36
    11
    		  
    17.45
    39
    12. Meningitis
    27.43
    20
    		  
    6.65
    51
    13. Prostate Cancer
    26.74
    33
    		  
    3.52
    157
    14. Liver Disease
    26.36
    40
    		  
    15.22
    90
    15. Other Injuries
    22.66
    32
    		  
    19.68
    42
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.80
    57
    		  
    21.84
    55
    17. Birth Trauma
    21.78
    17
    		  
    18.95
    24
    18. Kidney Disease
    20.16
    36
    		  
    17.30
    56
    19. Cervical Cancer
    20.02
    29
    		  
    7.81
    85
    20. Suicide
    18.65
    18
    		  
    8.54
    86
    21. Lung Disease
    18.61
    88
    		  
    34.40
    23
    22. Breast Cancer
    16.97
    80
    		  
    9.91
    146
    23. Hypertension
    16.93
    87
    		  
    20.37
    55
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    16.52
    20
    		  
    2.40
    142
    25. Fires
    16.15
    8
    		  
    3.64
    69
    26. Violence
    14.64
    32
    		  
    6.66
    75
    27. Falls
    13.97
    22
    		  
    5.76
    80
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.46
    25
    		  
    5.53
    112
    29. Drownings
    12.68
    7
    		  
    5.69
    55
    30. Epilepsy
    11.98
    16
    		  
    1.65
    97
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    10.86
    30
    		  
    9.07
    74
    32. Skin Disease
    10.56
    5
    		  
    1.93
    83
    33. War
    10.31
    6
    		  
    0.20
    35
    34. Asthma
    10.22
    42
    		  
    25.90
    5
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.42
    18
    		  
    0.68
    157
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.08
    36
    		  
    10.04
    19
    37. Poisonings
    7.06
    8
    		  
    0.98
    102
    38. Measles
    6.94
    8
    		  
    0.05
    82
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    6.66
    6
    		  
    0.37
    110
    40. Schistosomiasis
    6.47
    2
    		  
    0.19
    57
    41. Lymphomas
    6.35
    44
    		  
    4.34
    90
    42. Liver Cancer
    5.89
    75
    		  
    55.58
    2
    43. Leishmaniasis
    5.78
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.41
    110
    		  
    7.39
    85
    45. Ovary Cancer
    5.23
    58
    		  
    4.34
    82
    46. Stomach Cancer
    5.07
    99
    		  
    2.46
    154
    47. Oral Cancer
    4.78
    43
    		  
    4.08
    63
    48. Syphilis
    4.60
    8
    		  
    0.98
    57
    49. Leukemia
    4.04
    73
    		  
    3.77
    91
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.89
    63
    		  
    9.05
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,132
    13.31
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. HIV/AIDS
    14,414
    12.67
    		  
    425
    1.01
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,550
    7.52
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    4. Malaria
    5,856
    5.15
    		  
    292
    0.70
    5. Low Birth Weight
    5,692
    5.00
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    6. Stroke
    5,131
    4.51
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    7. Malnutrition
    4,381
    3.85
    		  
    393
    0.94
    8. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    3.71
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    9. Meningitis
    3,335
    2.93
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. Tuberculosis
    3,100
    2.73
    		  
    707
    1.69
    11. Maternal Conditions
    3,039
    2.67
    		  
    424
    1.01
    12. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,033
    2.67
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    13. Other Injuries
    2,189
    1.92
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,988
    1.75
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    1,906
    1.68
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,743
    1.53
    		  
    938
    2.24
    17. Fires
    1,693
    1.49
    		  
    196
    0.47
    18. Liver Disease
    1,602
    1.41
    		  
    594
    1.42
    19. Violence
    1,482
    1.30
    		  
    390
    0.93
    20. Suicide
    1,470
    1.29
    		  
    422
    1.01
    21. Drownings
    1,431
    1.26
    		  
    394
    0.94
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    1,393
    1.22
    		  
    108
    0.26
    23. Kidney Disease
    1,266
    1.11
    		  
    632
    1.51
    24. Measles
    1,265
    1.11
    		  
    3
    0.01
    25. Epilepsy
    1,165
    1.02
    		  
    92
    0.22
    26. Falls
    996
    0.88
    		  
    247
    0.59
    27. War
    990
    0.87
    		  
    15
    0.03
    28. Lung Disease
    982
    0.86
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    29. Hypertension
    842
    0.74
    		  
    673
    1.61
    30. Syphilis
    821
    0.72
    		  
    89
    0.21
    31. Leishmaniasis
    751
    0.66
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Poisonings
    748
    0.66
    		  
    64
    0.15
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    745
    0.65
    		  
    219
    0.52
    34. Tetanus
    668
    0.59
    		  
    88
    0.21
    35. Skin Disease
    654
    0.57
    		  
    75
    0.18
    36. Pertussis
    615
    0.54
    		  
    254
    0.61
    37. Cervical Cancer
    608
    0.53
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. Asthma
    590
    0.52
    		  
    911
    2.17
    39. Breast Cancer
    541
    0.48
    		  
    219
    0.52
    40. Prostate Cancer
    529
    0.47
    		  
    46
    0.11
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    501
    0.44
    		  
    390
    0.93
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    489
    0.43
    		  
    25
    0.06
    43. Schistosomiasis
    402
    0.35
    		  
    8
    0.02
    44. Lymphomas
    399
    0.35
    		  
    171
    0.41
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    378
    0.33
    		  
    13
    0.03
    46. Liver Cancer
    349
    0.31
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    47. Drug Use
    339
    0.30
    		  
    177
    0.42
    48. Encephalitis
    326
    0.29
    		  
    52
    0.12
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    304
    0.27
    		  
    267
    0.64
    50. Leukemia
    277
    0.24
    		  
    203
    0.49
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    26.74
    33
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    20.02
    29
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.97
    80
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.42
    18
    		  
    0.68
    157
    5. Lymphomas
    6.35
    44
    		  
    4.34
    90
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.89
    75
    		  
    55.58
    2
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.41
    110
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.23
    58
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.07
    99
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.78
    43
    		  
    4.08
    63
    11. Leukemia
    4.04
    73
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.10
    147
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.74
    96
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    76
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.63
    127
    		  
    1.05
    145
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    118
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.