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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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Compare South Sudan and Sweden 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.

Sweden
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   Sweden SWEDEN
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sweden SWEDEN
           
    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
     
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
     
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
     
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
     
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sweden SWEDEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sweden SWEDEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    0.10
    157
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    8.29
    165
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    0.88
    143
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    19.81
    170
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    50.98
    161
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    0.09
    179
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    2.57
    174
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    0.00
    168
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    3.99
    170
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    6.85
    159
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    5.32
    154
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    2.28
    161
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    13.55
    127
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    5.07
    167
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    20.40
    64
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    1.22
    143
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    14.83
    144
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    0.37
    121
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    30.96
    10
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    0.06
    165
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    0.38
    165
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    0.22
    153
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    0.61
    178
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    4.92
    134
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    0.56
    158
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    2.39
    93
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    2.78
    162
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    5.29
    73
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    12.51
    44
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    12.37
    47
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    0.00
    170
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    5.06
    65
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    3.36
    156
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    0.02
    97
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    3.92
    127
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    3.40
    103
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    2.75
    164
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    1.75
    146
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    0.00
    145
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    0.40
    154
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    0.00
    152
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    1.08
    148
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    16.11
    75
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    2.58
    150
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    3.12
    140
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    0.83
    156
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    2.90
    35
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    2.44
    87
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    0.12
    165
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    3.09
    106
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sweden SWEDEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    2,659
    3.50
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    13
    0.02
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    289
    0.38
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    34
    0.04
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    50
    0.07
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    315
    0.41
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    24
    0.03
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    6,035
    7.94
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    15,136
    19.91
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    308
    0.41
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    723
    0.95
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    35
    0.05
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    117
    0.15
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    113
    0.15
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    5
    0.01
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    1,834
    2.41
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    1,374
    1.81
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    1,838
    2.42
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    1,629
    2.14
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    0
    0.00
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    0
    0.00
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    4,344
    5.72
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    0
    0.00
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
    228
    0.30
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    1,582
    2.08
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    2
    0.00
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    158
    0.21
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    10,917
    14.36
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    114
    0.15
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    538
    0.71
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    65
    0.09
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    1,479
    1.95
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    1,357
    1.79
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    2,622
    3.45
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    3,049
    4.01
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    0
    0.00
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    752
    0.99
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    0
    0.00
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    825
    1.09
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    1,109
    1.46
    42. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    379
    0.50
    43. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    18
    0.02
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    612
    0.81
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    547
    0.72
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    702
    0.92
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    553
    0.73
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    277
    0.36
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    3,722
    4.90
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    121
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   Sweden SWEDEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    2.28
    161
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    13.55
    127
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    20.40
    64
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    2.39
    93
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    5.29
    73
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    12.51
    44
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    5.06
    65
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    3.36
    156
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    3.40
    103
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    2.75
    164
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    1.75
    146
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    16.11
    75
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    2.90
    35
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    2.44
    87
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    7.84
    25
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    2.74
    65
    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.