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United States
COUNTRY #1
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Compare United States and South 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.

South 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   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      United States UNITED STATES   South Sudan SOUTH 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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
     
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
     
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
     
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    67.24
    147
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    16.37
    120
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    20.35
    103
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    3.26
    155
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    78.18
    96
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    0.59
    151
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    24.61
    32
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    6.69
    120
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    21.96
    98
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    20.76
    59
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    50.94
    9
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    28.11
    91
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    7.03
    119
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    26.49
    52
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    33.72
    46
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    91.82
    32
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    2.34
    137
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    2.21
    137
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    7.27
    16
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    20.51
    17
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    5.13
    100
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    3.15
    132
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    12.63
    39
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    6.66
    22
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    6.30
    69
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    3.13
    139
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    4.90
    23
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    7.99
    32
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    1.00
    117
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.48
    81
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    8.47
    17
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.83
    105
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    26.49
    21
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    0.29
    144
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    13.19
    12
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    2.57
    49
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    4.83
    115
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    4.79
    40
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    89.87
    9
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    92.45
    14
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    3.07
    73
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.18
    60
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.07
    172
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    17.61
    12
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    1.70
    85
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    10.14
    63
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    1.73
    85
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    3.92
    30
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    1.89
    73
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    3.46
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    2,930
    3.49
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    543
    0.65
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    894
    1.07
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    3,541
    4.22
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    164
    0.20
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    1,090
    1.30
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    33
    0.04
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    1,131
    1.35
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    360
    0.43
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    1,312
    1.56
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    9,918
    11.82
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    425
    0.51
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    695
    0.83
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    192
    0.23
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    109
    0.13
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    1,823
    2.17
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    4,063
    4.84
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    269
    0.32
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    422
    0.50
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    409
    0.49
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    125
    0.15
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    217
    0.26
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    346
    0.41
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    314
    0.37
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    1,207
    1.44
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    88
    0.10
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    1,584
    1.89
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    435
    0.52
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    14
    0.02
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    53
    0.06
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    188
    0.22
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    127
    0.15
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    241
    0.29
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    2,020
    2.41
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    259
    0.31
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    66
    0.08
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    7,270
    8.67
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    761
    0.91
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    4,339
    5.17
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    1,660
    1.98
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    11
    0.01
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    7,915
    9.44
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    97
    0.12
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    4
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    466
    0.56
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    587
    0.70
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    121
    0.14
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    186
    0.22
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    433
    0.52
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    152
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    3.26
    155
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    24.61
    32
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    20.76
    59
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    7.03
    119
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    2.21
    137
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    7.27
    16
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    6.66
    22
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    6.30
    69
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    4.90
    23
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.48
    81
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    8.47
    17
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.83
    105
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    26.49
    21
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    2.57
    49
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    4.83
    115
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    4.79
    40
    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.