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South Sudan
COUNTRY #1
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SOUTH SUDAN VS DR CONGO

Compare South Sudan and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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   DR Congo DR CONGO
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    92.45
    14
    19.43
    44
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    91.82
    32
    117.32
    16
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    89.87
    9
    55.99
    28
    4. Stroke
    78.18
    96
    112.53
    56
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    67.24
    147
    108.48
    92
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.50
    17
    79.20
    9
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50.94
    9
    39.80
    25
    8. Malaria
    49.70
    6
    28.55
    33
    9. Liver Disease
    33.72
    46
    36.25
    41
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.11
    91
    36.82
    69
    11. Hypertension
    26.49
    52
    50.51
    14
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    22.64
    30
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    15.42
    112
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.96
    98
    24.38
    79
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    31.05
    27
    16. Violence
    20.51
    17
    16.45
    27
    17. Lung Disease
    20.35
    103
    44.15
    23
    18. Malnutrition
    17.61
    12
    11.91
    24
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.37
    120
    19.83
    52
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.14
    14
    16.42
    13
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.46
    3
    10.95
    18
    22. Meningitis
    13.97
    18
    11.11
    32
    23. Low Birth Weight
    13.19
    12
    11.44
    22
    24. Other Injuries
    12.63
    39
    12.62
    40
    25. Asthma
    10.14
    63
    20.76
    18
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    2.18
    101
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.99
    32
    7.74
    35
    28. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    4.48
    101
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    9.05
    87
    30. Suicide
    6.69
    120
    12.41
    45
    31. Leishmaniasis
    6.67
    1
    0.69
    6
    32. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    3.08
    143
    33. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    9.59
    31
    34. War
    5.52
    9
    1.98
    12
    35. Falls
    5.13
    100
    8.41
    41
    36. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    3.40
    102
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    6.55
    82
    38. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.21
    121
    39. Pertussis
    4.19
    16
    4.63
    14
    40. Fires
    3.92
    30
    3.03
    48
    41. Tetanus
    3.75
    4
    0.88
    30
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.46
    78
    5.00
    58
    43. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    3.48
    152
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.15
    132
    9.82
    29
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.13
    139
    3.70
    117
    46. Drownings
    3.07
    73
    3.10
    72
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    2.16
    74
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    1.91
    111
    49. Poisonings
    2.36
    37
    2.58
    30
    50. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    137
    10.69
    18
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,918
    11.82
    73,546
    11.18
    2. HIV/AIDS
    7,915
    9.44
    13,286
    2.02
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,270
    8.67
    41,301
    6.28
    4. Malaria
    5,342
    6.37
    41,813
    6.35
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,210
    6.21
    33,075
    5.03
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    5.17
    34,668
    5.27
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,063
    4.84
    30,256
    4.60
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,771
    4.50
    43,759
    6.65
    9. Stroke
    3,541
    4.22
    36,596
    5.56
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,930
    3.49
    34,713
    5.28
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,020
    2.41
    16,256
    2.47
    12. Liver Disease
    1,823
    2.17
    15,044
    2.29
    13. Meningitis
    1,780
    2.12
    11,568
    1.76
    14. Malnutrition
    1,660
    1.98
    8,910
    1.35
    15. Violence
    1,584
    1.89
    11,120
    1.69
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,521
    1.81
    10,513
    1.60
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,312
    1.56
    12,902
    1.96
    18. Other Injuries
    1,207
    1.44
    8,272
    1.26
    19. Hypertension
    1,131
    1.35
    15,743
    2.39
    20. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    1.30
    9,077
    1.38
    21. Leishmaniasis
    1,005
    1.20
    869
    0.13
    22. Tetanus
    937
    1.12
    1,166
    0.18
    23. Lung Disease
    894
    1.07
    13,527
    2.06
    24. Pertussis
    784
    0.93
    7,921
    1.20
    25. Cervical Cancer
    761
    0.91
    4,823
    0.73
    26. Breast Cancer
    695
    0.83
    3,416
    0.52
    27. War
    614
    0.73
    1,658
    0.25
    28. Asthma
    587
    0.70
    7,733
    1.18
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    543
    0.65
    4,548
    0.69
    30. Drownings
    466
    0.56
    3,454
    0.52
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.52
    790
    0.12
    32. Fires
    433
    0.52
    2,007
    0.31
    33. Suicide
    425
    0.51
    5,812
    0.88
    34. Lymphomas
    422
    0.50
    2,061
    0.31
    35. Prostate Cancer
    409
    0.49
    3,948
    0.60
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    360
    0.43
    2,966
    0.45
    37. Syphilis
    351
    0.42
    3,751
    0.57
    38. Liver Cancer
    346
    0.41
    3,840
    0.58
    39. Measles
    334
    0.40
    42,254
    6.42
    40. Leukemia
    314
    0.37
    1,871
    0.28
    41. Falls
    269
    0.32
    3,483
    0.53
    42. Oral Cancer
    259
    0.31
    1,003
    0.15
    43. Poisonings
    259
    0.31
    1,729
    0.26
    44. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.29
    2,579
    0.39
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.26
    4,045
    0.61
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    192
    0.23
    7,380
    1.12
    47. Ovary Cancer
    188
    0.22
    656
    0.10
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    186
    0.22
    1,923
    0.29
    49. Lung Cancers
    164
    0.20
    1,158
    0.18
    50. Epilepsy
    152
    0.18
    1,727
    0.26
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.49
    21
    22.64
    30
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.61
    32
    15.42
    112
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.76
    59
    31.05
    27
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.47
    17
    2.18
    101
    5. Lymphomas
    7.27
    16
    4.48
    101
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    119
    9.05
    87
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.66
    22
    3.08
    143
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.30
    69
    9.59
    31
    9. Leukemia
    4.90
    23
    3.40
    102
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.83
    115
    6.55
    82
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.79
    40
    2.21
    121
    12. Lung Cancers
    3.26
    155
    3.48
    152
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.57
    49
    2.16
    74
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    81
    1.91
    111
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    137
    2.92
    114
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.83
    105
    0.78
    167
    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.