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Sudan
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

Compare Sudan and South Africa 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 Africa
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
Sudan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Sudan SUDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.0
    41.8
    40.4
    147
    142
    145
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    42.9
    45.6
    44.2
    147
    144
    146
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    48.0
    50.8
    49.3
    147
    145
    145
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    51.4
    54.4
    52.9
    154
    154
    155
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    56.8
    60.4
    58.6
    137
    137
    139
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    60.7
    64.3
    62.5
    140
    141
    140
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    67.6
    70.8
    69.1
    123
    129
    125
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.6
    70.8
    123
    129
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    72.0
    74.7
    94
    120
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    72.4
    75.0
    89
    118
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    72.6
    75.2
    87
    117
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    72.9
    75.4
    88
    117
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    73.2
    75.6
    88
    117
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    73.6
    75.9
    89
    117
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    74.0
    76.2
    90
    117
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    74.4
    76.6
    89
    116
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    75.0
    77.1
    90
    114
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    90
    114
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.6
    78.4
    89
    114
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.8
    79.4
    89
    111
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.4
    80.7
    92
    111
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.3
    98
    113
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.5
    97
    114
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.1
    98
    112
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.2
    90
    106
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    231.30
    20
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    108.71
    60
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    40.23
    23
    33.86
    36
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.38
    33
    22.70
    61
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.74
    83
    83.23
    40
    6. Kidney Disease
    24.83
    75
    35.72
    35
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.70
    29
    18.21
    76
    8. Lung Disease
    23.39
    85
    31.41
    47
    9. Liver Disease
    19.11
    92
    18.41
    95
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.52
    94
    16.44
    118
    11. Malaria
    15.39
    37
    0.14
    56
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.23
    122
    74.67
    16
    13. Tuberculosis
    14.62
    56
    39.83
    26
    14. Low Birth Weight
    14.18
    9
    7.16
    63
    15. Measles
    13.26
    7
    0.42
    32
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.22
    63
    33.37
    46
    17. Asthma
    12.79
    51
    13.63
    45
    18. Prostate Cancer
    7.55
    143
    35.20
    22
    19. Birth Trauma
    7.45
    45
    3.36
    78
    20. HIV/AIDS
    6.94
    69
    121.35
    9
    21. Lymphomas
    6.85
    20
    6.08
    39
    22. Violence
    6.81
    69
    37.54
    8
    23. Other Injuries
    6.73
    105
    10.77
    57
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.55
    66
    6.23
    83
    25. Ovary Cancer
    6.51
    24
    3.85
    115
    26. Leukemia
    6.37
    2
    3.34
    108
    27. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    112
    20.99
    37
    28. Maternal Conditions
    5.36
    46
    2.65
    62
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.26
    36
    8.50
    16
    30. Falls
    4.91
    104
    2.99
    150
    31. Suicide
    4.76
    143
    23.49
    8
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.61
    154
    8.90
    89
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    90
    3.36
    130
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    124
    5.46
    87
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.90
    70
    4.52
    65
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    3.60
    87
    11.70
    14
    37. Drug Use
    3.34
    21
    1.52
    67
    38. Fires
    3.17
    44
    6.64
    4
    39. Drownings
    3.02
    74
    4.06
    44
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    140
    12.75
    17
    41. Hepatitis B
    2.84
    3
    0.28
    86
    42. Pertussis
    2.72
    27
    1.79
    48
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.53
    54
    2.04
    70
    44. Lung Cancers
    2.40
    168
    18.34
    64
    45. Malnutrition
    2.39
    82
    4.41
    56
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.23
    119
    3.18
    80
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.16
    175
    3.68
    137
    48. Meningitis
    2.06
    61
    6.74
    41
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.94
    101
    2.19
    83
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.67
    108
    2.47
    53
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sudan SUDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,966
    20.16
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    20,582
    9.44
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Low Birth Weight
    16,036
    7.35
    6,250
    1.37
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,619
    5.79
    39,341
    8.65
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,459
    5.25
    13,014
    2.86
    6. Measles
    9,301
    4.26
    270
    0.06
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,526
    3.91
    3,004
    0.66
    8. Hypertension
    7,287
    3.34
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,277
    2.88
    15,843
    3.49
    10. Malaria
    5,614
    2.57
    83
    0.02
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    5,507
    2.53
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Kidney Disease
    5,095
    2.34
    15,302
    3.37
    13. Lung Disease
    4,382
    2.01
    11,895
    2.62
    14. Liver Disease
    4,348
    1.99
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Tuberculosis
    4,250
    1.95
    21,965
    4.83
    16. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.41
    4,533
    1.00
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,070
    1.41
    30,188
    6.64
    18. Other Injuries
    2,912
    1.34
    6,014
    1.32
    19. Asthma
    2,636
    1.21
    5,966
    1.31
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,584
    1.18
    4,676
    1.03
    21. Violence
    2,478
    1.14
    21,000
    4.62
    22. HIV/AIDS
    2,331
    1.07
    71,996
    15.84
    23. Maternal Conditions
    1,961
    0.90
    1,700
    0.37
    24. Pertussis
    1,899
    0.87
    1,142
    0.25
    25. Leukemia
    1,828
    0.84
    1,464
    0.32
    26. Drownings
    1,684
    0.77
    2,403
    0.53
    27. Suicide
    1,644
    0.75
    13,774
    3.03
    28. Falls
    1,559
    0.71
    1,399
    0.31
    29. Lymphomas
    1,533
    0.70
    2,818
    0.62
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    0.67
    5,890
    1.30
    31. Fires
    1,310
    0.60
    3,618
    0.80
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,126
    0.52
    3,486
    0.77
    33. Meningitis
    1,092
    0.50
    3,660
    0.81
    34. Malnutrition
    1,089
    0.50
    2,381
    0.52
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,049
    0.48
    3,587
    0.79
    36. Drug Use
    1,036
    0.48
    770
    0.17
    37. Liver Cancer
    946
    0.43
    2,383
    0.52
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    839
    0.38
    5,408
    1.19
    39. Ovary Cancer
    794
    0.36
    951
    0.21
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    775
    0.36
    1,894
    0.42
    41. Cervical Cancer
    770
    0.35
    5,555
    1.22
    42. Poisonings
    744
    0.34
    975
    0.21
    43. Epilepsy
    735
    0.34
    1,870
    0.41
    44. Hepatitis B
    730
    0.33
    139
    0.03
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    705
    0.32
    1,077
    0.24
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    684
    0.31
    1,015
    0.22
    47. Syphilis
    603
    0.28
    1,130
    0.25
    48. Lung Cancers
    545
    0.25
    7,705
    1.70
    49. Prostate Cancer
    523
    0.24
    4,374
    0.96
    50. Oral Cancer
    493
    0.23
    1,406
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.70
    29
    18.21
    76
    2. Prostate Cancer
    7.55
    143
    35.20
    22
    3. Lymphomas
    6.85
    20
    6.08
    39
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.51
    24
    3.85
    115
    5. Leukemia
    6.37
    2
    3.34
    108
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    112
    20.99
    37
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.26
    36
    8.50
    16
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.61
    154
    8.90
    89
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    124
    5.46
    87
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.40
    168
    18.34
    64
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.23
    119
    3.18
    80
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.16
    175
    3.68
    137
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.94
    101
    2.19
    83
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.67
    108
    2.47
    53
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.20
    163
    4.98
    65
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    172
    2.15
    99
    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.