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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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Compare El Salvador and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
El Salvador Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    52.4
    50.8
    91
    92
    90
     
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
     
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
     
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
     
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
     
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
     
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
     
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    14.22
    30
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    122.67
    76
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    21.60
    100
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    59.11
    60
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    71.23
    103
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    31.57
    45
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    29.83
    89
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    15.67
    136
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    6.45
    70
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    24.37
    78
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    12.21
    71
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    40.00
    13
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    0.96
    120
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    17.14
    5
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    9.70
    163
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    15.23
    27
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    5.58
    97
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    12.90
    19
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    5.57
    141
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    2.72
    135
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    16.89
    109
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    12.10
    94
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    4.59
    93
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    6.61
    75
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    1.90
    153
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    1.83
    85
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    4.54
    96
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    9.54
    69
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    1.41
    180
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    6.72
    45
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    2.47
    93
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.54
    84
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    12.84
    116
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    5.15
    25
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    82
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    5.86
    82
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    1.46
    99
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    7.51
    94
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    4.69
    43
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    1.92
    92
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    11.35
    8
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    3.52
    122
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    3.13
    25
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    0.94
    162
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    5.23
    42
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    4.35
    88
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    0.71
    151
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    81
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    3.48
    17
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.29
    141
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    457
    17.60
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    73
    2.81
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    85
    3.27
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    236
    9.09
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    272
    10.48
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    58
    2.23
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    112
    4.31
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    147
    5.66
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    34
    1.31
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    101
    3.89
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    67
    2.58
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    4
    0.15
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    27
    1.04
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    38
    1.46
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    71
    2.73
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    49
    1.89
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    52
    2.00
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    68
    2.62
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    37
    1.43
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    21
    0.81
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    10
    0.39
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    24
    0.92
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    44
    1.69
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    27
    1.04
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    9
    0.35
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    8
    0.31
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    41
    1.58
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    19
    0.73
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    27
    1.04
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    10
    0.39
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    49
    1.89
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    2
    0.08
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    27
    1.04
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    23
    0.89
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    15
    0.58
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    6
    0.23
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    33
    1.27
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    20
    0.77
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    3
    0.12
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    42
    1.62
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    14
    0.54
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    14
    0.54
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    20
    0.77
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    23
    0.89
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    2
    0.08
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    16
    0.62
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    5
    0.19
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    2
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    12.21
    71
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    40.00
    13
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    17.14
    5
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    9.70
    163
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    12.90
    19
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    5.57
    141
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    2.72
    135
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    12.10
    94
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    4.54
    96
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    1.41
    180
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    6.72
    45
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    4.69
    43
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    11.35
    8
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    0.94
    162
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    0.71
    151
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.29
    141
    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.