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Compare El Salvador and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    52.4
    50.8
    91
    92
    90
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.2
    73.2
    70.1
    82
    83
    88
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    68.8
    77.9
    73.5
    100
    71
    91
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    77.9
    100
    71
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    70.1
    79.1
    108
    66
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    70.2
    79.2
    110
    64
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    70.4
    79.3
    108
    64
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    71.1
    79.6
    104
    64
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.8
    99
    63
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    72.9
    80.0
    95
    61
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    74.2
    80.3
    85
    60
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.4
    80.7
    73
    59
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.5
    81.1
    64
    57
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.7
    81.6
    57
    56
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.3
    51
    54
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.1
    44
    51
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.1
    84.2
    39
    52
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.9
    85.5
    37
    51
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.9
    87.0
    35
    52
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    88.9
    40
    53
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.4
    43
    59
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    49
    49
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    57
    47
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.5
    63
    43
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    112.45
    57
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Violence
    93.09
    1
    		  
    6.66
    75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    48.63
    67
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.72
    52
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Stroke
    36.34
    142
    		  
    123.84
    49
    6. Kidney Disease
    35.46
    4
    		  
    17.30
    56
    7. Liver Disease
    25.72
    44
    		  
    15.22
    90
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.33
    41
    		  
    21.84
    55
    9. Lung Disease
    23.33
    55
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. HIV/AIDS
    17.84
    56
    		  
    6.82
    77
    11. Prostate Cancer
    17.12
    80
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Stomach Cancer
    16.13
    17
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Suicide
    13.58
    40
    		  
    8.54
    86
    14. Cervical Cancer
    13.18
    53
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Falls
    11.38
    31
    		  
    5.76
    80
    16. Hypertension
    9.66
    137
    		  
    20.37
    55
    17. Breast Cancer
    9.54
    149
    		  
    9.91
    146
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    9.12
    70
    		  
    9.07
    74
    19. Other Injuries
    8.70
    110
    		  
    19.68
    42
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.11
    47
    		  
    55.58
    2
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.17
    103
    		  
    5.53
    112
    22. Lung Cancers
    6.03
    123
    		  
    12.94
    82
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.01
    105
    		  
    7.39
    85
    24. Uterin Cancer
    5.95
    10
    		  
    1.42
    114
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.81
    44
    		  
    9.05
    27
    26. Drownings
    5.66
    56
    		  
    5.69
    55
    27. Malnutrition
    5.65
    64
    		  
    9.20
    49
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.34
    81
    		  
    27.96
    49
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    5.31
    95
    		  
    2.40
    142
    30. Alcohol
    5.25
    13
    		  
    1.69
    60
    31. Low Birth Weight
    5.15
    111
    		  
    17.45
    39
    32. Leukemia
    5.09
    28
    		  
    3.77
    91
    33. Asthma
    4.56
    85
    		  
    25.90
    5
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    4.27
    69
    		  
    1.05
    145
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.04
    130
    		  
    4.34
    82
    36. Anemia
    2.61
    45
    		  
    1.31
    66
    37. Meningitis
    2.22
    82
    		  
    6.65
    51
    38. Birth Trauma
    2.01
    110
    		  
    18.95
    24
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.96
    116
    		  
    10.04
    19
    40. Lymphomas
    1.85
    155
    		  
    4.34
    90
    41. Skin Disease
    1.72
    88
    		  
    1.93
    83
    42. Oral Cancer
    1.52
    148
    		  
    4.08
    63
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    0.68
    157
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.46
    81
    		  
    7.20
    47
    45. Epilepsy
    1.38
    115
    		  
    1.65
    97
    46. Fires
    1.26
    114
    		  
    3.64
    69
    47. Tuberculosis
    1.21
    123
    		  
    17.90
    52
    48. Drug Use
    1.13
    84
    		  
    3.55
    25
    49. Appendicitis
    0.98
    50
    		  
    1.92
    27
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.93
    152
    		  
    0.71
    159
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,103
    16.63
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Violence
    5,527
    15.06
    		  
    390
    0.93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,755
    7.51
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,093
    5.70
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Stroke
    1,980
    5.39
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,866
    5.08
    		  
    632
    1.51
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,412
    3.85
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    8. Liver Disease
    1,323
    3.61
    		  
    594
    1.42
    9. Lung Disease
    1,295
    3.53
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    10. HIV/AIDS
    973
    2.65
    		  
    425
    1.01
    11. Stomach Cancer
    862
    2.35
    		  
    92
    0.22
    12. Suicide
    806
    2.20
    		  
    422
    1.01
    13. Falls
    631
    1.72
    		  
    247
    0.59
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    619
    1.69
    		  
    817
    1.95
    15. Hypertension
    529
    1.44
    		  
    673
    1.61
    16. Other Injuries
    501
    1.36
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    17. Liver Cancer
    429
    1.17
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    18. Prostate Cancer
    408
    1.11
    		  
    46
    0.11
    19. Cervical Cancer
    386
    1.05
    		  
    167
    0.40
    20. Low Birth Weight
    362
    0.99
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    21. Drownings
    348
    0.95
    		  
    394
    0.94
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    339
    0.92
    		  
    219
    0.52
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    326
    0.89
    		  
    267
    0.64
    24. Malnutrition
    325
    0.89
    		  
    393
    0.94
    25. Lung Cancers
    320
    0.87
    		  
    470
    1.12
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    0.87
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    315
    0.86
    		  
    313
    0.75
    28. Leukemia
    293
    0.80
    		  
    203
    0.49
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    290
    0.79
    		  
    108
    0.26
    30. Breast Cancer
    277
    0.75
    		  
    219
    0.52
    31. Alcohol
    270
    0.74
    		  
    74
    0.18
    32. Asthma
    248
    0.68
    		  
    911
    2.17
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    227
    0.62
    		  
    41
    0.10
    34. Uterin Cancer
    177
    0.48
    		  
    28
    0.07
    35. Anemia
    147
    0.40
    		  
    50
    0.12
    36. Birth Trauma
    141
    0.39
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    37. Meningitis
    134
    0.36
    		  
    476
    1.13
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.29
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Lymphomas
    99
    0.27
    		  
    171
    0.41
    40. Skin Disease
    95
    0.26
    		  
    75
    0.18
    41. Maternal Conditions
    89
    0.24
    		  
    424
    1.01
    42. Ovary Cancer
    88
    0.24
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Epilepsy
    81
    0.22
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.22
    		  
    153
    0.36
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    81
    0.22
    		  
    25
    0.06
    46. Fires
    72
    0.20
    		  
    196
    0.47
    47. Tuberculosis
    65
    0.18
    		  
    707
    1.69
    48. Drug Use
    63
    0.17
    		  
    177
    0.42
    49. Appendicitis
    54
    0.15
    		  
    79
    0.19
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.14
    		  
    22
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    17.12
    80
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Stomach Cancer
    16.13
    17
    		  
    2.46
    154
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.18
    53
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.54
    149
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.11
    47
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.03
    123
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.01
    105
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Uterin Cancer
    5.95
    10
    		  
    1.42
    114
    9. Leukemia
    5.09
    28
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.27
    69
    		  
    1.05
    145
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.04
    130
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Lymphomas
    1.85
    155
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.52
    148
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.80
    155
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    147
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.