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EL SALVADOR VS MALAWI
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Compare El Salvador and Malawi 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   Malawi MALAWI
           
    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
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    67.2
    73.2
    70.1
    82
    83
    88
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    68.8
    77.9
    73.5
    100
    71
    91
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    77.9
    100
    71
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    70.1
    79.1
    108
    66
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    70.2
    79.2
    110
    64
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    70.4
    79.3
    108
    64
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    71.1
    79.6
    104
    64
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.8
    99
    63
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    72.9
    80.0
    95
    61
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    74.2
    80.3
    85
    60
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    75.4
    80.7
    73
    59
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    76.5
    81.1
    64
    57
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    77.7
    81.6
    57
    56
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    78.9
    82.3
    51
    54
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.1
    44
    51
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    82.1
    84.2
    39
    52
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    83.9
    85.5
    37
    51
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    85.9
    87.0
    35
    52
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.0
    88.9
    40
    53
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.4
    43
    59
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    49
    49
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    57
    47
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.5
    63
    43
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    112.45
    57
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Violence
    93.09
    1
    		  
    3.03
    114
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    48.63
    67
    		  
    125.65
    32
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.72
    52
    		  
    26.34
    88
    5. Stroke
    36.34
    142
    		  
    138.49
    33
    6. Kidney Disease
    35.46
    4
    		  
    14.19
    87
    7. Liver Disease
    25.72
    44
    		  
    27.52
    34
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.33
    41
    		  
    22.12
    52
    9. Lung Disease
    23.33
    55
    		  
    18.89
    86
    10. HIV/AIDS
    17.84
    56
    		  
    343.93
    8
    11. Prostate Cancer
    17.12
    80
    		  
    11.23
    116
    12. Stomach Cancer
    16.13
    17
    		  
    2.41
    155
    13. Suicide
    13.58
    40
    		  
    14.44
    36
    14. Cervical Cancer
    13.18
    53
    		  
    42.18
    5
    15. Falls
    11.38
    31
    		  
    10.34
    42
    16. Hypertension
    9.66
    137
    		  
    21.31
    46
    17. Breast Cancer
    9.54
    149
    		  
    8.00
    160
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    9.12
    70
    		  
    9.72
    54
    19. Other Injuries
    8.70
    110
    		  
    16.05
    60
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.11
    47
    		  
    1.65
    168
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.17
    103
    		  
    14.91
    20
    22. Lung Cancers
    6.03
    123
    		  
    0.78
    169
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.01
    105
    		  
    2.57
    165
    24. Uterin Cancer
    5.95
    10
    		  
    0.78
    158
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.81
    44
    		  
    1.63
    119
    26. Drownings
    5.66
    56
    		  
    9.23
    22
    27. Malnutrition
    5.65
    64
    		  
    32.72
    27
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.34
    81
    		  
    50.43
    33
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    5.31
    95
    		  
    14.69
    25
    30. Alcohol
    5.25
    13
    		  
    0.13
    134
    31. Low Birth Weight
    5.15
    111
    		  
    15.79
    47
    32. Leukemia
    5.09
    28
    		  
    0.39
    171
    33. Asthma
    4.56
    85
    		  
    7.43
    70
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    4.27
    69
    		  
    0.35
    169
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.04
    130
    		  
    1.49
    166
    36. Anemia
    2.61
    45
    		  
    1.95
    55
    37. Meningitis
    2.22
    82
    		  
    10.07
    40
    38. Birth Trauma
    2.01
    110
    		  
    14.48
    46
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.96
    116
    		  
    11.97
    8
    40. Lymphomas
    1.85
    155
    		  
    3.13
    124
    41. Skin Disease
    1.72
    88
    		  
    8.43
    14
    42. Oral Cancer
    1.52
    148
    		  
    2.04
    119
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    23.18
    1
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.46
    81
    		  
    27.51
    16
    45. Epilepsy
    1.38
    115
    		  
    6.91
    40
    46. Fires
    1.26
    114
    		  
    10.96
    28
    47. Tuberculosis
    1.21
    123
    		  
    10.64
    69
    48. Drug Use
    1.13
    84
    		  
    1.89
    58
    49. Appendicitis
    0.98
    50
    		  
    0.36
    93
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.93
    152
    		  
    2.50
    106
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,103
    16.63
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Violence
    5,527
    15.06
    		  
    417
    0.30
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,755
    7.51
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,093
    5.70
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    5. Stroke
    1,980
    5.39
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,866
    5.08
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,412
    3.85
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    8. Liver Disease
    1,323
    3.61
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    9. Lung Disease
    1,295
    3.53
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    10. HIV/AIDS
    973
    2.65
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    11. Stomach Cancer
    862
    2.35
    		  
    173
    0.12
    12. Suicide
    806
    2.20
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    13. Falls
    631
    1.72
    		  
    888
    0.64
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    619
    1.69
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    15. Hypertension
    529
    1.44
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    16. Other Injuries
    501
    1.36
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    17. Liver Cancer
    429
    1.17
    		  
    164
    0.12
    18. Prostate Cancer
    408
    1.11
    		  
    290
    0.21
    19. Cervical Cancer
    386
    1.05
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    20. Low Birth Weight
    362
    0.99
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    21. Drownings
    348
    0.95
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    339
    0.92
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    326
    0.89
    		  
    192
    0.14
    24. Malnutrition
    325
    0.89
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    25. Lung Cancers
    320
    0.87
    		  
    59
    0.04
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    0.87
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    315
    0.86
    		  
    115
    0.08
    28. Leukemia
    293
    0.80
    		  
    38
    0.03
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    290
    0.79
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    30. Breast Cancer
    277
    0.75
    		  
    320
    0.23
    31. Alcohol
    270
    0.74
    		  
    9
    0.01
    32. Asthma
    248
    0.68
    		  
    520
    0.37
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    227
    0.62
    		  
    26
    0.02
    34. Uterin Cancer
    177
    0.48
    		  
    31
    0.02
    35. Anemia
    147
    0.40
    		  
    191
    0.14
    36. Birth Trauma
    141
    0.39
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    37. Meningitis
    134
    0.36
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.29
    		  
    908
    0.65
    39. Lymphomas
    99
    0.27
    		  
    296
    0.21
    40. Skin Disease
    95
    0.26
    		  
    639
    0.46
    41. Maternal Conditions
    89
    0.24
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    42. Ovary Cancer
    88
    0.24
    		  
    74
    0.05
    43. Epilepsy
    81
    0.22
    		  
    854
    0.61
    44. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.22
    		  
    159
    0.11
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    81
    0.22
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    46. Fires
    72
    0.20
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    47. Tuberculosis
    65
    0.18
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    48. Drug Use
    63
    0.17
    		  
    216
    0.16
    49. Appendicitis
    54
    0.15
    		  
    28
    0.02
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.14
    		  
    160
    0.11
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    17.12
    80
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Stomach Cancer
    16.13
    17
    		  
    2.41
    155
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.18
    53
    		  
    42.18
    5
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.54
    149
    		  
    8.00
    160
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.11
    47
    		  
    1.65
    168
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.03
    123
    		  
    0.78
    169
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.01
    105
    		  
    2.57
    165
    8. Uterin Cancer
    5.95
    10
    		  
    0.78
    158
    9. Leukemia
    5.09
    28
    		  
    0.39
    171
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.27
    69
    		  
    0.35
    169
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.04
    130
    		  
    1.49
    166
    12. Lymphomas
    1.85
    155
    		  
    3.13
    124
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.52
    148
    		  
    2.04
    119
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    23.18
    1
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.80
    155
    		  
    5.28
    8
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    147
    		  
    1.98
    57
     
     
     
    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.