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El Salvador
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 El Salvador and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
El Salvador Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
     
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
     
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
     
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
     
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
     
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
     
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
     
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    9.87
    52
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    301.71
    6
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    46.10
    15
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    49.80
    62
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    149.10
    25
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    19.81
    76
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    40.94
    58
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    37.01
    32
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    1.72
    110
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    27.20
    67
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    5.73
    117
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    4.49
    167
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    0.68
    133
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    10.39
    42
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    20.24
    48
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    5.96
    129
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    6.42
    70
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    4.22
    119
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    4.09
    169
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    1.95
    154
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    22.34
    26
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    6.90
    122
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    12.07
    17
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    5.13
    99
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    4.30
    80
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    1.44
    89
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    4.32
    108
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    9.72
    68
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    4.07
    106
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    1.54
    153
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    10.64
    9
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.20
    166
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    65.86
    4
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    2.78
    78
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    65
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    24.23
    13
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    0.77
    121
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    13.02
    36
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    8.18
    9
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    10.16
    24
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    8.78
    13
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    3.32
    130
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    1.36
    77
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    3.66
    32
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    5.98
    24
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    41.14
    24
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.03
    138
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    64
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    2.70
    37
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.95
    98
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    3,217
    1.39
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    6,590
    2.85
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    14,649
    6.32
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    19,060
    8.23
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    4,650
    2.01
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    5,750
    2.48
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    6,033
    2.60
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    464
    0.20
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    4,600
    1.99
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    1,501
    0.65
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    150
    0.06
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    541
    0.23
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    5,001
    2.16
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    1,573
    0.68
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    657
    0.28
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    258
    0.11
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    1,765
    0.76
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    12,631
    5.45
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    741
    0.32
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    610
    0.26
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    1,822
    0.79
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    1,076
    0.46
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    905
    0.39
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    1,364
    0.59
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    589
    0.25
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    5,555
    2.40
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    946
    0.41
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    229
    0.10
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    1,505
    0.65
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    7,995
    3.45
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    29
    0.01
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    996
    0.43
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    3,403
    1.47
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    10,723
    4.63
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    94
    0.04
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    3,241
    1.40
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    1,467
    0.63
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    369
    0.16
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    1,314
    0.57
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    527
    0.23
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    328
    0.14
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    628
    0.27
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    9,839
    4.25
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    145
    0.06
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    993
    0.43
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    272
    0.12
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    289
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    5.73
    117
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    4.49
    167
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    10.39
    42
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    20.24
    48
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    4.22
    119
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    4.09
    169
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    1.95
    154
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    6.90
    122
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    4.32
    108
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    4.07
    106
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    1.54
    153
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    8.18
    9
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    8.78
    13
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    3.66
    32
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.03
    138
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.95
    98
    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.