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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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Compare El Salvador and Colombia 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.

Colombia
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   Colombia COLOMBIA
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Colombia COLOMBIA
           
    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
     
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
     
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
     
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
     
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
     
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
     
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
     
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Colombia COLOMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Colombia COLOMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    36.61
    9
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    76.09
    139
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    12.32
    133
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    19.35
    119
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    29.57
    152
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    14.72
    98
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    9.13
    146
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    27.51
    65
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    5.08
    76
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    4.52
    166
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    7.84
    95
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    14.99
    101
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    0.04
    183
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    11.32
    29
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    12.50
    137
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    3.74
    154
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    5.86
    91
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    3.82
    139
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    8.06
    102
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    4.22
    58
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    3.60
    170
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    9.72
    105
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    3.69
    110
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    2.74
    157
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    2.59
    129
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    3.49
    63
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    4.86
    85
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    1.43
    117
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    3.87
    113
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    3.74
    91
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    1.25
    141
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    5.92
    7
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    11.15
    125
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    1.39
    133
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.18
    47
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    0.36
    175
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    1.97
    71
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    3.03
    171
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    1.48
    162
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    1.20
    113
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    1.53
    124
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    2.46
    152
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    0.92
    121
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    1.43
    143
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    0.67
    180
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    2.37
    102
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.84
    94
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.57
    13
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    1.14
    125
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.10
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    43,066
    20.96
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    19,268
    9.38
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    6,834
    3.33
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    10,773
    5.24
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    16,573
    8.07
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    15,928
    7.75
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    5,028
    2.45
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    7,765
    3.78
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    2,683
    1.31
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    2,426
    1.18
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    6,112
    2.98
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    23
    0.01
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    2,266
    1.10
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    2,963
    1.44
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    1,965
    0.96
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    2,065
    1.01
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    3,584
    1.74
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    2,157
    1.05
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    2,095
    1.02
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    4,371
    2.13
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    2,208
    1.07
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    3,669
    1.79
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    5,250
    2.56
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    1,518
    0.74
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    1,367
    0.67
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    1,878
    0.91
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    747
    0.36
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    2,603
    1.27
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    2,022
    0.98
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    698
    0.34
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    6,400
    3.12
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    3,205
    1.56
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    689
    0.34
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    101
    0.05
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    191
    0.09
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    648
    0.32
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    1,102
    0.54
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    1,592
    0.77
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    807
    0.39
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    1,122
    0.55
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    835
    0.41
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    1,329
    0.65
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    492
    0.24
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    383
    0.19
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    333
    0.16
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    1,272
    0.62
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    1,028
    0.50
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    597
    0.29
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    609
    0.30
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    423
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    7.84
    95
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    14.99
    101
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    11.32
    29
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    12.50
    137
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    3.82
    139
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    8.06
    102
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    4.22
    58
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    9.72
    105
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    4.86
    85
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    3.87
    113
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    3.74
    91
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    1.48
    162
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    1.53
    124
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    1.43
    143
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.84
    94
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.10
    151
    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.