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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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Compare El Salvador and Niger 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.

Niger
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   Niger NIGER
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Niger NIGER
           
    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
     
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
     
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
     
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
     
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
     
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
     
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
     
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Niger NIGER
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Niger NIGER
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    12.61
    36
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    118.53
    82
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    29.61
    61
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    118.92
    14
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    114.20
    55
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    33.36
    41
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    33.65
    79
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    30.61
    48
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    7.11
    67
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    40.78
    24
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    9.28
    88
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    4.34
    169
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    1.27
    101
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    3.59
    138
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    18.52
    70
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    10.15
    70
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    7.56
    40
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    7.86
    47
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    5.52
    142
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    2.32
    145
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    20.18
    44
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    0.54
    182
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    11.39
    23
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    12.36
    12
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    6.27
    49
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    6.98
    40
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    3.33
    139
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    93.61
    7
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    7.90
    8
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    1.47
    155
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    10.80
    8
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.31
    135
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    18.25
    91
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    4.32
    38
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    141
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    20.43
    19
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    2.14
    57
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    17.29
    11
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    2.55
    102
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    9.50
    31
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    1.71
    119
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    7.46
    44
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    1.13
    99
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    1.99
    109
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    5.13
    47
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    26.95
    41
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    3.18
    25
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    141
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    3.33
    21
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    2.24
    79
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Niger NIGER
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    8,229
    5.12
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    2,244
    1.40
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    2,732
    1.70
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    21,093
    13.13
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    8,717
    5.42
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    2,172
    1.35
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    2,630
    1.64
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    5,946
    3.70
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    1,048
    0.65
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    4,116
    2.56
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    300
    0.19
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    120
    0.07
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    487
    0.30
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    4,346
    2.70
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    1,227
    0.76
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    745
    0.46
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    128
    0.08
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    858
    0.53
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    9,560
    5.95
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    522
    0.32
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    258
    0.16
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    1,075
    0.67
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    42
    0.03
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    1,297
    0.81
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    1,806
    1.12
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    2,170
    1.35
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    16,030
    9.97
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    350
    0.22
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    138
    0.09
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    1,044
    0.65
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    1,356
    0.84
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    24
    0.01
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    1,581
    0.98
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    1,902
    1.18
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    8,030
    5.00
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    213
    0.13
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    3,826
    2.38
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    242
    0.15
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    425
    0.26
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    132
    0.08
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    769
    0.48
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    126
    0.08
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    275
    0.17
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    3,703
    2.30
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    287
    0.18
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    676
    0.42
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    161
    0.10
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    86
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Niger NIGER
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    9.28
    88
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    4.34
    169
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    3.59
    138
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    18.52
    70
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    7.86
    47
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    5.52
    142
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    2.32
    145
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    0.54
    182
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    3.33
    139
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    7.90
    8
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    1.47
    155
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    2.55
    102
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    1.71
    119
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    1.99
    109
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    3.18
    25
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    2.24
    79
    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.