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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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Compare El Salvador and South Sudan 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.

South Sudan
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   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
     
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
     
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
     
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    20.51
    17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    67.24
    147
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    21.96
    98
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    91.82
    32
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    78.18
    96
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    50.94
    9
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    28.11
    91
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    20.35
    103
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    92.45
    14
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    33.72
    46
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    26.49
    21
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    20.76
    59
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    1.00
    117
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    4.83
    115
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    24.61
    32
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    6.69
    120
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    7.99
    32
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    6.30
    69
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    7.03
    119
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    4.90
    23
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    16.37
    120
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    3.26
    155
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    13.19
    12
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    5.13
    100
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    2.34
    137
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    17.61
    12
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    7.27
    16
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    89.87
    9
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    6.66
    22
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    2.21
    137
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    3.46
    78
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.29
    144
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    26.49
    52
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    3.07
    73
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    161
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    10.14
    63
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    1.70
    85
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    12.63
    39
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    4.79
    40
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    15.46
    3
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    8.47
    17
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    3.15
    132
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    0.59
    151
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    2.48
    81
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    3.13
    139
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    53.50
    17
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    2.57
    49
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    161
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    1.73
    85
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.83
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    2,930
    3.49
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    1,584
    1.89
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    1,090
    1.30
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    9,918
    11.82
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    3,541
    4.22
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    894
    1.07
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    1,312
    1.56
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    4,063
    4.84
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    7,915
    9.44
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    1,823
    2.17
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    241
    0.29
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    53
    0.06
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    761
    0.91
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    2,020
    2.41
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    425
    0.51
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    346
    0.41
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    409
    0.49
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    543
    0.65
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    4,339
    5.17
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    360
    0.43
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    314
    0.37
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    695
    0.83
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    164
    0.20
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    269
    0.32
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    192
    0.23
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    1,660
    1.98
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    7,270
    8.67
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    422
    0.50
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    109
    0.13
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    186
    0.22
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    1,131
    1.35
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    14
    0.02
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    466
    0.56
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    587
    0.70
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    5,210
    6.21
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    97
    0.12
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    1,207
    1.44
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    259
    0.31
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    188
    0.22
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    435
    0.52
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    217
    0.26
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    33
    0.04
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    125
    0.15
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    3,771
    4.50
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    127
    0.15
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    152
    0.18
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    88
    0.10
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    66
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    26.49
    21
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    20.76
    59
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    4.83
    115
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    24.61
    32
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    6.30
    69
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    7.03
    119
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    4.90
    23
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    3.26
    155
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    7.27
    16
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    6.66
    22
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    2.21
    137
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    4.79
    40
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    8.47
    17
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    2.48
    81
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    2.57
    49
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.83
    105
    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.