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Nicaragua
COUNTRY #1
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NICARAGUA VS MEXICO

Compare Nicaragua and Mexico 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.

Mexico
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Mexico MEXICO
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Mexico MEXICO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    		  
    55.7
    59.0
    57.3
    67
    68
    68
    1970
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    		  
    59.5
    64.1
    61.7
    73
    72
    75
    1980
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    		  
    63.5
    70.2
    66.8
    75
    67
    70
    1990
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    		  
    68.1
    73.8
    70.9
    55
    60
    56
    2000
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    		  
    72.4
    77.2
    74.8
    37
    43
    36
    2010
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    		  
    72.8
    78.4
    75.6
    50
    45
    47
    2019
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    		  
    73.1
    78.9
    76.0
    67
    64
    64
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Mexico MEXICO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    73.1
    78.9
    67
    64
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    74.3
    79.9
    66
    62
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    74.4
    80.0
    66
    62
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    74.5
    80.0
    66
    62
    Age 20
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    74.7
    80.2
    65
    62
    Age 25
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    75.2
    80.3
    65
    60
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    75.7
    80.5
    60
    59
    Age 35
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    76.2
    80.7
    59
    59
    Age 40
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    76.8
    80.9
    57
    59
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    77.5
    81.3
    53
    58
    Age 50
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    78.3
    81.7
    47
    56
    Age 55
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    79.3
    82.3
    47
    55
    Age 60
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    80.5
    83.1
    45
    54
    Age 65
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    81.9
    84.1
    46
    51
    Age 70
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    83.7
    85.4
    42
    49
    Age 75
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    85.6
    87.1
    44
    46
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    88.0
    89.1
    42
    44
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    91.1
    91.7
    16
    20
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Mexico MEXICO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    124.46
    73
    92.41
    121
    2. Kidney Disease
    73.96
    2
    36.72
    33
    3. Stroke
    47.78
    132
    32.08
    148
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.63
    48
    71.86
    17
    5. Lung Disease
    33.61
    40
    23.06
    87
    6. Liver Disease
    24.52
    77
    24.62
    76
    7. Hypertension
    23.51
    64
    14.30
    110
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.90
    111
    19.44
    118
    9. Prostate Cancer
    20.62
    60
    14.13
    112
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.75
    81
    12.86
    111
    11. Cervical Cancer
    13.48
    64
    7.28
    101
    12. Liver Cancer
    10.93
    25
    5.75
    84
    13. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    158
    11.17
    149
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.11
    45
    5.77
    96
    15. Violence
    9.50
    55
    25.30
    16
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.84
    56
    7.31
    45
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.63
    125
    5.72
    138
    18. Other Injuries
    6.63
    106
    9.65
    69
    19. Lung Cancers
    5.94
    131
    6.21
    128
    20. Falls
    5.61
    94
    2.13
    170
    21. Alcohol
    5.38
    16
    2.39
    50
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.70
    91
    4.31
    100
    23. Suicide
    4.66
    146
    5.29
    136
    24. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    22
    5.14
    12
    25. Leukemia
    3.91
    74
    3.88
    77
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    86
    3.80
    90
    27. Skin Disease
    3.39
    24
    2.43
    42
    28. Lymphomas
    3.32
    140
    4.13
    115
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.05
    173
    2.70
    175
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.03
    110
    9.09
    25
    31. Malnutrition
    2.89
    72
    5.75
    48
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.78
    143
    1.51
    174
    33. Drownings
    2.57
    86
    1.42
    131
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.39
    101
    3.23
    90
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.20
    107
    1.58
    114
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2.18
    169
    4.06
    107
    37. Asthma
    2.14
    114
    1.07
    131
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.06
    105
    2.81
    94
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.90
    93
    1.53
    103
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.82
    121
    2.20
    102
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    139
    1.40
    145
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    1.49
    168
    1.28
    173
    43. Oral Cancer
    1.33
    167
    1.13
    172
    44. Epilepsy
    1.29
    115
    1.53
    96
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.27
    128
    1.53
    116
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.27
    79
    0.58
    106
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.90
    161
    1.05
    154
    48. Drug Use
    0.86
    127
    1.18
    93
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.66
    29
    1.16
    5
    50. Appendicitis
    0.65
    42
    0.63
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Mexico MEXICO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,843
    20.44
    116,238
    18.83
    2. Kidney Disease
    3,533
    12.36
    44,622
    7.23
    3. Stroke
    2,225
    7.78
    39,790
    6.44
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,068
    7.23
    86,110
    13.95
    5. Lung Disease
    1,570
    5.49
    29,123
    4.72
    6. Liver Disease
    1,203
    4.21
    29,838
    4.83
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,152
    4.03
    24,816
    4.02
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,109
    3.88
    16,303
    2.64
    9. Hypertension
    1,103
    3.86
    17,806
    2.88
    10. Violence
    619
    2.17
    32,450
    5.26
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    571
    2.00
    10,457
    1.69
    12. Liver Cancer
    509
    1.78
    6,817
    1.10
    13. Low Birth Weight
    490
    1.71
    7,163
    1.16
    14. Stomach Cancer
    478
    1.67
    6,939
    1.12
    15. Prostate Cancer
    386
    1.35
    7,494
    1.21
    16. Cervical Cancer
    374
    1.31
    4,787
    0.78
    17. Other Injuries
    358
    1.25
    12,175
    1.97
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    1.10
    6,871
    1.11
    19. Suicide
    285
    1.00
    6,772
    1.10
    20. Breast Cancer
    283
    0.99
    7,380
    1.20
    21. Alcohol
    279
    0.98
    2,945
    0.48
    22. Falls
    276
    0.97
    2,628
    0.43
    23. Lung Cancers
    274
    0.96
    7,349
    1.19
    24. Leukemia
    227
    0.79
    4,830
    0.78
    25. Birth Trauma
    198
    0.69
    2,552
    0.41
    26. Other Neoplasms
    192
    0.67
    6,204
    1.00
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    178
    0.62
    4,510
    0.73
    28. Lymphomas
    164
    0.57
    4,961
    0.80
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    164
    0.57
    11,310
    1.83
    30. Malnutrition
    163
    0.57
    7,552
    1.22
    31. Skin Disease
    162
    0.57
    3,029
    0.49
    32. Drownings
    157
    0.55
    1,799
    0.29
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    149
    0.52
    3,447
    0.56
    34. HIV/AIDS
    139
    0.49
    4,128
    0.67
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    139
    0.49
    1,866
    0.30
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    122
    0.43
    3,476
    0.56
    37. Tuberculosis
    115
    0.40
    1,943
    0.31
    38. Asthma
    105
    0.37
    1,342
    0.22
    39. Maternal Conditions
    88
    0.31
    750
    0.12
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    85
    0.30
    2,734
    0.44
    41. Epilepsy
    74
    0.26
    1,912
    0.31
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.23
    1,567
    0.25
    43. Oral Cancer
    64
    0.22
    1,355
    0.22
    44. Ovary Cancer
    61
    0.21
    2,649
    0.43
    45. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.21
    1,909
    0.31
    46. Drug Use
    50
    0.17
    1,470
    0.24
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    0.15
    1,252
    0.20
    48. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.14
    902
    0.15
    49. Appendicitis
    32
    0.11
    774
    0.13
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    31
    0.11
    1,415
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Mexico MEXICO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.62
    60
    14.13
    112
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.48
    64
    7.28
    101
    3. Liver Cancer
    10.93
    25
    5.75
    84
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    158
    11.17
    149
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.11
    45
    5.77
    96
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.63
    125
    5.72
    138
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.94
    131
    6.21
    128
    8. Leukemia
    3.91
    74
    3.88
    77
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    86
    3.80
    90
    10. Lymphomas
    3.32
    140
    4.13
    115
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.18
    169
    4.06
    107
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    139
    1.40
    145
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.33
    167
    1.13
    172
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.27
    128
    1.53
    116
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.90
    161
    1.05
    154
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    176
    1.06
    153
    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.