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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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EL SALVADOR VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Compare El Salvador and Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    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
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
    		  
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
    		  
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    18.10
    23
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    144.42
    50
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    20.79
    105
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    20.03
    116
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    76.94
    97
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    67.23
    1
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    27.63
    93
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    13.00
    153
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    18.91
    45
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    26.51
    71
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    10.82
    79
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    35.41
    21
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    1.20
    105
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    5.54
    98
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    28.28
    14
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    5.12
    141
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    7.20
    49
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    6.73
    60
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    8.53
    95
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    3.99
    71
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    15.84
    126
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    12.65
    92
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    9.31
    41
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    3.93
    126
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    5.59
    59
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    3.35
    65
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    3.77
    130
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    4.57
    81
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    1.73
    177
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    4.61
    73
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    2.84
    87
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.35
    119
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    18.05
    93
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    2.29
    100
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    94
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    4.26
    94
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    0.47
    143
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    8.26
    84
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    4.35
    51
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    5.51
    59
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    2.08
    110
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    2.98
    138
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    1.53
    66
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    0.83
    167
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    4.27
    82
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    2.34
    104
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.71
    104
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    93
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    1.51
    97
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    0.91
    159
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    14,986
    21.98
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    1,917
    2.81
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    2,121
    3.11
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    2,254
    3.31
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    7,882
    11.56
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    1,360
    1.99
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    2,762
    4.05
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    6,937
    10.17
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    1,931
    2.83
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    2,680
    3.93
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    547
    0.80
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    120
    0.18
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    560
    0.82
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    1,038
    1.52
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    530
    0.78
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    664
    0.97
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    1,655
    2.43
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    1,808
    2.65
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    1,532
    2.25
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    851
    1.25
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    409
    0.60
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    1,460
    2.14
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    1,244
    1.82
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    435
    0.64
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    602
    0.88
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    372
    0.55
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    504
    0.74
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    374
    0.55
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    456
    0.67
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    295
    0.43
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    1,894
    2.78
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    35
    0.05
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    248
    0.36
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    441
    0.65
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    915
    1.34
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    50
    0.07
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    890
    1.31
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    434
    0.64
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    89
    0.13
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    200
    0.29
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    312
    0.46
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    156
    0.23
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    446
    0.65
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    242
    0.35
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    172
    0.25
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    158
    0.23
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    92
    0.13
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    43
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    10.82
    79
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    35.41
    21
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    5.54
    98
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    28.28
    14
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    6.73
    60
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    8.53
    95
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    3.99
    71
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    12.65
    92
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    3.77
    130
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    1.73
    177
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    4.61
    73
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    4.35
    51
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    2.08
    110
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    0.83
    167
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.71
    104
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    0.91
    159
    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.