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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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EL SALVADOR VS GHANA

Compare El Salvador and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    6.73
    72
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    119.93
    79
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    30.38
    56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    99.08
    26
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    124.02
    35
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    31.33
    46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    44.68
    47
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    26.48
    69
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    51.92
    22
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    36.74
    35
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    24.53
    27
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    24.21
    50
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    1.37
    94
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    6.41
    86
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    19.09
    60
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    10.54
    64
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    7.03
    51
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    17.60
    10
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    6.86
    121
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    1.38
    163
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    17.79
    85
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    1.71
    177
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    9.43
    38
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    8.85
    34
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    6.88
    37
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    8.62
    36
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    5.70
    55
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    30.48
    50
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    8.00
    7
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    2.52
    128
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    2.19
    103
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.41
    98
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    17.73
    94
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    2.38
    93
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    105
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    13.95
    42
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    1.87
    77
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    10.75
    58
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    2.86
    86
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    8.81
    36
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    2.61
    87
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    11.13
    23
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    3.31
    22
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    2.86
    68
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    4.48
    70
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    44.25
    21
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.57
    114
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    104
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    1.45
    103
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.91
    102
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    1,857
    1.06
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    4,161
    2.38
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    15,163
    8.67
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    5,929
    3.39
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    7,808
    4.46
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    13,565
    7.75
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    6,053
    3.46
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    870
    0.50
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    244
    0.14
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    2,161
    1.24
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    3,935
    2.25
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    1,993
    1.14
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    2,851
    1.63
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    1,031
    0.59
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    1,294
    0.74
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    6,662
    3.81
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    803
    0.46
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    340
    0.19
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    1,937
    1.11
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    237
    0.14
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    1,168
    0.67
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    1,965
    1.12
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    1,868
    1.07
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    6,538
    3.74
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    875
    0.50
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    334
    0.19
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    321
    0.18
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    2,231
    1.28
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    48
    0.03
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    740
    0.42
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    1,979
    1.13
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    6,194
    3.54
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    264
    0.15
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    2,433
    1.39
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    483
    0.28
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    698
    0.40
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    285
    0.16
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    1,615
    0.92
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    630
    0.36
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    387
    0.22
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    10,214
    5.84
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    214
    0.12
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    329
    0.19
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    245
    0.14
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    219
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    24.21
    50
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    6.41
    86
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    19.09
    60
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    17.60
    10
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    6.86
    121
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    1.38
    163
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    1.71
    177
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    5.70
    55
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    8.00
    7
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    2.52
    128
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    2.86
    86
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    2.61
    87
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    2.86
    68
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    1.57
    114
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    1.91
    102
    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.