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El Salvador
COUNTRY #1
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EL SALVADOR VS NIGERIA

Compare El Salvador and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Violence
    86.75
    1
    11.97
    42
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.54
    129
    100.91
    107
    3. Kidney Disease
    72.90
    3
    23.87
    88
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.24
    79
    98.12
    28
    5. Stroke
    22.58
    163
    88.68
    86
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.36
    69
    27.25
    54
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.97
    106
    33.50
    82
    8. Lung Disease
    20.12
    105
    20.77
    99
    9. HIV/AIDS
    14.60
    49
    26.81
    36
    10. Liver Disease
    12.89
    114
    41.99
    21
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    21.11
    35
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    20.40
    63
    13. Alcohol
    10.91
    6
    1.16
    106
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    2.52
    169
    15. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    20.56
    47
    16. Suicide
    6.11
    126
    6.87
    117
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.99
    88
    11.22
    5
    18. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    6.19
    71
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    4.32
    157
    20. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    2.06
    151
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.47
    168
    19.45
    59
    22. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    1.37
    178
    23. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    115
    14.70
    5
    24. Falls
    3.52
    138
    8.54
    40
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.34
    96
    7.01
    35
    26. Malnutrition
    2.96
    69
    2.36
    83
    27. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    5.96
    45
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.88
    93
    78.99
    13
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    3.90
    112
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    2.64
    126
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.21
    101
    7.03
    31
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.19
    49
    0.50
    88
    33. Hypertension
    2.11
    175
    16.07
    103
    34. Drownings
    2.09
    113
    2.17
    107
    35. Anemia
    1.92
    7
    0.00
    142
    36. Asthma
    1.72
    119
    10.71
    58
    37. Skin Disease
    1.72
    82
    1.64
    90
    38. Other Injuries
    1.47
    182
    10.98
    56
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    2.44
    107
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.36
    109
    15.51
    2
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    0.75
    171
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.19
    181
    5.49
    76
    43. Drug Use
    1.15
    97
    5.81
    5
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    1.60
    132
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    176
    5.60
    29
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.90
    131
    99.13
    6
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    2.29
    62
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.85
    9
    0.00
    142
    49. Epilepsy
    0.79
    156
    3.25
    23
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    0.81
    166
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,814
    16.84
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Violence
    5,485
    15.88
    18,407
    1.24
    3. Kidney Disease
    4,726
    13.69
    18,189
    1.23
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,418
    7.00
    207,281
    14.00
    5. Stroke
    1,595
    4.62
    57,744
    3.90
    6. Lung Disease
    1,493
    4.32
    12,569
    0.85
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,385
    4.01
    22,497
    1.52
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,347
    3.90
    41,693
    2.82
    9. HIV/AIDS
    842
    2.44
    44,124
    2.98
    10. Liver Disease
    797
    2.31
    38,326
    2.59
    11. Stomach Cancer
    702
    2.03
    2,129
    0.14
    12. Alcohol
    648
    1.88
    1,031
    0.07
    13. Cervical Cancer
    451
    1.31
    10,574
    0.71
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    449
    1.30
    49,696
    3.36
    15. Suicide
    391
    1.13
    7,019
    0.47
    16. Liver Cancer
    355
    1.03
    5,289
    0.36
    17. Prostate Cancer
    328
    0.95
    5,914
    0.40
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    320
    0.93
    6,786
    0.46
    19. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.92
    95,959
    6.48
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    0.91
    4,152
    0.28
    21. Leukemia
    312
    0.90
    2,257
    0.15
    22. Breast Cancer
    291
    0.84
    11,884
    0.80
    23. Lung Cancers
    290
    0.84
    1,295
    0.09
    24. Falls
    243
    0.70
    7,528
    0.51
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    223
    0.65
    15,799
    1.07
    26. Malnutrition
    214
    0.62
    5,896
    0.40
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    199
    0.58
    144,724
    9.77
    28. Lymphomas
    186
    0.54
    5,202
    0.35
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    161
    0.47
    1,975
    0.13
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    157
    0.45
    5,846
    0.39
    31. Hypertension
    146
    0.42
    10,692
    0.72
    32. Other Neoplasms
    145
    0.42
    290
    0.02
    33. Drownings
    137
    0.40
    6,584
    0.44
    34. Anemia
    131
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    122
    0.35
    8,192
    0.55
    36. Birth Trauma
    121
    0.35
    100,186
    6.76
    37. Skin Disease
    121
    0.35
    1,468
    0.10
    38. Other Injuries
    95
    0.28
    22,696
    1.53
    39. Oral Cancer
    94
    0.27
    2,238
    0.15
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    2,133
    0.14
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    80
    0.23
    560
    0.04
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    78
    0.23
    4,826
    0.33
    43. Drug Use
    74
    0.21
    6,273
    0.42
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    70
    0.20
    2,473
    0.17
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    64
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    46. Tuberculosis
    60
    0.17
    127,335
    8.60
    47. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.17
    1,933
    0.13
    48. Epilepsy
    50
    0.14
    5,001
    0.34
    49. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.12
    670
    0.05
    50. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.11
    679
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      El Salvador EL SALVADOR   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    70
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.03
    128
    20.40
    63
    3. Stomach Cancer
    10.79
    33
    2.52
    169
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.03
    175
    20.56
    47
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.51
    86
    6.19
    71
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.87
    151
    4.32
    157
    7. Leukemia
    4.80
    25
    2.06
    151
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.43
    141
    1.37
    178
    9. Lymphomas
    2.95
    150
    5.96
    45
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    159
    3.90
    112
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    129
    2.64
    126
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.42
    164
    2.44
    107
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.22
    144
    0.75
    171
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.11
    158
    1.60
    132
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.88
    141
    2.29
    62
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    175
    0.81
    166
    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.