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Paraguay
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Paraguay and Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Paraguay Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
     
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
     
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
     
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
     
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    69.0
    73.0
    70.9
    69
    93
    82
     
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
     
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    73.1
    78.8
    75.8
    70
    65
    71
     
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.8
    70
    65
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    74.6
    80.2
    61
    55
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    74.7
    80.3
    62
    55
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    74.8
    80.4
    61
    55
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    75.1
    80.5
    58
    55
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    75.6
    80.7
    58
    55
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.8
    57
    55
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    76.4
    81.0
    57
    54
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.3
    56
    53
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.6
    55
    52
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    53
    51
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.7
    52
    50
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.5
    53
    48
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.5
    50
    47
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    83.4
    85.8
    50
    44
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.3
    45
    43
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.2
    38
    38
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.5
    25
    23
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.66
    137
    124.46
    73
    2. Stroke
    53.27
    122
    47.78
    132
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.85
    56
    44.63
    48
    4. Kidney Disease
    27.94
    68
    73.96
    2
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    91
    20.90
    111
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.60
    62
    18.75
    81
    7. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    20.62
    60
    8. Lung Disease
    20.96
    97
    33.61
    40
    9. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    13.48
    64
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    10.15
    158
    11. Hypertension
    15.87
    104
    23.51
    64
    12. Other Injuries
    13.54
    32
    6.63
    106
    13. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    5.94
    131
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    6.63
    125
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    9.48
    22
    3.03
    110
    16. Liver Disease
    9.16
    131
    24.52
    77
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8.44
    2
    3.94
    22
    18. Violence
    7.96
    62
    9.50
    55
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    7.21
    47
    6.84
    56
    20. Alcohol
    7.18
    11
    5.38
    16
    21. HIV/AIDS
    7.00
    68
    2.39
    101
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    10.11
    45
    23. Suicide
    6.16
    125
    4.66
    146
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.80
    83
    4.70
    91
    25. Malnutrition
    5.61
    49
    2.89
    72
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    3.88
    86
    27. Tuberculosis
    4.51
    86
    2.20
    107
    28. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    3.91
    74
    29. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    3.32
    140
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    0.90
    161
    31. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    2.18
    169
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.78
    96
    2.06
    105
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    10.93
    25
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.60
    149
    2.78
    143
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.56
    176
    3.05
    173
    36. Drownings
    2.55
    87
    2.57
    86
    37. Skin Disease
    2.45
    41
    3.39
    24
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    1.33
    167
    39. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    1.27
    128
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    157
    1.49
    168
    41. Asthma
    2.17
    110
    2.14
    114
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.95
    91
    1.90
    93
    43. Falls
    1.62
    176
    5.61
    94
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    1.51
    139
    45. Epilepsy
    1.49
    98
    1.29
    115
    46. Anemia
    1.43
    11
    0.57
    20
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.20
    143
    1.82
    121
    48. Syphilis
    1.17
    31
    0.10
    93
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    6
    0.66
    29
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    0.61
    176
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,327
    14.50
    5,843
    20.44
    2. Stroke
    3,007
    10.08
    2,225
    7.78
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,361
    7.91
    2,068
    7.23
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,661
    5.57
    1,152
    4.03
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,592
    5.34
    3,533
    12.36
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,552
    5.20
    1,109
    3.88
    7. Lung Disease
    1,181
    3.96
    1,570
    5.49
    8. Hypertension
    895
    3.00
    1,103
    3.86
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.83
    358
    1.25
    10. Lung Cancers
    738
    2.47
    274
    0.96
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    662
    2.22
    571
    2.00
    12. Low Birth Weight
    644
    2.16
    490
    1.71
    13. Violence
    566
    1.90
    619
    2.17
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    562
    1.88
    164
    0.57
    15. Prostate Cancer
    546
    1.83
    386
    1.35
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    543
    1.82
    315
    1.10
    17. Liver Disease
    524
    1.76
    1,203
    4.21
    18. Cervical Cancer
    516
    1.73
    374
    1.31
    19. Other Neoplasms
    487
    1.63
    192
    0.67
    20. Breast Cancer
    481
    1.61
    283
    0.99
    21. HIV/AIDS
    448
    1.50
    139
    0.49
    22. Suicide
    425
    1.42
    285
    1.00
    23. Alcohol
    410
    1.37
    279
    0.98
    24. Stomach Cancer
    355
    1.19
    478
    1.67
    25. Malnutrition
    330
    1.11
    163
    0.57
    26. Tuberculosis
    273
    0.92
    115
    0.40
    27. Leukemia
    272
    0.91
    227
    0.79
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    258
    0.86
    178
    0.62
    29. Lymphomas
    245
    0.82
    164
    0.57
    30. Birth Trauma
    213
    0.71
    198
    0.69
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    192
    0.64
    122
    0.43
    32. Drownings
    178
    0.60
    157
    0.55
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.58
    42
    0.15
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    154
    0.52
    139
    0.49
    35. Liver Cancer
    152
    0.51
    509
    1.78
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    144
    0.48
    149
    0.52
    37. Skin Disease
    144
    0.48
    162
    0.57
    38. Oral Cancer
    134
    0.45
    64
    0.22
    39. Asthma
    126
    0.42
    105
    0.37
    40. Skin Cancers
    125
    0.42
    59
    0.21
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    122
    0.41
    67
    0.23
    42. Syphilis
    119
    0.40
    9
    0.03
    43. Falls
    100
    0.34
    276
    0.97
    44. Epilepsy
    98
    0.33
    74
    0.26
    45. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.28
    61
    0.21
    46. Anemia
    82
    0.27
    28
    0.10
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.23
    85
    0.30
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    66
    0.22
    31
    0.11
    49. Maternal Conditions
    64
    0.21
    88
    0.31
    50. Fires
    63
    0.21
    16
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    20.62
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    13.48
    64
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    10.15
    158
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    5.94
    131
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    6.63
    125
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    10.11
    45
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    3.88
    86
    8. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    3.91
    74
    9. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    3.32
    140
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    0.90
    161
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    2.18
    169
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    10.93
    25
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    1.33
    167
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    1.27
    128
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    1.51
    139
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    0.61
    176
    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.