EL SALVADOR VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,768	1	5,814	+ 12,954
Stroke	2	18,753	5	1,595	+ 17,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,898	18	320	+ 3,578
Lung Cancers	4	2,190	23	290	+ 1,900
Lung Disease	5	1,870	6	1,493	+ 377
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,352	4	2,418	- 1,066
Stomach Cancer	7	1,052	11	702	+ 350
Inflammatory/Heart	8	992	42	78	+ 914
Liver Cancer	9	925	16	355	+ 570
Hypertension	10	907	31	146	+ 761
Kidney Disease	11	850	3	4,726	- 3,875
Liver Disease	12	802	10	797	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	13	786	44	70	+ 717
Road Traffic Accidents	14	719	8	1,347	- 628
Bladder Cancer	15	704	49	42	+ 662
Prostate Cancer	16	663	17	328	+ 334
Breast Cancer	17	489	22	291	+ 198
Pancreas Cancer	18	479	29	161	+ 318
Diabetes Mellitus	19	445	7	1,385	- 941
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	420	20	315	+ 106
Asthma	21	411	35	122	+ 289
Leukemia	22	280	21	312	- 31
Falls	23	267	24	243	+ 24
Suicide	24	267	15	391	- 124
Low Birth Weight	25	227	19	317	- 90
Other Injuries	26	225	38	95	+ 130
Violence	27	219	2	5,485	- 5,266
Congenital Anomalies	28	219	14	449	- 231
Endocrine Disorders	29	194	25	223	- 29
Oral Cancer	30	191	39	94	+ 97
Lymphomas	31	147	28	186	- 39
Skin Cancers	32	136	47	60	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	121	30	157	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	34	110	41	80	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	107	65	6	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	36	102	13	451	- 349
Epilepsy	37	94	48	50	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	38	89	50	39	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	39	84	40	93	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	40	83	64	7	+ 76
Birth Trauma	41	69	37	121	- 52
HIV/AIDS	42	55	9	842	- 788
Drownings	43	54	33	137	- 82
Drug Use	44	54	43	74	- 20
Fires	45	42	54	21	+ 20
Encephalitis	46	42	63	7	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	47	41	32	145	- 104
Alcohol	48	39	12	648	- 609
Meningitis	49	29	51	36	- 6
Upper Respiratory	50	26	62	9	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	24	59	14	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	20	27	199	- 179
Poisonings	53	19	57	15	+ 4
Tuberculosis	54	18	46	60	- 42
Skin Disease	55	13	36	121	- 108
Appendicitis	56	11	56	18	- 7
Tetanus	57	6	60	11	- 5
Malnutrition	58	6	26	214	- 209
Maternal Conditions	59	4	53	26	- 22
Pertussis	60	3	52	32	- 29
Leishmaniasis	61	2	73	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	58	14	- 12
Hepatitis B	63	1	66	5	- 4
War	64	1	70	1	+ 0
Measles	65	0	76	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	55	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	67	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Albania

El Salvador

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.