EL SALVADOR VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,809	4	2,418	+ 1,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,949	27	199	+ 2,750
Malaria	3	2,518	80	0	+ 2,518
Stroke	4	2,108	5	1,595	+ 513
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,995	8	1,347	+ 648
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,813	1	5,814	- 4,000
Birth Trauma	7	1,553	37	121	+ 1,432
Low Birth Weight	8	1,547	19	317	+ 1,230
Malnutrition	9	1,220	26	214	+ 1,005
Tuberculosis	10	1,163	46	60	+ 1,103
HIV/AIDS	11	885	9	842	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	12	872	14	449	+ 423
Liver Disease	13	862	10	797	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	14	719	13	451	+ 268
Other Injuries	15	689	38	95	+ 594
Diabetes Mellitus	16	675	7	1,385	- 711
Lung Disease	17	658	6	1,493	- 835
Maternal Conditions	18	650	53	26	+ 623
Meningitis	19	645	51	36	+ 609
Hypertension	20	543	31	146	+ 397
Kidney Disease	21	488	3	4,726	- 4,237
Asthma	22	408	35	122	+ 286
Violence	23	371	2	5,485	- 5,115
Suicide	24	351	15	391	- 39
Drownings	25	292	33	137	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	26	222	41	80	+ 141
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	208	18	320	- 112
Fires	28	207	54	21	+ 186
Liver Cancer	29	190	16	355	- 165
Falls	30	188	24	243	- 55
Lymphomas	31	185	28	186	- 1
Pertussis	32	185	52	32	+ 152
Prostate Cancer	33	182	17	328	- 146
Poisonings	34	180	57	15	+ 165
Breast Cancer	35	173	22	291	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	166	30	157	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	158	20	315	- 156
Inflammatory/Heart	38	152	42	78	+ 74
Oral Cancer	39	139	39	94	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	40	134	25	223	- 88
Epilepsy	41	114	48	50	+ 64
Schistosomiasis	42	103	82	0	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	88	65	6	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	44	88	11	702	- 614
Tetanus	45	87	60	11	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	46	67	62	9	+ 58
Leukemia	47	66	21	312	- 246
Skin Cancers	48	59	47	60	- 1
Appendicitis	49	53	56	18	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	50	53	49	42	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	51	52	40	93	- 41
Parkinson's Disease	52	50	44	70	- 19
War	53	47	70	1	+ 46
Skin Disease	54	45	36	121	- 76
Alcohol	55	37	12	648	- 611
Lung Cancers	56	37	23	290	- 253
Uterin Cancer	57	33	50	39	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	58	32	29	161	- 129
Syphilis	59	29	58	14	+ 15
Drug Use	60	26	43	74	- 48
Encephalitis	61	22	63	7	+ 15
Hepatitis B	62	22	66	5	+ 17
Measles	63	8	76	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	8	75	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	59	14	- 6
Ascariasis	66	8	72	0	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	5	32	145	- 140
Otitis Media	68	5	77	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	64	7	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	34	131	- 131
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Burundi

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.