EL SALVADOR VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,136	4	2,418	+ 3,718
Tuberculosis	2	5,518	46	60	+ 5,458
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,494	27	199	+ 5,295
HIV/AIDS	4	4,402	9	842	+ 3,560
Stroke	5	3,852	5	1,595	+ 2,257
Malaria	6	3,847	80	0	+ 3,847
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,402	1	5,814	- 2,412
Low Birth Weight	8	2,613	19	317	+ 2,296
Birth Trauma	9	2,571	37	121	+ 2,450
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,100	8	1,347	+ 753
Measles	11	1,906	76	0	+ 1,906
Hypertension	12	1,469	31	146	+ 1,323
Maternal Conditions	13	1,378	53	26	+ 1,351
Liver Disease	14	1,353	10	797	+ 556
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,339	7	1,385	- 47
Meningitis	16	1,190	51	36	+ 1,155
Violence	17	1,183	2	5,485	- 4,302
Lung Disease	18	1,122	6	1,493	- 371
Congenital Anomalies	19	910	14	449	+ 461
Asthma	20	892	35	122	+ 770
Kidney Disease	21	833	3	4,726	- 3,893
Malnutrition	22	810	26	214	+ 596
Other Injuries	23	728	38	95	+ 633
Suicide	24	686	15	391	+ 296
Endocrine Disorders	25	496	25	223	+ 274
Breast Cancer	26	404	22	291	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	372	30	157	+ 215
War	28	368	70	1	+ 367
Tetanus	29	329	60	11	+ 318
Inflammatory/Heart	30	317	42	78	+ 239
Pertussis	31	311	52	32	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	32	270	13	451	- 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	239	18	320	- 81
Drownings	34	237	33	137	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	227	65	6	+ 221
Falls	36	213	24	243	- 30
Schistosomiasis	37	199	82	0	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	38	183	17	328	- 145
Fires	39	166	54	21	+ 145
Poisonings	40	157	57	15	+ 142
Syphilis	41	141	58	14	+ 127
Lymphomas	42	140	28	186	- 47
Epilepsy	43	139	48	50	+ 89
Liver Cancer	44	137	16	355	- 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	137	20	315	- 178
Oral Cancer	46	107	39	94	+ 13
Leukemia	47	103	21	312	- 208
Parkinson's Disease	48	79	44	70	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	49	77	11	702	- 625
Ovary Cancer	50	75	40	93	- 18
Appendicitis	51	73	56	18	+ 55
Alcohol	52	72	12	648	- 576
Oesophagus Cancer	53	56	41	80	- 24
Skin Disease	54	56	36	121	- 64
Lung Cancers	55	55	23	290	- 235
Leishmaniasis	56	53	73	0	+ 53
Drug Use	57	51	43	74	- 22
Skin Cancers	58	50	47	60	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	59	46	81	0	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	60	43	29	161	- 118
Hepatitis B	61	39	66	5	+ 34
Encephalitis	62	33	63	7	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	63	29	62	9	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	64	27	49	42	- 14
Uterin Cancer	65	23	50	39	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	59	14	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	12	74	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	7	77	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	7	75	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	70	6	32	145	- 139
Ascariasis	71	6	72	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	64	7	- 2
Chlamydia	73	2	79	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
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
Anemia	84	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Central Africa

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.