EL SALVADOR VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,565	5	1,595	+ 7,969
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,293	1	5,814	+ 2,479
Lung Disease	3	4,534	6	1,493	+ 3,042
Lung Cancers	4	3,344	23	290	+ 3,054
Stomach Cancer	5	1,865	11	702	+ 1,163
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,425	18	320	+ 1,105
Hypertension	7	1,410	31	146	+ 1,264
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,172	8	1,347	- 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,163	20	315	+ 848
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,137	41	80	+ 1,057
Kidney Disease	11	900	3	4,726	- 3,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	858	4	2,418	- 1,560
Liver Cancer	13	847	16	355	+ 492
Diabetes Mellitus	14	757	7	1,385	- 629
Liver Disease	15	682	10	797	- 116
Falls	16	650	24	243	+ 407
Suicide	17	545	15	391	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	18	522	29	161	+ 361
Breast Cancer	19	434	22	291	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	20	331	44	70	+ 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	306	65	6	+ 300
Leukemia	22	272	21	312	- 40
Lymphomas	23	271	28	186	+ 85
Oral Cancer	24	256	39	94	+ 162
Other Injuries	25	253	38	95	+ 158
Drownings	26	247	33	137	+ 111
Cervical Cancer	27	242	13	451	- 210
Prostate Cancer	28	239	17	328	- 89
Bladder Cancer	29	177	49	42	+ 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	177	30	157	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	31	171	14	449	- 278
Tuberculosis	32	163	46	60	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	33	140	42	78	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	34	135	9	842	- 708
Ovary Cancer	35	131	40	93	+ 38
Poisonings	36	121	57	15	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	37	120	25	223	- 103
Drug Use	38	113	43	74	+ 40
Asthma	39	108	35	122	- 14
Low Birth Weight	40	101	19	317	- 216
Skin Cancers	41	92	47	60	+ 32
Alcohol	42	89	12	648	- 559
Birth Trauma	43	83	37	121	- 38
Malnutrition	44	61	26	214	- 154
Uterin Cancer	45	55	50	39	+ 16
Epilepsy	46	53	48	50	+ 3
Violence	47	52	2	5,485	- 5,433
Fires	48	49	54	21	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	47	59	14	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	41	27	199	- 158
Meningitis	51	27	51	36	- 9
Skin Disease	52	24	36	121	- 96
Other Neoplasms	53	20	32	145	- 125
Maternal Conditions	54	17	53	26	- 10
Encephalitis	55	13	63	7	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	13	66	5	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	57	12	62	9	+ 4
Syphilis	58	9	58	14	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	64	7	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	7	56	18	- 11
War	61	4	70	1	+ 4
Measles	62	3	76	0	+ 3
Tetanus	63	2	60	11	- 9
Pertussis	64	2	52	32	- 30
Schistosomiasis	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	61	9	- 9
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

China

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.