EL SALVADOR VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,902	9	842	+ 4,060
Tuberculosis	2	3,023	46	60	+ 2,963
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,800	4	2,418	+ 383
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,712	1	5,814	- 3,102
Stroke	5	2,464	5	1,595	+ 869
Malaria	6	2,149	80	0	+ 2,149
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,737	8	1,347	+ 390
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,418	27	199	+ 1,219
Low Birth Weight	9	1,395	19	317	+ 1,078
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,141	7	1,385	- 244
Birth Trauma	11	1,084	37	121	+ 963
Hypertension	12	1,014	31	146	+ 868
Liver Disease	13	1,012	10	797	+ 214
Congenital Anomalies	14	792	14	449	+ 343
Kidney Disease	15	666	3	4,726	- 4,059
Maternal Conditions	16	628	53	26	+ 601
Lung Disease	17	588	6	1,493	- 905
Violence	18	586	2	5,485	- 4,900
Suicide	19	379	15	391	- 11
Other Injuries	20	362	38	95	+ 267
Pertussis	21	358	52	32	+ 326
Meningitis	22	325	51	36	+ 290
Asthma	23	316	35	122	+ 194
Malnutrition	24	295	26	214	+ 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	250	18	320	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	26	239	42	78	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	27	226	25	223	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	28	215	17	328	- 113
Cervical Cancer	29	213	13	451	- 238
Liver Cancer	30	184	16	355	- 171
Measles	31	173	76	0	+ 173
Breast Cancer	32	173	22	291	- 119
Falls	33	162	24	243	- 81
Syphilis	34	116	58	14	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	114	30	157	- 43
Drownings	36	113	33	137	- 24
Fires	37	98	54	21	+ 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	97	20	315	- 218
Stomach Cancer	39	96	11	702	- 606
Epilepsy	40	83	48	50	+ 32
Poisonings	41	77	57	15	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	42	75	44	70	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	72	65	6	+ 66
Drug Use	44	71	43	74	- 2
Lymphomas	45	66	28	186	- 120
Leukemia	46	62	21	312	- 249
Lung Cancers	47	58	23	290	- 231
Ovary Cancer	48	54	40	93	- 39
Alcohol	49	50	12	648	- 598
Skin Disease	50	50	36	121	- 71
Schistosomiasis	51	49	82	0	+ 49
Pancreas Cancer	52	46	29	161	- 115
Skin Cancers	53	39	47	60	- 21
Oral Cancer	54	36	39	94	- 58
Tetanus	55	25	60	11	+ 14
Encephalitis	56	22	63	7	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	57	21	41	80	- 59
Appendicitis	58	20	56	18	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	16	59	14	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	60	16	50	39	- 24
Bladder Cancer	61	16	49	42	- 26
Hepatitis B	62	16	66	5	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	63	8	32	145	- 137
Upper Respiratory	64	7	62	9	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	64	7	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	75	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	77	0	+ 1
War	72	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	67	4	- 4
Anemia	82	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	68	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Congo

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.