EL SALVADOR VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,928	1	5,814	+ 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,790	18	320	+ 5,470
Lung Disease	3	4,868	6	1,493	+ 3,375
Lung Cancers	4	4,130	23	290	+ 3,840
Stroke	5	4,064	5	1,595	+ 2,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,490	4	2,418	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,382	20	315	+ 2,068
Prostate Cancer	8	1,642	17	328	+ 1,314
Breast Cancer	9	1,441	22	291	+ 1,150
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,425	7	1,385	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,216	29	161	+ 1,055
Kidney Disease	12	1,011	3	4,726	- 3,715
Lymphomas	13	810	28	186	+ 624
Liver Disease	14	768	10	797	- 29
Hypertension	15	713	31	146	+ 567
Suicide	16	685	15	391	+ 295
Parkinson's Disease	17	666	44	70	+ 596
Alcohol	18	664	12	648	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	19	638	25	223	+ 415
Leukemia	20	620	21	312	+ 308
Bladder Cancer	21	605	49	42	+ 564
Falls	22	600	24	243	+ 357
Stomach Cancer	23	537	11	702	- 165
Oesophagus Cancer	24	529	41	80	+ 448
Liver Cancer	25	515	16	355	+ 160
Skin Cancers	26	431	47	60	+ 371
Other Neoplasms	27	419	32	145	+ 274
Oral Cancer	28	411	39	94	+ 318
Ovary Cancer	29	407	40	93	+ 314
Other Injuries	30	385	38	95	+ 290
Inflammatory/Heart	31	316	42	78	+ 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	240	30	157	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	33	237	8	1,347	- 1,110
Drug Use	34	218	43	74	+ 145
Uterin Cancer	35	173	50	39	+ 133
Congenital Anomalies	36	170	14	449	- 279
Cervical Cancer	37	169	13	451	- 282
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	160	27	199	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	39	146	64	7	+ 140
Epilepsy	40	139	48	50	+ 88
Low Birth Weight	41	129	19	317	- 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	107	65	6	+ 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	94	59	14	+ 80
Asthma	44	91	35	122	- 31
Skin Disease	45	88	36	121	- 33
Anemia	46	81	34	131	- 50
Violence	47	70	2	5,485	- 5,415
Schizophrenia	48	63	67	4	+ 59
Fires	49	59	54	21	+ 37
Drownings	50	41	33	137	- 95
Osteoarthritis	51	28	69	1	+ 27
Meningitis	52	28	51	36	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	27	45	64	- 37
Appendicitis	54	25	56	18	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	55	25	9	842	- 817
Birth Trauma	56	24	37	121	- 97
Tuberculosis	57	17	46	60	- 43
Upper Respiratory	58	17	62	9	+ 8
Malnutrition	59	16	26	214	- 199
Hepatitis C	60	10	75	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	61	7	66	5	+ 2
Poisonings	62	6	57	15	- 9
Oral conditions	63	5	68	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	26	- 24
Otitis Media	65	2	77	0	+ 2
War	66	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	63	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	60	11	- 11
Chlamydia	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	58	14	- 14
Measles	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	52	32	- 32
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Denmark

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.