EL SALVADOR VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,224	4	2,418	+ 1,806
Tuberculosis	2	2,514	46	60	+ 2,453
Measles	3	2,427	76	0	+ 2,427
Malaria	4	2,402	80	0	+ 2,402
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,372	27	199	+ 2,173
Stroke	6	2,102	5	1,595	+ 507
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,994	1	5,814	- 3,820
Low Birth Weight	8	1,991	19	317	+ 1,674
Birth Trauma	9	1,900	37	121	+ 1,779
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,738	8	1,347	+ 391
Congenital Anomalies	11	934	14	449	+ 485
Hypertension	12	904	31	146	+ 758
Liver Disease	13	864	10	797	+ 67
Lung Disease	14	777	6	1,493	- 716
HIV/AIDS	15	763	9	842	- 79
Diabetes Mellitus	16	741	7	1,385	- 644
Meningitis	17	664	51	36	+ 629
Violence	18	639	2	5,485	- 4,847
Maternal Conditions	19	604	53	26	+ 577
Kidney Disease	20	521	3	4,726	- 4,204
Malnutrition	21	512	26	214	+ 297
Other Injuries	22	475	38	95	+ 380
Pertussis	23	455	52	32	+ 423
Asthma	24	444	35	122	+ 322
Endocrine Disorders	25	424	25	223	+ 201
Suicide	26	334	15	391	- 57
Cervical Cancer	27	277	13	451	- 174
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	261	18	320	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	29	232	42	78	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	30	227	17	328	- 102
Liver Cancer	31	221	16	355	- 135
Syphilis	32	215	58	14	+ 201
Falls	33	200	24	243	- 43
Drownings	34	198	33	137	+ 62
Breast Cancer	35	196	22	291	- 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	170	20	315	- 144
Stomach Cancer	37	148	11	702	- 554
Lymphomas	38	118	28	186	- 68
Fires	39	115	54	21	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	110	30	157	- 47
Leukemia	41	107	21	312	- 204
Poisonings	42	99	57	15	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	99	65	6	+ 93
Epilepsy	44	99	48	50	+ 49
War	45	95	70	1	+ 95
Tetanus	46	67	60	11	+ 56
Lung Cancers	47	66	23	290	- 223
Schistosomiasis	48	62	82	0	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	49	59	44	70	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	50	58	29	161	- 102
Oral Cancer	51	58	39	94	- 36
Leishmaniasis	52	50	73	0	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	53	45	41	80	- 35
Skin Disease	54	45	36	121	- 76
Skin Cancers	55	44	47	60	- 16
Appendicitis	56	40	56	18	+ 22
Encephalitis	57	39	63	7	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	58	38	40	93	- 56
Drug Use	59	37	43	74	- 37
Alcohol	60	36	12	648	- 612
Hepatitis B	61	26	66	5	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	21	62	9	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	63	20	50	39	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	64	20	81	0	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	65	16	49	42	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	59	14	- 2
Other Neoplasms	67	5	32	145	- 140
Ascariasis	68	5	72	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	64	7	- 4
Otitis Media	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	67	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

DR 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.