AFGHANISTAN VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,189	1	40,195	- 5,006
Violence	2	33,201	19	3,217	+ 29,984
Kidney Disease	3	28,602	10	6,590	+ 22,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,635	4	14,649	- 14
Stroke	5	9,656	3	19,060	- 9,405
Lung Disease	6	9,034	15	4,650	+ 4,384
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,385	12	5,750	+ 2,636
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,153	11	6,033	+ 2,120
HIV/AIDS	9	5,097	46	464	+ 4,633
Liver Disease	10	4,825	16	4,600	+ 225
Stomach Cancer	11	4,249	26	1,501	+ 2,749
Alcohol	12	3,924	58	150	+ 3,774
Cervical Cancer	13	2,732	44	541	+ 2,192
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,718	14	5,001	- 2,283
Suicide	15	2,364	24	1,573	+ 791
Liver Cancer	16	2,150	40	657	+ 1,493
Prostate Cancer	17	1,988	55	258	+ 1,730
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,936	23	1,765	+ 171
Low Birth Weight	19	1,919	5	12,631	- 10,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,904	39	741	+ 1,163
Leukemia	21	1,887	42	610	+ 1,277
Breast Cancer	22	1,764	22	1,822	- 58
Lung Cancers	23	1,754	32	1,076	+ 678
Falls	24	1,470	37	905	+ 565
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,348	28	1,364	- 16
Malnutrition	26	1,298	43	589	+ 709
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,204	13	5,555	- 4,352
Lymphomas	28	1,127	36	946	+ 181
Pancreas Cancer	29	973	56	229	+ 744
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	951	25	1,505	- 554
Hypertension	31	884	8	7,995	- 7,111
Other Neoplasms	32	878	63	29	+ 849
Drownings	33	827	34	996	- 169
Anemia	34	793	83	0	+ 793
Asthma	35	739	17	3,403	- 2,664
Skin Disease	36	731	61	94	+ 637
Birth Trauma	37	731	6	10,723	- 9,992
Other Injuries	38	577	18	3,241	- 2,664
Oral Cancer	39	568	27	1,467	- 899
Ovary Cancer	40	564	48	369	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	41	486	29	1,314	- 828
Inflammatory/Heart	42	469	45	527	- 58
Drug Use	43	445	51	328	+ 117
Parkinson's Disease	44	422	41	628	- 206
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	387	85	0	+ 387
Tuberculosis	46	363	7	9,839	- 9,476
Skin Cancers	47	361	59	145	+ 216
Epilepsy	48	306	35	993	- 687
Bladder Cancer	49	252	54	272	- 20
Uterin Cancer	50	239	53	289	- 50
Meningitis	51	215	20	2,626	- 2,411
Pertussis	52	195	21	2,107	- 1,913
Maternal Conditions	53	160	9	7,807	- 7,647
Fires	54	130	50	348	- 218
Chagas disease	55	109	77	0	+ 109
Appendicitis	56	108	52	298	- 190
Poisonings	57	91	47	384	- 293
Syphilis	58	86	60	94	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	85	65	25	+ 60
Tetanus	60	68	30	1,254	- 1,186
Dengue	61	54	72	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	62	52	68	9	+ 43
Encephalitis	63	44	31	1,190	- 1,146
Multiple Sclerosis	64	42	62	84	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	37	33	1,041	- 1,004
Hepatitis B	66	28	38	863	- 836
Schizophrenia	67	23	81	0	+ 23
Oral conditions	68	14	86	0	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	69	8	84	0	+ 8
War	70	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	66	17	- 16
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	28	- 28
Measles	76	0	49	350	- 350
Otitis Media	77	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	80	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

El Salvador

Afghanistan

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.