BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,332	1	9,201	- 5,869
Violence	2	3,143	40	49	+ 3,095
Kidney Disease	3	2,708	9	689	+ 2,019
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,386	17	440	+ 946
Stroke	5	914	2	7,871	- 6,957
Lung Disease	6	855	5	1,163	- 307
Diabetes Mellitus	7	794	3	2,406	- 1,612
Road Traffic Accidents	8	772	16	446	+ 326
HIV/AIDS	9	483	70	0	+ 483
Liver Disease	10	457	10	613	- 157
Stomach Cancer	11	402	12	532	- 130
Alcohol	12	372	34	90	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	13	259	29	132	+ 127
Congenital Anomalies	14	257	35	69	+ 189
Suicide	15	224	19	361	- 137
Liver Cancer	16	204	14	480	- 276
Prostate Cancer	17	188	18	413	- 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	183	6	1,144	- 960
Low Birth Weight	19	182	41	48	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	180	7	998	- 818
Leukemia	21	179	23	186	- 7
Breast Cancer	22	167	13	528	- 361
Lung Cancers	23	166	4	2,076	- 1,910
Falls	24	139	21	267	- 128
Endocrine Disorders	25	128	39	53	+ 74
Malnutrition	26	123	57	2	+ 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	114	54	8	+ 106
Lymphomas	28	107	24	184	- 78
Pancreas Cancer	29	92	15	463	- 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	90	30	121	- 31
Hypertension	31	84	11	546	- 462
Other Neoplasms	32	83	45	23	+ 60
Drownings	33	78	42	48	+ 31
Anemia	34	75	86	0	+ 75
Asthma	35	70	37	60	+ 10
Skin Disease	36	69	47	21	+ 49
Birth Trauma	37	69	49	14	+ 55
Other Injuries	38	55	26	157	- 102
Oral Cancer	39	54	27	146	- 92
Ovary Cancer	40	53	25	182	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	41	46	31	110	- 64
Inflammatory/Heart	42	44	8	874	- 830
Drug Use	43	42	44	25	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	44	40	20	341	- 301
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	37	80	0	+ 37
Tuberculosis	46	34	32	93	- 59
Skin Cancers	47	34	28	133	- 99
Epilepsy	48	29	36	60	- 31
Bladder Cancer	49	24	22	232	- 208
Uterin Cancer	50	23	33	92	- 69
Meningitis	51	20	53	10	+ 11
Pertussis	52	18	59	2	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	53	15	58	2	+ 13
Fires	54	12	38	54	- 42
Chagas disease	55	10	76	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	56	10	52	11	- 0
Poisonings	57	9	50	13	- 5
Syphilis	58	8	61	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	8	48	19	- 11
Tetanus	60	6	60	1	+ 5
Dengue	61	5	74	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	5	63	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	63	4	51	13	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	64	4	46	22	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	4	43	36	- 33
Hepatitis B	66	3	56	3	- 0
Schizophrenia	67	2	83	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
War	70	0	62	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	55	5	- 5
Otitis Media	77	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

El Salvador

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.