BRAZIL VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	192,997	1	165,788	+ 27,210
Violence	2	182,093	4	68,779	+ 113,314
Kidney Disease	3	156,873	7	37,690	+ 119,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	80,268	3	94,705	- 14,437
Stroke	5	52,958	2	123,207	- 70,249
Lung Disease	6	49,549	6	59,373	- 9,824
Diabetes Mellitus	7	45,990	5	59,608	- 13,618
Road Traffic Accidents	8	44,716	8	33,871	+ 10,845
HIV/AIDS	9	27,957	22	12,558	+ 15,399
Liver Disease	10	26,463	13	21,422	+ 5,041
Stomach Cancer	11	23,306	17	17,992	+ 5,314
Alcohol	12	21,522	32	7,121	+ 14,401
Cervical Cancer	13	14,987	29	9,511	+ 5,476
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,908	23	12,317	+ 2,591
Suicide	15	12,964	20	14,540	- 1,576
Liver Cancer	16	11,791	25	11,514	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	17	10,904	15	19,001	- 8,097
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	10,619	10	30,717	- 20,098
Low Birth Weight	19	10,524	33	6,881	+ 3,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	10,445	12	23,161	- 12,717
Leukemia	21	10,349	30	8,531	+ 1,818
Breast Cancer	22	9,675	14	20,759	- 11,084
Lung Cancers	23	9,620	9	31,659	- 22,039
Falls	24	8,063	16	18,847	- 10,784
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,391	19	16,927	- 9,536
Malnutrition	26	7,118	34	6,695	+ 423
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	6,602	35	5,659	+ 943
Lymphomas	28	6,181	27	10,376	- 4,194
Pancreas Cancer	29	5,338	24	11,999	- 6,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	5,216	44	4,258	+ 958
Hypertension	31	4,846	11	28,822	- 23,976
Other Neoplasms	32	4,814	42	4,665	+ 150
Drownings	33	4,533	39	4,937	- 404
Anemia	34	4,350	50	2,417	+ 1,933
Asthma	35	4,051	48	2,595	+ 1,456
Skin Disease	36	4,009	31	7,179	- 3,170
Birth Trauma	37	4,009	45	3,777	+ 232
Other Injuries	38	3,165	21	13,807	- 10,641
Oral Cancer	39	3,115	28	9,951	- 6,837
Ovary Cancer	40	3,094	43	4,355	- 1,261
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,668	26	10,466	- 7,798
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,574	18	17,508	- 14,934
Drug Use	43	2,441	49	2,467	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,314	41	4,770	- 2,456
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	2,124	55	1,097	+ 1,028
Tuberculosis	46	1,993	40	4,895	- 2,902
Skin Cancers	47	1,980	38	5,032	- 3,052
Epilepsy	48	1,676	46	3,263	- 1,587
Bladder Cancer	49	1,384	36	5,306	- 3,922
Uterin Cancer	50	1,310	47	2,780	- 1,470
Meningitis	51	1,179	54	1,359	- 180
Pertussis	52	1,067	75	30	+ 1,037
Maternal Conditions	53	878	53	1,507	- 628
Fires	54	713	58	1,028	- 315
Chagas disease	55	599	37	5,045	- 4,446
Appendicitis	56	595	57	1,067	- 473
Poisonings	57	497	66	317	+ 181
Syphilis	58	471	68	223	+ 248
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	466	61	596	- 130
Tetanus	60	373	71	88	+ 286
Dengue	61	298	76	14	+ 284
Upper Respiratory	62	284	67	260	+ 24
Encephalitis	63	241	72	65	+ 176
Multiple Sclerosis	64	228	64	356	- 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	204	51	2,193	- 1,989
Hepatitis B	66	151	59	775	- 624
Schizophrenia	67	127	60	661	- 534
Oral conditions	68	77	73	62	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	69	46	65	330	- 284
War	70	21	56	1,090	- 1,069
Iodine Deficiency	71	10	77	10	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	4	78	7	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	2	63	432	- 430
Diphtheria	74	1	79	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	75	1	52	1,955	- 1,954
Measles	76	0	81	4	- 4
Otitis Media	77	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Chlamydia	79	0	80	5	- 5
Malaria	80	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	593	- 593
Hookworm Disease	83	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

El Salvador

Brazil

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.