ETHIOPIA VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,975	4	36,530	+ 67,445
Violence	2	98,101	22	8,076	+ 90,025
Kidney Disease	3	84,514	13	12,103	+ 72,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,243	1	59,931	- 16,687
Stroke	5	28,530	3	39,362	- 10,831
Lung Disease	6	26,694	15	11,870	+ 14,824
Diabetes Mellitus	7	24,776	10	16,258	+ 8,519
Road Traffic Accidents	8	24,090	5	31,564	- 7,474
HIV/AIDS	9	15,061	17	11,471	+ 3,590
Liver Disease	10	14,257	8	27,270	- 13,013
Stomach Cancer	11	12,556	47	1,519	+ 11,037
Alcohol	12	11,595	55	750	+ 10,845
Cervical Cancer	13	8,074	27	5,019	+ 3,055
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,031	11	15,638	- 7,606
Suicide	15	6,984	25	6,030	+ 954
Liver Cancer	16	6,352	42	1,730	+ 4,622
Prostate Cancer	17	5,874	50	1,244	+ 4,630
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	5,721	21	8,258	- 2,537
Low Birth Weight	19	5,670	7	28,020	- 22,351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,627	31	3,755	+ 1,872
Leukemia	21	5,575	30	4,222	+ 1,353
Breast Cancer	22	5,212	20	8,485	- 3,273
Lung Cancers	23	5,183	38	2,202	+ 2,981
Falls	24	4,344	28	4,510	- 166
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,982	45	1,623	+ 2,359
Malnutrition	26	3,835	19	8,643	- 4,808
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,557	2	44,361	- 40,804
Lymphomas	28	3,330	33	3,590	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	29	2,876	61	488	+ 2,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,810	41	1,758	+ 1,052
Hypertension	31	2,611	12	13,470	- 10,859
Other Neoplasms	32	2,594	66	148	+ 2,446
Drownings	33	2,442	35	3,133	- 691
Anemia	34	2,344	83	0	+ 2,344
Asthma	35	2,182	29	4,484	- 2,301
Skin Disease	36	2,160	53	904	+ 1,256
Birth Trauma	37	2,160	6	31,107	- 28,947
Other Injuries	38	1,705	16	11,735	- 10,029
Oral Cancer	39	1,678	48	1,477	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	40	1,667	36	2,424	- 757
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,437	40	1,839	- 402
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,386	39	2,168	- 782
Drug Use	43	1,315	60	513	+ 802
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,247	46	1,578	- 331
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	1,144	81	0	+ 1,144
Tuberculosis	46	1,074	9	21,455	- 20,381
Skin Cancers	47	1,067	52	1,006	+ 60
Epilepsy	48	903	44	1,625	- 722
Bladder Cancer	49	745	51	1,080	- 334
Uterin Cancer	50	706	62	421	+ 285
Meningitis	51	635	14	12,019	- 11,384
Pertussis	52	575	23	6,896	- 6,321
Maternal Conditions	53	473	18	8,887	- 8,413
Fires	54	384	34	3,255	- 2,871
Chagas disease	55	323	78	0	+ 323
Appendicitis	56	320	58	677	- 357
Poisonings	57	268	32	3,668	- 3,401
Syphilis	58	254	43	1,699	- 1,446
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	251	65	221	+ 31
Tetanus	60	201	37	2,203	- 2,001
Dengue	61	161	73	20	+ 140
Upper Respiratory	62	153	57	709	- 556
Encephalitis	63	130	63	386	- 256
Multiple Sclerosis	64	123	70	61	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	110	49	1,339	- 1,230
Hepatitis B	66	82	56	742	- 660
Schizophrenia	67	68	86	0	+ 68
Oral conditions	68	41	82	0	+ 41
Osteoarthritis	69	25	80	0	+ 25
War	70	11	64	281	- 269
Iodine Deficiency	71	6	76	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	72	2	68	130	- 128
Leishmaniasis	73	1	59	579	- 577
Diphtheria	74	1	67	146	- 145
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	115	- 114
Measles	76	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Otitis Media	77	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	72	21	- 21
Malaria	80	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	839	- 839
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

El Salvador

Ethiopia

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.