GERMANY VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,777	1	147,055	- 73,278
Violence	2	69,609	46	769	+ 68,840
Kidney Disease	3	59,968	8	22,770	+ 37,197
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,684	9	20,712	+ 9,972
Stroke	5	20,244	3	49,794	- 29,549
Lung Disease	6	18,941	5	42,797	- 23,856
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,580	13	15,560	+ 2,021
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,093	34	3,160	+ 13,934
HIV/AIDS	9	10,687	54	345	+ 10,342
Liver Disease	10	10,116	15	15,194	- 5,078
Stomach Cancer	11	8,909	20	9,658	- 749
Alcohol	12	8,227	26	6,257	+ 1,970
Cervical Cancer	13	5,729	39	2,131	+ 3,598
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,699	36	2,291	+ 3,407
Suicide	15	4,956	19	10,284	- 5,329
Liver Cancer	16	4,507	25	8,057	- 3,550
Prostate Cancer	17	4,168	12	16,487	- 12,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	4,059	2	51,168	- 47,109
Low Birth Weight	19	4,023	45	770	+ 3,253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,993	7	26,026	- 22,033
Leukemia	21	3,956	22	8,737	- 4,781
Breast Cancer	22	3,698	10	18,842	- 15,144
Lung Cancers	23	3,677	4	46,560	- 42,883
Falls	24	3,082	14	15,325	- 12,243
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,825	18	10,677	- 7,852
Malnutrition	26	2,721	50	450	+ 2,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,524	32	3,830	- 1,306
Lymphomas	28	2,363	17	12,249	- 9,886
Pancreas Cancer	29	2,041	11	17,971	- 15,931
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,994	38	2,166	- 172
Hypertension	31	1,853	6	26,796	- 24,943
Other Neoplasms	32	1,840	24	8,161	- 6,321
Drownings	33	1,733	49	459	+ 1,274
Anemia	34	1,663	43	994	+ 669
Asthma	35	1,549	44	924	+ 624
Skin Disease	36	1,533	42	1,543	- 10
Birth Trauma	37	1,533	57	239	+ 1,293
Other Injuries	38	1,210	23	8,248	- 7,038
Oral Cancer	39	1,191	29	6,023	- 4,832
Ovary Cancer	40	1,183	30	5,192	- 4,009
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,020	27	6,212	- 5,193
Inflammatory/Heart	42	984	21	8,891	- 7,907
Drug Use	43	933	40	1,930	- 997
Parkinson's Disease	44	885	16	12,594	- 11,709
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	812	55	292	+ 520
Tuberculosis	46	762	56	281	+ 481
Skin Cancers	47	757	31	4,055	- 3,299
Epilepsy	48	641	35	3,091	- 2,451
Bladder Cancer	49	529	28	6,193	- 5,664
Uterin Cancer	50	501	37	2,231	- 1,730
Meningitis	51	451	60	168	+ 283
Pertussis	52	408	69	2	+ 406
Maternal Conditions	53	336	64	38	+ 298
Fires	54	272	53	359	- 86
Chagas disease	55	229	74	1	+ 228
Appendicitis	56	227	62	129	+ 98
Poisonings	57	190	58	216	- 26
Syphilis	58	180	68	6	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	178	47	543	- 364
Tetanus	60	143	75	1	+ 142
Dengue	61	114	83	0	+ 114
Upper Respiratory	62	109	61	138	- 30
Encephalitis	63	92	67	8	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	64	87	41	1,571	- 1,484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	78	33	3,615	- 3,538
Hepatitis B	66	58	59	182	- 124
Schizophrenia	67	48	51	391	- 342
Oral conditions	68	29	63	62	- 33
Osteoarthritis	69	18	52	364	- 346
War	70	8	66	10	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	4	71	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	72	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	48	507	- 507
Measles	76	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	77	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.