IRAN VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,520	1	93,308	- 15,788
Violence	2	73,141	27	2,535	+ 70,605
Kidney Disease	3	63,010	6	11,810	+ 51,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	32,241	8	11,243	+ 20,997
Stroke	5	21,271	2	36,730	- 15,459
Lung Disease	6	19,902	7	11,409	+ 8,493
Diabetes Mellitus	7	18,472	5	13,910	+ 4,563
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,961	3	17,803	+ 158
HIV/AIDS	9	11,229	28	2,521	+ 8,709
Liver Disease	10	10,629	12	6,637	+ 3,992
Stomach Cancer	11	9,361	10	9,822	- 461
Alcohol	12	8,645	53	253	+ 8,392
Cervical Cancer	13	6,020	48	501	+ 5,519
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,988	14	4,844	+ 1,144
Suicide	15	5,207	16	4,334	+ 873
Liver Cancer	16	4,736	20	3,714	+ 1,022
Prostate Cancer	17	4,380	21	3,583	+ 797
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	4,265	9	11,046	- 6,781
Low Birth Weight	19	4,227	13	4,861	- 633
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,195	15	4,575	- 380
Leukemia	21	4,157	18	3,966	+ 191
Breast Cancer	22	3,886	19	3,736	+ 150
Lung Cancers	23	3,864	11	6,784	- 2,920
Falls	24	3,239	24	2,821	+ 417
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,969	32	2,092	+ 877
Malnutrition	26	2,859	56	157	+ 2,703
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,652	33	1,836	+ 816
Lymphomas	28	2,483	23	2,882	- 399
Pancreas Cancer	29	2,144	29	2,418	- 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,095	37	1,246	+ 849
Hypertension	31	1,947	4	16,415	- 14,469
Other Neoplasms	32	1,934	58	112	+ 1,822
Drownings	33	1,821	40	930	+ 891
Anemia	34	1,747	82	0	+ 1,747
Asthma	35	1,627	22	3,360	- 1,733
Skin Disease	36	1,610	55	237	+ 1,373
Birth Trauma	37	1,610	25	2,735	- 1,125
Other Injuries	38	1,271	17	4,048	- 2,777
Oral Cancer	39	1,251	45	655	+ 597
Ovary Cancer	40	1,243	39	937	+ 306
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,072	30	2,371	- 1,299
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,034	35	1,611	- 577
Drug Use	43	980	31	2,242	- 1,262
Parkinson's Disease	44	930	26	2,545	- 1,615
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	853	85	0	+ 853
Tuberculosis	46	801	41	882	- 81
Skin Cancers	47	795	47	518	+ 277
Epilepsy	48	673	44	719	- 46
Bladder Cancer	49	556	36	1,410	- 854
Uterin Cancer	50	526	51	355	+ 171
Meningitis	51	473	46	642	- 168
Pertussis	52	429	60	75	+ 353
Maternal Conditions	53	353	52	285	+ 68
Fires	54	286	34	1,823	- 1,536
Chagas disease	55	241	78	0	+ 241
Appendicitis	56	239	57	155	+ 84
Poisonings	57	200	43	816	- 616
Syphilis	58	189	61	52	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	187	59	80	+ 107
Tetanus	60	150	62	37	+ 113
Dengue	61	120	74	0	+ 120
Upper Respiratory	62	114	63	16	+ 98
Encephalitis	63	97	54	246	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	64	92	50	405	- 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	82	38	996	- 914
Hepatitis B	66	61	49	425	- 364
Schizophrenia	67	51	81	0	+ 51
Oral conditions	68	31	86	0	+ 31
Osteoarthritis	69	19	84	0	+ 19
War	70	8	42	848	- 839
Iodine Deficiency	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	72	2	67	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	64	8	- 7
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

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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.