IRAQ VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,909	1	36,594	+ 316
Violence	2	34,824	7	5,658	+ 29,166
Kidney Disease	3	30,001	6	6,323	+ 23,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,351	8	5,551	+ 9,800
Stroke	5	10,128	2	20,793	- 10,665
Lung Disease	6	9,476	20	1,329	+ 8,147
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,795	4	7,395	+ 1,400
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,552	3	10,726	- 2,175
HIV/AIDS	9	5,347	72	0	+ 5,347
Liver Disease	10	5,061	16	2,127	+ 2,934
Stomach Cancer	11	4,457	28	771	+ 3,686
Alcohol	12	4,116	58	40	+ 4,076
Cervical Cancer	13	2,866	48	162	+ 2,704
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,851	9	4,812	- 1,961
Suicide	15	2,479	19	1,418	+ 1,062
Liver Cancer	16	2,255	35	555	+ 1,700
Prostate Cancer	17	2,085	47	171	+ 1,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,031	13	2,429	- 398
Low Birth Weight	19	2,013	5	6,573	- 4,560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,997	24	852	+ 1,146
Leukemia	21	1,979	21	1,315	+ 664
Breast Cancer	22	1,850	17	1,783	+ 67
Lung Cancers	23	1,840	15	2,162	- 322
Falls	24	1,542	30	709	+ 833
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,413	37	462	+ 951
Malnutrition	26	1,361	53	92	+ 1,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,263	18	1,578	- 315
Lymphomas	28	1,182	26	811	+ 371
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,021	36	530	+ 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	998	49	159	+ 839
Hypertension	31	927	12	2,451	- 1,524
Other Neoplasms	32	921	61	26	+ 895
Drownings	33	867	32	658	+ 209
Anemia	34	832	85	0	+ 832
Asthma	35	775	23	914	- 139
Skin Disease	36	767	57	49	+ 718
Birth Trauma	37	767	10	4,223	- 3,456
Other Injuries	38	605	14	2,212	- 1,607
Oral Cancer	39	596	39	410	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	40	592	41	376	+ 216
Oesophagus Cancer	41	510	46	173	+ 337
Inflammatory/Heart	42	492	22	1,190	- 698
Drug Use	43	467	38	441	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	44	443	31	658	- 215
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	406	80	0	+ 406
Tuberculosis	46	381	25	821	- 440
Skin Cancers	47	379	43	339	+ 40
Epilepsy	48	320	45	253	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	49	265	34	628	- 363
Uterin Cancer	50	251	54	61	+ 189
Meningitis	51	225	42	372	- 147
Pertussis	52	204	33	636	- 432
Maternal Conditions	53	168	27	780	- 612
Fires	54	136	29	742	- 605
Chagas disease	55	115	75	0	+ 115
Appendicitis	56	114	64	15	+ 99
Poisonings	57	95	52	95	- 0
Syphilis	58	90	50	137	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	89	63	21	+ 68
Tetanus	60	71	51	111	- 40
Dengue	61	57	77	0	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	62	54	65	6	+ 48
Encephalitis	63	46	40	378	- 332
Multiple Sclerosis	64	44	60	30	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	39	44	283	- 244
Hepatitis B	66	29	56	57	- 28
Schizophrenia	67	24	84	0	+ 24
Oral conditions	68	15	82	0	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	69	9	81	0	+ 9
War	70	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	67	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	75	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	55	59	- 59
Otitis Media	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	59	37	- 37
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

El Salvador

Iraq

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.