KENYA VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,085	9	11,972	+ 39,113
Violence	2	48,199	24	2,942	+ 45,257
Kidney Disease	3	41,523	16	4,464	+ 37,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,246	1	22,571	- 1,325
Stroke	5	14,018	4	15,895	- 1,878
Lung Disease	6	13,115	20	4,280	+ 8,835
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,173	14	5,651	+ 6,522
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,836	6	14,883	- 3,047
HIV/AIDS	9	7,400	2	20,885	- 13,485
Liver Disease	10	7,005	7	13,405	- 6,400
Stomach Cancer	11	6,169	28	2,010	+ 4,159
Alcohol	12	5,697	55	355	+ 5,341
Cervical Cancer	13	3,967	22	3,389	+ 578
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,946	12	6,115	- 2,169
Suicide	15	3,431	23	3,214	+ 217
Liver Cancer	16	3,121	34	1,351	+ 1,770
Prostate Cancer	17	2,886	37	1,292	+ 1,594
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,811	31	1,827	+ 984
Low Birth Weight	19	2,786	11	9,562	- 6,776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,765	32	1,477	+ 1,287
Leukemia	21	2,739	35	1,327	+ 1,412
Breast Cancer	22	2,561	25	2,658	- 97
Lung Cancers	23	2,546	47	669	+ 1,878
Falls	24	2,134	33	1,465	+ 669
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,956	44	831	+ 1,125
Malnutrition	26	1,884	21	4,212	- 2,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,748	5	15,420	- 13,672
Lymphomas	28	1,636	29	1,931	- 295
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,413	46	716	+ 697
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,381	41	1,089	+ 292
Hypertension	31	1,283	17	4,418	- 3,135
Other Neoplasms	32	1,274	67	60	+ 1,214
Drownings	33	1,200	39	1,200	- 0
Anemia	34	1,151	82	0	+ 1,151
Asthma	35	1,072	26	2,300	- 1,228
Skin Disease	36	1,061	51	455	+ 606
Birth Trauma	37	1,061	10	9,957	- 8,896
Other Injuries	38	838	19	4,336	- 3,498
Oral Cancer	39	824	30	1,842	- 1,018
Ovary Cancer	40	819	45	795	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	41	706	18	4,373	- 3,666
Inflammatory/Heart	42	681	40	1,121	- 440
Drug Use	43	646	62	113	+ 533
Parkinson's Disease	44	613	50	470	+ 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	562	85	0	+ 562
Tuberculosis	46	528	3	19,655	- 19,128
Skin Cancers	47	524	48	638	- 114
Epilepsy	48	444	43	832	- 389
Bladder Cancer	49	366	57	318	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	50	347	56	323	+ 24
Meningitis	51	312	15	5,364	- 5,052
Pertussis	52	283	42	1,014	- 731
Maternal Conditions	53	232	13	5,651	- 5,419
Fires	54	189	36	1,316	- 1,128
Chagas disease	55	159	79	0	+ 159
Appendicitis	56	157	58	240	- 83
Poisonings	57	132	38	1,269	- 1,137
Syphilis	58	125	52	449	- 325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	123	66	84	+ 39
Tetanus	60	99	27	2,129	- 2,030
Dengue	61	79	73	0	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	62	75	64	95	- 20
Encephalitis	63	64	60	189	- 125
Multiple Sclerosis	64	60	68	39	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	54	53	408	- 354
Hepatitis B	66	40	49	522	- 482
Schizophrenia	67	34	83	0	+ 34
Oral conditions	68	20	86	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	69	12	84	0	+ 12
War	70	5	65	89	- 84
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	1	71	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	73	1	59	194	- 194
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 12
Hepatitis C	75	0	61	152	- 152
Measles	76	0	63	103	- 103
Otitis Media	77	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	10	- 10
Malaria	80	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	370	- 370
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.