MADAGASCAR VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,832	3	12,388	+ 13,443
Violence	2	24,372	23	1,749	+ 22,623
Kidney Disease	3	20,997	22	2,202	+ 18,795
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,743	2	14,605	- 3,861
Stroke	5	7,088	1	17,964	- 10,876
Lung Disease	6	6,632	14	3,957	+ 2,675
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,155	16	3,278	+ 2,877
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,985	7	7,880	- 1,895
HIV/AIDS	9	3,742	25	1,341	+ 2,400
Liver Disease	10	3,542	12	4,803	- 1,261
Stomach Cancer	11	3,119	47	368	+ 2,752
Alcohol	12	2,881	53	161	+ 2,720
Cervical Cancer	13	2,006	17	3,028	- 1,022
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,995	15	3,380	- 1,385
Suicide	15	1,735	24	1,476	+ 260
Liver Cancer	16	1,578	30	933	+ 645
Prostate Cancer	17	1,459	29	996	+ 463
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,421	26	1,120	+ 301
Low Birth Weight	19	1,409	10	5,353	- 3,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,398	39	606	+ 792
Leukemia	21	1,385	45	401	+ 984
Breast Cancer	22	1,295	37	629	+ 666
Lung Cancers	23	1,288	55	147	+ 1,140
Falls	24	1,079	36	653	+ 426
Endocrine Disorders	25	989	44	463	+ 526
Malnutrition	26	953	13	4,236	- 3,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	884	5	11,085	- 10,201
Lymphomas	28	827	34	675	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	29	714	61	80	+ 634
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	698	42	495	+ 203
Hypertension	31	649	8	6,208	- 5,559
Other Neoplasms	32	644	65	24	+ 620
Drownings	33	607	31	825	- 218
Anemia	34	582	83	0	+ 582
Asthma	35	542	19	2,507	- 1,965
Skin Disease	36	537	51	187	+ 349
Birth Trauma	37	537	11	5,347	- 4,810
Other Injuries	38	424	21	2,359	- 1,936
Oral Cancer	39	417	32	697	- 280
Ovary Cancer	40	414	57	135	+ 279
Oesophagus Cancer	41	357	27	1,080	- 723
Inflammatory/Heart	42	344	28	1,046	- 702
Drug Use	43	327	62	58	+ 268
Parkinson's Disease	44	310	49	266	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	284	84	0	+ 284
Tuberculosis	46	267	4	11,606	- 11,339
Skin Cancers	47	265	43	467	- 202
Epilepsy	48	224	46	385	- 160
Bladder Cancer	49	185	48	286	- 101
Uterin Cancer	50	175	59	95	+ 81
Meningitis	51	158	20	2,391	- 2,233
Pertussis	52	143	41	519	- 376
Maternal Conditions	53	118	18	2,776	- 2,659
Fires	54	95	35	661	- 566
Chagas disease	55	80	76	0	+ 80
Appendicitis	56	80	56	147	- 67
Poisonings	57	67	40	571	- 504
Syphilis	58	63	33	680	- 617
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	62	64	47	+ 15
Tetanus	60	50	52	186	- 136
Dengue	61	40	72	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	62	38	63	49	- 11
Encephalitis	63	32	60	94	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	64	31	66	18	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	27	38	627	- 600
Hepatitis B	66	20	58	98	- 78
Schizophrenia	67	17	81	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	68	10	86	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	69	6	85	0	+ 6
War	70	3	54	155	- 152
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	70	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	76	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Otitis Media	77	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	7	- 7
Malaria	80	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	50	260	- 260
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

El Salvador

Madagascar

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.