MALTA VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	412	1	876	- 464
Violence	2	389	40	4	+ 384
Kidney Disease	3	335	11	79	+ 256
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	171	3	213	- 41
Stroke	5	113	2	291	- 178
Lung Disease	6	106	8	127	- 21
Diabetes Mellitus	7	98	6	163	- 64
Road Traffic Accidents	8	95	31	18	+ 77
HIV/AIDS	9	60	41	4	+ 56
Liver Disease	10	56	24	23	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	11	50	15	50	+ 0
Alcohol	12	46	47	3	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	13	32	39	4	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	14	32	32	17	+ 15
Suicide	15	28	22	27	+ 1
Liver Cancer	16	25	18	34	- 9
Prostate Cancer	17	23	13	53	- 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	23	4	207	- 185
Low Birth Weight	19	22	35	11	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	22	7	147	- 125
Leukemia	21	22	21	28	- 6
Breast Cancer	22	21	10	85	- 64
Lung Cancers	23	21	5	197	- 176
Falls	24	17	14	52	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	25	16	30	19	- 3
Malnutrition	26	15	60	0	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	14	55	1	+ 13
Lymphomas	28	13	12	53	- 40
Pancreas Cancer	29	11	9	90	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	11	37	7	+ 4
Hypertension	31	10	20	33	- 23
Other Neoplasms	32	10	26	22	- 12
Drownings	33	10	48	2	+ 7
Anemia	34	9	46	3	+ 6
Asthma	35	9	36	8	+ 0
Skin Disease	36	9	25	23	- 14
Birth Trauma	37	9	44	3	+ 6
Other Injuries	38	7	33	16	- 10
Oral Cancer	39	7	23	25	- 18
Ovary Cancer	40	7	17	34	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	41	6	29	20	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	42	5	27	22	- 16
Drug Use	43	5	38	7	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	16	50	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	5	42	3	+ 1
Tuberculosis	46	4	52	2	+ 3
Skin Cancers	47	4	34	14	- 10
Epilepsy	48	4	43	3	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	49	3	19	33	- 30
Uterin Cancer	50	3	28	21	- 18
Meningitis	51	3	56	1	+ 2
Pertussis	52	2	72	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	53	2	64	0	+ 2
Fires	54	2	62	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	55	1	68	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	1	63	0	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	58	1	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	81	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1	51	2	- 1
Tetanus	60	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	61	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	59	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	1	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	0	45	3	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	0	49	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	66	0	61	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	67	0	57	1	- 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	50	2	- 2
War	70	0	54	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	53	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.