MEXICO VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	114,666	1	116,238	- 1,572
Violence	2	108,188	5	32,450	+ 75,738
Kidney Disease	3	93,204	3	44,622	+ 48,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	47,690	8	24,816	+ 22,874
Stroke	5	31,464	4	39,790	- 8,326
Lung Disease	6	29,439	7	29,123	+ 316
Diabetes Mellitus	7	27,324	2	86,110	- 58,786
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,567	10	16,303	+ 10,264
HIV/AIDS	9	16,610	28	4,128	+ 12,482
Liver Disease	10	15,723	6	29,838	- 14,115
Stomach Cancer	11	13,847	19	6,939	+ 6,908
Alcohol	12	12,787	32	2,945	+ 9,841
Cervical Cancer	13	8,904	26	4,787	+ 4,117
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,857	13	10,457	- 1,600
Suicide	15	7,702	22	6,772	+ 930
Liver Cancer	16	7,005	21	6,817	+ 188
Prostate Cancer	17	6,478	15	7,494	- 1,016
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	6,309	30	3,447	+ 2,862
Low Birth Weight	19	6,253	18	7,163	- 910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	6,206	20	6,871	- 665
Leukemia	21	6,149	25	4,830	+ 1,318
Breast Cancer	22	5,748	16	7,380	- 1,632
Lung Cancers	23	5,716	17	7,349	- 1,634
Falls	24	4,790	35	2,628	+ 2,162
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,391	12	11,310	- 6,919
Malnutrition	26	4,229	14	7,552	- 3,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,923	29	3,476	+ 447
Lymphomas	28	3,673	24	4,961	- 1,289
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,172	27	4,510	- 1,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,099	33	2,734	+ 365
Hypertension	31	2,879	9	17,806	- 14,927
Other Neoplasms	32	2,860	23	6,204	- 3,344
Drownings	33	2,693	42	1,799	+ 895
Anemia	34	2,585	37	2,182	+ 402
Asthma	35	2,407	47	1,342	+ 1,065
Skin Disease	36	2,382	31	3,029	- 646
Birth Trauma	37	2,382	36	2,552	- 170
Other Injuries	38	1,881	11	12,175	- 10,294
Oral Cancer	39	1,851	46	1,355	+ 496
Ovary Cancer	40	1,838	34	2,649	- 811
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,585	49	1,252	+ 333
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,529	41	1,866	- 337
Drug Use	43	1,450	44	1,470	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,375	43	1,567	- 192
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	1,262	51	894	+ 368
Tuberculosis	46	1,184	38	1,943	- 759
Skin Cancers	47	1,176	40	1,909	- 732
Epilepsy	48	996	39	1,912	- 916
Bladder Cancer	49	822	48	1,272	- 450
Uterin Cancer	50	778	50	902	- 123
Meningitis	51	700	58	357	+ 343
Pertussis	52	634	70	21	+ 613
Maternal Conditions	53	522	54	750	- 228
Fires	54	423	56	604	- 180
Chagas disease	55	356	69	24	+ 331
Appendicitis	56	353	53	774	- 421
Poisonings	57	295	57	531	- 236
Syphilis	58	280	73	5	+ 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	277	45	1,415	- 1,138
Tetanus	60	222	71	10	+ 212
Dengue	61	177	67	30	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	62	169	64	127	+ 42
Encephalitis	63	143	62	140	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	135	60	295	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	121	52	859	- 738
Hepatitis B	66	90	61	210	- 120
Schizophrenia	67	75	63	127	- 52
Oral conditions	68	46	65	125	- 79
Osteoarthritis	69	28	59	305	- 277
War	70	12	66	112	- 99
Iodine Deficiency	71	6	74	2	+ 4
Ascariasis	72	2	72	5	- 3
Leishmaniasis	73	1	76	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	55	625	- 625
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	77	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	78	0	75	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

El Salvador

Mexico

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.