NIGERIA VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,640	7	61,374	+ 146,267
Violence	2	195,909	19	18,407	+ 177,502
Kidney Disease	3	168,775	20	18,189	+ 150,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	86,358	1	207,281	- 120,923
Stroke	5	56,976	8	57,744	- 768
Lung Disease	6	53,308	22	12,569	+ 40,740
Diabetes Mellitus	7	49,479	18	22,497	+ 26,982
Road Traffic Accidents	8	48,108	12	41,693	+ 6,415
HIV/AIDS	9	30,078	10	44,124	- 14,046
Liver Disease	10	28,471	13	38,326	- 9,854
Stomach Cancer	11	25,074	50	2,129	+ 22,945
Alcohol	12	23,155	58	1,031	+ 22,123
Cervical Cancer	13	16,124	25	10,574	+ 5,550
Congenital Anomalies	14	16,039	9	49,696	- 33,658
Suicide	15	13,947	30	7,019	+ 6,929
Liver Cancer	16	12,686	39	5,289	+ 7,397
Prostate Cancer	17	11,731	35	5,914	+ 5,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	11,424	31	6,786	+ 4,639
Low Birth Weight	19	11,323	6	95,959	- 84,636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	11,237	43	4,152	+ 7,085
Leukemia	21	11,134	47	2,257	+ 8,877
Breast Cancer	22	10,409	23	11,884	- 1,476
Lung Cancers	23	10,350	57	1,295	+ 9,055
Falls	24	8,674	28	7,528	+ 1,146
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,952	21	15,799	- 7,847
Malnutrition	26	7,658	36	5,896	+ 1,762
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	7,103	2	144,724	- 137,621
Lymphomas	28	6,650	40	5,202	+ 1,449
Pancreas Cancer	29	5,743	51	1,975	+ 3,768
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	5,612	37	5,846	- 234
Hypertension	31	5,214	24	10,692	- 5,478
Other Neoplasms	32	5,180	66	290	+ 4,890
Drownings	33	4,877	32	6,584	- 1,707
Anemia	34	4,680	82	0	+ 4,680
Asthma	35	4,358	27	8,192	- 3,833
Skin Disease	36	4,314	56	1,468	+ 2,845
Birth Trauma	37	4,314	5	100,186	- 95,873
Other Injuries	38	3,405	17	22,696	- 19,291
Oral Cancer	39	3,351	48	2,238	+ 1,113
Ovary Cancer	40	3,329	49	2,133	+ 1,197
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,870	64	560	+ 2,310
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,769	42	4,826	- 2,058
Drug Use	43	2,626	34	6,273	- 3,647
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,490	46	2,473	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	2,285	84	0	+ 2,285
Tuberculosis	46	2,145	3	127,335	- 125,191
Skin Cancers	47	2,130	53	1,933	+ 197
Epilepsy	48	1,803	41	5,001	- 3,198
Bladder Cancer	49	1,489	63	670	+ 819
Uterin Cancer	50	1,409	62	679	+ 730
Meningitis	51	1,268	11	43,651	- 42,383
Pertussis	52	1,148	16	23,282	- 22,134
Maternal Conditions	53	945	15	23,540	- 22,595
Fires	54	767	29	7,132	- 6,365
Chagas disease	55	645	78	0	+ 645
Appendicitis	56	640	60	760	- 120
Poisonings	57	535	33	6,570	- 6,036
Syphilis	58	506	38	5,449	- 4,943
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	502	69	165	+ 337
Tetanus	60	402	26	8,355	- 7,953
Dengue	61	321	73	2	+ 319
Upper Respiratory	62	306	67	259	+ 47
Encephalitis	63	259	59	937	- 677
Multiple Sclerosis	64	245	68	179	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	219	52	1,946	- 1,727
Hepatitis B	66	163	55	1,488	- 1,325
Schizophrenia	67	136	80	0	+ 136
Oral conditions	68	83	86	0	+ 83
Osteoarthritis	69	50	85	0	+ 50
War	70	22	45	3,245	- 3,222
Iodine Deficiency	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	72	4	61	685	- 681
Leishmaniasis	73	3	70	23	- 20
Diphtheria	74	1	44	3,800	- 3,799
Hepatitis C	75	1	65	304	- 303
Measles	76	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Otitis Media	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	14	- 14
Malaria	80	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

El Salvador

Nigeria

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.