SURINAME VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	567	1	650	- 83
Violence	2	535	26	34	+ 501
Kidney Disease	3	461	4	281	+ 180
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	236	5	171	+ 65
Stroke	5	156	2	615	- 460
Lung Disease	6	146	12	93	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	7	135	3	286	- 151
Road Traffic Accidents	8	131	13	89	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	9	82	7	138	- 56
Liver Disease	10	78	8	134	- 56
Stomach Cancer	11	68	33	25	+ 44
Alcohol	12	63	38	16	+ 47
Cervical Cancer	13	44	20	48	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	14	44	22	40	+ 4
Suicide	15	38	6	148	- 109
Liver Cancer	16	35	21	45	- 10
Prostate Cancer	17	32	14	78	- 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	31	10	117	- 86
Low Birth Weight	19	31	19	51	- 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	31	16	72	- 42
Leukemia	21	30	35	20	+ 11
Breast Cancer	22	28	17	55	- 26
Lung Cancers	23	28	11	102	- 74
Falls	24	24	25	34	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	25	22	24	37	- 15
Malnutrition	26	21	43	13	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	19	27	31	- 12
Lymphomas	28	18	34	23	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	29	16	32	26	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	15	28	29	- 13
Hypertension	31	14	9	134	- 119
Other Neoplasms	32	14	54	3	+ 11
Drownings	33	13	29	28	- 15
Anemia	34	13	81	0	+ 13
Asthma	35	12	39	16	- 4
Skin Disease	36	12	18	53	- 42
Birth Trauma	37	12	30	28	- 16
Other Injuries	38	9	15	73	- 63
Oral Cancer	39	9	40	16	- 6
Ovary Cancer	40	9	42	14	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	41	8	56	2	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	42	8	23	37	- 30
Drug Use	43	7	45	7	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	44	7	31	28	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	6	85	0	+ 6
Tuberculosis	46	6	37	17	- 11
Skin Cancers	47	6	60	1	+ 5
Epilepsy	48	5	36	18	- 13
Bladder Cancer	49	4	48	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	50	4	49	5	- 1
Meningitis	51	3	50	5	- 2
Pertussis	52	3	59	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	53	3	41	14	- 12
Fires	54	2	44	13	- 11
Chagas disease	55	2	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	2	53	3	- 1
Poisonings	57	1	57	2	- 0
Syphilis	58	1	52	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1	58	1	+ 0
Tetanus	60	1	62	1	+ 0
Dengue	61	1	46	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	62	1	67	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	1	51	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	1	47	6	- 6
Hepatitis B	66	0	63	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
War	70	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	55	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.