USA VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	299,921	1	504,904	- 204,983
Violence	2	282,976	27	18,976	+ 264,000
Kidney Disease	3	243,783	6	85,861	+ 157,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	124,738	11	60,317	+ 64,420
Stroke	5	82,297	4	158,520	- 76,223
Lung Disease	6	77,000	3	195,387	- 118,387
Diabetes Mellitus	7	71,468	10	61,418	+ 10,050
Road Traffic Accidents	8	69,489	17	41,694	+ 27,795
HIV/AIDS	9	43,445	42	5,660	+ 37,785
Liver Disease	10	41,125	16	43,402	- 2,278
Stomach Cancer	11	36,217	33	13,077	+ 23,141
Alcohol	12	33,445	30	14,659	+ 18,786
Cervical Cancer	13	23,289	38	6,984	+ 16,305
Congenital Anomalies	14	23,167	34	11,762	+ 11,405
Suicide	15	20,146	12	53,099	- 32,953
Liver Cancer	16	18,323	23	27,064	- 8,741
Prostate Cancer	17	16,944	20	35,612	- 18,668
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	16,501	2	287,198	- 270,697
Low Birth Weight	19	16,355	39	6,924	+ 9,431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	16,231	9	61,827	- 45,596
Leukemia	21	16,082	24	26,966	- 10,883
Breast Cancer	22	15,034	13	48,671	- 33,636
Lung Cancers	23	14,950	5	155,533	- 140,583
Falls	24	12,530	18	40,418	- 27,888
Endocrine Disorders	25	11,486	14	46,985	- 35,499
Malnutrition	26	11,062	40	6,762	+ 4,300
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	10,260	37	9,955	+ 305
Lymphomas	28	9,606	19	40,281	- 30,675
Pancreas Cancer	29	8,295	15	44,293	- 35,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	8,106	48	3,461	+ 4,645
Hypertension	31	7,531	8	65,960	- 58,429
Other Neoplasms	32	7,482	29	17,743	- 10,262
Drownings	33	7,045	45	4,070	+ 2,975
Anemia	34	6,760	51	3,115	+ 3,645
Asthma	35	6,295	46	3,818	+ 2,477
Skin Disease	36	6,231	43	5,409	+ 822
Birth Trauma	37	6,231	54	1,233	+ 4,997
Other Injuries	38	4,919	25	25,997	- 21,078
Oral Cancer	39	4,840	35	11,555	- 6,715
Ovary Cancer	40	4,809	31	14,591	- 9,783
Oesophagus Cancer	41	4,146	28	17,829	- 13,684
Inflammatory/Heart	42	3,999	22	32,529	- 28,530
Drug Use	43	3,793	7	74,435	- 70,642
Parkinson's Disease	44	3,597	21	34,491	- 30,894
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	3,301	58	678	+ 2,623
Tuberculosis	46	3,098	62	546	+ 2,552
Skin Cancers	47	3,077	32	14,311	- 11,234
Epilepsy	48	2,604	50	3,162	- 559
Bladder Cancer	49	2,150	26	19,622	- 17,472
Uterin Cancer	50	2,036	36	10,063	- 8,027
Meningitis	51	1,832	60	606	+ 1,226
Pertussis	52	1,659	69	16	+ 1,643
Maternal Conditions	53	1,365	56	779	+ 586
Fires	54	1,108	49	3,183	- 2,075
Chagas disease	55	931	70	4	+ 927
Appendicitis	56	924	63	424	+ 500
Poisonings	57	772	53	1,674	- 902
Syphilis	58	731	66	49	+ 682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	725	52	2,461	- 1,736
Tetanus	60	580	71	2	+ 578
Dengue	61	463	76	0	+ 463
Upper Respiratory	62	442	65	229	+ 213
Encephalitis	63	375	68	25	+ 349
Multiple Sclerosis	64	354	44	5,059	- 4,705
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	316	47	3,646	- 3,330
Hepatitis B	66	235	59	608	- 372
Schizophrenia	67	197	57	723	- 526
Oral conditions	68	119	64	286	- 166
Osteoarthritis	69	72	61	579	- 507
War	70	32	55	1,198	- 1,166
Iodine Deficiency	71	16	73	1	+ 15
Ascariasis	72	6	82	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	73	4	79	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	74	2	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	75	1	41	5,684	- 5,683
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	77	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

El Salvador

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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.