VIET NAM VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,756	2	91,939	+ 818
Violence	2	87,516	36	1,785	+ 85,731
Kidney Disease	3	75,395	8	25,251	+ 50,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	38,578	7	27,836	+ 10,741
Stroke	5	25,452	1	159,032	- 133,580
Lung Disease	6	23,814	3	35,875	- 12,061
Diabetes Mellitus	7	22,103	4	33,860	- 11,757
Road Traffic Accidents	8	21,491	5	29,475	- 7,984
HIV/AIDS	9	13,436	27	4,993	+ 8,444
Liver Disease	10	12,719	10	23,900	- 11,181
Stomach Cancer	11	11,201	14	15,134	- 3,933
Alcohol	12	10,344	46	867	+ 9,477
Cervical Cancer	13	7,203	31	2,391	+ 4,811
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,165	21	7,064	+ 101
Suicide	15	6,231	18	7,249	- 1,019
Liver Cancer	16	5,667	9	24,995	- 19,328
Prostate Cancer	17	5,240	35	1,911	+ 3,329
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	5,103	6	29,307	- 24,204
Low Birth Weight	19	5,058	19	7,132	- 2,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,020	16	8,258	- 3,238
Leukemia	21	4,974	28	4,899	+ 75
Breast Cancer	22	4,650	22	6,187	- 1,537
Lung Cancers	23	4,623	11	21,294	- 16,671
Falls	24	3,875	13	15,427	- 11,552
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,552	34	2,082	+ 1,470
Malnutrition	26	3,421	63	120	+ 3,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,173	29	4,390	- 1,216
Lymphomas	28	2,971	30	2,964	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	29	2,566	44	929	+ 1,636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,507	43	957	+ 1,550
Hypertension	31	2,329	12	19,880	- 17,550
Other Neoplasms	32	2,314	57	325	+ 1,989
Drownings	33	2,179	26	5,097	- 2,918
Anemia	34	2,091	81	0	+ 2,091
Asthma	35	1,947	17	8,150	- 6,203
Skin Disease	36	1,927	40	1,515	+ 412
Birth Trauma	37	1,927	32	2,340	- 413
Other Injuries	38	1,521	23	5,539	- 4,017
Oral Cancer	39	1,497	20	7,088	- 5,591
Ovary Cancer	40	1,487	47	864	+ 624
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,282	33	2,265	- 983
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,237	24	5,357	- 4,120
Drug Use	43	1,173	41	1,366	- 193
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,112	25	5,338	- 4,226
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	1,021	84	0	+ 1,021
Tuberculosis	46	958	15	9,446	- 8,488
Skin Cancers	47	952	54	467	+ 484
Epilepsy	48	805	53	583	+ 223
Bladder Cancer	49	665	45	896	- 231
Uterin Cancer	50	630	42	1,159	- 529
Meningitis	51	566	51	624	- 58
Pertussis	52	513	50	705	- 192
Maternal Conditions	53	422	49	773	- 351
Fires	54	343	52	595	- 252
Chagas disease	55	288	76	0	+ 288
Appendicitis	56	286	60	201	+ 85
Poisonings	57	239	48	832	- 593
Syphilis	58	226	56	328	- 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	224	59	224	+ 1
Tetanus	60	179	58	286	- 107
Dengue	61	143	62	127	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	62	137	66	34	+ 103
Encephalitis	63	116	39	1,558	- 1,443
Multiple Sclerosis	64	110	61	135	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	98	38	1,708	- 1,610
Hepatitis B	66	73	55	379	- 306
Schizophrenia	67	61	82	0	+ 61
Oral conditions	68	37	86	0	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	69	22	85	0	+ 22
War	70	10	65	34	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	71	5	75	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	72	2	68	9	- 7
Leishmaniasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	78	- 78
Measles	76	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Otitis Media	77	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	80	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

El Salvador

Viet Nam

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.