ZIMBABWE VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,042	3	8,493	+ 6,549
Violence	2	14,192	18	1,916	+ 12,276
Kidney Disease	3	12,226	12	2,214	+ 10,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,256	2	10,779	- 4,524
Stroke	5	4,127	5	5,126	- 999
Lung Disease	6	3,862	23	1,163	+ 2,698
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,584	9	3,344	+ 241
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,485	4	6,037	- 2,552
HIV/AIDS	9	2,179	1	19,988	- 17,809
Liver Disease	10	2,063	17	1,941	+ 121
Stomach Cancer	11	1,816	33	559	+ 1,258
Alcohol	12	1,677	61	48	+ 1,629
Cervical Cancer	13	1,168	14	2,023	- 855
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,162	11	2,217	- 1,055
Suicide	15	1,010	13	2,069	- 1,058
Liver Cancer	16	919	38	510	+ 409
Prostate Cancer	17	850	32	628	+ 222
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	828	31	768	+ 60
Low Birth Weight	19	820	7	4,038	- 3,217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	814	40	505	+ 309
Leukemia	21	807	45	244	+ 563
Breast Cancer	22	754	28	839	- 85
Lung Cancers	23	750	43	286	+ 464
Falls	24	628	41	465	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	25	576	34	553	+ 23
Malnutrition	26	555	10	2,396	- 1,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	515	6	4,595	- 4,080
Lymphomas	28	482	26	960	- 478
Pancreas Cancer	29	416	47	217	+ 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	407	35	548	- 142
Hypertension	31	378	24	1,146	- 768
Other Neoplasms	32	375	62	37	+ 338
Drownings	33	353	27	956	- 602
Anemia	34	339	84	0	+ 339
Asthma	35	316	21	1,531	- 1,215
Skin Disease	36	312	52	173	+ 139
Birth Trauma	37	312	8	3,405	- 3,093
Other Injuries	38	247	20	1,656	- 1,409
Oral Cancer	39	243	49	208	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	40	241	51	173	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	41	208	29	801	- 594
Inflammatory/Heart	42	201	25	1,047	- 847
Drug Use	43	190	48	213	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	44	180	46	226	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	166	80	0	+ 166
Tuberculosis	46	155	16	1,999	- 1,844
Skin Cancers	47	154	44	264	- 110
Epilepsy	48	131	39	508	- 377
Bladder Cancer	49	108	54	125	- 17
Uterin Cancer	50	102	50	182	- 80
Meningitis	51	92	22	1,325	- 1,233
Pertussis	52	83	42	419	- 336
Maternal Conditions	53	68	19	1,749	- 1,681
Fires	54	56	30	793	- 737
Chagas disease	55	47	76	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	56	46	58	66	- 20
Poisonings	57	39	37	515	- 476
Syphilis	58	37	55	124	- 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	36	64	26	+ 10
Tetanus	60	29	57	102	- 73
Dengue	61	23	73	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	62	22	59	65	- 43
Encephalitis	63	19	56	117	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	67	14	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	16	36	542	- 526
Hepatitis B	66	12	60	57	- 45
Schizophrenia	67	10	86	0	+ 10
Oral conditions	68	6	82	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	69	4	81	0	+ 4
War	70	2	65	26	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	14	- 14
Measles	76	0	63	30	- 30
Otitis Media	77	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	3	- 3
Malaria	80	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	82	0	53	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

El Salvador

Zimbabwe

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.