EL SALVADOR VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,786	9	842	+ 5,944
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,369	4	2,418	+ 951
Malaria	3	2,464	80	0	+ 2,464
Low Birth Weight	4	1,686	19	317	+ 1,369
Birth Trauma	5	1,627	37	121	+ 1,506
Stroke	6	1,613	5	1,595	+ 18
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,546	1	5,814	- 4,268
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,360	8	1,347	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,288	27	199	+ 1,089
Tuberculosis	10	1,184	46	60	+ 1,124
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,104	7	1,385	- 281
Congenital Anomalies	12	920	14	449	+ 471
Liver Disease	13	736	10	797	- 62
Kidney Disease	14	732	3	4,726	- 3,993
Measles	15	668	76	0	+ 668
Hypertension	16	609	31	146	+ 463
Maternal Conditions	17	512	53	26	+ 485
Syphilis	18	494	58	14	+ 480
Meningitis	19	469	51	36	+ 433
Lung Disease	20	445	6	1,493	- 1,048
Pertussis	21	402	52	32	+ 370
Suicide	22	395	15	391	+ 5
Other Injuries	23	388	38	95	+ 293
Breast Cancer	24	311	22	291	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	25	270	25	223	+ 47
Asthma	26	241	35	122	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	27	233	42	78	+ 155
Cervical Cancer	28	207	13	451	- 245
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	205	18	320	- 115
Drug Use	30	186	43	74	+ 112
Malnutrition	31	177	26	214	- 37
Falls	32	169	24	243	- 74
Violence	33	165	2	5,485	- 5,320
Liver Cancer	34	159	16	355	- 196
Prostate Cancer	35	158	17	328	- 170
Drownings	36	146	33	137	+ 9
Oral Cancer	37	127	39	94	+ 34
Epilepsy	38	119	48	50	+ 69
Fires	39	111	54	21	+ 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	106	20	315	- 209
Lung Cancers	41	99	23	290	- 191
Tetanus	42	86	60	11	+ 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	81	30	157	- 76
Poisonings	44	78	57	15	+ 63
Lymphomas	45	71	28	186	- 115
Parkinson's Disease	46	65	44	70	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	47	61	81	0	+ 61
Skin Cancers	48	60	47	60	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	49	58	11	702	- 644
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	52	65	6	+ 46
Skin Disease	51	48	36	121	- 73
Ovary Cancer	52	47	40	93	- 46
Alcohol	53	44	12	648	- 604
Oesophagus Cancer	54	44	41	80	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	55	42	29	161	- 119
Bladder Cancer	56	31	49	42	- 10
Encephalitis	57	29	63	7	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	58	28	50	39	- 11
Appendicitis	59	21	56	18	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	60	16	82	0	+ 16
Leukemia	61	14	21	312	- 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	59	14	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	12	32	145	- 133
Diphtheria	64	11	74	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	65	11	66	5	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	62	9	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	64	7	- 2
Chlamydia	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
War	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	45	64	- 64
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	34	131	- 131
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Equ. Guinea

El Salvador

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.