EL SALVADOR VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,062	4	2,418	+ 3,644
Malaria	2	3,877	80	0	+ 3,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,217	27	199	+ 3,018
Measles	4	2,855	76	0	+ 2,855
Stroke	5	2,738	5	1,595	+ 1,143
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,685	1	5,814	- 3,129
Birth Trauma	7	2,273	37	121	+ 2,153
Low Birth Weight	8	2,047	19	317	+ 1,730
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,795	8	1,347	+ 448
HIV/AIDS	10	1,431	9	842	+ 589
Meningitis	11	1,248	51	36	+ 1,212
Liver Disease	12	1,209	10	797	+ 411
Tuberculosis	13	1,123	46	60	+ 1,063
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,034	14	449	+ 585
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,013	7	1,385	- 372
Kidney Disease	16	919	3	4,726	- 3,806
Maternal Conditions	17	850	53	26	+ 823
Other Injuries	18	713	38	95	+ 617
Cervical Cancer	19	707	13	451	+ 255
Lung Disease	20	651	6	1,493	- 842
Hypertension	21	639	31	146	+ 493
Asthma	22	559	35	122	+ 437
Liver Cancer	23	553	16	355	+ 198
Pertussis	24	552	52	32	+ 520
Endocrine Disorders	25	540	25	223	+ 317
Violence	26	535	2	5,485	- 4,951
Trypanosomiasis	27	508	81	0	+ 508
Malnutrition	28	489	26	214	+ 275
Suicide	29	423	15	391	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	274	18	320	- 45
Drownings	31	250	33	137	+ 114
Prostate Cancer	32	249	17	328	- 80
Falls	33	227	24	243	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	212	30	157	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	35	208	42	78	+ 131
Fires	36	194	54	21	+ 173
Epilepsy	37	166	48	50	+ 115
Breast Cancer	38	163	22	291	- 128
Syphilis	39	155	58	14	+ 141
Poisonings	40	140	57	15	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	41	116	11	702	- 586
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	113	65	6	+ 107
Schistosomiasis	43	110	82	0	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	44	100	44	70	+ 31
Tetanus	45	80	60	11	+ 69
Drug Use	46	80	43	74	+ 6
Hepatitis B	47	77	66	5	+ 72
Lymphomas	48	75	28	186	- 111
Skin Cancers	49	72	47	60	+ 12
Lung Cancers	50	61	23	290	- 229
Skin Disease	51	60	36	121	- 60
Oral Cancer	52	58	39	94	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	47	20	315	- 267
Ovary Cancer	54	44	40	93	- 49
Alcohol	55	40	12	648	- 609
Encephalitis	56	38	63	7	+ 31
Appendicitis	57	20	56	18	+ 2
Diphtheria	58	19	74	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	59	18	50	39	- 22
Bladder Cancer	60	15	49	42	- 27
Hepatitis C	61	11	75	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	62	11	72	0	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	63	9	41	80	- 71
War	64	9	70	1	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	65	9	29	161	- 152
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	64	7	+ 2
Leukemia	67	8	21	312	- 304
Other Neoplasms	68	8	32	145	- 137
Upper Respiratory	69	7	62	9	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	6	59	14	- 8
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	34	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	68	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

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.