EL SALVADOR VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,764	1	5,814	- 50
Stroke	2	3,275	5	1,595	+ 1,680
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,690	8	1,347	+ 343
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,165	7	1,385	- 221
Low Birth Weight	5	1,035	19	317	+ 718
Kidney Disease	6	996	3	4,726	- 3,730
Violence	7	891	2	5,485	- 4,594
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	874	4	2,418	- 1,544
Congenital Anomalies	9	758	14	449	+ 309
Birth Trauma	10	665	37	121	+ 544
War	11	463	70	1	+ 463
Hypertension	12	386	31	146	+ 240
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	383	18	320	+ 63
Other Injuries	14	348	38	95	+ 253
Lung Cancers	15	341	23	290	+ 51
Liver Disease	16	335	10	797	- 462
Breast Cancer	17	281	22	291	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	249	27	199	+ 50
Suicide	19	223	15	391	- 167
Lung Disease	20	209	6	1,493	- 1,283
Leukemia	21	207	21	312	- 105
Inflammatory/Heart	22	187	42	78	+ 110
Asthma	23	144	35	122	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	134	20	315	- 180
Tuberculosis	25	129	46	60	+ 69
Lymphomas	26	128	28	186	- 58
Maternal Conditions	27	123	53	26	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	28	121	11	702	- 581
Fires	29	117	54	21	+ 95
Falls	30	112	24	243	- 131
Parkinson's Disease	31	104	44	70	+ 34
Drownings	32	104	33	137	- 33
Pertussis	33	100	52	32	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	34	99	49	42	+ 57
Liver Cancer	35	87	16	355	- 268
Pancreas Cancer	36	84	29	161	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	37	73	25	223	- 150
Drug Use	38	69	43	74	- 4
Oral Cancer	39	65	39	94	- 29
Encephalitis	40	60	63	7	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	41	59	40	93	- 34
Meningitis	42	59	51	36	+ 23
Skin Cancers	43	53	47	60	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	45	65	6	+ 38
Epilepsy	45	40	48	50	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	46	27	41	80	- 53
Prostate Cancer	47	27	17	328	- 302
Cervical Cancer	48	26	13	451	- 426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	25	30	157	- 132
Syphilis	50	22	58	14	+ 7
Tetanus	51	17	60	11	+ 6
Poisonings	52	15	57	15	+ 0
Malnutrition	53	14	26	214	- 200
Uterin Cancer	54	10	50	39	- 30
Measles	55	9	76	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	9	66	5	+ 4
Skin Disease	57	8	36	121	- 113
Alcohol	58	6	12	648	- 642
Schistosomiasis	59	6	82	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	64	7	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	4	32	145	- 141
Leishmaniasis	62	3	73	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	59	14	- 11
Appendicitis	64	2	56	18	- 16
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	9	- 8
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	9	842	- 842
Malaria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	55	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	67	4	- 4
Anemia	85	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Iraq

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.