EL SALVADOR VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,569	4	2,418	+ 151
HIV/AIDS	2	2,377	9	842	+ 1,535
Tuberculosis	3	2,237	46	60	+ 2,177
Stroke	4	1,809	5	1,595	+ 214
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,755	27	199	+ 1,556
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,694	8	1,347	+ 347
Liver Disease	7	1,525	10	797	+ 728
Malaria	8	1,440	80	0	+ 1,440
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,363	1	5,814	- 4,451
Birth Trauma	10	1,133	37	121	+ 1,012
Low Birth Weight	11	1,088	19	317	+ 771
Congenital Anomalies	12	696	14	449	+ 247
Maternal Conditions	13	643	53	26	+ 617
Diabetes Mellitus	14	643	7	1,385	- 742
Meningitis	15	610	51	36	+ 575
Kidney Disease	16	508	3	4,726	- 4,218
Hypertension	17	503	31	146	+ 357
Oesophagus Cancer	18	498	41	80	+ 417
Other Injuries	19	493	38	95	+ 398
Lung Disease	20	487	6	1,493	- 1,005
Malnutrition	21	479	26	214	+ 265
Cervical Cancer	22	386	13	451	- 66
Suicide	23	366	15	391	- 25
Violence	24	335	2	5,485	- 5,150
Breast Cancer	25	302	22	291	+ 11
Asthma	26	262	35	122	+ 140
Tetanus	27	242	60	11	+ 231
Stomach Cancer	28	229	11	702	- 473
Lymphomas	29	220	28	186	+ 34
Oral Cancer	30	210	39	94	+ 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	208	18	320	- 112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	168	20	315	- 147
Falls	33	167	24	243	- 76
Liver Cancer	34	154	16	355	- 201
Leukemia	35	151	21	312	- 161
Fires	36	150	54	21	+ 128
Prostate Cancer	37	147	17	328	- 181
Poisonings	38	144	57	15	+ 129
Drownings	39	137	33	137	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	40	128	42	78	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	124	30	157	- 33
Pertussis	42	115	52	32	+ 83
Epilepsy	43	95	48	50	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	44	95	25	223	- 128
Ovary Cancer	45	90	40	93	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	46	82	29	161	- 79
Lung Cancers	47	76	23	290	- 214
Skin Cancers	48	73	47	60	+ 13
Hepatitis B	49	59	66	5	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	50	53	44	70	- 16
Skin Disease	51	52	36	121	- 69
Syphilis	52	51	58	14	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	46	65	6	+ 40
Schistosomiasis	54	42	82	0	+ 42
Alcohol	55	40	12	648	- 608
Uterin Cancer	56	37	50	39	- 3
Bladder Cancer	57	36	49	42	- 6
Appendicitis	58	27	56	18	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	59	22	73	0	+ 22
Encephalitis	60	22	63	7	+ 14
Hepatitis C	61	17	75	0	+ 17
Drug Use	62	13	43	74	- 61
Measles	63	12	76	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	11	62	9	+ 2
War	65	10	70	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	59	14	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	7	32	145	- 138
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	64	7	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	72	0	+ 1
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
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	131	- 131
Schizophrenia	83	0	67	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	84	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	86	0	68	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Kenya

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.