EL SALVADOR VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,043	5	1,595	+ 2,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,287	4	2,418	+ 869
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,788	1	5,814	- 3,026
Tuberculosis	4	2,612	46	60	+ 2,552
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,495	27	199	+ 2,296
Measles	6	2,064	76	0	+ 2,064
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,773	8	1,347	+ 426
Hypertension	8	1,397	31	146	+ 1,251
Malaria	9	1,239	80	0	+ 1,239
Low Birth Weight	10	1,205	19	317	+ 888
Birth Trauma	11	1,203	37	121	+ 1,083
Liver Disease	12	1,081	10	797	+ 284
Malnutrition	13	953	26	214	+ 739
Lung Disease	14	891	6	1,493	- 602
Congenital Anomalies	15	761	14	449	+ 312
Diabetes Mellitus	16	738	7	1,385	- 648
Cervical Cancer	17	681	13	451	+ 230
Maternal Conditions	18	625	53	26	+ 598
Asthma	19	564	35	122	+ 442
Meningitis	20	538	51	36	+ 503
Other Injuries	21	531	38	95	+ 436
Kidney Disease	22	496	3	4,726	- 4,230
Violence	23	394	2	5,485	- 5,092
Suicide	24	332	15	391	- 58
HIV/AIDS	25	302	9	842	- 540
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	252	18	320	- 68
Oesophagus Cancer	27	243	41	80	+ 163
Inflammatory/Heart	28	236	42	78	+ 158
Prostate Cancer	29	224	17	328	- 104
Liver Cancer	30	210	16	355	- 145
Drownings	31	186	33	137	+ 49
Oral Cancer	32	157	39	94	+ 63
Syphilis	33	153	58	14	+ 139
Lymphomas	34	152	28	186	- 34
Fires	35	149	54	21	+ 127
Falls	36	147	24	243	- 96
Breast Cancer	37	142	22	291	- 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	141	65	6	+ 135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	136	20	315	- 178
Poisonings	40	128	57	15	+ 114
Pertussis	41	117	52	32	+ 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	111	30	157	- 46
Skin Cancers	43	105	47	60	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	44	104	25	223	- 118
Leukemia	45	90	21	312	- 221
Epilepsy	46	87	48	50	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	47	83	11	702	- 619
Bladder Cancer	48	64	49	42	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	49	60	44	70	- 10
Schistosomiasis	50	59	82	0	+ 59
Skin Disease	51	42	36	121	- 79
Tetanus	52	42	60	11	+ 31
Alcohol	53	36	12	648	- 612
War	54	35	70	1	+ 34
Lung Cancers	55	33	23	290	- 257
Appendicitis	56	33	56	18	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	57	30	40	93	- 63
Hepatitis B	58	22	66	5	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	59	21	50	39	- 18
Encephalitis	60	21	63	7	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	61	18	29	161	- 143
Drug Use	62	13	43	74	- 60
Upper Respiratory	63	11	62	9	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	59	14	- 3
Other Neoplasms	65	5	32	145	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	64	7	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	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

Madagascar

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.