EL SALVADOR VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,924	9	842	+ 6,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,462	4	2,418	+ 1,044
Tuberculosis	3	3,348	46	60	+ 3,288
Stroke	4	3,151	5	1,595	+ 1,556
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,886	1	5,814	- 2,928
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,053	8	1,347	+ 706
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,713	7	1,385	+ 327
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,525	27	199	+ 1,326
Low Birth Weight	9	1,220	19	317	+ 903
Lung Disease	10	1,090	6	1,493	- 402
Violence	11	1,063	2	5,485	- 4,422
Hypertension	12	1,012	31	146	+ 866
Birth Trauma	13	815	37	121	+ 694
Liver Disease	14	793	10	797	- 4
Kidney Disease	15	760	3	4,726	- 3,965
Congenital Anomalies	16	669	14	449	+ 220
Suicide	17	574	15	391	+ 183
Malnutrition	18	529	26	214	+ 314
Other Injuries	19	489	38	95	+ 393
Asthma	20	474	35	122	+ 352
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	415	18	320	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	22	383	42	78	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	23	314	13	451	- 138
Breast Cancer	24	286	22	291	- 5
Maternal Conditions	25	260	53	26	+ 234
Drownings	26	259	33	137	+ 123
Meningitis	27	257	51	36	+ 222
Fires	28	257	54	21	+ 236
Skin Cancers	29	255	47	60	+ 195
Oral Cancer	30	236	39	94	+ 142
Prostate Cancer	31	223	17	328	- 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	179	30	157	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	33	172	25	223	- 50
Falls	34	147	24	243	- 96
Lung Cancers	35	139	23	290	- 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	129	20	315	- 186
Pertussis	37	128	52	32	+ 96
Epilepsy	38	116	48	50	+ 66
Poisonings	39	110	57	15	+ 95
Lymphomas	40	108	28	186	- 78
Liver Cancer	41	106	16	355	- 249
Parkinson's Disease	42	103	44	70	+ 33
Syphilis	43	82	58	14	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	78	65	6	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	45	77	11	702	- 625
Drug Use	46	75	43	74	+ 1
Skin Disease	47	73	36	121	- 48
Alcohol	48	66	12	648	- 582
Leukemia	49	56	21	312	- 256
Ovary Cancer	50	55	40	93	- 38
Malaria	51	51	80	0	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	52	50	41	80	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	53	41	29	161	- 119
Bladder Cancer	54	37	49	42	- 5
Schistosomiasis	55	32	82	0	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	56	27	50	39	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	22	59	14	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	21	56	18	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	19	63	7	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	60	18	32	145	- 127
Upper Respiratory	61	15	62	9	+ 6
Tetanus	62	14	60	11	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	11	66	5	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	5	64	7	- 2
Measles	65	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	75	0	+ 1
War	67	1	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	45	64	- 64
Anemia	83	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Namibia

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.