EL SALVADOR VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	5,756	6	1,493	+ 4,264
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,191	1	5,814	- 1,623
Tuberculosis	3	3,522	46	60	+ 3,462
Stroke	4	2,749	5	1,595	+ 1,154
Liver Disease	5	1,360	10	797	+ 562
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,328	4	2,418	- 1,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,293	27	199	+ 1,094
Asthma	8	1,263	35	122	+ 1,141
Road Traffic Accidents	9	991	8	1,347	- 356
Kidney Disease	10	912	3	4,726	- 3,813
Low Birth Weight	11	814	19	317	+ 497
Lung Cancers	12	764	23	290	+ 474
Falls	13	707	24	243	+ 464
Diabetes Mellitus	14	624	7	1,385	- 761
Birth Trauma	15	570	37	121	+ 449
Suicide	16	548	15	391	+ 157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	494	65	6	+ 488
Hypertension	18	445	31	146	+ 299
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	431	18	320	+ 111
Cervical Cancer	20	419	13	451	- 32
Congenital Anomalies	21	415	14	449	- 34
Other Injuries	22	352	38	95	+ 257
Drownings	23	321	33	137	+ 184
Oral Cancer	24	296	39	94	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	25	294	11	702	- 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	249	20	315	- 66
Breast Cancer	27	221	22	291	- 70
Maternal Conditions	28	208	53	26	+ 182
Encephalitis	29	188	63	7	+ 181
Epilepsy	30	186	48	50	+ 136
Malnutrition	31	180	26	214	- 34
Lymphomas	32	163	28	186	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	33	162	44	70	+ 92
HIV/AIDS	34	157	9	842	- 685
Violence	35	150	2	5,485	- 5,335
Leukemia	36	142	21	312	- 170
Ovary Cancer	37	125	40	93	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	38	105	41	80	+ 24
Poisonings	39	101	57	15	+ 86
Pertussis	40	96	52	32	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	41	95	29	161	- 66
Skin Cancers	42	85	47	60	+ 25
Meningitis	43	80	51	36	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	44	69	49	42	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	45	55	25	223	- 168
Liver Cancer	46	55	16	355	- 301
Appendicitis	47	47	56	18	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	48	46	42	78	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	41	30	157	- 116
Fires	50	39	54	21	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	37	59	14	+ 23
Alcohol	52	36	12	648	- 613
Tetanus	53	29	60	11	+ 17
Syphilis	54	29	58	14	+ 14
Dengue	55	26	61	9	+ 17
Hepatitis B	56	25	66	5	+ 20
Drug Use	57	20	43	74	- 54
Prostate Cancer	58	18	17	328	- 310
Measles	59	13	76	0	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	60	12	50	39	- 27
Other Neoplasms	61	11	32	145	- 134
Leishmaniasis	62	8	73	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	64	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	6	75	0	+ 6
War	65	5	70	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	5	62	9	- 4
Skin Disease	67	4	36	121	- 117
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
Malaria	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Nepal

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.