EL SALVADOR VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,804	4	2,418	+ 3,386
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,052	27	199	+ 3,853
Tuberculosis	3	3,565	46	60	+ 3,505
Malaria	4	2,827	80	0	+ 2,827
Birth Trauma	5	2,805	37	121	+ 2,684
Low Birth Weight	6	2,687	19	317	+ 2,370
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,718	1	5,814	- 4,095
Stroke	8	1,617	5	1,595	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,391	14	449	+ 942
HIV/AIDS	10	1,235	9	842	+ 393
Meningitis	11	1,222	51	36	+ 1,187
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,167	8	1,347	- 180
Liver Disease	13	1,073	10	797	+ 276
Measles	14	824	76	0	+ 824
Maternal Conditions	15	659	53	26	+ 633
Pertussis	16	652	52	32	+ 620
Other Injuries	17	635	38	95	+ 540
Diabetes Mellitus	18	630	7	1,385	- 755
Violence	19	515	2	5,485	- 4,970
Kidney Disease	20	509	3	4,726	- 4,216
Endocrine Disorders	21	442	25	223	+ 220
Lung Disease	22	352	6	1,493	- 1,141
Breast Cancer	23	333	22	291	+ 41
Hypertension	24	299	31	146	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	25	296	13	451	- 155
Tetanus	26	234	60	11	+ 223
Asthma	27	229	35	122	+ 107
Falls	28	211	24	243	- 32
Fires	29	200	54	21	+ 178
Suicide	30	197	15	391	- 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	190	18	320	- 130
Drownings	32	184	33	137	+ 48
Poisonings	33	184	57	15	+ 169
Drug Use	34	176	43	74	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	35	166	17	328	- 163
Malnutrition	36	165	26	214	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	164	30	157	+ 7
Syphilis	38	153	58	14	+ 138
Liver Cancer	39	148	16	355	- 207
Lymphomas	40	146	28	186	- 41
Epilepsy	41	140	48	50	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	42	135	42	78	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	116	20	315	- 198
Diphtheria	44	106	74	0	+ 106
War	45	91	70	1	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	46	69	44	70	- 0
Leukemia	47	63	21	312	- 249
Oral Cancer	48	63	39	94	- 31
Ovary Cancer	49	60	40	93	- 34
Stomach Cancer	50	60	11	702	- 642
Pancreas Cancer	51	55	29	161	- 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	54	65	6	+ 48
Skin Cancers	53	54	47	60	- 6
Schistosomiasis	54	42	82	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	55	42	66	5	+ 37
Skin Disease	56	41	36	121	- 80
Lung Cancers	57	36	23	290	- 254
Alcohol	58	29	12	648	- 619
Encephalitis	59	26	63	7	+ 19
Appendicitis	60	21	56	18	+ 3
Ascariasis	61	19	72	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	62	19	50	39	- 20
Bladder Cancer	63	19	49	42	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	64	16	41	80	- 65
Hepatitis C	65	9	75	0	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	66	8	32	145	- 137
Upper Respiratory	67	7	62	9	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	64	7	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	5	59	14	- 9
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	77	0	+ 0
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	67	4	- 4
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
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

Nigeria

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.