EL SALVADOR VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SOMALIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,056	4	2,418	+ 8,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,823	27	199	+ 7,624
Measles	3	5,895	76	0	+ 5,895
Tuberculosis	4	5,225	46	60	+ 5,165
Birth Trauma	5	4,875	37	121	+ 4,754
Stroke	6	4,377	5	1,595	+ 2,782
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,683	1	5,814	- 2,131
Low Birth Weight	8	3,183	19	317	+ 2,866
Meningitis	9	2,740	51	36	+ 2,705
Malnutrition	10	2,457	26	214	+ 2,242
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,155	8	1,347	+ 808
Maternal Conditions	12	2,101	53	26	+ 2,075
Liver Disease	13	1,994	10	797	+ 1,197
Other Injuries	14	1,834	38	95	+ 1,739
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,737	14	449	+ 1,287
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,471	7	1,385	+ 85
Tetanus	17	1,349	60	11	+ 1,337
Hypertension	18	1,346	31	146	+ 1,200
Lung Disease	19	1,244	6	1,493	- 249
Pertussis	20	1,046	52	32	+ 1,014
Kidney Disease	21	1,044	3	4,726	- 3,681
Malaria	22	989	80	0	+ 989
Asthma	23	956	35	122	+ 834
War	24	671	70	1	+ 671
Drownings	25	648	33	137	+ 511
Breast Cancer	26	627	22	291	+ 336
Suicide	27	621	15	391	+ 230
Cervical Cancer	28	450	13	451	- 2
Violence	29	422	2	5,485	- 5,064
Fires	30	413	54	21	+ 391
Poisonings	31	386	57	15	+ 371
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	330	18	320	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	33	311	9	842	- 532
Lymphomas	34	308	28	186	+ 122
Leukemia	35	286	21	312	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	285	30	157	+ 128
Falls	37	279	24	243	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	278	20	315	- 36
Inflammatory/Heart	39	265	42	78	+ 188
Oesophagus Cancer	40	263	41	80	+ 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	227	65	6	+ 221
Schistosomiasis	42	222	82	0	+ 222
Epilepsy	43	213	48	50	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	44	207	25	223	- 16
Syphilis	45	192	58	14	+ 178
Oral Cancer	46	167	39	94	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	47	166	62	9	+ 157
Hepatitis B	48	160	66	5	+ 156
Stomach Cancer	49	158	11	702	- 544
Ovary Cancer	50	150	40	93	+ 57
Leishmaniasis	51	148	73	0	+ 147
Prostate Cancer	52	145	17	328	- 183
Liver Cancer	53	130	16	355	- 225
Lung Cancers	54	119	23	290	- 171
Appendicitis	55	96	56	18	+ 78
Parkinson's Disease	56	94	44	70	+ 24
Skin Cancers	57	83	47	60	+ 24
Skin Disease	58	77	36	121	- 44
Alcohol	59	77	12	648	- 571
Diphtheria	60	76	74	0	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	61	76	49	42	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	62	55	29	161	- 106
Encephalitis	63	46	63	7	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	64	40	50	39	+ 0
Drug Use	65	28	43	74	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	59	14	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	17	75	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	16	77	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	69	15	72	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	70	6	32	145	- 139
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	64	7	- 3
Chlamydia	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
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

Somalia

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.