EL SALVADOR VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,896	9	842	+ 7,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,314	4	2,418	+ 1,897
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,590	1	5,814	- 2,223
Stroke	4	3,366	5	1,595	+ 1,771
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,311	7	1,385	+ 1,925
Tuberculosis	6	2,409	46	60	+ 2,349
Violence	7	2,303	2	5,485	- 3,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,738	27	199	+ 1,539
Kidney Disease	9	1,678	3	4,726	- 3,047
Suicide	10	1,511	15	391	+ 1,120
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,427	8	1,347	+ 80
Hypertension	12	1,403	31	146	+ 1,257
Lung Disease	13	1,304	6	1,493	- 188
Liver Disease	14	988	10	797	+ 191
Lung Cancers	15	845	23	290	+ 555
Low Birth Weight	16	685	19	317	+ 368
Other Injuries	17	660	38	95	+ 564
Asthma	18	654	35	122	+ 532
Endocrine Disorders	19	646	25	223	+ 423
Cervical Cancer	20	609	13	451	+ 158
Inflammatory/Heart	21	593	42	78	+ 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	513	18	320	+ 193
Breast Cancer	23	497	22	291	+ 206
Prostate Cancer	24	480	17	328	+ 151
Congenital Anomalies	25	477	14	449	+ 28
Meningitis	26	401	51	36	+ 366
Fires	27	397	54	21	+ 375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	393	20	315	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	29	382	41	80	+ 302
Birth Trauma	30	329	37	121	+ 209
Lymphomas	31	309	28	186	+ 123
Drownings	32	264	33	137	+ 127
Liver Cancer	33	261	16	355	- 94
Malnutrition	34	261	26	214	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	35	220	29	161	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	208	30	157	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	205	48	50	+ 155
Maternal Conditions	38	186	53	26	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	39	168	11	702	- 534
Leukemia	40	161	21	312	- 151
Oral Cancer	41	154	39	94	+ 60
Falls	42	153	24	243	- 89
Pertussis	43	125	52	32	+ 93
Syphilis	44	124	58	14	+ 110
Skin Disease	45	121	36	121	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	46	118	44	70	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	111	65	6	+ 105
Skin Cancers	48	109	47	60	+ 49
Alcohol	49	108	12	648	- 540
Poisonings	50	107	57	15	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	51	104	40	93	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	52	91	49	42	+ 49
Drug Use	53	84	43	74	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	54	56	50	39	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	41	59	14	+ 27
Appendicitis	56	30	56	18	+ 12
Measles	57	30	76	0	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	58	29	32	145	- 116
Encephalitis	59	26	63	7	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	60	24	62	9	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	15	66	5	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	64	7	+ 6
Malaria	63	9	80	0	+ 9
War	64	7	70	1	+ 7
Tetanus	65	4	60	11	- 7
Schistosomiasis	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	131	- 131
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	68	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	45	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

South Africa

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.