EL SALVADOR VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,175	4	2,418	+ 2,757
HIV/AIDS	2	4,130	9	842	+ 3,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,793	27	199	+ 3,594
Malaria	4	2,787	80	0	+ 2,787
Birth Trauma	5	2,719	37	121	+ 2,598
Low Birth Weight	6	2,264	19	317	+ 1,947
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,120	8	1,347	+ 773
Tuberculosis	8	1,968	46	60	+ 1,908
Stroke	9	1,848	5	1,595	+ 253
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,529	1	5,814	- 4,285
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,054	14	449	+ 605
Liver Disease	12	951	10	797	+ 154
Meningitis	13	929	51	36	+ 893
Malnutrition	14	866	26	214	+ 652
Violence	15	826	2	5,485	- 4,659
Maternal Conditions	16	794	53	26	+ 767
Diabetes Mellitus	17	685	7	1,385	- 701
Other Injuries	18	630	38	95	+ 534
Hypertension	19	590	31	146	+ 444
Kidney Disease	20	569	3	4,726	- 4,157
Leishmaniasis	21	525	73	0	+ 525
Tetanus	22	489	60	11	+ 478
Lung Disease	23	466	6	1,493	- 1,026
Pertussis	24	409	52	32	+ 377
Cervical Cancer	25	397	13	451	- 55
Breast Cancer	26	362	22	291	+ 71
War	27	320	70	1	+ 320
Asthma	28	306	35	122	+ 184
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	283	18	320	- 37
Drownings	30	243	33	137	+ 107
Oesophagus Cancer	31	227	41	80	+ 147
Fires	32	226	54	21	+ 205
Suicide	33	222	15	391	- 169
Lymphomas	34	220	28	186	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	35	213	17	328	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	188	20	315	- 127
Syphilis	37	183	58	14	+ 169
Liver Cancer	38	181	16	355	- 175
Measles	39	174	76	0	+ 174
Leukemia	40	164	21	312	- 148
Falls	41	141	24	243	- 102
Poisonings	42	135	57	15	+ 120
Oral Cancer	43	135	39	94	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	44	126	11	702	- 576
Inflammatory/Heart	45	113	42	78	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	46	100	25	223	- 123
Ovary Cancer	47	98	40	93	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	97	30	157	- 60
Lung Cancers	49	86	23	290	- 204
Epilepsy	50	80	48	50	+ 29
Skin Cancers	51	66	47	60	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	52	65	44	70	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	63	65	6	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	54	57	29	161	- 104
Skin Disease	55	51	36	121	- 70
Bladder Cancer	56	46	49	42	+ 4
Hepatitis B	57	40	66	5	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	58	37	82	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	59	36	62	9	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	60	34	50	39	- 5
Appendicitis	61	34	56	18	+ 16
Alcohol	62	28	12	648	- 620
Drug Use	63	17	43	74	- 56
Encephalitis	64	17	63	7	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	59	14	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	7	32	145	- 138
Diphtheria	67	6	74	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	6	72	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	81	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	64	7	- 5
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	67	4	- 4
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

South Sudan

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.