EL SALVADOR VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,692	9	842	+ 1,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,557	4	2,418	+ 140
Malaria	3	2,138	80	0	+ 2,138
Tuberculosis	4	1,992	46	60	+ 1,932
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,774	8	1,347	+ 427
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,728	27	199	+ 1,529
Stroke	7	1,660	5	1,595	+ 65
Birth Trauma	8	1,482	37	121	+ 1,362
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,298	1	5,814	- 4,515
Low Birth Weight	10	1,196	19	317	+ 879
Congenital Anomalies	11	962	14	449	+ 513
Maternal Conditions	12	672	53	26	+ 645
Liver Disease	13	647	10	797	- 150
Cervical Cancer	14	631	13	451	+ 180
Diabetes Mellitus	15	614	7	1,385	- 772
Malnutrition	16	548	26	214	+ 333
Hypertension	17	512	31	146	+ 366
Violence	18	463	2	5,485	- 5,022
Kidney Disease	19	447	3	4,726	- 4,279
Other Injuries	20	420	38	95	+ 324
Meningitis	21	313	51	36	+ 278
Lung Disease	22	300	6	1,493	- 1,193
Pertussis	23	273	52	32	+ 240
Suicide	24	243	15	391	- 147
Oesophagus Cancer	25	221	41	80	+ 140
Syphilis	26	208	58	14	+ 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	201	18	320	- 119
Prostate Cancer	28	179	17	328	- 150
Endocrine Disorders	29	175	25	223	- 48
Asthma	30	167	35	122	+ 45
Oral Cancer	31	162	39	94	+ 68
Drownings	32	161	33	137	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	154	20	315	- 161
Falls	34	151	24	243	- 92
Fires	35	140	54	21	+ 118
Liver Cancer	36	139	16	355	- 216
Breast Cancer	37	126	22	291	- 165
Inflammatory/Heart	38	121	42	78	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	39	117	11	702	- 585
Poisonings	40	115	57	15	+ 100
Lymphomas	41	79	28	186	- 107
Skin Cancers	42	73	47	60	+ 14
Epilepsy	43	69	48	50	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	44	66	49	42	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	45	50	44	70	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	45	30	157	- 112
Leukemia	47	41	21	312	- 271
Drug Use	48	40	43	74	- 34
Tetanus	49	39	60	11	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	39	65	6	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	51	36	82	0	+ 36
Skin Disease	52	35	36	121	- 85
Ovary Cancer	53	33	40	93	- 60
Upper Respiratory	54	29	62	9	+ 21
Measles	55	29	76	0	+ 29
Alcohol	56	27	12	648	- 622
Uterin Cancer	57	21	50	39	- 18
Appendicitis	58	21	56	18	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	20	63	7	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	17	66	5	+ 12
Lung Cancers	61	16	23	290	- 274
Pancreas Cancer	62	16	29	161	- 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	59	14	- 6
Other Neoplasms	64	6	32	145	- 139
Ascariasis	65	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	75	0	+ 4
War	67	3	70	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	64	7	- 4
Otitis Media	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	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
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

Tanzania

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.