EL SALVADOR VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,493	9	842	+ 4,650
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,033	4	2,418	+ 615
Stroke	3	2,533	5	1,595	+ 938
Malaria	4	2,512	80	0	+ 2,512
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,000	27	199	+ 1,801
Tuberculosis	6	1,893	46	60	+ 1,833
Birth Trauma	7	1,613	37	121	+ 1,492
Low Birth Weight	8	1,548	19	317	+ 1,231
Liver Disease	9	1,434	10	797	+ 637
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,412	1	5,814	- 4,401
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,165	8	1,347	- 182
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,003	14	449	+ 553
Hypertension	13	834	31	146	+ 688
Diabetes Mellitus	14	763	7	1,385	- 622
Malnutrition	15	734	26	214	+ 519
Meningitis	16	630	51	36	+ 594
Cervical Cancer	17	573	13	451	+ 122
Kidney Disease	18	561	3	4,726	- 4,165
Other Injuries	19	551	38	95	+ 456
Suicide	20	415	15	391	+ 25
Lung Disease	21	406	6	1,493	- 1,087
Maternal Conditions	22	379	53	26	+ 352
Violence	23	368	2	5,485	- 5,118
Syphilis	24	282	58	14	+ 268
Pertussis	25	237	52	32	+ 205
Asthma	26	236	35	122	+ 114
Drownings	27	220	33	137	+ 83
Falls	28	190	24	243	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	188	18	320	- 132
Prostate Cancer	30	179	17	328	- 150
Lymphomas	31	175	28	186	- 12
Fires	32	174	54	21	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	33	160	42	78	+ 82
Poisonings	34	145	57	15	+ 130
Breast Cancer	35	117	22	291	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	36	114	41	80	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	37	113	25	223	- 110
Epilepsy	38	106	48	50	+ 55
Leukemia	39	83	21	312	- 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	78	30	157	- 79
Lung Cancers	41	72	23	290	- 218
Stomach Cancer	42	66	11	702	- 636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	65	20	315	- 250
Tetanus	44	60	60	11	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	60	65	6	+ 54
Liver Cancer	46	56	16	355	- 299
Parkinson's Disease	47	52	44	70	- 17
Oral Cancer	48	49	39	94	- 44
Alcohol	49	45	12	648	- 604
Bladder Cancer	50	42	49	42	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	51	41	82	0	+ 41
Skin Disease	52	40	36	121	- 81
Drug Use	53	39	43	74	- 34
Skin Cancers	54	34	47	60	- 25
Hepatitis B	55	33	66	5	+ 29
Appendicitis	56	27	56	18	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	57	26	40	93	- 67
Leishmaniasis	58	23	73	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	59	22	63	7	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	60	22	62	9	+ 13
Measles	61	15	76	0	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	62	13	29	161	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	59	14	- 5
Uterin Cancer	64	9	50	39	- 30
Other Neoplasms	65	6	32	145	- 139
Hepatitis C	66	6	75	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	64	7	- 3
Ascariasis	68	3	72	0	+ 3
War	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	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

Zambia

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.