BENIN VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,890	5	5,397	+ 7,493
Violence	2	12,162	28	726	+ 11,436
Kidney Disease	3	10,477	13	1,929	+ 8,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,361	1	10,205	- 4,844
Stroke	5	3,537	4	5,855	- 2,318
Lung Disease	6	3,309	17	1,220	+ 2,090
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,072	14	1,912	+ 1,160
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,987	8	3,162	- 176
HIV/AIDS	9	1,867	11	2,263	- 395
Liver Disease	10	1,767	9	2,447	- 679
Stomach Cancer	11	1,557	38	361	+ 1,196
Alcohol	12	1,437	58	85	+ 1,352
Cervical Cancer	13	1,001	30	669	+ 332
Congenital Anomalies	14	996	10	2,265	- 1,269
Suicide	15	866	22	922	- 56
Liver Cancer	16	788	40	322	+ 466
Prostate Cancer	17	728	25	867	- 139
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	709	29	715	- 6
Low Birth Weight	19	703	6	4,908	- 4,205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	698	41	311	+ 386
Leukemia	21	691	46	196	+ 496
Breast Cancer	22	646	27	784	- 138
Lung Cancers	23	643	59	66	+ 576
Falls	24	539	32	543	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	25	494	16	1,454	- 960
Malnutrition	26	475	21	928	- 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	441	3	6,830	- 6,389
Lymphomas	28	413	36	387	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	29	357	48	177	+ 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	348	34	442	- 94
Hypertension	31	324	19	1,088	- 765
Other Neoplasms	32	322	63	20	+ 302
Drownings	33	303	31	570	- 267
Anemia	34	291	83	0	+ 291
Asthma	35	271	24	891	- 620
Skin Disease	36	268	52	144	+ 124
Birth Trauma	37	268	7	3,950	- 3,682
Other Injuries	38	211	15	1,532	- 1,321
Oral Cancer	39	208	49	156	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	40	207	56	86	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	41	178	39	326	- 148
Inflammatory/Heart	42	172	33	457	- 285
Drug Use	43	163	44	197	- 34
Parkinson's Disease	44	155	43	212	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	142	84	0	+ 142
Tuberculosis	46	133	23	919	- 786
Skin Cancers	47	132	54	102	+ 31
Epilepsy	48	112	37	369	- 257
Bladder Cancer	49	92	61	43	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	50	87	55	99	- 12
Meningitis	51	79	12	1,967	- 1,888
Pertussis	52	71	18	1,168	- 1,096
Maternal Conditions	53	59	20	1,039	- 980
Fires	54	48	35	431	- 383
Chagas disease	55	40	77	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	56	40	60	45	- 5
Poisonings	57	33	42	307	- 274
Syphilis	58	31	51	150	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	31	67	11	+ 20
Tetanus	60	25	50	156	- 131
Dengue	61	20	72	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	19	64	17	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	16	57	85	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	64	15	66	16	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	14	45	197	- 183
Hepatitis B	66	10	53	143	- 133
Schizophrenia	67	8	80	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	69	3	85	0	+ 3
War	70	1	69	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	62	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	10	- 10
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	17	- 17
Measles	76	0	26	788	- 788
Otitis Media	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	80	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	47	183	- 183
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

El Salvador

Benin

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.