SPAIN VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,468	1	51,684	- 10,216
Violence	2	39,125	51	262	+ 38,863
Kidney Disease	3	33,706	8	9,725	+ 23,981
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,246	7	13,717	+ 3,530
Stroke	5	11,379	3	29,004	- 17,625
Lung Disease	6	10,646	5	18,926	- 8,280
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,881	10	7,773	+ 2,108
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,608	31	1,829	+ 7,778
HIV/AIDS	9	6,007	43	538	+ 5,469
Liver Disease	10	5,686	23	4,231	+ 1,455
Stomach Cancer	11	5,007	14	5,796	- 789
Alcohol	12	4,624	46	333	+ 4,291
Cervical Cancer	13	3,220	39	855	+ 2,365
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,203	38	863	+ 2,340
Suicide	15	2,785	25	3,609	- 824
Liver Cancer	16	2,533	18	5,098	- 2,565
Prostate Cancer	17	2,343	13	6,420	- 4,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,282	2	42,339	- 40,057
Low Birth Weight	19	2,261	52	253	+ 2,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,244	6	16,957	- 14,713
Leukemia	21	2,224	24	3,772	- 1,549
Breast Cancer	22	2,079	11	7,067	- 4,989
Lung Cancers	23	2,067	4	22,131	- 20,064
Falls	24	1,732	26	3,246	- 1,514
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,588	21	4,863	- 3,275
Malnutrition	26	1,529	47	302	+ 1,227
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,419	36	1,064	+ 355
Lymphomas	28	1,328	16	5,335	- 4,006
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,147	12	6,752	- 5,605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,121	44	475	+ 646
Hypertension	31	1,041	9	9,115	- 8,073
Other Neoplasms	32	1,034	22	4,748	- 3,714
Drownings	33	974	45	446	+ 528
Anemia	34	935	37	914	+ 20
Asthma	35	870	35	1,133	- 263
Skin Disease	36	861	30	1,840	- 979
Birth Trauma	37	861	60	113	+ 749
Other Injuries	38	680	15	5,536	- 4,856
Oral Cancer	39	669	27	2,583	- 1,914
Ovary Cancer	40	665	28	2,026	- 1,361
Oesophagus Cancer	41	573	29	2,011	- 1,438
Inflammatory/Heart	42	553	19	4,984	- 4,431
Drug Use	43	524	41	776	- 252
Parkinson's Disease	44	497	20	4,943	- 4,446
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	456	54	204	+ 252
Tuberculosis	46	428	50	270	+ 158
Skin Cancers	47	425	32	1,803	- 1,378
Epilepsy	48	360	40	824	- 464
Bladder Cancer	49	297	17	5,222	- 4,925
Uterin Cancer	50	281	34	1,612	- 1,330
Meningitis	51	253	59	129	+ 125
Pertussis	52	229	73	2	+ 228
Maternal Conditions	53	189	64	14	+ 175
Fires	54	153	55	185	- 31
Chagas disease	55	129	71	3	+ 125
Appendicitis	56	128	61	79	+ 49
Poisonings	57	107	57	170	- 64
Syphilis	58	101	67	9	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	100	48	294	- 194
Tetanus	60	80	72	2	+ 78
Dengue	61	64	77	0	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	62	61	62	47	+ 15
Encephalitis	63	52	70	4	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	64	49	49	287	- 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	44	33	1,612	- 1,568
Hepatitis B	66	33	58	162	- 130
Schizophrenia	67	27	56	181	- 153
Oral conditions	68	17	63	44	- 27
Osteoarthritis	69	10	53	212	- 202
War	70	4	68	6	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	69	4	- 2
Ascariasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	65	11	- 10
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	42	652	- 652
Measles	76	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	77	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

El Salvador

Spain

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.