ECUADOR VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,842	1	9,805	+ 42,037
Stroke	2	51,801	3	5,429	+ 46,372
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	10,767	9	2,565	+ 8,202
Lung Cancers	4	6,048	20	1,075	+ 4,973
Lung Disease	5	5,165	8	2,576	+ 2,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,735	4	5,083	- 1,348
Stomach Cancer	7	2,906	11	2,089	+ 818
Inflammatory/Heart	8	2,739	36	308	+ 2,431
Liver Cancer	9	2,556	21	954	+ 1,602
Hypertension	10	2,506	10	2,507	- 1
Kidney Disease	11	2,349	2	6,184	- 3,835
Liver Disease	12	2,216	7	3,330	- 1,114
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,172	26	658	+ 1,514
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,986	6	3,490	- 1,504
Bladder Cancer	15	1,943	44	168	+ 1,775
Prostate Cancer	16	1,831	12	1,362	+ 469
Breast Cancer	17	1,352	25	825	+ 527
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,324	30	562	+ 762
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,229	5	4,321	- 3,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,161	19	1,109	+ 52
Asthma	21	1,135	53	85	+ 1,050
Leukemia	22	774	23	882	- 107
Falls	23	737	18	1,114	- 378
Suicide	24	736	14	1,326	- 590
Low Birth Weight	25	627	16	1,172	- 545
Other Injuries	26	622	17	1,161	- 539
Violence	27	604	15	1,210	- 605
Congenital Anomalies	28	604	13	1,335	- 732
Endocrine Disorders	29	535	31	507	+ 28
Oral Cancer	30	528	45	166	+ 362
Lymphomas	31	405	22	883	- 478
Skin Cancers	32	375	37	308	+ 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	335	33	417	- 81
Oesophagus Cancer	34	304	42	180	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	296	47	163	+ 134
Cervical Cancer	36	282	24	840	- 558
Epilepsy	37	260	40	273	- 13
Uterin Cancer	38	247	48	129	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	39	233	35	322	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	40	228	60	18	+ 210
Birth Trauma	41	191	38	302	- 112
HIV/AIDS	42	151	27	609	- 458
Drownings	43	150	32	470	- 320
Drug Use	44	148	41	214	- 66
Fires	45	116	43	175	- 59
Encephalitis	46	115	55	82	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	47	114	57	64	+ 50
Alcohol	48	108	39	280	- 172
Meningitis	49	81	52	90	- 8
Upper Respiratory	50	72	63	8	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	65	49	124	- 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	55	34	410	- 356
Poisonings	53	53	58	59	- 6
Tuberculosis	54	50	29	574	- 524
Skin Disease	55	35	51	103	- 67
Appendicitis	56	31	50	110	- 79
Tetanus	57	16	62	9	+ 7
Malnutrition	58	15	28	578	- 563
Maternal Conditions	59	12	46	164	- 153
Pertussis	60	8	56	79	- 71
Leishmaniasis	61	5	74	0	+ 5
Syphilis	62	5	54	85	- 80
Hepatitis B	63	3	64	3	+ 0
War	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	67	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 0
Malaria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	59	21	- 21
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Albania

Ecuador

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.