ECUADOR VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,540	1	9,805	+ 4,735
Lung Disease	2	10,856	8	2,576	+ 8,279
Stroke	3	7,457	3	5,429	+ 2,028
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,666	4	5,083	- 1,417
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,506	34	410	+ 3,095
Liver Disease	6	3,427	7	3,330	+ 96
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,393	5	4,321	- 928
Kidney Disease	8	3,076	2	6,184	- 3,107
Tuberculosis	9	2,852	29	574	+ 2,278
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,556	6	3,490	- 934
Stomach Cancer	11	2,445	11	2,089	+ 356
Falls	12	2,296	18	1,114	+ 1,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,164	9	2,565	- 401
Low Birth Weight	14	1,640	16	1,172	+ 468
Asthma	15	1,609	53	85	+ 1,524
Hypertension	16	1,584	10	2,507	- 923
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,399	47	163	+ 1,236
HIV/AIDS	18	1,201	27	609	+ 591
Birth Trauma	19	1,061	38	302	+ 759
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,040	13	1,335	- 295
Lung Cancers	21	912	20	1,075	- 163
Oesophagus Cancer	22	906	42	180	+ 726
Oral Cancer	23	891	45	166	+ 725
Other Injuries	24	882	17	1,161	- 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	799	33	417	+ 383
Suicide	26	727	14	1,326	- 599
Liver Cancer	27	723	21	954	- 231
Parkinson's Disease	28	650	26	658	- 8
Cervical Cancer	29	631	24	840	- 209
Encephalitis	30	580	55	82	+ 498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	500	19	1,109	- 609
Drownings	32	420	32	470	- 49
Pancreas Cancer	33	413	30	562	- 149
Leukemia	34	384	23	882	- 498
Violence	35	379	15	1,210	- 830
Meningitis	36	356	52	90	+ 267
Ovary Cancer	37	295	35	322	- 27
Epilepsy	38	286	40	273	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	39	227	31	507	- 280
Syphilis	40	220	54	85	+ 135
Skin Cancers	41	191	37	308	- 116
Maternal Conditions	42	189	46	164	+ 25
Breast Cancer	43	164	25	825	- 661
Fires	44	163	43	175	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	45	159	36	308	- 149
Skin Disease	46	151	51	103	+ 48
Drug Use	47	142	41	214	- 72
Bladder Cancer	48	134	44	168	- 34
Alcohol	49	124	39	280	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	110	49	124	- 14
Appendicitis	51	104	50	110	- 6
Lymphomas	52	100	22	883	- 783
Hepatitis B	53	84	64	3	+ 81
Malnutrition	54	72	28	578	- 507
Prostate Cancer	55	70	12	1,362	- 1,292
Dengue	56	69	61	10	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	57	45	57	64	- 20
Measles	58	42	72	0	+ 42
Poisonings	59	39	58	59	- 19
Tetanus	60	29	62	9	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	61	21	63	8	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	60	18	+ 3
Pertussis	63	20	56	79	- 59
Hepatitis C	64	19	67	1	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	65	19	74	0	+ 19
Ascariasis	66	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	2	68	1	+ 1
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	48	129	- 129
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.