ECUADOR VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,909	1	9,805	+ 9,104
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,617	9	2,565	+ 12,052
Lung Cancers	3	9,882	20	1,075	+ 8,807
Lung Disease	4	6,708	8	2,576	+ 4,131
Stroke	5	6,683	3	5,429	+ 1,253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,555	19	1,109	+ 3,446
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,507	4	5,083	- 1,575
Breast Cancer	8	2,789	25	825	+ 1,964
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,699	5	4,321	- 1,623
Lymphomas	10	2,429	22	883	+ 1,546
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,387	30	562	+ 1,825
Falls	12	2,279	18	1,114	+ 1,165
Prostate Cancer	13	2,223	12	1,362	+ 862
Kidney Disease	14	2,161	2	6,184	- 4,023
Suicide	15	2,085	14	1,326	+ 758
Drug Use	16	1,740	41	214	+ 1,526
Liver Disease	17	1,710	7	3,330	- 1,620
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,585	26	658	+ 927
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,526	31	507	+ 1,019
Liver Cancer	20	1,469	21	954	+ 515
Leukemia	21	1,462	23	882	+ 581
Hypertension	22	1,210	10	2,507	- 1,297
Bladder Cancer	23	1,190	44	168	+ 1,022
Other Injuries	24	1,129	17	1,161	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,052	42	180	+ 873
Stomach Cancer	26	1,028	11	2,089	- 1,061
Inflammatory/Heart	27	972	36	308	+ 664
Road Traffic Accidents	28	943	6	3,490	- 2,547
Ovary Cancer	29	898	35	322	+ 575
Skin Cancers	30	829	37	308	+ 521
Other Neoplasms	31	792	57	64	+ 728
Oral Cancer	32	751	45	166	+ 586
Alcohol	33	704	39	280	+ 424
Uterin Cancer	34	558	48	129	+ 430
Congenital Anomalies	35	510	13	1,335	- 825
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	397	34	410	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	37	327	60	18	+ 309
Skin Disease	38	320	51	103	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	300	47	163	+ 137
Violence	40	286	15	1,210	- 924
Cervical Cancer	41	273	24	840	- 567
Low Birth Weight	42	261	16	1,172	- 911
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	209	33	417	- 208
Epilepsy	44	181	40	273	- 91
Hepatitis C	45	171	67	1	+ 170
Anemia	46	162	82	0	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	152	49	124	+ 29
Drownings	48	134	32	470	- 336
Asthma	49	124	53	85	+ 38
Birth Trauma	50	91	38	302	- 211
Malnutrition	51	91	28	578	- 488
Fires	52	91	43	175	- 84
HIV/AIDS	53	77	27	609	- 532
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	67	86	0	+ 67
Osteoarthritis	55	65	85	0	+ 65
Poisonings	56	57	58	59	- 1
Schizophrenia	57	56	83	0	+ 56
Tuberculosis	58	46	29	574	- 528
Meningitis	59	32	52	90	- 57
Hepatitis B	60	31	64	3	+ 28
Oral conditions	61	24	84	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	62	23	50	110	- 87
Upper Respiratory	63	22	63	8	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	21	46	164	- 143
War	65	10	66	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 4
Syphilis	67	2	54	85	- 83
Encephalitis	68	1	55	82	- 81
Pertussis	69	0	56	79	- 79
Chagas disease	70	0	59	21	- 21
Tetanus	71	0	62	9	- 9
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 10
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Chlamydia	83	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.