ECUADOR VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,419	3	5,429	+ 20,990
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,907	1	9,805	+ 13,102
Lung Disease	3	12,524	8	2,576	+ 9,948
Lung Cancers	4	9,236	20	1,075	+ 8,162
Stomach Cancer	5	5,152	11	2,089	+ 3,063
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,937	9	2,565	+ 1,372
Hypertension	7	3,894	10	2,507	+ 1,387
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,236	6	3,490	- 254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,212	19	1,109	+ 2,103
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,141	42	180	+ 2,961
Kidney Disease	11	2,487	2	6,184	- 3,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,371	4	5,083	- 2,712
Liver Cancer	13	2,340	21	954	+ 1,386
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,090	5	4,321	- 2,231
Liver Disease	15	1,883	7	3,330	- 1,448
Falls	16	1,796	18	1,114	+ 682
Suicide	17	1,504	14	1,326	+ 178
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,442	30	562	+ 881
Breast Cancer	19	1,199	25	825	+ 374
Parkinson's Disease	20	914	26	658	+ 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	845	47	163	+ 682
Leukemia	22	752	23	882	- 130
Lymphomas	23	748	22	883	- 135
Oral Cancer	24	707	45	166	+ 541
Other Injuries	25	699	17	1,161	- 461
Drownings	26	683	32	470	+ 213
Cervical Cancer	27	668	24	840	- 172
Prostate Cancer	28	660	12	1,362	- 702
Bladder Cancer	29	490	44	168	+ 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	488	33	417	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	31	473	13	1,335	- 862
Tuberculosis	32	450	29	574	- 124
Inflammatory/Heart	33	387	36	308	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	34	372	27	609	- 238
Ovary Cancer	35	363	35	322	+ 41
Poisonings	36	333	58	59	+ 275
Endocrine Disorders	37	331	31	507	- 176
Drug Use	38	313	41	214	+ 99
Asthma	39	299	53	85	+ 214
Low Birth Weight	40	280	16	1,172	- 892
Skin Cancers	41	254	37	308	- 53
Alcohol	42	247	39	280	- 33
Birth Trauma	43	228	38	302	- 74
Malnutrition	44	168	28	578	- 410
Uterin Cancer	45	152	48	129	+ 23
Epilepsy	46	147	40	273	- 126
Violence	47	144	15	1,210	- 1,066
Fires	48	136	43	175	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	131	49	124	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	113	34	410	- 298
Meningitis	51	74	52	90	- 16
Skin Disease	52	68	51	103	- 35
Other Neoplasms	53	57	57	64	- 8
Maternal Conditions	54	47	46	164	- 118
Encephalitis	55	36	55	82	- 46
Hepatitis B	56	36	64	3	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	57	34	63	8	+ 26
Syphilis	58	24	54	85	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	59	22	60	18	+ 4
Appendicitis	60	19	50	110	- 92
War	61	12	66	2	+ 10
Measles	62	7	72	0	+ 7
Tetanus	63	6	62	9	- 3
Pertussis	64	6	56	79	- 73
Schistosomiasis	65	5	75	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	61	10	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.