AFGHANISTAN VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,485	1	40,195	- 18,710
Kidney Disease	2	13,550	10	6,590	+ 6,960
Stroke	3	11,896	3	19,060	- 7,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,138	4	14,649	- 3,512
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,469	12	5,750	+ 3,719
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,648	11	6,033	+ 1,615
Liver Disease	7	7,298	16	4,600	+ 2,698
Lung Disease	8	5,645	15	4,650	+ 995
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,620	23	1,765	+ 3,855
Hypertension	10	5,493	8	7,995	- 2,502
Stomach Cancer	11	4,577	26	1,501	+ 3,076
Prostate Cancer	12	2,984	55	258	+ 2,726
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,926	14	5,001	- 2,075
Suicide	14	2,906	24	1,573	+ 1,334
Violence	15	2,651	19	3,217	- 566
Low Birth Weight	16	2,568	5	12,631	- 10,063
Other Injuries	17	2,543	18	3,241	- 698
Falls	18	2,441	37	905	+ 1,536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,431	39	741	+ 1,689
Lung Cancers	20	2,355	32	1,076	+ 1,279
Liver Cancer	21	2,090	40	657	+ 1,433
Lymphomas	22	1,935	36	946	+ 989
Leukemia	23	1,932	42	610	+ 1,322
Cervical Cancer	24	1,840	44	541	+ 1,299
Breast Cancer	25	1,809	22	1,822	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,442	41	628	+ 814
HIV/AIDS	27	1,335	46	464	+ 871
Malnutrition	28	1,267	43	589	+ 678
Tuberculosis	29	1,257	7	9,839	- 8,582
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,231	56	229	+ 1,001
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,111	28	1,364	- 253
Drownings	32	1,030	34	996	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	913	25	1,505	- 592
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	899	13	5,555	- 4,656
Ovary Cancer	35	706	48	369	+ 337
Inflammatory/Heart	36	674	45	527	+ 148
Skin Cancers	37	674	59	145	+ 529
Birth Trauma	38	663	6	10,723	- 10,060
Alcohol	39	614	58	150	+ 464
Epilepsy	40	597	35	993	- 395
Drug Use	41	468	51	328	+ 140
Oesophagus Cancer	42	394	29	1,314	- 920
Fires	43	384	50	348	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	44	368	54	272	+ 96
Oral Cancer	45	364	27	1,467	- 1,104
Maternal Conditions	46	360	9	7,807	- 7,446
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	356	33	1,041	- 685
Uterin Cancer	48	282	53	289	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	271	65	25	+ 245
Appendicitis	50	242	52	298	- 56
Skin Disease	51	225	61	94	+ 131
Meningitis	52	196	20	2,626	- 2,429
Asthma	53	187	17	3,403	- 3,215
Syphilis	54	186	60	94	+ 92
Encephalitis	55	180	31	1,190	- 1,010
Pertussis	56	173	21	2,107	- 1,934
Other Neoplasms	57	140	63	29	+ 112
Poisonings	58	128	47	384	- 255
Chagas disease	59	46	77	0	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	62	84	- 44
Dengue	61	21	72	0	+ 21
Tetanus	62	20	30	1,254	- 1,235
Upper Respiratory	63	18	68	9	+ 9
Hepatitis B	64	6	38	863	- 857
Ascariasis	65	4	66	17	- 13
War	66	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	28	- 25
Chlamydia	68	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	67	16	- 15
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.