AUSTRALIA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,334	1	21,548	- 7,214
Kidney Disease	2	9,041	12	3,139	+ 5,901
Stroke	3	7,937	3	10,331	- 2,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,431	8	4,446	+ 2,985
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,317	7	4,471	+ 1,846
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,103	29	1,245	+ 3,858
Liver Disease	7	4,869	26	1,421	+ 3,447
Lung Disease	8	3,767	5	8,487	- 4,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,750	2	15,588	- 11,839
Hypertension	10	3,665	23	1,631	+ 2,034
Stomach Cancer	11	3,054	27	1,288	+ 1,766
Prostate Cancer	12	1,991	9	3,766	- 1,775
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,952	33	711	+ 1,242
Suicide	14	1,939	11	3,150	- 1,211
Violence	15	1,769	44	243	+ 1,525
Low Birth Weight	16	1,713	43	248	+ 1,465
Other Injuries	17	1,697	22	1,642	+ 55
Falls	18	1,629	14	3,116	- 1,487
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,622	6	6,209	- 4,587
Lung Cancers	20	1,571	4	8,769	- 7,198
Liver Cancer	21	1,394	20	2,036	- 642
Lymphomas	22	1,291	15	3,039	- 1,748
Leukemia	23	1,289	18	2,126	- 837
Cervical Cancer	24	1,228	39	342	+ 886
Breast Cancer	25	1,207	10	3,405	- 2,199
Parkinson's Disease	26	962	19	2,036	- 1,074
HIV/AIDS	27	891	57	50	+ 841
Malnutrition	28	846	51	117	+ 729
Tuberculosis	29	839	56	53	+ 786
Pancreas Cancer	30	821	13	3,118	- 2,296
Endocrine Disorders	31	741	16	2,328	- 1,587
Drownings	32	687	47	177	+ 510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	609	42	276	+ 333
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	600	40	296	+ 304
Ovary Cancer	35	471	31	1,003	- 531
Inflammatory/Heart	36	450	24	1,571	- 1,121
Skin Cancers	37	450	17	2,319	- 1,869
Birth Trauma	38	442	50	140	+ 302
Alcohol	39	409	37	380	+ 30
Epilepsy	40	399	41	285	+ 114
Drug Use	41	313	21	1,783	- 1,470
Oesophagus Cancer	42	263	25	1,494	- 1,231
Fires	43	256	55	55	+ 201
Bladder Cancer	44	246	30	1,187	- 942
Oral Cancer	45	243	32	972	- 730
Maternal Conditions	46	240	63	20	+ 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	238	38	379	- 141
Uterin Cancer	48	188	35	524	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	181	45	229	- 48
Appendicitis	50	162	62	26	+ 135
Skin Disease	51	150	34	594	- 444
Meningitis	52	131	60	37	+ 94
Asthma	53	125	36	455	- 330
Syphilis	54	124	67	3	+ 121
Encephalitis	55	120	68	3	+ 117
Pertussis	56	116	69	1	+ 114
Other Neoplasms	57	94	28	1,252	- 1,159
Poisonings	58	86	61	35	+ 51
Chagas disease	59	31	80	0	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	46	188	- 161
Dengue	61	14	72	0	+ 14
Tetanus	62	13	70	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	63	12	64	17	- 5
Hepatitis B	64	4	58	41	- 37
Ascariasis	65	3	75	0	+ 3
War	66	2	65	8	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	2	48	173	- 171
Chlamydia	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Ecuador

Australia

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.