BRAZIL VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,835	1	165,788	- 47,953
Kidney Disease	2	74,319	7	37,690	+ 36,628
Stroke	3	65,248	2	123,207	- 57,959
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	61,086	3	94,705	- 33,619
Diabetes Mellitus	5	51,932	5	59,608	- 7,675
Road Traffic Accidents	6	41,947	8	33,871	+ 8,076
Liver Disease	7	40,024	13	21,422	+ 18,602
Lung Disease	8	30,963	6	59,373	- 28,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	30,824	10	30,717	+ 108
Hypertension	10	30,128	11	28,822	+ 1,306
Stomach Cancer	11	25,103	17	17,992	+ 7,111
Prostate Cancer	12	16,367	15	19,001	- 2,633
Congenital Anomalies	13	16,048	23	12,317	+ 3,731
Suicide	14	15,939	20	14,540	+ 1,399
Violence	15	14,538	4	68,779	- 54,241
Low Birth Weight	16	14,083	33	6,881	+ 7,202
Other Injuries	17	13,950	21	13,807	+ 143
Falls	18	13,390	16	18,847	- 5,457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	13,331	12	23,161	- 9,831
Lung Cancers	20	12,914	9	31,659	- 18,745
Liver Cancer	21	11,461	25	11,514	- 53
Lymphomas	22	10,612	27	10,376	+ 236
Leukemia	23	10,595	30	8,531	+ 2,064
Cervical Cancer	24	10,092	29	9,511	+ 582
Breast Cancer	25	9,919	14	20,759	- 10,840
Parkinson's Disease	26	7,908	41	4,770	+ 3,137
HIV/AIDS	27	7,323	22	12,558	- 5,235
Malnutrition	28	6,951	34	6,695	+ 255
Tuberculosis	29	6,895	40	4,895	+ 2,000
Pancreas Cancer	30	6,750	24	11,999	- 5,249
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,091	19	16,927	- 10,836
Drownings	32	5,646	39	4,937	+ 709
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,007	44	4,258	+ 749
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	4,932	35	5,659	- 727
Ovary Cancer	35	3,874	43	4,355	- 482
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,699	18	17,508	- 13,809
Skin Cancers	37	3,696	38	5,032	- 1,336
Birth Trauma	38	3,634	45	3,777	- 142
Alcohol	39	3,365	32	7,121	- 3,756
Epilepsy	40	3,276	46	3,263	+ 13
Drug Use	41	2,569	49	2,467	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,160	26	10,466	- 8,305
Fires	43	2,105	58	1,028	+ 1,077
Bladder Cancer	44	2,020	36	5,306	- 3,286
Oral Cancer	45	1,994	28	9,951	- 7,958
Maternal Conditions	46	1,977	53	1,507	+ 470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,954	51	2,193	- 239
Uterin Cancer	48	1,547	47	2,780	- 1,233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,485	61	596	+ 889
Appendicitis	50	1,328	57	1,067	+ 260
Skin Disease	51	1,233	31	7,179	- 5,946
Meningitis	52	1,076	54	1,359	- 283
Asthma	53	1,027	48	2,595	- 1,567
Syphilis	54	1,021	68	223	+ 798
Encephalitis	55	985	72	65	+ 921
Pertussis	56	951	75	30	+ 921
Other Neoplasms	57	770	42	4,665	- 3,894
Poisonings	58	704	66	317	+ 387
Chagas disease	59	251	37	5,045	- 4,794
Multiple Sclerosis	60	216	64	356	- 140
Dengue	61	116	76	14	+ 102
Tetanus	62	107	71	88	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	63	100	67	260	- 160
Hepatitis B	64	34	59	775	- 741
Ascariasis	65	22	78	7	+ 15
War	66	20	56	1,090	- 1,069
Hepatitis C	67	13	52	1,955	- 1,942
Chlamydia	68	11	80	5	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	7	79	7	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Oral conditions	84	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Ecuador

Brazil

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.