CANADA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,774	1	40,063	- 19,289
Kidney Disease	2	13,102	14	4,578	+ 8,525
Stroke	3	11,503	5	14,159	- 2,656
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,769	7	7,431	+ 3,338
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,156	9	5,718	+ 3,438
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,395	28	1,998	+ 5,397
Liver Disease	7	7,056	17	3,624	+ 3,433
Lung Disease	8	5,459	4	14,212	- 8,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,434	2	30,970	- 25,535
Hypertension	10	5,312	22	2,563	+ 2,749
Stomach Cancer	11	4,426	26	2,177	+ 2,248
Prostate Cancer	12	2,886	13	4,711	- 1,825
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,829	35	1,081	+ 1,748
Suicide	14	2,810	15	4,417	- 1,607
Violence	15	2,563	40	605	+ 1,958
Low Birth Weight	16	2,483	42	553	+ 1,929
Other Injuries	17	2,459	24	2,392	+ 67
Falls	18	2,361	12	4,829	- 2,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,350	6	9,651	- 7,301
Lung Cancers	20	2,277	3	20,937	- 18,660
Liver Cancer	21	2,021	20	3,113	- 1,092
Lymphomas	22	1,871	10	5,146	- 3,275
Leukemia	23	1,868	21	3,098	- 1,230
Cervical Cancer	24	1,779	41	578	+ 1,201
Breast Cancer	25	1,749	8	5,910	- 4,161
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,394	18	3,359	- 1,965
HIV/AIDS	27	1,291	53	163	+ 1,128
Malnutrition	28	1,225	51	192	+ 1,033
Tuberculosis	29	1,216	58	97	+ 1,118
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,190	11	5,057	- 3,867
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,074	19	3,233	- 2,159
Drownings	32	995	48	283	+ 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	883	43	442	+ 441
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	870	36	840	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	35	683	29	1,902	- 1,219
Inflammatory/Heart	36	652	27	2,060	- 1,408
Skin Cancers	37	652	30	1,756	- 1,105
Birth Trauma	38	641	50	193	+ 448
Alcohol	39	593	33	1,491	- 898
Epilepsy	40	578	44	384	+ 194
Drug Use	41	453	16	3,686	- 3,233
Oesophagus Cancer	42	381	25	2,230	- 1,849
Fires	43	371	52	192	+ 179
Bladder Cancer	44	356	23	2,521	- 2,164
Oral Cancer	45	351	32	1,592	- 1,241
Maternal Conditions	46	349	64	45	+ 303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	344	39	636	- 291
Uterin Cancer	48	273	34	1,183	- 910
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	262	47	322	- 61
Appendicitis	50	234	62	49	+ 185
Skin Disease	51	217	38	679	- 462
Meningitis	52	190	59	68	+ 121
Asthma	53	181	49	262	- 81
Syphilis	54	180	67	5	+ 175
Encephalitis	55	174	68	3	+ 171
Pertussis	56	168	69	1	+ 167
Other Neoplasms	57	136	31	1,679	- 1,543
Poisonings	58	124	56	121	+ 3
Chagas disease	59	44	70	1	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	60	38	37	692	- 654
Dengue	61	20	72	0	+ 20
Tetanus	62	19	71	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	63	18	63	47	- 29
Hepatitis B	64	6	60	66	- 60
Ascariasis	65	4	82	0	+ 4
War	66	4	65	21	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	2	45	363	- 361
Chlamydia	68	2	83	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Oral conditions	84	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	143	- 143
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.