CHINA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	758,275	2	1,771,525	- 1,013,251
Kidney Disease	2	478,245	11	192,302	+ 285,943
Stroke	3	419,872	1	2,043,210	- 1,623,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	393,090	12	183,342	+ 209,748
Diabetes Mellitus	5	334,188	14	161,672	+ 172,515
Road Traffic Accidents	6	269,931	8	250,272	+ 19,659
Liver Disease	7	257,559	15	145,603	+ 111,956
Lung Disease	8	199,247	3	968,607	- 769,359
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	198,356	6	304,455	- 106,099
Hypertension	10	193,878	7	301,183	- 107,305
Stomach Cancer	11	161,541	5	398,439	- 236,898
Prostate Cancer	12	105,324	28	51,056	+ 54,268
Congenital Anomalies	13	103,269	31	36,613	+ 66,657
Suicide	14	102,570	17	116,324	- 13,754
Violence	15	93,554	47	11,115	+ 82,439
Low Birth Weight	16	90,626	40	21,631	+ 68,995
Other Injuries	17	89,768	25	54,087	+ 35,680
Falls	18	86,162	16	138,878	- 52,715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	85,784	9	248,388	- 162,604
Lung Cancers	20	83,101	4	714,311	- 631,210
Liver Cancer	21	73,753	13	180,952	- 107,199
Lymphomas	22	68,288	23	57,838	+ 10,449
Leukemia	23	68,183	22	58,145	+ 10,038
Cervical Cancer	24	64,945	27	51,650	+ 13,295
Breast Cancer	25	63,832	19	92,757	- 28,925
Parkinson's Disease	26	50,887	20	70,699	- 19,812
HIV/AIDS	27	47,125	34	28,746	+ 18,379
Malnutrition	28	44,729	44	12,995	+ 31,734
Tuberculosis	29	44,372	32	34,802	+ 9,570
Pancreas Cancer	30	43,438	18	111,537	- 68,099
Endocrine Disorders	31	39,197	37	25,613	+ 13,585
Drownings	32	36,335	26	52,807	- 16,472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	32,220	30	37,723	- 5,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	31,741	50	8,719	+ 23,022
Ovary Cancer	35	24,926	35	28,078	- 3,152
Inflammatory/Heart	36	23,805	33	29,954	- 6,148
Skin Cancers	37	23,782	41	19,669	+ 4,113
Birth Trauma	38	23,388	43	17,644	+ 5,744
Alcohol	39	21,655	42	19,071	+ 2,583
Epilepsy	40	21,084	46	11,365	+ 9,719
Drug Use	41	16,532	38	24,214	- 7,682
Oesophagus Cancer	42	13,901	10	242,891	- 228,990
Fires	43	13,544	48	10,498	+ 3,046
Bladder Cancer	44	13,001	29	37,873	- 24,872
Oral Cancer	45	12,830	24	54,695	- 41,866
Maternal Conditions	46	12,721	54	3,596	+ 9,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	12,573	21	65,350	- 52,777
Uterin Cancer	48	9,955	45	11,751	- 1,796
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	9,558	49	10,108	- 550
Appendicitis	50	8,545	60	1,468	+ 7,078
Skin Disease	51	7,934	52	5,222	+ 2,712
Meningitis	52	6,923	51	5,704	+ 1,220
Asthma	53	6,610	39	23,147	- 16,537
Syphilis	54	6,570	58	1,824	+ 4,746
Encephalitis	55	6,341	55	2,796	+ 3,545
Pertussis	56	6,122	64	484	+ 5,638
Other Neoplasms	57	4,958	53	4,374	+ 584
Poisonings	58	4,529	36	25,762	- 21,233
Chagas disease	59	1,617	76	0	+ 1,617
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,392	59	1,734	- 342
Dengue	61	747	70	12	+ 735
Tetanus	62	689	63	491	+ 198
Upper Respiratory	63	643	57	2,663	- 2,019
Hepatitis B	64	221	56	2,757	- 2,537
Ascariasis	65	142	68	34	+ 108
War	66	132	61	900	- 769
Hepatitis C	67	83	66	86	- 3
Chlamydia	68	68	67	55	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	43	71	11	+ 32
Otitis Media	70	2	69	15	- 13
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.