IRAN VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,330	1	93,308	- 45,978
Kidney Disease	2	29,851	6	11,810	+ 18,041
Stroke	3	26,208	2	36,730	- 10,522
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,536	8	11,243	+ 13,293
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,859	5	13,910	+ 6,950
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,849	3	17,803	- 954
Liver Disease	7	16,076	12	6,637	+ 9,439
Lung Disease	8	12,437	7	11,409	+ 1,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	12,381	9	11,046	+ 1,335
Hypertension	10	12,102	4	16,415	- 4,314
Stomach Cancer	11	10,083	10	9,822	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	12	6,574	21	3,583	+ 2,991
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,446	14	4,844	+ 1,602
Suicide	14	6,402	16	4,334	+ 2,068
Violence	15	5,839	27	2,535	+ 3,304
Low Birth Weight	16	5,657	13	4,861	+ 796
Other Injuries	17	5,603	17	4,048	+ 1,555
Falls	18	5,378	24	2,821	+ 2,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	5,355	15	4,575	+ 779
Lung Cancers	20	5,187	11	6,784	- 1,597
Liver Cancer	21	4,604	20	3,714	+ 889
Lymphomas	22	4,262	23	2,882	+ 1,381
Leukemia	23	4,256	18	3,966	+ 290
Cervical Cancer	24	4,054	48	501	+ 3,553
Breast Cancer	25	3,984	19	3,736	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,176	26	2,545	+ 631
HIV/AIDS	27	2,941	28	2,521	+ 421
Malnutrition	28	2,792	56	157	+ 2,635
Tuberculosis	29	2,770	41	882	+ 1,888
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,711	29	2,418	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,447	32	2,092	+ 355
Drownings	32	2,268	40	930	+ 1,338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,011	37	1,246	+ 765
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,981	33	1,836	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	35	1,556	39	937	+ 619
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,486	35	1,611	- 125
Skin Cancers	37	1,484	47	518	+ 966
Birth Trauma	38	1,460	25	2,735	- 1,275
Alcohol	39	1,352	53	253	+ 1,099
Epilepsy	40	1,316	44	719	+ 597
Drug Use	41	1,032	31	2,242	- 1,210
Oesophagus Cancer	42	868	30	2,371	- 1,503
Fires	43	845	34	1,823	- 977
Bladder Cancer	44	811	36	1,410	- 598
Oral Cancer	45	801	45	655	+ 146
Maternal Conditions	46	794	52	285	+ 509
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	785	38	996	- 211
Uterin Cancer	48	621	51	355	+ 266
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	597	59	80	+ 516
Appendicitis	50	533	57	155	+ 379
Skin Disease	51	495	55	237	+ 258
Meningitis	52	432	46	642	- 209
Asthma	53	413	22	3,360	- 2,947
Syphilis	54	410	61	52	+ 358
Encephalitis	55	396	54	246	+ 150
Pertussis	56	382	60	75	+ 307
Other Neoplasms	57	309	58	112	+ 198
Poisonings	58	283	43	816	- 533
Chagas disease	59	101	78	0	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	60	87	50	405	- 318
Dengue	61	47	74	0	+ 47
Tetanus	62	43	62	37	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	40	63	16	+ 24
Hepatitis B	64	14	49	425	- 411
Ascariasis	65	9	67	3	+ 6
War	66	8	42	848	- 839
Hepatitis C	67	5	69	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	4	65	4	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	3	70	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	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 IRAN

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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.