IRAQ VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,535	1	36,594	- 14,059
Kidney Disease	2	14,213	6	6,323	+ 7,890
Stroke	3	12,478	2	20,793	- 8,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,682	8	5,551	+ 6,131
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,932	4	7,395	+ 2,537
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,022	3	10,726	- 2,704
Liver Disease	7	7,654	16	2,127	+ 5,527
Lung Disease	8	5,921	20	1,329	+ 4,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,895	13	2,429	+ 3,466
Hypertension	10	5,762	12	2,451	+ 3,311
Stomach Cancer	11	4,801	28	771	+ 4,030
Prostate Cancer	12	3,130	47	171	+ 2,959
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,069	9	4,812	- 1,743
Suicide	14	3,048	19	1,418	+ 1,631
Violence	15	2,780	7	5,658	- 2,878
Low Birth Weight	16	2,693	5	6,573	- 3,879
Other Injuries	17	2,668	14	2,212	+ 456
Falls	18	2,561	30	709	+ 1,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,549	24	852	+ 1,698
Lung Cancers	20	2,470	15	2,162	+ 308
Liver Cancer	21	2,192	35	555	+ 1,637
Lymphomas	22	2,029	26	811	+ 1,218
Leukemia	23	2,026	21	1,315	+ 711
Cervical Cancer	24	1,930	48	162	+ 1,768
Breast Cancer	25	1,897	17	1,783	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,512	31	658	+ 854
HIV/AIDS	27	1,401	72	0	+ 1,401
Malnutrition	28	1,329	53	92	+ 1,238
Tuberculosis	29	1,319	25	821	+ 497
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,291	36	530	+ 761
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,165	37	462	+ 703
Drownings	32	1,080	32	658	+ 422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	958	49	159	+ 799
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	943	18	1,578	- 635
Ovary Cancer	35	741	41	376	+ 365
Inflammatory/Heart	36	707	22	1,190	- 483
Skin Cancers	37	707	43	339	+ 368
Birth Trauma	38	695	10	4,223	- 3,528
Alcohol	39	644	58	40	+ 604
Epilepsy	40	627	45	253	+ 374
Drug Use	41	491	38	441	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	42	413	46	173	+ 240
Fires	43	403	29	742	- 339
Bladder Cancer	44	386	34	628	- 242
Oral Cancer	45	381	39	410	- 29
Maternal Conditions	46	378	27	780	- 402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	374	44	283	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	48	296	54	61	+ 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	284	63	21	+ 263
Appendicitis	50	254	64	15	+ 239
Skin Disease	51	236	57	49	+ 187
Meningitis	52	206	42	372	- 167
Asthma	53	196	23	914	- 717
Syphilis	54	195	50	137	+ 58
Encephalitis	55	188	40	378	- 190
Pertussis	56	182	33	636	- 454
Other Neoplasms	57	147	61	26	+ 122
Poisonings	58	135	52	95	+ 39
Chagas disease	59	48	75	0	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	60	30	+ 11
Dengue	61	22	77	0	+ 22
Tetanus	62	20	51	111	- 91
Upper Respiratory	63	19	65	6	+ 13
Hepatitis B	64	7	56	57	- 50
Ascariasis	65	4	67	2	+ 3
War	66	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Hepatitis C	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Ecuador

Iraq

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.