JAPAN VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,973	1	163,905	- 97,932
Kidney Disease	2	41,609	9	44,779	- 3,170
Stroke	3	36,531	2	121,823	- 85,292
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	34,201	3	107,899	- 73,698
Diabetes Mellitus	5	29,076	29	5,433	+ 23,643
Road Traffic Accidents	6	23,485	31	4,566	+ 18,919
Liver Disease	7	22,409	17	14,195	+ 8,214
Lung Disease	8	17,335	5	78,169	- 60,834
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	17,258	7	56,937	- 39,679
Hypertension	10	16,868	28	6,673	+ 10,195
Stomach Cancer	11	14,055	8	50,433	- 36,378
Prostate Cancer	12	9,164	19	13,515	- 4,352
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,985	40	2,473	+ 6,512
Suicide	14	8,924	13	19,466	- 10,542
Violence	15	8,140	53	266	+ 7,874
Low Birth Weight	16	7,885	55	202	+ 7,683
Other Injuries	17	7,810	12	22,068	- 14,258
Falls	18	7,497	23	9,736	- 2,239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	7,464	6	57,340	- 49,877
Lung Cancers	20	7,230	4	79,688	- 72,458
Liver Cancer	21	6,417	11	29,384	- 22,968
Lymphomas	22	5,941	14	19,273	- 13,332
Leukemia	23	5,932	24	9,607	- 3,675
Cervical Cancer	24	5,650	32	3,799	+ 1,852
Breast Cancer	25	5,554	15	15,805	- 10,251
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,427	18	14,007	- 9,580
HIV/AIDS	27	4,100	63	48	+ 4,052
Malnutrition	28	3,892	43	1,910	+ 1,982
Tuberculosis	29	3,861	34	3,459	+ 402
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,779	10	37,027	- 33,248
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,410	21	11,486	- 8,076
Drownings	32	3,161	25	8,409	- 5,248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,803	35	2,922	- 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,762	37	2,731	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	35	2,169	30	5,061	- 2,893
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,071	27	8,232	- 6,161
Skin Cancers	37	2,069	44	1,843	+ 227
Birth Trauma	38	2,035	61	104	+ 1,930
Alcohol	39	1,884	51	576	+ 1,308
Epilepsy	40	1,834	45	1,558	+ 276
Drug Use	41	1,438	50	732	+ 706
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,209	20	12,316	- 11,106
Fires	43	1,178	48	1,007	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	44	1,131	22	9,936	- 8,805
Oral Cancer	45	1,116	26	8,333	- 7,217
Maternal Conditions	46	1,107	64	39	+ 1,068
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,094	39	2,555	- 1,461
Uterin Cancer	48	866	33	3,461	- 2,595
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	832	38	2,618	- 1,786
Appendicitis	50	743	58	126	+ 618
Skin Disease	51	690	36	2,806	- 2,116
Meningitis	52	602	52	308	+ 294
Asthma	53	575	42	1,922	- 1,347
Syphilis	54	572	65	16	+ 556
Encephalitis	55	552	69	5	+ 547
Pertussis	56	533	71	1	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	57	431	16	15,120	- 14,688
Poisonings	58	394	54	255	+ 140
Chagas disease	59	141	78	0	+ 141
Multiple Sclerosis	60	121	59	108	+ 13
Dengue	61	65	83	0	+ 65
Tetanus	62	60	67	9	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	63	56	57	159	- 103
Hepatitis B	64	19	46	1,423	- 1,404
Ascariasis	65	12	82	0	+ 12
War	66	11	66	15	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	7	41	2,220	- 2,212
Chlamydia	68	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	172	- 172
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.