KENYA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,190	9	11,972	+ 19,218
Kidney Disease	2	19,672	16	4,464	+ 15,208
Stroke	3	17,271	4	15,895	+ 1,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,169	1	22,571	- 6,402
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,746	14	5,651	+ 8,095
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,103	6	14,883	- 3,780
Liver Disease	7	10,594	7	13,405	- 2,810
Lung Disease	8	8,196	20	4,280	+ 3,916
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,159	31	1,827	+ 6,332
Hypertension	10	7,975	17	4,418	+ 3,557
Stomach Cancer	11	6,645	28	2,010	+ 4,635
Prostate Cancer	12	4,332	37	1,292	+ 3,040
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,248	12	6,115	- 1,868
Suicide	14	4,219	23	3,214	+ 1,005
Violence	15	3,848	24	2,942	+ 906
Low Birth Weight	16	3,728	11	9,562	- 5,834
Other Injuries	17	3,692	19	4,336	- 643
Falls	18	3,544	33	1,465	+ 2,079
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,529	32	1,477	+ 2,051
Lung Cancers	20	3,418	47	669	+ 2,750
Liver Cancer	21	3,034	34	1,351	+ 1,683
Lymphomas	22	2,809	29	1,931	+ 878
Leukemia	23	2,805	35	1,327	+ 1,477
Cervical Cancer	24	2,671	22	3,389	- 718
Breast Cancer	25	2,626	25	2,658	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,093	50	470	+ 1,623
HIV/AIDS	27	1,938	2	20,885	- 18,946
Malnutrition	28	1,840	21	4,212	- 2,373
Tuberculosis	29	1,825	3	19,655	- 17,830
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,787	46	716	+ 1,071
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,612	44	831	+ 781
Drownings	32	1,495	39	1,200	+ 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,325	41	1,089	+ 237
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,306	5	15,420	- 14,114
Ovary Cancer	35	1,025	45	795	+ 231
Inflammatory/Heart	36	979	40	1,121	- 142
Skin Cancers	37	978	48	638	+ 340
Birth Trauma	38	962	10	9,957	- 8,995
Alcohol	39	891	55	355	+ 535
Epilepsy	40	867	43	832	+ 35
Drug Use	41	680	62	113	+ 567
Oesophagus Cancer	42	572	18	4,373	- 3,801
Fires	43	557	36	1,316	- 759
Bladder Cancer	44	535	57	318	+ 217
Oral Cancer	45	528	30	1,842	- 1,314
Maternal Conditions	46	523	13	5,651	- 5,128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	517	53	408	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	48	409	56	323	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	393	66	84	+ 309
Appendicitis	50	352	58	240	+ 111
Skin Disease	51	326	51	455	- 129
Meningitis	52	285	15	5,364	- 5,079
Asthma	53	272	26	2,300	- 2,028
Syphilis	54	270	52	449	- 179
Encephalitis	55	261	60	189	+ 72
Pertussis	56	252	42	1,014	- 762
Other Neoplasms	57	204	67	60	+ 144
Poisonings	58	186	38	1,269	- 1,082
Chagas disease	59	67	79	0	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	60	57	68	39	+ 19
Dengue	61	31	73	0	+ 31
Tetanus	62	28	27	2,129	- 2,101
Upper Respiratory	63	26	64	95	- 68
Hepatitis B	64	9	49	522	- 513
Ascariasis	65	6	71	9	- 3
War	66	5	65	89	- 84
Hepatitis C	67	3	61	152	- 149
Chlamydia	68	3	70	10	- 7
Diphtheria	69	2	69	13	- 11
Otitis Media	70	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 KENYA

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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.