MALAYSIA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,509	1	36,729	- 18,220
Kidney Disease	2	11,674	6	6,629	+ 5,045
Stroke	3	10,249	3	21,592	- 11,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,595	2	23,477	- 13,882
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,157	9	4,107	+ 4,050
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,589	4	7,181	- 593
Liver Disease	7	6,287	7	5,125	+ 1,161
Lung Disease	8	4,864	5	6,633	- 1,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,842	10	3,996	+ 846
Hypertension	10	4,732	38	649	+ 4,083
Stomach Cancer	11	3,943	21	1,441	+ 2,502
Prostate Cancer	12	2,571	33	903	+ 1,668
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,521	24	1,403	+ 1,118
Suicide	14	2,504	19	1,823	+ 680
Violence	15	2,284	34	869	+ 1,415
Low Birth Weight	16	2,212	29	1,020	+ 1,192
Other Injuries	17	2,191	14	2,222	- 31
Falls	18	2,103	18	1,855	+ 248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,094	11	3,832	- 1,739
Lung Cancers	20	2,028	8	4,319	- 2,290
Liver Cancer	21	1,800	16	1,984	- 184
Lymphomas	22	1,667	25	1,321	+ 346
Leukemia	23	1,664	23	1,412	+ 252
Cervical Cancer	24	1,585	31	1,010	+ 575
Breast Cancer	25	1,558	12	3,071	- 1,513
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,242	28	1,106	+ 136
HIV/AIDS	27	1,150	13	2,679	- 1,529
Malnutrition	28	1,092	49	249	+ 843
Tuberculosis	29	1,083	26	1,227	- 144
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,060	32	994	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	31	957	37	809	+ 147
Drownings	32	887	36	820	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	786	22	1,424	- 638
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	775	20	1,773	- 998
Ovary Cancer	35	608	35	827	- 219
Inflammatory/Heart	36	581	27	1,214	- 633
Skin Cancers	37	581	50	247	+ 333
Birth Trauma	38	571	42	359	+ 212
Alcohol	39	529	55	181	+ 348
Epilepsy	40	515	52	226	+ 289
Drug Use	41	404	45	322	+ 82
Oesophagus Cancer	42	339	41	435	- 95
Fires	43	331	44	336	- 5
Bladder Cancer	44	317	39	467	- 150
Oral Cancer	45	313	17	1,865	- 1,551
Maternal Conditions	46	311	56	167	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	307	51	246	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	48	243	43	352	- 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	233	60	27	+ 206
Appendicitis	50	209	58	71	+ 137
Skin Disease	51	194	15	2,066	- 1,872
Meningitis	52	169	46	301	- 132
Asthma	53	161	30	1,013	- 852
Syphilis	54	160	62	19	+ 141
Encephalitis	55	155	40	452	- 297
Pertussis	56	149	57	80	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	57	121	48	265	- 144
Poisonings	58	111	53	211	- 100
Chagas disease	59	39	78	0	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	60	34	59	30	+ 4
Dengue	61	18	47	280	- 262
Tetanus	62	17	61	21	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	16	65	5	+ 11
Hepatitis B	64	5	54	206	- 200
Ascariasis	65	3	67	2	+ 1
War	66	3	63	11	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	6	- 4
Chlamydia	68	2	68	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.