MEXICO VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,010	1	116,238	- 46,228
Kidney Disease	2	44,155	3	44,622	- 467
Stroke	3	38,766	4	39,790	- 1,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	36,293	8	24,816	+ 11,477
Diabetes Mellitus	5	30,855	2	86,110	- 55,255
Road Traffic Accidents	6	24,922	10	16,303	+ 8,619
Liver Disease	7	23,780	6	29,838	- 6,058
Lung Disease	8	18,396	7	29,123	- 10,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	18,314	30	3,447	+ 14,867
Hypertension	10	17,900	9	17,806	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	11	14,915	19	6,939	+ 7,976
Prostate Cancer	12	9,724	15	7,494	+ 2,230
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,535	13	10,457	- 922
Suicide	14	9,470	22	6,772	+ 2,698
Violence	15	8,638	5	32,450	- 23,813
Low Birth Weight	16	8,367	18	7,163	+ 1,205
Other Injuries	17	8,288	11	12,175	- 3,887
Falls	18	7,955	35	2,628	+ 5,327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	7,920	20	6,871	+ 1,049
Lung Cancers	20	7,672	17	7,349	+ 323
Liver Cancer	21	6,809	21	6,817	- 8
Lymphomas	22	6,305	24	4,961	+ 1,344
Leukemia	23	6,295	25	4,830	+ 1,465
Cervical Cancer	24	5,996	26	4,787	+ 1,209
Breast Cancer	25	5,893	16	7,380	- 1,486
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,698	43	1,567	+ 3,131
HIV/AIDS	27	4,351	28	4,128	+ 223
Malnutrition	28	4,130	14	7,552	- 3,422
Tuberculosis	29	4,097	38	1,943	+ 2,154
Pancreas Cancer	30	4,011	27	4,510	- 500
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,619	12	11,310	- 7,691
Drownings	32	3,355	42	1,799	+ 1,556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,975	33	2,734	+ 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,931	29	3,476	- 545
Ovary Cancer	35	2,301	34	2,649	- 348
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,198	41	1,866	+ 332
Skin Cancers	37	2,196	40	1,909	+ 287
Birth Trauma	38	2,159	36	2,552	- 392
Alcohol	39	1,999	32	2,945	- 946
Epilepsy	40	1,947	39	1,912	+ 35
Drug Use	41	1,526	44	1,470	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,283	49	1,252	+ 32
Fires	43	1,251	56	604	+ 647
Bladder Cancer	44	1,200	48	1,272	- 72
Oral Cancer	45	1,185	46	1,355	- 170
Maternal Conditions	46	1,174	54	750	+ 425
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,161	52	859	+ 302
Uterin Cancer	48	919	50	902	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	883	45	1,415	- 533
Appendicitis	50	789	53	774	+ 15
Skin Disease	51	733	31	3,029	- 2,296
Meningitis	52	639	58	357	+ 282
Asthma	53	610	47	1,342	- 732
Syphilis	54	607	73	5	+ 602
Encephalitis	55	585	62	140	+ 445
Pertussis	56	565	70	21	+ 544
Other Neoplasms	57	458	23	6,204	- 5,747
Poisonings	58	418	57	531	- 113
Chagas disease	59	149	69	24	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	60	129	60	295	- 167
Dengue	61	69	67	30	+ 39
Tetanus	62	64	71	10	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	63	59	64	127	- 67
Hepatitis B	64	20	61	210	- 190
Ascariasis	65	13	72	5	+ 8
War	66	12	66	112	- 100
Hepatitis C	67	8	55	625	- 618
Chlamydia	68	6	77	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	4	79	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Oral conditions	84	0	65	125	- 125
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	894	- 894
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.