POLAND VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,748	1	117,700	- 96,952
Kidney Disease	2	13,086	20	4,065	+ 9,021
Stroke	3	11,489	2	32,693	- 21,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,756	4	19,998	- 9,242
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,144	8	8,947	+ 197
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,386	22	3,555	+ 3,831
Liver Disease	7	7,047	10	7,912	- 865
Lung Disease	8	5,452	6	13,677	- 8,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,427	21	3,701	+ 1,726
Hypertension	10	5,305	15	4,937	+ 368
Stomach Cancer	11	4,420	12	5,910	- 1,490
Prostate Cancer	12	2,882	11	6,489	- 3,607
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,826	36	916	+ 1,909
Suicide	14	2,807	18	4,282	- 1,475
Violence	15	2,560	49	294	+ 2,266
Low Birth Weight	16	2,480	42	579	+ 1,901
Other Injuries	17	2,456	28	2,527	- 70
Falls	18	2,358	16	4,712	- 2,354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,347	5	14,610	- 12,263
Lung Cancers	20	2,274	3	25,781	- 23,507
Liver Cancer	21	2,018	29	2,290	- 272
Lymphomas	22	1,869	19	4,141	- 2,273
Leukemia	23	1,866	24	3,456	- 1,590
Cervical Cancer	24	1,777	32	1,907	- 130
Breast Cancer	25	1,747	9	7,967	- 6,220
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,392	34	1,500	- 108
HIV/AIDS	27	1,289	54	115	+ 1,175
Malnutrition	28	1,224	50	291	+ 933
Tuberculosis	29	1,214	41	597	+ 618
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,189	13	5,430	- 4,241
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,073	38	831	+ 242
Drownings	32	994	39	636	+ 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	882	26	3,091	- 2,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	868	37	839	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	35	682	27	2,929	- 2,247
Inflammatory/Heart	36	651	23	3,495	- 2,843
Skin Cancers	37	651	31	2,155	- 1,504
Birth Trauma	38	640	57	52	+ 588
Alcohol	39	593	14	5,238	- 4,646
Epilepsy	40	577	35	1,145	- 568
Drug Use	41	452	48	321	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	42	380	33	1,803	- 1,422
Fires	43	371	45	474	- 104
Bladder Cancer	44	356	17	4,700	- 4,345
Oral Cancer	45	351	25	3,377	- 3,026
Maternal Conditions	46	348	63	10	+ 339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	344	40	612	- 268
Uterin Cancer	48	272	30	2,163	- 1,890
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	262	47	369	- 107
Appendicitis	50	234	55	69	+ 165
Skin Disease	51	217	46	469	- 252
Meningitis	52	189	53	171	+ 19
Asthma	53	181	43	540	- 359
Syphilis	54	180	69	0	+ 179
Encephalitis	55	174	64	6	+ 167
Pertussis	56	168	71	0	+ 167
Other Neoplasms	57	136	7	9,256	- 9,121
Poisonings	58	124	51	205	- 81
Chagas disease	59	44	77	0	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	60	38	44	502	- 464
Dengue	61	20	84	0	+ 20
Tetanus	62	19	67	2	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	18	60	19	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	6	56	52	- 46
Ascariasis	65	4	82	0	+ 4
War	66	4	66	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	52	188	- 186
Chlamydia	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	29	- 29
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.