SAUDI ARABIA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,569	1	39,037	- 19,468
Kidney Disease	2	12,342	4	9,051	+ 3,291
Stroke	3	10,836	2	16,793	- 5,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,145	5	6,132	+ 4,013
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,625	9	3,890	+ 4,735
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,966	3	12,317	- 5,351
Liver Disease	7	6,647	7	4,931	+ 1,716
Lung Disease	8	5,142	10	2,842	+ 2,300
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,119	11	2,442	+ 2,677
Hypertension	10	5,003	22	834	+ 4,169
Stomach Cancer	11	4,169	36	389	+ 3,780
Prostate Cancer	12	2,718	50	148	+ 2,570
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,665	12	2,307	+ 358
Suicide	14	2,647	13	2,046	+ 601
Violence	15	2,414	30	646	+ 1,769
Low Birth Weight	16	2,339	18	989	+ 1,350
Other Injuries	17	2,317	8	4,004	- 1,687
Falls	18	2,224	6	5,340	- 3,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,214	14	1,630	+ 584
Lung Cancers	20	2,145	26	775	+ 1,370
Liver Cancer	21	1,903	21	845	+ 1,058
Lymphomas	22	1,762	28	716	+ 1,047
Leukemia	23	1,760	19	925	+ 835
Cervical Cancer	24	1,676	49	157	+ 1,519
Breast Cancer	25	1,647	20	908	+ 740
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,313	25	776	+ 537
HIV/AIDS	27	1,216	47	192	+ 1,024
Malnutrition	28	1,154	52	79	+ 1,075
Tuberculosis	29	1,145	27	752	+ 393
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,121	31	526	+ 595
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,012	15	1,447	- 436
Drownings	32	938	24	821	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	832	41	275	+ 556
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	819	35	457	+ 363
Ovary Cancer	35	643	42	247	+ 396
Inflammatory/Heart	36	614	16	1,342	- 727
Skin Cancers	37	614	55	55	+ 559
Birth Trauma	38	604	37	343	+ 260
Alcohol	39	559	51	128	+ 431
Epilepsy	40	544	29	694	- 150
Drug Use	41	427	33	491	- 64
Oesophagus Cancer	42	359	44	229	+ 130
Fires	43	350	23	825	- 476
Bladder Cancer	44	336	46	214	+ 121
Oral Cancer	45	331	34	465	- 134
Maternal Conditions	46	328	48	172	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	324	39	280	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	48	257	38	323	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	247	62	9	+ 238
Appendicitis	50	221	58	35	+ 186
Skin Disease	51	205	32	516	- 311
Meningitis	52	179	45	227	- 48
Asthma	53	171	17	1,168	- 997
Syphilis	54	170	59	33	+ 137
Encephalitis	55	164	43	234	- 71
Pertussis	56	158	54	56	+ 102
Other Neoplasms	57	128	57	40	+ 88
Poisonings	58	117	40	279	- 163
Chagas disease	59	42	76	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	60	36	56	49	- 13
Dengue	61	19	63	9	+ 10
Tetanus	62	18	61	16	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	17	70	1	+ 16
Hepatitis B	64	6	53	57	- 51
Ascariasis	65	4	66	1	+ 2
War	66	3	65	3	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	7	- 5
Chlamydia	68	2	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	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 SAUDI ARABIA

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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.