SOUTH KOREA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,889	1	28,043	- 154
Kidney Disease	2	17,590	9	10,107	+ 7,483
Stroke	3	15,443	3	25,596	- 10,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,458	2	26,650	- 12,192
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,291	13	6,812	+ 5,480
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,928	15	4,399	+ 5,529
Liver Disease	7	9,473	14	6,348	+ 3,124
Lung Disease	8	7,328	11	8,526	- 1,198
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,295	6	12,145	- 4,849
Hypertension	10	7,131	17	3,711	+ 3,420
Stomach Cancer	11	5,941	10	8,625	- 2,684
Prostate Cancer	12	3,874	22	2,316	+ 1,558
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,798	41	518	+ 3,280
Suicide	14	3,773	5	14,636	- 10,863
Violence	15	3,441	44	386	+ 3,055
Low Birth Weight	16	3,333	45	370	+ 2,963
Other Injuries	17	3,302	18	3,634	- 332
Falls	18	3,169	20	2,934	+ 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,155	8	10,180	- 7,025
Lung Cancers	20	3,056	4	20,293	- 17,237
Liver Cancer	21	2,713	7	11,589	- 8,876
Lymphomas	22	2,512	19	3,477	- 965
Leukemia	23	2,508	23	2,140	+ 367
Cervical Cancer	24	2,389	34	1,065	+ 1,324
Breast Cancer	25	2,348	21	2,880	- 532
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,872	16	3,951	- 2,080
HIV/AIDS	27	1,733	55	84	+ 1,649
Malnutrition	28	1,645	53	88	+ 1,557
Tuberculosis	29	1,632	24	1,950	- 318
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,598	12	6,994	- 5,396
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,442	25	1,891	- 449
Drownings	32	1,336	42	501	+ 836
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,185	38	540	+ 645
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,167	35	929	+ 239
Ovary Cancer	35	917	30	1,330	- 413
Inflammatory/Heart	36	876	31	1,325	- 450
Skin Cancers	37	875	37	585	+ 290
Birth Trauma	38	860	54	88	+ 772
Alcohol	39	796	33	1,081	- 284
Epilepsy	40	775	40	524	+ 251
Drug Use	41	608	50	154	+ 454
Oesophagus Cancer	42	511	28	1,733	- 1,221
Fires	43	498	47	263	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	44	478	27	1,768	- 1,290
Oral Cancer	45	472	29	1,457	- 985
Maternal Conditions	46	468	61	34	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	462	48	224	+ 238
Uterin Cancer	48	366	43	420	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	352	51	150	+ 202
Appendicitis	50	314	57	54	+ 260
Skin Disease	51	292	36	704	- 412
Meningitis	52	255	58	51	+ 204
Asthma	53	243	32	1,150	- 907
Syphilis	54	242	62	27	+ 215
Encephalitis	55	233	65	19	+ 214
Pertussis	56	225	67	6	+ 219
Other Neoplasms	57	182	26	1,807	- 1,624
Poisonings	58	167	52	115	+ 51
Chagas disease	59	59	80	0	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	60	51	66	11	+ 41
Dengue	61	27	77	0	+ 27
Tetanus	62	25	69	5	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	63	24	63	26	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	8	39	526	- 518
Ascariasis	65	5	74	0	+ 5
War	66	5	68	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	3	49	168	- 165
Chlamydia	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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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.