SPAIN VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,318	1	51,684	- 26,366
Kidney Disease	2	15,968	8	9,725	+ 6,243
Stroke	3	14,019	3	29,004	- 14,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,125	7	13,717	- 592
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,158	10	7,773	+ 3,385
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,013	31	1,829	+ 7,183
Liver Disease	7	8,600	23	4,231	+ 4,369
Lung Disease	8	6,653	5	18,926	- 12,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,623	2	42,339	- 35,716
Hypertension	10	6,473	9	9,115	- 2,641
Stomach Cancer	11	5,394	14	5,796	- 403
Prostate Cancer	12	3,517	13	6,420	- 2,903
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,448	38	863	+ 2,585
Suicide	14	3,425	25	3,609	- 185
Violence	15	3,124	51	262	+ 2,862
Low Birth Weight	16	3,026	52	253	+ 2,773
Other Injuries	17	2,997	15	5,536	- 2,539
Falls	18	2,877	26	3,246	- 370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,864	6	16,957	- 14,093
Lung Cancers	20	2,775	4	22,131	- 19,356
Liver Cancer	21	2,463	18	5,098	- 2,636
Lymphomas	22	2,280	16	5,335	- 3,054
Leukemia	23	2,277	24	3,772	- 1,496
Cervical Cancer	24	2,168	39	855	+ 1,313
Breast Cancer	25	2,131	11	7,067	- 4,936
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,699	20	4,943	- 3,244
HIV/AIDS	27	1,573	43	538	+ 1,035
Malnutrition	28	1,493	47	302	+ 1,191
Tuberculosis	29	1,482	50	270	+ 1,211
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,450	12	6,752	- 5,302
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,309	21	4,863	- 3,554
Drownings	32	1,213	45	446	+ 767
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,076	44	475	+ 601
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,060	36	1,064	- 4
Ovary Cancer	35	832	28	2,026	- 1,193
Inflammatory/Heart	36	795	19	4,984	- 4,189
Skin Cancers	37	794	32	1,803	- 1,009
Birth Trauma	38	781	60	113	+ 668
Alcohol	39	723	46	333	+ 390
Epilepsy	40	704	40	824	- 120
Drug Use	41	552	41	776	- 224
Oesophagus Cancer	42	464	29	2,011	- 1,547
Fires	43	452	55	185	+ 268
Bladder Cancer	44	434	17	5,222	- 4,788
Oral Cancer	45	428	27	2,583	- 2,155
Maternal Conditions	46	425	64	14	+ 411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	420	33	1,612	- 1,192
Uterin Cancer	48	332	34	1,612	- 1,279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	319	48	294	+ 25
Appendicitis	50	285	61	79	+ 206
Skin Disease	51	265	30	1,840	- 1,576
Meningitis	52	231	59	129	+ 102
Asthma	53	221	35	1,133	- 912
Syphilis	54	219	67	9	+ 210
Encephalitis	55	212	70	4	+ 208
Pertussis	56	204	73	2	+ 203
Other Neoplasms	57	166	22	4,748	- 4,582
Poisonings	58	151	57	170	- 19
Chagas disease	59	54	71	3	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	60	46	49	287	- 241
Dengue	61	25	77	0	+ 25
Tetanus	62	23	72	2	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	63	21	62	47	- 25
Hepatitis B	64	7	58	162	- 155
Ascariasis	65	5	78	0	+ 5
War	66	4	68	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	42	652	- 649
Chlamydia	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Oral conditions	84	0	63	44	- 44
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	204	- 204
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Ecuador

Spain

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.