UGANDA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,390	9	8,784	+ 17,606
Kidney Disease	2	16,645	19	3,168	+ 13,476
Stroke	3	14,613	6	11,181	+ 3,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,681	2	18,865	- 5,184
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,631	14	4,794	+ 6,836
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,395	4	13,012	- 3,618
Liver Disease	7	8,964	13	5,122	+ 3,842
Lung Disease	8	6,934	22	3,051	+ 3,884
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,903	30	1,286	+ 5,617
Hypertension	10	6,748	21	3,120	+ 3,627
Stomach Cancer	11	5,622	45	515	+ 5,107
Prostate Cancer	12	3,666	34	950	+ 2,716
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,594	11	6,641	- 3,046
Suicide	14	3,570	24	2,033	+ 1,537
Violence	15	3,256	12	6,175	- 2,919
Low Birth Weight	16	3,154	8	9,673	- 6,519
Other Injuries	17	3,124	20	3,130	- 5
Falls	18	2,999	33	1,127	+ 1,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,986	35	919	+ 2,067
Lung Cancers	20	2,892	46	441	+ 2,452
Liver Cancer	21	2,567	29	1,522	+ 1,044
Lymphomas	22	2,377	26	1,762	+ 615
Leukemia	23	2,373	42	599	+ 1,774
Cervical Cancer	24	2,260	15	4,378	- 2,117
Breast Cancer	25	2,222	32	1,128	+ 1,094
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,771	48	351	+ 1,420
HIV/AIDS	27	1,640	1	21,188	- 19,548
Malnutrition	28	1,557	18	3,317	- 1,760
Tuberculosis	29	1,544	10	7,255	- 5,710
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,512	47	358	+ 1,154
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,364	38	761	+ 603
Drownings	32	1,265	31	1,238	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,121	41	687	+ 435
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,105	5	12,103	- 10,999
Ovary Cancer	35	868	44	519	+ 348
Inflammatory/Heart	36	829	37	859	- 31
Skin Cancers	37	828	49	349	+ 479
Birth Trauma	38	814	7	10,405	- 9,591
Alcohol	39	754	54	256	+ 498
Epilepsy	40	734	43	599	+ 135
Drug Use	41	575	57	233	+ 343
Oesophagus Cancer	42	484	28	1,674	- 1,191
Fires	43	471	36	872	- 401
Bladder Cancer	44	452	59	181	+ 272
Oral Cancer	45	447	40	731	- 285
Maternal Conditions	46	443	17	3,641	- 3,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	438	50	348	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	48	346	56	234	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	333	64	55	+ 278
Appendicitis	50	297	58	211	+ 86
Skin Disease	51	276	55	242	+ 34
Meningitis	52	241	16	3,718	- 3,477
Asthma	53	230	27	1,745	- 1,515
Syphilis	54	229	23	2,235	- 2,007
Encephalitis	55	221	62	122	+ 99
Pertussis	56	213	25	1,909	- 1,696
Other Neoplasms	57	173	66	37	+ 135
Poisonings	58	158	39	745	- 587
Chagas disease	59	56	79	0	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	60	48	69	16	+ 32
Dengue	61	26	74	1	+ 25
Tetanus	62	24	53	271	- 247
Upper Respiratory	63	22	60	144	- 121
Hepatitis B	64	8	61	123	- 116
Ascariasis	65	5	70	16	- 11
War	66	5	63	88	- 83
Hepatitis C	67	3	67	30	- 28
Chlamydia	68	2	73	6	- 4
Diphtheria	69	1	72	11	- 9
Otitis Media	70	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	51	343	- 343
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	77	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 UGANDA

Ecuador

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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.