UNITED KINGDOM VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,659	2	71,728	- 35,069
Kidney Disease	2	23,121	18	5,471	+ 17,650
Stroke	3	20,299	4	37,626	- 17,328
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,004	3	40,540	- 21,536
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,156	17	5,842	+ 10,314
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,050	33	2,169	+ 10,881
Liver Disease	7	12,452	14	7,666	+ 4,786
Lung Disease	8	9,633	6	32,896	- 23,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,590	1	98,135	- 88,545
Hypertension	10	9,373	23	5,208	+ 4,165
Stomach Cancer	11	7,810	24	4,999	+ 2,811
Prostate Cancer	12	5,092	8	13,289	- 8,197
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,993	35	2,127	+ 2,866
Suicide	14	4,959	20	5,325	- 366
Violence	15	4,523	46	868	+ 3,655
Low Birth Weight	16	4,381	40	1,313	+ 3,068
Other Injuries	17	4,340	19	5,464	- 1,124
Falls	18	4,166	15	7,618	- 3,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	4,147	7	18,446	- 14,299
Lung Cancers	20	4,018	5	35,715	- 31,697
Liver Cancer	21	3,566	21	5,237	- 1,671
Lymphomas	22	3,301	10	9,350	- 6,049
Leukemia	23	3,296	22	5,211	- 1,915
Cervical Cancer	24	3,140	43	1,099	+ 2,041
Breast Cancer	25	3,086	9	12,718	- 9,632
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,460	13	8,573	- 6,113
HIV/AIDS	27	2,278	55	188	+ 2,090
Malnutrition	28	2,162	58	116	+ 2,047
Tuberculosis	29	2,145	47	351	+ 1,794
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,100	11	8,995	- 6,895
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,895	28	3,297	- 1,402
Drownings	32	1,757	49	301	+ 1,456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,558	36	2,090	- 532
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,535	38	1,599	- 64
Ovary Cancer	35	1,205	25	4,019	- 2,814
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,151	29	3,126	- 1,976
Skin Cancers	37	1,150	27	3,727	- 2,577
Birth Trauma	38	1,131	54	190	+ 941
Alcohol	39	1,047	39	1,555	- 508
Epilepsy	40	1,019	42	1,193	- 174
Drug Use	41	799	31	2,824	- 2,025
Oesophagus Cancer	42	672	12	8,727	- 8,055
Fires	43	655	48	334	+ 320
Bladder Cancer	44	629	16	6,133	- 5,505
Oral Cancer	45	620	30	3,109	- 2,489
Maternal Conditions	46	615	64	47	+ 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	608	45	876	- 268
Uterin Cancer	48	481	32	2,346	- 1,865
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	462	44	1,014	- 552
Appendicitis	50	413	59	105	+ 308
Skin Disease	51	384	34	2,134	- 1,750
Meningitis	52	335	52	232	+ 102
Asthma	53	320	41	1,302	- 983
Syphilis	54	318	62	49	+ 269
Encephalitis	55	307	68	6	+ 301
Pertussis	56	296	69	3	+ 293
Other Neoplasms	57	240	26	3,986	- 3,746
Poisonings	58	219	53	221	- 2
Chagas disease	59	78	71	0	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	60	67	37	1,856	- 1,788
Dengue	61	36	73	0	+ 36
Tetanus	62	33	72	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	63	31	63	48	- 17
Hepatitis B	64	11	65	40	- 29
Ascariasis	65	7	80	0	+ 7
War	66	6	67	10	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	51	267	- 263
Chlamydia	68	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	184	- 184
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.