USA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	183,117	1	504,904	- 321,787
Kidney Disease	2	115,492	6	85,861	+ 29,632
Stroke	3	101,396	4	158,520	- 57,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	94,928	11	60,317	+ 34,611
Diabetes Mellitus	5	80,704	10	61,418	+ 19,285
Road Traffic Accidents	6	65,186	17	41,694	+ 23,492
Liver Disease	7	62,199	16	43,402	+ 18,796
Lung Disease	8	48,117	3	195,387	- 147,270
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	47,901	2	287,198	- 239,297
Hypertension	10	46,820	8	65,960	- 19,141
Stomach Cancer	11	39,011	33	13,077	+ 25,934
Prostate Cancer	12	25,435	20	35,612	- 10,177
Congenital Anomalies	13	24,939	34	11,762	+ 13,177
Suicide	14	24,770	12	53,099	- 28,329
Violence	15	22,593	27	18,976	+ 3,616
Low Birth Weight	16	21,886	39	6,924	+ 14,962
Other Injuries	17	21,678	25	25,997	- 4,319
Falls	18	20,808	18	40,418	- 19,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	20,716	9	61,827	- 41,111
Lung Cancers	20	20,068	5	155,533	- 135,464
Liver Cancer	21	17,811	23	27,064	- 9,254
Lymphomas	22	16,491	19	40,281	- 23,790
Leukemia	23	16,466	24	26,966	- 10,500
Cervical Cancer	24	15,684	38	6,984	+ 8,699
Breast Cancer	25	15,415	13	48,671	- 33,256
Parkinson's Disease	26	12,289	21	34,491	- 22,202
HIV/AIDS	27	11,380	42	5,660	+ 5,720
Malnutrition	28	10,802	40	6,762	+ 4,040
Tuberculosis	29	10,715	62	546	+ 10,169
Pancreas Cancer	30	10,490	15	44,293	- 33,803
Endocrine Disorders	31	9,466	14	46,985	- 37,519
Drownings	32	8,775	45	4,070	+ 4,705
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	7,781	48	3,461	+ 4,320
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	7,665	37	9,955	- 2,290
Ovary Cancer	35	6,020	31	14,591	- 8,572
Inflammatory/Heart	36	5,749	22	32,529	- 26,780
Skin Cancers	37	5,743	32	14,311	- 8,568
Birth Trauma	38	5,648	54	1,233	+ 4,415
Alcohol	39	5,229	30	14,659	- 9,430
Epilepsy	40	5,092	50	3,162	+ 1,929
Drug Use	41	3,992	7	74,435	- 70,442
Oesophagus Cancer	42	3,357	28	17,829	- 14,472
Fires	43	3,271	49	3,183	+ 88
Bladder Cancer	44	3,140	26	19,622	- 16,483
Oral Cancer	45	3,098	35	11,555	- 8,457
Maternal Conditions	46	3,072	56	779	+ 2,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,036	47	3,646	- 609
Uterin Cancer	48	2,404	36	10,063	- 7,659
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2,308	52	2,461	- 152
Appendicitis	50	2,064	63	424	+ 1,639
Skin Disease	51	1,916	43	5,409	- 3,493
Meningitis	52	1,672	60	606	+ 1,066
Asthma	53	1,596	46	3,818	- 2,222
Syphilis	54	1,587	66	49	+ 1,537
Encephalitis	55	1,531	68	25	+ 1,506
Pertussis	56	1,478	69	16	+ 1,463
Other Neoplasms	57	1,197	29	17,743	- 16,546
Poisonings	58	1,094	53	1,674	- 580
Chagas disease	59	391	70	4	+ 386
Multiple Sclerosis	60	336	44	5,059	- 4,723
Dengue	61	180	76	0	+ 180
Tetanus	62	166	71	2	+ 164
Upper Respiratory	63	155	65	229	- 74
Hepatitis B	64	53	59	608	- 555
Ascariasis	65	34	82	0	+ 34
War	66	32	55	1,198	- 1,166
Hepatitis C	67	20	41	5,684	- 5,664
Chlamydia	68	17	84	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	69	10	75	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	70	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	58	678	- 678
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.