ECUADOR VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,149	1	9,805	+ 36,344
Hypertension	2	41,415	10	2,507	+ 38,908
Stroke	3	17,117	3	5,429	+ 11,687
Lung Cancers	4	10,079	20	1,075	+ 9,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,082	19	1,109	+ 6,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,349	4	5,083	+ 266
Liver Disease	7	5,038	7	3,330	+ 1,708
Prostate Cancer	8	4,578	12	1,362	+ 3,216
Stomach Cancer	9	4,445	11	2,089	+ 2,356
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,117	30	562	+ 3,555
Breast Cancer	11	3,987	25	825	+ 3,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,519	9	2,565	+ 954
Lung Disease	13	3,508	8	2,576	+ 932
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,328	36	308	+ 3,020
Lymphomas	15	3,265	22	883	+ 2,382
Suicide	16	3,028	14	1,326	+ 1,701
Kidney Disease	17	2,706	2	6,184	- 3,478
Alcohol	18	2,276	39	280	+ 1,996
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,240	5	4,321	- 2,081
Other Injuries	20	2,166	17	1,161	+ 1,005
Bladder Cancer	21	1,929	44	168	+ 1,761
Leukemia	22	1,927	23	882	+ 1,045
Other Neoplasms	23	1,892	57	64	+ 1,828
Falls	24	1,819	18	1,114	+ 704
Oral Cancer	25	1,694	45	166	+ 1,528
Liver Cancer	26	1,644	21	954	+ 691
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,511	42	180	+ 1,331
Ovary Cancer	28	1,337	35	322	+ 1,015
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,257	26	658	+ 599
Skin Cancers	30	1,210	37	308	+ 902
Drug Use	31	1,150	41	214	+ 937
Cervical Cancer	32	1,036	24	840	+ 196
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,011	31	507	+ 504
Uterin Cancer	34	922	48	129	+ 793
Road Traffic Accidents	35	908	6	3,490	- 2,583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	844	33	417	+ 427
Epilepsy	37	683	40	273	+ 410
Fires	38	627	43	175	+ 452
HIV/AIDS	39	618	27	609	+ 9
Drownings	40	460	32	470	- 10
Skin Disease	41	437	51	103	+ 335
Violence	42	437	15	1,210	- 773
Congenital Anomalies	43	384	13	1,335	- 951
Asthma	44	369	53	85	+ 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	330	47	163	+ 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	264	49	124	+ 141
Tuberculosis	47	252	29	574	- 321
Multiple Sclerosis	48	249	60	18	+ 231
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	186	86	0	+ 186
Osteoarthritis	50	156	85	0	+ 156
Anemia	51	140	82	0	+ 140
Poisonings	52	128	58	59	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	127	34	410	- 284
Meningitis	54	114	52	90	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	55	104	16	1,172	- 1,068
Schizophrenia	56	93	83	0	+ 93
Birth Trauma	57	77	38	302	- 226
Hepatitis C	58	62	67	1	+ 61
Appendicitis	59	31	50	110	- 79
Oral conditions	60	31	84	0	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	61	18	46	164	- 147
Syphilis	62	15	54	85	- 70
Encephalitis	63	3	55	82	- 79
War	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	64	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	8	- 8
Otitis Media	67	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	59	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	28	578	- 578
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	9	- 9
Diphtheria	82	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	56	79	- 79
Measles	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.