ECUADOR VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	36,189	9	2,565	+ 33,624
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,993	1	9,805	+ 22,188
Stroke	3	13,391	3	5,429	+ 7,962
Lung Cancers	4	7,524	20	1,075	+ 6,450
Hypertension	5	6,606	10	2,507	+ 4,099
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,664	19	1,109	+ 3,555
Falls	7	4,312	18	1,114	+ 3,198
Lung Disease	8	4,196	8	2,576	+ 1,620
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,058	30	562	+ 3,497
Liver Disease	10	3,476	7	3,330	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	11	3,157	12	1,362	+ 1,795
Breast Cancer	12	3,086	25	825	+ 2,260
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,775	26	658	+ 2,117
Lymphomas	14	2,769	22	883	+ 1,886
Suicide	15	2,754	14	1,326	+ 1,427
Liver Cancer	16	1,774	21	954	+ 820
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,686	36	308	+ 1,378
Alcohol	18	1,511	39	280	+ 1,231
Stomach Cancer	19	1,454	11	2,089	- 635
Other Injuries	20	1,421	17	1,161	+ 261
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,420	4	5,083	- 3,663
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,360	5	4,321	- 2,962
Other Neoplasms	23	1,226	57	64	+ 1,162
Leukemia	24	1,208	23	882	+ 326
Ovary Cancer	25	1,121	35	322	+ 798
Kidney Disease	26	1,112	2	6,184	- 5,071
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,041	42	180	+ 861
Bladder Cancer	28	1,004	44	168	+ 836
Skin Cancers	29	967	37	308	+ 659
Drug Use	30	876	41	214	+ 662
Endocrine Disorders	31	835	31	507	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	32	732	48	129	+ 604
Road Traffic Accidents	33	700	6	3,490	- 2,791
Oral Cancer	34	674	45	166	+ 508
Congenital Anomalies	35	625	13	1,335	- 711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	493	33	417	+ 76
Drownings	37	345	32	470	- 125
Epilepsy	38	339	40	273	+ 66
Schizophrenia	39	303	83	0	+ 303
Asthma	40	276	53	85	+ 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	270	49	124	+ 147
Multiple Sclerosis	42	261	60	18	+ 243
Violence	43	209	15	1,210	- 1,001
Cervical Cancer	44	202	24	840	- 638
Fires	45	200	43	175	+ 25
Tuberculosis	46	104	29	574	- 470
Skin Disease	47	88	51	103	- 14
Low Birth Weight	48	85	16	1,172	- 1,087
Poisonings	49	81	58	59	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	62	47	163	- 101
Osteoarthritis	51	54	85	0	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	50	34	410	- 361
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	35	86	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	54	31	50	110	- 80
Meningitis	55	31	52	90	- 59
Birth Trauma	56	25	38	302	- 277
Malnutrition	57	21	28	578	- 557
Anemia	58	18	82	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	59	18	27	609	- 591
Hepatitis C	60	15	67	1	+ 14
Oral conditions	61	12	84	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	6	63	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	5	64	3	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	5	46	164	- 160
War	65	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	2	55	82	- 80
Syphilis	67	1	54	85	- 84
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	56	79	- 79
Tetanus	70	0	62	9	- 9
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	61	10	- 10
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	1	- 1
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.