ECUADOR VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,974	1	9,805	+ 27,169
Stroke	2	24,640	3	5,429	+ 19,211
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,496	4	5,083	+ 9,414
Lung Cancers	4	12,874	20	1,075	+ 11,800
Lung Disease	5	9,672	8	2,576	+ 7,096
Kidney Disease	6	8,329	2	6,184	+ 2,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,895	9	2,565	+ 4,331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,712	19	1,109	+ 4,603
Hypertension	9	5,115	10	2,507	+ 2,608
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,631	26	658	+ 3,973
Breast Cancer	11	4,411	25	825	+ 3,586
Prostate Cancer	12	3,541	12	1,362	+ 2,179
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,333	30	562	+ 2,771
Liver Cancer	14	2,740	21	954	+ 1,786
Bladder Cancer	15	2,714	44	168	+ 2,546
Stomach Cancer	16	2,687	11	2,089	+ 599
Other Injuries	17	2,544	17	1,161	+ 1,383
Leukemia	18	2,370	23	882	+ 1,488
Lymphomas	19	2,220	22	883	+ 1,337
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,215	5	4,321	- 2,106
Falls	21	2,179	18	1,114	+ 1,065
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,523	6	3,490	- 1,967
Liver Disease	23	1,416	7	3,330	- 1,914
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,269	36	308	+ 961
Other Neoplasms	25	1,188	57	64	+ 1,123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,069	33	417	+ 652
Ovary Cancer	27	975	35	322	+ 653
Suicide	28	932	14	1,326	- 394
Endocrine Disorders	29	921	31	507	+ 414
Oral Cancer	30	770	45	166	+ 605
Skin Cancers	31	767	37	308	+ 459
Drownings	32	762	32	470	+ 292
Uterin Cancer	33	652	48	129	+ 523
Epilepsy	34	436	40	273	+ 163
Oesophagus Cancer	35	430	42	180	+ 250
Cervical Cancer	36	426	24	840	- 414
Drug Use	37	338	41	214	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	38	305	13	1,335	- 1,031
Fires	39	256	43	175	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	40	237	60	18	+ 219
Low Birth Weight	41	223	16	1,172	- 949
Violence	42	182	15	1,210	- 1,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	175	47	163	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	166	34	410	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	117	49	124	- 7
Tuberculosis	46	116	29	574	- 457
Skin Disease	47	98	51	103	- 4
Hepatitis B	48	98	64	3	+ 95
Alcohol	49	88	39	280	- 192
HIV/AIDS	50	83	27	609	- 527
Anemia	51	82	82	0	+ 82
Hepatitis C	52	67	67	1	+ 66
Meningitis	53	58	52	90	- 31
Schizophrenia	54	48	83	0	+ 48
Asthma	55	48	53	85	- 37
Poisonings	56	34	58	59	- 25
Birth Trauma	57	30	38	302	- 273
Appendicitis	58	17	50	110	- 94
Upper Respiratory	59	14	63	8	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	60	6	74	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	4	46	164	- 161
Tetanus	62	3	62	9	- 6
Oral conditions	63	3	84	0	+ 3
War	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Syphilis	65	2	54	85	- 83
Malnutrition	66	1	28	578	- 577
Encephalitis	67	1	55	82	- 81
Measles	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	56	79	- 79
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	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.