ECUADOR VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,291	1	9,805	+ 10,487
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,861	9	2,565	+ 12,296
Stroke	3	7,071	3	5,429	+ 1,642
Lung Cancers	4	6,749	20	1,075	+ 5,675
Lung Disease	5	6,473	8	2,576	+ 3,897
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,140	4	5,083	- 942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,694	19	1,109	+ 2,585
Prostate Cancer	8	3,060	12	1,362	+ 1,698
Breast Cancer	9	2,683	25	825	+ 1,858
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,664	26	658	+ 2,007
Other Injuries	11	2,516	17	1,161	+ 1,355
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,178	30	562	+ 1,617
Suicide	13	2,024	14	1,326	+ 698
Lymphomas	14	1,849	22	883	+ 966
Kidney Disease	15	1,672	2	6,184	- 4,512
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,492	5	4,321	- 2,830
Hypertension	17	1,218	10	2,507	- 1,289
Falls	18	1,191	18	1,114	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,133	42	180	+ 953
Liver Cancer	20	1,125	21	954	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	21	1,024	44	168	+ 855
Leukemia	22	950	23	882	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	23	883	11	2,089	- 1,206
Drug Use	24	845	41	214	+ 632
Ovary Cancer	25	827	35	322	+ 504
Inflammatory/Heart	26	786	36	308	+ 478
Endocrine Disorders	27	784	31	507	+ 277
Alcohol	28	711	39	280	+ 431
Skin Cancers	29	653	37	308	+ 346
Other Neoplasms	30	489	57	64	+ 425
Liver Disease	31	476	7	3,330	- 2,854
Cervical Cancer	32	462	24	840	- 378
Oral Cancer	33	430	45	166	+ 264
Congenital Anomalies	34	375	13	1,335	- 960
Road Traffic Accidents	35	349	6	3,490	- 3,141
Uterin Cancer	36	348	48	129	+ 219
Epilepsy	37	273	40	273	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	213	49	124	+ 89
Violence	39	202	15	1,210	- 1,008
Anemia	40	184	82	0	+ 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	164	33	417	- 253
Poisonings	42	162	58	59	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	43	152	16	1,172	- 1,020
Multiple Sclerosis	44	139	60	18	+ 121
Skin Disease	45	132	51	103	+ 30
Birth Trauma	46	125	38	302	- 177
Osteoarthritis	47	104	85	0	+ 104
Asthma	48	84	53	85	- 2
Schizophrenia	49	73	83	0	+ 73
Meningitis	50	64	52	90	- 25
Upper Respiratory	51	56	63	8	+ 47
Hepatitis C	52	56	67	1	+ 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	53	86	0	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	52	47	163	- 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	49	34	410	- 362
Drownings	56	46	32	470	- 424
Malnutrition	57	27	28	578	- 551
Fires	58	27	43	175	- 148
HIV/AIDS	59	23	27	609	- 586
Maternal Conditions	60	18	46	164	- 147
War	61	2	66	2	+ 0
Pertussis	62	1	56	79	- 79
Hepatitis B	63	0	64	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	9	- 9
Ascariasis	69	0	65	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 10
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	59	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	55	82	- 82
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	54	85	- 85
Chlamydia	81	0	68	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	29	574	- 574
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	50	110	- 110
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Iceland

Ecuador

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.