ECUADOR VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,660	1	9,805	+ 6,855
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,228	9	2,565	+ 8,663
Lung Cancers	3	6,703	20	1,075	+ 5,629
Lung Disease	4	6,702	8	2,576	+ 4,125
Stroke	5	6,192	3	5,429	+ 763
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,542	4	5,083	- 541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,832	19	1,109	+ 2,722
Breast Cancer	8	2,658	25	825	+ 1,832
Prostate Cancer	9	2,047	12	1,362	+ 685
Kidney Disease	10	1,982	2	6,184	- 4,202
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,856	30	562	+ 1,294
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,853	26	658	+ 1,195
Lymphomas	13	1,794	22	883	+ 911
Suicide	14	1,644	14	1,326	+ 318
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,464	42	180	+ 1,285
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,447	5	4,321	- 2,874
Stomach Cancer	17	1,248	11	2,089	- 841
Liver Cancer	18	1,112	21	954	+ 159
Liver Disease	19	977	7	3,330	- 2,353
Leukemia	20	958	23	882	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	21	955	35	322	+ 632
Bladder Cancer	22	895	44	168	+ 727
Skin Cancers	23	881	37	308	+ 573
Endocrine Disorders	24	872	31	507	+ 365
Falls	25	864	18	1,114	- 251
Inflammatory/Heart	26	839	36	308	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	27	762	57	64	+ 698
Oral Cancer	28	639	45	166	+ 473
Hypertension	29	611	10	2,507	- 1,896
Other Injuries	30	598	17	1,161	- 563
Drug Use	31	583	41	214	+ 370
Congenital Anomalies	32	535	13	1,335	- 800
Road Traffic Accidents	33	535	6	3,490	- 2,955
Uterin Cancer	34	441	48	129	+ 313
Cervical Cancer	35	360	24	840	- 480
Epilepsy	36	297	40	273	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	37	290	60	18	+ 272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	234	33	417	- 183
Alcohol	39	224	39	280	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	206	49	124	+ 83
Asthma	41	203	53	85	+ 117
Skin Disease	42	202	51	103	+ 99
Drownings	43	200	32	470	- 270
Low Birth Weight	44	195	16	1,172	- 977
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	184	34	410	- 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	174	47	163	+ 12
Violence	47	134	15	1,210	- 1,076
Fires	48	105	43	175	- 70
Anemia	49	101	82	0	+ 101
Tuberculosis	50	81	29	574	- 493
Osteoarthritis	51	69	85	0	+ 69
Hepatitis C	52	67	67	1	+ 66
Poisonings	53	49	58	59	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	48	86	0	+ 48
Schizophrenia	55	40	83	0	+ 40
Birth Trauma	56	35	38	302	- 267
HIV/AIDS	57	30	27	609	- 579
Meningitis	58	26	52	90	- 64
Hepatitis B	59	21	64	3	+ 18
Appendicitis	60	12	50	110	- 99
Maternal Conditions	61	11	46	164	- 154
Oral conditions	62	8	84	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	63	6	28	578	- 572
Upper Respiratory	64	3	63	8	- 5
War	65	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	1	55	82	- 81
Pertussis	67	0	56	79	- 79
Syphilis	68	0	54	85	- 85
Chlamydia	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	9	- 9
Diphtheria	82	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Ireland

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.