ECUADOR VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,359	1	9,805	+ 14,554
Stroke	2	18,105	3	5,429	+ 12,676
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,036	4	5,083	+ 10,953
Lung Cancers	4	11,843	20	1,075	+ 10,769
Lung Disease	5	11,617	8	2,576	+ 9,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,522	19	1,109	+ 7,413
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,462	9	2,565	+ 5,897
Stomach Cancer	8	7,495	11	2,089	+ 5,406
Kidney Disease	9	6,655	2	6,184	+ 471
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,503	30	562	+ 4,941
Liver Cancer	11	4,367	21	954	+ 3,413
Other Injuries	12	3,280	17	1,161	+ 2,119
Suicide	13	2,893	14	1,326	+ 1,567
Lymphomas	14	2,864	22	883	+ 1,981
Breast Cancer	15	2,349	25	825	+ 1,523
Other Neoplasms	16	2,247	57	64	+ 2,183
Liver Disease	17	2,110	7	3,330	- 1,221
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,082	26	658	+ 1,424
Prostate Cancer	19	2,009	12	1,362	+ 647
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,830	42	180	+ 1,651
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,707	31	507	+ 1,200
Bladder Cancer	22	1,477	44	168	+ 1,309
Falls	23	1,447	18	1,114	+ 333
Leukemia	24	1,428	23	882	+ 546
Drownings	25	1,250	32	470	+ 780
Oral Cancer	26	1,238	45	166	+ 1,073
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,223	36	308	+ 916
Hypertension	28	992	10	2,507	- 1,515
Diabetes Mellitus	29	807	5	4,321	- 3,514
Ovary Cancer	30	752	35	322	+ 430
Road Traffic Accidents	31	679	6	3,490	- 2,812
Cervical Cancer	32	565	24	840	- 275
Uterin Cancer	33	514	48	129	+ 386
Tuberculosis	34	514	29	574	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	434	33	417	+ 18
Skin Disease	36	417	51	103	+ 314
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	406	34	410	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	389	49	124	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	380	47	163	+ 217
Congenital Anomalies	40	367	13	1,335	- 968
Hepatitis C	41	330	67	1	+ 329
Asthma	42	286	53	85	+ 200
Malnutrition	43	284	28	578	- 295
Skin Cancers	44	274	37	308	- 34
Epilepsy	45	232	40	273	- 41
Hepatitis B	46	211	64	3	+ 209
Schizophrenia	47	156	83	0	+ 156
Fires	48	150	43	175	- 25
Anemia	49	130	82	0	+ 130
Drug Use	50	109	41	214	- 105
Alcohol	51	86	39	280	- 194
Meningitis	52	46	52	90	- 44
Violence	53	40	15	1,210	- 1,170
Poisonings	54	38	58	59	- 21
Low Birth Weight	55	30	16	1,172	- 1,142
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	86	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	57	24	63	8	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	19	50	110	- 92
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	60	18	- 2
Oral conditions	60	16	84	0	+ 16
Birth Trauma	61	16	38	302	- 287
Osteoarthritis	62	13	85	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	63	7	27	609	- 602
Maternal Conditions	64	6	46	164	- 159
Syphilis	65	2	54	85	- 83
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	62	9	- 8
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	55	82	- 81
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	56	79	- 79
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.