ECUADOR VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,329	1	9,805	+ 72,525
Stroke	2	59,899	3	5,429	+ 54,470
Hypertension	3	12,135	10	2,507	+ 9,628
Lung Cancers	4	9,722	20	1,075	+ 8,648
Inflammatory/Heart	5	9,361	36	308	+ 9,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,340	19	1,109	+ 6,231
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,746	9	2,565	+ 4,181
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,382	5	4,321	+ 1,061
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,094	4	5,083	+ 12
Breast Cancer	10	4,802	25	825	+ 3,977
Stomach Cancer	11	4,773	11	2,089	+ 2,684
Prostate Cancer	12	4,716	12	1,362	+ 3,355
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,434	30	562	+ 3,872
Suicide	14	3,901	14	1,326	+ 2,574
Liver Disease	15	3,708	7	3,330	+ 377
Other Injuries	16	3,684	17	1,161	+ 2,523
Kidney Disease	17	3,623	2	6,184	- 2,561
Lung Disease	18	3,520	8	2,576	+ 944
Lymphomas	19	2,495	22	883	+ 1,612
Bladder Cancer	20	2,318	44	168	+ 2,149
Alcohol	21	2,311	39	280	+ 2,031
Oral Cancer	22	2,176	45	166	+ 2,010
Falls	23	2,047	18	1,114	+ 933
Ovary Cancer	24	1,997	35	322	+ 1,674
Leukemia	25	1,892	23	882	+ 1,010
Liver Cancer	26	1,593	21	954	+ 639
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,561	6	3,490	- 1,930
Other Neoplasms	28	1,552	57	64	+ 1,488
Uterin Cancer	29	1,501	48	129	+ 1,372
Skin Cancers	30	1,468	37	308	+ 1,161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,442	33	417	+ 1,025
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,333	42	180	+ 1,154
Cervical Cancer	33	1,298	24	840	+ 458
Drownings	34	1,289	32	470	+ 820
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,275	26	658	+ 617
Fires	36	1,050	43	175	+ 875
Violence	37	960	15	1,210	- 249
Skin Disease	38	777	51	103	+ 675
HIV/AIDS	39	753	27	609	+ 144
Tuberculosis	40	725	29	574	+ 151
Endocrine Disorders	41	601	31	507	+ 94
Hepatitis C	42	537	67	1	+ 536
Congenital Anomalies	43	472	13	1,335	- 863
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	462	86	0	+ 462
Epilepsy	45	450	40	273	+ 177
Asthma	46	423	53	85	+ 338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	415	47	163	+ 252
Drug Use	48	414	41	214	+ 201
Poisonings	49	236	58	59	+ 178
Multiple Sclerosis	50	206	60	18	+ 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	202	49	124	+ 78
Meningitis	52	150	52	90	+ 61
Anemia	53	144	82	0	+ 144
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	138	34	410	- 272
Birth Trauma	55	118	38	302	- 184
Low Birth Weight	56	115	16	1,172	- 1,057
Schizophrenia	57	76	83	0	+ 76
Osteoarthritis	58	70	85	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	59	48	50	110	- 62
Maternal Conditions	60	46	46	164	- 118
Oral conditions	61	37	84	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	62	36	63	8	+ 28
Hepatitis B	63	32	64	3	+ 29
Malnutrition	64	19	28	578	- 559
Syphilis	65	13	54	85	- 72
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	7	69	1	+ 7
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	55	82	- 82
Pertussis	70	0	56	79	- 79
Tetanus	71	0	62	9	- 9
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Latvia

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.