ECUADOR VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,860	1	9,805	+ 8,055
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,126	9	2,565	+ 5,562
Lung Cancers	3	7,085	20	1,075	+ 6,011
Stroke	4	7,010	3	5,429	+ 1,580
Lung Disease	5	6,611	8	2,576	+ 4,035
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,575	19	1,109	+ 2,466
Breast Cancer	7	3,090	25	825	+ 2,264
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,032	4	5,083	- 2,051
Kidney Disease	9	2,480	2	6,184	- 3,704
Other Injuries	10	2,410	17	1,161	+ 1,249
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,230	30	562	+ 1,669
Liver Disease	12	2,046	7	3,330	- 1,284
Suicide	13	1,892	14	1,326	+ 566
Lymphomas	14	1,757	22	883	+ 874
Prostate Cancer	15	1,735	12	1,362	+ 373
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,688	26	658	+ 1,030
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,666	5	4,321	- 2,655
Falls	18	1,653	18	1,114	+ 539
Hypertension	19	1,463	10	2,507	- 1,044
Leukemia	20	1,444	23	882	+ 563
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,439	31	507	+ 932
Stomach Cancer	22	1,395	11	2,089	- 694
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,338	36	308	+ 1,030
Other Neoplasms	24	1,332	57	64	+ 1,268
Liver Cancer	25	1,323	21	954	+ 369
Bladder Cancer	26	1,194	44	168	+ 1,026
Ovary Cancer	27	962	35	322	+ 640
Oesophagus Cancer	28	867	42	180	+ 688
Alcohol	29	690	39	280	+ 410
Road Traffic Accidents	30	684	6	3,490	- 2,806
Skin Cancers	31	589	37	308	+ 282
Malnutrition	32	530	28	578	- 48
Oral Cancer	33	518	45	166	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	516	47	163	+ 353
Epilepsy	35	459	40	273	+ 186
Uterin Cancer	36	427	48	129	+ 298
Congenital Anomalies	37	284	13	1,335	- 1,051
Cervical Cancer	38	261	24	840	- 578
Drug Use	39	253	41	214	+ 40
Anemia	40	230	82	0	+ 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	184	33	417	- 233
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	168	34	410	- 242
Schizophrenia	43	158	83	0	+ 158
Skin Disease	44	146	51	103	+ 44
Asthma	45	126	53	85	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	46	112	60	18	+ 94
Hepatitis C	47	101	67	1	+ 100
Violence	48	85	15	1,210	- 1,125
Low Birth Weight	49	83	16	1,172	- 1,088
Osteoarthritis	50	72	85	0	+ 72
Fires	51	69	43	175	- 106
HIV/AIDS	52	68	27	609	- 542
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	63	49	124	- 61
Drownings	54	53	32	470	- 417
Tuberculosis	55	51	29	574	- 523
Poisonings	56	40	58	59	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	33	86	0	+ 33
Meningitis	58	19	52	90	- 71
Birth Trauma	59	16	38	302	- 286
Hepatitis B	60	15	64	3	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	61	11	63	8	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	9	50	110	- 101
Maternal Conditions	63	9	46	164	- 156
Oral conditions	64	8	84	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	4	55	82	- 78
Syphilis	66	4	54	85	- 81
War	67	2	66	2	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	56	79	- 79
Tetanus	69	0	62	9	- 9
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	61	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Luxembourg

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.