ECUADOR VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,279	1	9,805	+ 6,474
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,060	5	4,321	+ 7,738
Kidney Disease	3	6,249	2	6,184	+ 65
Stroke	4	5,573	3	5,429	+ 143
Violence	5	4,545	15	1,210	+ 3,335
Liver Disease	6	4,179	7	3,330	+ 848
Lung Disease	7	4,079	8	2,576	+ 1,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,475	4	5,083	- 1,607
Hypertension	9	2,494	10	2,507	- 13
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,283	6	3,490	- 1,207
Other Injuries	11	1,705	17	1,161	+ 544
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,584	31	507	+ 1,077
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,464	13	1,335	+ 129
Malnutrition	14	1,058	28	578	+ 479
Prostate Cancer	15	1,050	12	1,362	- 312
Breast Cancer	16	1,034	25	825	+ 208
Lung Cancers	17	1,029	20	1,075	- 45
Low Birth Weight	18	1,003	16	1,172	- 169
Stomach Cancer	19	972	11	2,089	- 1,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	962	19	1,109	- 147
Liver Cancer	21	955	21	954	+ 1
Suicide	22	948	14	1,326	- 378
Other Neoplasms	23	869	57	64	+ 805
Lymphomas	24	695	22	883	- 188
Leukemia	25	676	23	882	- 205
Cervical Cancer	26	670	24	840	- 169
Pancreas Cancer	27	632	30	562	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	28	578	27	609	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	487	34	410	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	483	9	2,565	- 2,082
Skin Disease	31	424	51	103	+ 322
Alcohol	32	413	39	280	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	383	33	417	- 34
Ovary Cancer	34	371	35	322	+ 49
Falls	35	368	18	1,114	- 746
Birth Trauma	36	357	38	302	+ 55
Anemia	37	306	82	0	+ 306
Tuberculosis	38	272	29	574	- 302
Epilepsy	39	268	40	273	- 5
Skin Cancers	40	267	37	308	- 40
Inflammatory/Heart	41	261	36	308	- 46
Drownings	42	252	32	470	- 218
Parkinson's Disease	43	220	26	658	- 438
Drug Use	44	206	41	214	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	198	49	124	+ 75
Oral Cancer	46	190	45	166	+ 24
Asthma	47	188	53	85	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	48	178	44	168	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	49	175	42	180	- 4
Uterin Cancer	50	126	48	129	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	125	86	0	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	120	47	163	- 42
Appendicitis	53	108	50	110	- 2
Maternal Conditions	54	105	46	164	- 59
Hepatitis C	55	88	67	1	+ 87
Fires	56	85	43	175	- 91
Poisonings	57	74	58	59	+ 16
Meningitis	58	50	52	90	- 39
Osteoarthritis	59	43	85	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	60	18	+ 23
Hepatitis B	61	29	64	3	+ 27
Encephalitis	62	20	55	82	- 62
Schizophrenia	63	18	83	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	64	18	63	8	+ 9
Oral conditions	65	17	84	0	+ 17
War	66	16	66	2	+ 14
Dengue	67	4	61	10	- 5
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Chagas disease	69	3	59	21	- 17
Pertussis	70	3	56	79	- 76
Tetanus	71	1	62	9	- 8
Ascariasis	72	1	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	73	1	54	85	- 84
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	77	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.