ECUADOR VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,697	9	2,565	+ 16,132
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,133	1	9,805	+ 8,328
Lung Cancers	3	11,312	20	1,075	+ 10,237
Stroke	4	10,001	3	5,429	+ 4,571
Lung Disease	5	9,857	8	2,576	+ 7,280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,006	19	1,109	+ 4,896
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,096	4	5,083	+ 13
Falls	8	4,256	18	1,114	+ 3,142
Breast Cancer	9	3,642	25	825	+ 2,816
Prostate Cancer	10	3,364	12	1,362	+ 2,002
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,086	30	562	+ 2,524
Kidney Disease	12	2,607	2	6,184	- 3,577
Lymphomas	13	2,587	22	883	+ 1,704
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,458	5	4,321	- 1,863
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,210	42	180	+ 2,030
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,184	26	658	+ 1,526
Suicide	17	2,086	14	1,326	+ 760
Other Neoplasms	18	1,886	57	64	+ 1,822
Other Injuries	19	1,698	17	1,161	+ 537
Leukemia	20	1,626	23	882	+ 745
Bladder Cancer	21	1,516	44	168	+ 1,348
Stomach Cancer	22	1,402	11	2,089	- 687
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,237	36	308	+ 929
Liver Cancer	24	1,198	21	954	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	25	1,099	35	322	+ 777
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,086	31	507	+ 580
Skin Cancers	27	1,055	37	308	+ 748
Liver Disease	28	964	7	3,330	- 2,366
Hypertension	29	843	10	2,507	- 1,664
Oral Cancer	30	791	45	166	+ 625
Road Traffic Accidents	31	702	6	3,490	- 2,789
Alcohol	32	631	39	280	+ 351
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	602	34	410	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	34	583	48	129	+ 455
Congenital Anomalies	35	560	13	1,335	- 775
Skin Disease	36	304	51	103	+ 202
Multiple Sclerosis	37	304	60	18	+ 286
Epilepsy	38	298	40	273	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	39	274	24	840	- 566
Anemia	40	257	82	0	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	245	47	163	+ 82
Drug Use	42	238	41	214	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	43	227	85	0	+ 227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	221	49	124	+ 97
Low Birth Weight	45	172	16	1,172	- 999
Asthma	46	170	53	85	+ 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	134	33	417	- 283
Violence	48	111	15	1,210	- 1,099
Drownings	49	101	32	470	- 369
Schizophrenia	50	99	83	0	+ 99
Meningitis	51	81	52	90	- 9
Birth Trauma	52	76	38	302	- 226
Fires	53	51	43	175	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	43	86	0	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	55	34	27	609	- 576
Tuberculosis	56	29	29	574	- 544
Upper Respiratory	57	29	63	8	+ 21
Appendicitis	58	26	50	110	- 84
Oral conditions	59	22	84	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	60	21	67	1	+ 20
Poisonings	61	18	58	59	- 41
Hepatitis B	62	14	64	3	+ 11
Malnutrition	63	12	28	578	- 566
Otitis Media	64	10	70	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	65	8	46	164	- 156
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Pertussis	67	1	56	79	- 78
Encephalitis	68	1	55	82	- 81
Syphilis	69	1	54	85	- 84
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	62	9	- 9
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Netherlands

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.