ECUADOR VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,076	1	9,805	+ 8,271
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,755	9	2,565	+ 8,190
Stroke	3	8,437	3	5,429	+ 3,008
Lung Cancers	4	6,646	20	1,075	+ 5,572
Lung Disease	5	6,438	8	2,576	+ 3,862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,303	19	1,109	+ 4,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,264	4	5,083	- 1,819
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,727	5	4,321	- 1,595
Prostate Cancer	9	2,621	12	1,362	+ 1,259
Breast Cancer	10	2,614	25	825	+ 1,788
Falls	11	2,223	18	1,114	+ 1,109
Skin Cancers	12	2,169	37	308	+ 1,862
Lymphomas	13	2,157	22	883	+ 1,275
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,926	30	562	+ 1,364
Suicide	15	1,874	14	1,326	+ 548
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,625	6	3,490	- 1,866
Kidney Disease	17	1,533	2	6,184	- 4,651
Leukemia	18	1,387	23	882	+ 506
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,252	26	658	+ 594
Hypertension	20	1,159	10	2,507	- 1,347
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,151	31	507	+ 644
Stomach Cancer	22	1,145	11	2,089	- 944
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,110	36	308	+ 802
Liver Cancer	24	1,021	21	954	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	25	990	42	180	+ 810
Bladder Cancer	26	947	44	168	+ 778
Other Neoplasms	27	869	57	64	+ 805
Other Injuries	28	774	17	1,161	- 387
Ovary Cancer	29	734	35	322	+ 412
Congenital Anomalies	30	623	13	1,335	- 713
Oral Cancer	31	581	45	166	+ 415
Liver Disease	32	559	7	3,330	- 2,771
Uterin Cancer	33	513	48	129	+ 384
Skin Disease	34	418	51	103	+ 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	399	47	163	+ 237
Asthma	36	322	53	85	+ 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	287	34	410	- 124
Low Birth Weight	38	278	16	1,172	- 894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	249	33	417	- 167
Drug Use	40	245	41	214	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	41	216	24	840	- 624
Violence	42	203	15	1,210	- 1,006
Epilepsy	43	195	40	273	- 78
Drownings	44	193	32	470	- 277
Alcohol	45	182	39	280	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	167	49	124	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	47	154	60	18	+ 136
Hepatitis C	48	105	67	1	+ 104
Osteoarthritis	49	85	85	0	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	78	86	0	+ 78
Anemia	51	62	82	0	+ 62
Tuberculosis	52	61	29	574	- 513
Fires	53	60	43	175	- 115
Birth Trauma	54	52	38	302	- 251
Malnutrition	55	50	28	578	- 528
Hepatitis B	56	49	64	3	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	57	37	27	609	- 572
Poisonings	58	33	58	59	- 26
Meningitis	59	32	52	90	- 58
Schizophrenia	60	29	83	0	+ 29
Oral conditions	61	28	84	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	62	21	50	110	- 90
Maternal Conditions	63	17	46	164	- 147
Upper Respiratory	64	13	63	8	+ 5
Pertussis	65	3	56	79	- 77
Encephalitis	66	2	55	82	- 80
Otitis Media	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	62	9	- 8
Syphilis	70	1	54	85	- 84
Chlamydia	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	76	0	65	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.