ECUADOR VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,682	1	9,805	+ 7,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,836	9	2,565	+ 12,271
Lung Disease	3	9,049	8	2,576	+ 6,473
Stroke	4	8,226	3	5,429	+ 2,797
Lung Cancers	5	7,709	20	1,075	+ 6,635
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,970	4	5,083	+ 888
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,937	19	1,109	+ 4,828
Prostate Cancer	8	3,895	12	1,362	+ 2,534
Falls	9	2,584	18	1,114	+ 1,470
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,559	30	562	+ 1,997
Breast Cancer	11	2,320	25	825	+ 1,494
Lymphomas	12	2,146	22	883	+ 1,263
Suicide	13	2,105	14	1,326	+ 779
Kidney Disease	14	2,030	2	6,184	- 4,154
Other Injuries	15	1,937	17	1,161	+ 777
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,859	5	4,321	- 2,462
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,842	26	658	+ 1,184
Skin Cancers	18	1,354	37	308	+ 1,046
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,193	31	507	+ 686
Bladder Cancer	20	1,183	44	168	+ 1,015
Leukemia	21	1,176	23	882	+ 294
Stomach Cancer	22	1,141	11	2,089	- 948
Other Neoplasms	23	1,078	57	64	+ 1,014
Ovary Cancer	24	1,027	35	322	+ 704
Drug Use	25	876	41	214	+ 662
Liver Cancer	26	861	21	954	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	27	824	42	180	+ 644
Hypertension	28	764	10	2,507	- 1,743
Inflammatory/Heart	29	734	36	308	+ 427
Liver Disease	30	710	7	3,330	- 2,620
Alcohol	31	680	39	280	+ 400
Oral Cancer	32	557	45	166	+ 391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	531	33	417	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	34	453	13	1,335	- 882
Malnutrition	35	449	28	578	- 129
Uterin Cancer	36	446	48	129	+ 317
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	425	34	410	+ 14
Skin Disease	38	424	51	103	+ 322
Cervical Cancer	39	415	24	840	- 424
Epilepsy	40	396	40	273	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	41	396	60	18	+ 378
Road Traffic Accidents	42	379	6	3,490	- 3,111
Asthma	43	281	53	85	+ 195
Anemia	44	248	82	0	+ 248
Drownings	45	215	32	470	- 255
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	204	47	163	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	201	49	124	+ 77
Fires	48	148	43	175	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	108	86	0	+ 108
Violence	50	106	15	1,210	- 1,104
Osteoarthritis	51	91	85	0	+ 91
Low Birth Weight	52	78	16	1,172	- 1,094
Schizophrenia	53	76	83	0	+ 76
Birth Trauma	54	58	38	302	- 244
Hepatitis C	55	56	67	1	+ 55
Tuberculosis	56	50	29	574	- 524
Poisonings	57	48	58	59	- 11
Meningitis	58	45	52	90	- 44
Appendicitis	59	40	50	110	- 70
Upper Respiratory	60	39	63	8	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	61	34	27	609	- 575
Oral conditions	62	29	84	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	11	64	3	+ 8
Pertussis	64	4	56	79	- 75
Otitis Media	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	66	4	46	164	- 161
Syphilis	67	3	54	85	- 82
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	62	9	- 8
Encephalitis	70	1	55	82	- 81
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	76	0	65	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	77	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.