ECUADOR VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,620	1	9,805	+ 45,815
Stroke	2	15,450	3	5,429	+ 10,020
Lung Cancers	3	12,183	20	1,075	+ 11,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,450	4	5,083	+ 4,368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,904	19	1,109	+ 5,795
Lung Disease	6	6,463	8	2,576	+ 3,887
Other Neoplasms	7	4,374	57	64	+ 4,310
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,228	5	4,321	- 93
Breast Cancer	9	3,765	25	825	+ 2,939
Liver Disease	10	3,739	7	3,330	+ 409
Prostate Cancer	11	3,066	12	1,362	+ 1,704
Stomach Cancer	12	2,793	11	2,089	+ 704
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,566	30	562	+ 2,004
Alcohol	14	2,475	39	280	+ 2,195
Hypertension	15	2,333	10	2,507	- 174
Falls	16	2,227	18	1,114	+ 1,112
Bladder Cancer	17	2,221	44	168	+ 2,053
Suicide	18	2,023	14	1,326	+ 697
Lymphomas	19	1,957	22	883	+ 1,074
Kidney Disease	20	1,921	2	6,184	- 4,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,749	9	2,565	- 816
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,680	6	3,490	- 1,811
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,651	36	308	+ 1,344
Leukemia	24	1,633	23	882	+ 751
Oral Cancer	25	1,596	45	166	+ 1,430
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,461	33	417	+ 1,044
Ovary Cancer	27	1,384	35	322	+ 1,062
Other Injuries	28	1,194	17	1,161	+ 33
Liver Cancer	29	1,082	21	954	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	30	1,022	48	129	+ 893
Skin Cancers	31	1,018	37	308	+ 711
Cervical Cancer	32	901	24	840	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	33	852	42	180	+ 672
Parkinson's Disease	34	709	26	658	+ 51
Epilepsy	35	541	40	273	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	36	433	13	1,335	- 902
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	396	34	410	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	38	393	31	507	- 114
Drownings	39	301	32	470	- 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	289	47	163	+ 126
Tuberculosis	41	282	29	574	- 292
Low Birth Weight	42	273	16	1,172	- 898
Asthma	43	255	53	85	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	44	237	60	18	+ 219
Fires	45	224	43	175	+ 49
Skin Disease	46	222	51	103	+ 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	174	49	124	+ 51
Drug Use	48	152	41	214	- 62
Violence	49	139	15	1,210	- 1,071
Malnutrition	50	137	28	578	- 441
Poisonings	51	97	58	59	+ 38
Hepatitis C	52	89	67	1	+ 88
Meningitis	53	81	52	90	- 9
HIV/AIDS	54	54	27	609	- 555
Appendicitis	55	32	50	110	- 78
Hepatitis B	56	25	64	3	+ 22
Birth Trauma	57	24	38	302	- 278
Schizophrenia	58	14	83	0	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	14	86	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	60	9	63	8	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	61	8	85	0	+ 8
Anemia	62	6	82	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	4	46	164	- 160
Encephalitis	64	3	55	82	- 79
Oral conditions	65	2	84	0	+ 2
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	62	9	- 8
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	54	85	- 85
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	56	79	- 79
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	61	10	- 10
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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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.