ECUADOR VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,451	1	9,805	+ 62,646
Stroke	2	50,151	3	5,429	+ 44,721
Hypertension	3	11,105	10	2,507	+ 8,599
Lung Cancers	4	10,204	20	1,075	+ 9,129
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,440	4	5,083	+ 4,358
Liver Disease	6	8,999	7	3,330	+ 5,669
Lung Disease	7	7,425	8	2,576	+ 4,848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,896	19	1,109	+ 5,787
Kidney Disease	9	5,221	2	6,184	- 963
Inflammatory/Heart	10	4,472	36	308	+ 4,165
Breast Cancer	11	3,885	25	825	+ 3,060
Stomach Cancer	12	3,488	11	2,089	+ 1,399
Liver Cancer	13	3,141	21	954	+ 2,188
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,961	30	562	+ 2,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	2,864	9	2,565	+ 300
Prostate Cancer	16	2,471	12	1,362	+ 1,109
Oral Cancer	17	2,310	45	166	+ 2,144
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,250	5	4,321	- 2,071
Other Injuries	19	2,158	17	1,161	+ 998
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,010	6	3,490	- 1,480
Suicide	21	1,903	14	1,326	+ 577
Cervical Cancer	22	1,887	24	840	+ 1,047
Bladder Cancer	23	1,730	44	168	+ 1,562
Falls	24	1,517	18	1,114	+ 403
Lymphomas	25	1,397	22	883	+ 514
Leukemia	26	1,354	23	882	+ 473
Ovary Cancer	27	1,119	35	322	+ 796
Tuberculosis	28	1,025	29	574	+ 451
Skin Cancers	29	1,012	37	308	+ 705
Oesophagus Cancer	30	762	42	180	+ 582
Parkinson's Disease	31	747	26	658	+ 89
Drownings	32	601	32	470	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	536	33	417	+ 119
Uterin Cancer	34	527	48	129	+ 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	444	47	163	+ 282
Fires	36	425	43	175	+ 250
Alcohol	37	413	39	280	+ 133
Congenital Anomalies	38	370	13	1,335	- 965
Poisonings	39	370	58	59	+ 311
Drug Use	40	349	41	214	+ 135
Low Birth Weight	41	320	16	1,172	- 852
Epilepsy	42	317	40	273	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	43	291	57	64	+ 227
Violence	44	258	15	1,210	- 952
Asthma	45	227	53	85	+ 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	225	34	410	- 185
HIV/AIDS	47	221	27	609	- 389
Endocrine Disorders	48	194	31	507	- 313
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	145	86	0	+ 145
Malnutrition	50	143	28	578	- 435
Schizophrenia	51	104	83	0	+ 104
Hepatitis C	52	99	67	1	+ 98
Skin Disease	53	98	51	103	- 4
Meningitis	54	77	52	90	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	55	67	60	18	+ 49
Anemia	56	59	82	0	+ 59
Birth Trauma	57	39	38	302	- 264
Maternal Conditions	58	36	46	164	- 129
Hepatitis B	59	31	64	3	+ 28
Appendicitis	60	21	50	110	- 89
Measles	61	7	72	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	6	55	82	- 76
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	8	- 6
Oral conditions	64	2	84	0	+ 2
War	65	2	66	2	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	54	85	- 83
Tetanus	67	1	62	9	- 7
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	56	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	49	124	- 124
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	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.