ECUADOR VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,859	1	9,805	+ 54
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,369	4	5,083	+ 4,286
Stroke	3	8,999	3	5,429	+ 3,569
Lung Cancers	4	7,134	20	1,075	+ 6,060
Suicide	5	5,145	14	1,326	+ 3,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,270	9	2,565	+ 1,705
Liver Cancer	7	4,074	21	954	+ 3,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,579	19	1,109	+ 2,470
Kidney Disease	9	3,553	2	6,184	- 2,631
Stomach Cancer	10	3,032	11	2,089	+ 943
Lung Disease	11	2,998	8	2,576	+ 421
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,459	30	562	+ 1,897
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,395	5	4,321	- 1,926
Liver Disease	14	2,232	7	3,330	- 1,098
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,546	6	3,490	- 1,944
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,389	26	658	+ 731
Hypertension	17	1,305	10	2,507	- 1,202
Other Injuries	18	1,278	17	1,161	+ 117
Lymphomas	19	1,222	22	883	+ 339
Falls	20	1,032	18	1,114	- 83
Breast Cancer	21	1,013	25	825	+ 187
Prostate Cancer	22	814	12	1,362	- 548
Leukemia	23	752	23	882	- 129
Tuberculosis	24	686	29	574	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	25	665	31	507	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	26	635	57	64	+ 571
Bladder Cancer	27	622	44	168	+ 454
Oesophagus Cancer	28	609	42	180	+ 429
Oral Cancer	29	512	45	166	+ 346
Ovary Cancer	30	468	35	322	+ 145
Inflammatory/Heart	31	466	36	308	+ 158
Asthma	32	404	53	85	+ 319
Alcohol	33	380	39	280	+ 100
Cervical Cancer	34	374	24	840	- 465
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	326	34	410	- 84
Skin Disease	36	248	51	103	+ 145
Skin Cancers	37	206	37	308	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	190	33	417	- 227
Hepatitis B	39	185	64	3	+ 182
Epilepsy	40	184	40	273	- 88
Congenital Anomalies	41	182	13	1,335	- 1,153
Drownings	42	176	32	470	- 294
Uterin Cancer	43	148	48	129	+ 19
Violence	44	136	15	1,210	- 1,074
Low Birth Weight	45	130	16	1,172	- 1,042
Anemia	46	116	82	0	+ 116
Fires	47	93	43	175	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	79	47	163	- 84
Hepatitis C	49	59	67	1	+ 58
Drug Use	50	54	41	214	- 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	53	49	124	- 71
Poisonings	52	40	58	59	- 18
Malnutrition	53	31	28	578	- 547
Birth Trauma	54	31	38	302	- 271
HIV/AIDS	55	30	27	609	- 580
Schizophrenia	56	27	83	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	57	19	50	110	- 92
Meningitis	58	18	52	90	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	17	86	0	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	60	15	85	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	61	12	46	164	- 153
Syphilis	62	9	54	85	- 76
Upper Respiratory	63	9	63	8	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	7	84	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	7	55	82	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	60	18	- 14
Pertussis	67	2	56	79	- 77
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	69	2	62	9	- 7
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	65	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	61	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	1	- 1
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.