ECUADOR VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,015	1	9,805	+ 10,211
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,396	9	2,565	+ 13,831
Stroke	3	11,232	3	5,429	+ 5,803
Lung Cancers	4	8,570	20	1,075	+ 7,496
Lung Disease	5	7,329	8	2,576	+ 4,753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,567	19	1,109	+ 5,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,312	4	5,083	+ 229
Kidney Disease	8	3,766	2	6,184	- 2,418
Hypertension	9	3,530	10	2,507	+ 1,023
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,010	5	4,321	- 1,311
Breast Cancer	11	2,737	25	825	+ 1,912
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,615	30	562	+ 2,053
Prostate Cancer	13	2,486	12	1,362	+ 1,124
Stomach Cancer	14	2,245	11	2,089	+ 156
Other Injuries	15	2,144	17	1,161	+ 983
Lymphomas	16	2,066	22	883	+ 1,183
Bladder Cancer	17	2,022	44	168	+ 1,854
Liver Cancer	18	1,974	21	954	+ 1,021
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,930	36	308	+ 1,622
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,914	26	658	+ 1,256
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,883	31	507	+ 1,377
Other Neoplasms	22	1,839	57	64	+ 1,775
Liver Disease	23	1,639	7	3,330	- 1,692
Leukemia	24	1,461	23	882	+ 579
Suicide	25	1,398	14	1,326	+ 72
Falls	26	1,257	18	1,114	+ 143
Oral Cancer	27	1,000	45	166	+ 834
Ovary Cancer	28	784	35	322	+ 462
Oesophagus Cancer	29	779	42	180	+ 599
Skin Disease	30	713	51	103	+ 610
Road Traffic Accidents	31	708	6	3,490	- 2,782
Skin Cancers	32	698	37	308	+ 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	624	47	163	+ 462
Uterin Cancer	34	624	48	129	+ 496
Asthma	35	439	53	85	+ 353
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	412	34	410	+ 1
Anemia	37	354	82	0	+ 354
Congenital Anomalies	38	334	13	1,335	- 1,001
Cervical Cancer	39	331	24	840	- 509
Epilepsy	40	319	40	273	+ 46
Drug Use	41	301	41	214	+ 87
Hepatitis C	42	253	67	1	+ 251
HIV/AIDS	43	208	27	609	- 401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	184	33	417	- 233
Drownings	45	173	32	470	- 297
Alcohol	46	129	39	280	- 151
Malnutrition	47	117	28	578	- 461
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	114	49	124	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	49	111	60	18	+ 93
Tuberculosis	50	105	29	574	- 469
Violence	51	101	15	1,210	- 1,108
Low Birth Weight	52	98	16	1,172	- 1,074
Osteoarthritis	53	82	85	0	+ 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	79	86	0	+ 79
Fires	55	72	43	175	- 104
Schizophrenia	56	70	83	0	+ 70
Poisonings	57	66	58	59	+ 7
Hepatitis B	58	63	64	3	+ 60
Meningitis	59	50	52	90	- 40
Birth Trauma	60	44	38	302	- 259
Appendicitis	61	31	50	110	- 80
Upper Respiratory	62	18	63	8	+ 10
Oral conditions	63	17	84	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	5	46	164	- 159
Leishmaniasis	65	4	74	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	70	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	3	54	85	- 81
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	55	82	- 81
Chagas disease	71	1	59	21	- 20
Tetanus	72	1	62	9	- 8
Pertussis	73	1	56	79	- 78
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	1	- 0
Dengue	77	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	78	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	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.