ECUADOR VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,170	1	9,805	+ 16,365
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,875	9	2,565	+ 16,311
Stroke	3	10,434	3	5,429	+ 5,005
Lung Disease	4	7,511	8	2,576	+ 4,935
Lung Cancers	5	6,436	20	1,075	+ 5,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,272	19	1,109	+ 4,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,597	4	5,083	- 486
Prostate Cancer	8	4,534	12	1,362	+ 3,172
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,196	30	562	+ 2,635
Hypertension	10	3,179	10	2,507	+ 672
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,172	5	4,321	- 1,150
Kidney Disease	12	2,817	2	6,184	- 3,367
Breast Cancer	13	2,736	25	825	+ 1,911
Suicide	14	2,558	14	1,326	+ 1,232
Other Injuries	15	2,375	17	1,161	+ 1,214
Lymphomas	16	2,346	22	883	+ 1,463
Falls	17	1,918	18	1,114	+ 803
Other Neoplasms	18	1,791	57	64	+ 1,727
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,630	26	658	+ 972
Leukemia	20	1,427	23	882	+ 546
Bladder Cancer	21	1,314	44	168	+ 1,146
Liver Cancer	22	1,300	21	954	+ 346
Liver Disease	23	1,251	7	3,330	- 2,079
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,214	31	507	+ 707
Skin Cancers	25	1,124	37	308	+ 817
Stomach Cancer	26	1,059	11	2,089	- 1,030
Ovary Cancer	27	956	35	322	+ 633
Inflammatory/Heart	28	946	36	308	+ 638
Oesophagus Cancer	29	930	42	180	+ 751
Drug Use	30	732	41	214	+ 518
Oral Cancer	31	656	45	166	+ 490
Alcohol	32	620	39	280	+ 340
Uterin Cancer	33	596	48	129	+ 467
Road Traffic Accidents	34	545	6	3,490	- 2,946
Congenital Anomalies	35	532	13	1,335	- 803
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	500	34	410	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	479	33	417	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	38	393	24	840	- 446
Skin Disease	39	380	51	103	+ 278
Anemia	40	302	82	0	+ 302
Multiple Sclerosis	41	294	60	18	+ 276
Asthma	42	274	53	85	+ 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	223	49	124	+ 99
Epilepsy	44	208	40	273	- 64
Malnutrition	45	202	28	578	- 376
Drownings	46	198	32	470	- 272
Violence	47	195	15	1,210	- 1,014
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	191	47	163	+ 28
Fires	49	112	43	175	- 63
Schizophrenia	50	110	83	0	+ 110
Low Birth Weight	51	87	16	1,172	- 1,085
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	79	86	0	+ 79
Hepatitis C	53	76	67	1	+ 75
Meningitis	54	61	52	90	- 29
Birth Trauma	55	58	38	302	- 244
Tuberculosis	56	41	29	574	- 532
Osteoarthritis	57	41	85	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	58	34	63	8	+ 25
Appendicitis	59	31	50	110	- 79
Poisonings	60	31	58	59	- 28
HIV/AIDS	61	22	27	609	- 587
Hepatitis B	62	16	64	3	+ 14
Oral conditions	63	14	84	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	9	46	164	- 156
War	65	3	66	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	56	79	- 78
Tetanus	68	1	62	9	- 8
Schistosomiasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	55	82	- 82
Syphilis	72	0	54	85	- 85
Chlamydia	73	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	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.