ECUADOR VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,138	1	9,805	+ 12,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,862	9	2,565	+ 12,298
Stroke	3	8,095	3	5,429	+ 2,666
Lung Cancers	4	7,273	20	1,075	+ 6,198
Lung Disease	5	5,997	8	2,576	+ 3,421
Hypertension	6	5,107	10	2,507	+ 2,600
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,122	19	1,109	+ 3,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,028	4	5,083	- 1,055
Falls	9	3,966	18	1,114	+ 2,852
Prostate Cancer	10	3,264	12	1,362	+ 1,902
Breast Cancer	11	3,259	25	825	+ 2,433
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,070	30	562	+ 2,509
Kidney Disease	13	2,606	2	6,184	- 3,578
Suicide	14	2,581	14	1,326	+ 1,255
Lymphomas	15	2,338	22	883	+ 1,455
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,122	36	308	+ 1,814
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,112	5	4,321	- 2,210
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,771	26	658	+ 1,113
Liver Cancer	19	1,663	21	954	+ 710
Other Neoplasms	20	1,408	57	64	+ 1,344
Liver Disease	21	1,400	7	3,330	- 1,931
Leukemia	22	1,387	23	882	+ 506
Bladder Cancer	23	1,383	44	168	+ 1,215
Stomach Cancer	24	1,268	11	2,089	- 821
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,225	31	507	+ 718
Oral Cancer	26	1,034	45	166	+ 868
Skin Cancers	27	1,019	37	308	+ 712
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,014	42	180	+ 835
Ovary Cancer	29	945	35	322	+ 623
Other Injuries	30	846	17	1,161	- 314
Congenital Anomalies	31	631	13	1,335	- 705
Alcohol	32	473	39	280	+ 193
Uterin Cancer	33	462	48	129	+ 333
Road Traffic Accidents	34	399	6	3,490	- 3,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	384	34	410	- 26
Drug Use	36	364	41	214	+ 150
Osteoarthritis	37	351	85	0	+ 351
Multiple Sclerosis	38	330	60	18	+ 312
Epilepsy	39	328	40	273	+ 55
Skin Disease	40	267	51	103	+ 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	253	33	417	- 164
Cervical Cancer	42	217	24	840	- 623
Low Birth Weight	43	217	16	1,172	- 955
Anemia	44	210	82	0	+ 210
Schizophrenia	45	199	83	0	+ 199
Asthma	46	196	53	85	+ 110
Malnutrition	47	174	28	578	- 405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	161	47	163	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	140	49	124	+ 16
Drownings	50	102	32	470	- 368
Violence	51	87	15	1,210	- 1,122
Birth Trauma	52	66	38	302	- 236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	66	86	0	+ 66
HIV/AIDS	54	60	27	609	- 549
Fires	55	44	43	175	- 131
Tuberculosis	56	44	29	574	- 530
Meningitis	57	41	52	90	- 48
Hepatitis C	58	31	67	1	+ 30
Appendicitis	59	30	50	110	- 80
Poisonings	60	27	58	59	- 32
Upper Respiratory	61	22	63	8	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	17	84	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	9	64	3	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	9	46	164	- 156
Syphilis	65	3	54	85	- 82
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	73	0	+ 2
War	67	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	55	82	- 81
Otitis Media	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	62	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	56	79	- 79
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Switzerland

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.