ECUADOR VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	26,247	9	2,565	+ 23,682
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,184	1	9,805	+ 9,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,843	4	5,083	+ 5,760
Stroke	4	10,064	3	5,429	+ 4,634
Lung Cancers	5	9,552	20	1,075	+ 8,478
Lung Disease	6	8,798	8	2,576	+ 6,222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,934	19	1,109	+ 3,824
Prostate Cancer	8	3,554	12	1,362	+ 2,192
Breast Cancer	9	3,402	25	825	+ 2,576
Lymphomas	10	2,501	22	883	+ 1,618
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,406	30	562	+ 1,844
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,334	42	180	+ 2,154
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,293	26	658	+ 1,635
Liver Disease	14	2,050	7	3,330	- 1,280
Falls	15	2,038	18	1,114	+ 923
Bladder Cancer	16	1,640	44	168	+ 1,472
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,563	5	4,321	- 2,759
Kidney Disease	18	1,463	2	6,184	- 4,721
Other Injuries	19	1,461	17	1,161	+ 301
Suicide	20	1,424	14	1,326	+ 98
Liver Cancer	21	1,401	21	954	+ 447
Leukemia	22	1,394	23	882	+ 512
Hypertension	23	1,393	10	2,507	- 1,114
Stomach Cancer	24	1,337	11	2,089	- 752
Ovary Cancer	25	1,075	35	322	+ 753
Other Neoplasms	26	1,066	57	64	+ 1,002
Skin Cancers	27	997	37	308	+ 689
Endocrine Disorders	28	882	31	507	+ 375
Inflammatory/Heart	29	836	36	308	+ 528
Oral Cancer	30	831	45	166	+ 666
Drug Use	31	755	41	214	+ 542
Uterin Cancer	32	628	48	129	+ 499
Road Traffic Accidents	33	580	6	3,490	- 2,910
Skin Disease	34	571	51	103	+ 468
Congenital Anomalies	35	569	13	1,335	- 767
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	559	33	417	+ 142
Multiple Sclerosis	37	496	60	18	+ 478
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	428	34	410	+ 17
Alcohol	39	416	39	280	+ 136
Low Birth Weight	40	351	16	1,172	- 821
Asthma	41	348	53	85	+ 263
Epilepsy	42	319	40	273	+ 47
Cervical Cancer	43	294	24	840	- 546
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	271	49	124	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	234	47	163	+ 72
Violence	46	232	15	1,210	- 978
Tuberculosis	47	94	29	574	- 480
Fires	48	89	43	175	- 86
Drownings	49	80	32	470	- 389
Anemia	50	74	82	0	+ 74
Hepatitis C	51	71	67	1	+ 70
Meningitis	52	62	52	90	- 27
Poisonings	53	59	58	59	+ 0
Birth Trauma	54	51	38	302	- 252
HIV/AIDS	55	50	27	609	- 559
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	49	86	0	+ 49
Osteoarthritis	57	45	85	0	+ 45
Malnutrition	58	31	28	578	- 547
Appendicitis	59	28	50	110	- 82
Schizophrenia	60	27	83	0	+ 27
Oral conditions	61	14	84	0	+ 14
Syphilis	62	13	54	85	- 72
Upper Respiratory	63	13	63	8	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	12	46	164	- 152
Hepatitis B	65	11	64	3	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 4
War	67	3	66	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	55	82	- 80
Pertussis	69	1	56	79	- 78
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	59	21	- 21
Tetanus	72	0	62	9	- 9
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	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.