ECUADOR VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,373	1	9,805	+ 6,568
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,994	9	2,565	+ 13,429
Lung Disease	3	13,447	8	2,576	+ 10,870
Lung Cancers	4	11,407	20	1,075	+ 10,332
Stroke	5	11,226	3	5,429	+ 5,797
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,877	4	5,083	+ 1,795
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,581	19	1,109	+ 5,471
Prostate Cancer	8	4,537	12	1,362	+ 3,175
Breast Cancer	9	3,982	25	825	+ 3,156
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,935	5	4,321	- 386
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,359	30	562	+ 2,798
Kidney Disease	12	2,792	2	6,184	- 3,392
Lymphomas	13	2,237	22	883	+ 1,354
Liver Disease	14	2,122	7	3,330	- 1,209
Hypertension	15	1,969	10	2,507	- 537
Suicide	16	1,892	14	1,326	+ 566
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,839	26	658	+ 1,181
Alcohol	18	1,834	39	280	+ 1,554
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,761	31	507	+ 1,254
Leukemia	20	1,712	23	882	+ 830
Bladder Cancer	21	1,672	44	168	+ 1,504
Falls	22	1,657	18	1,114	+ 543
Stomach Cancer	23	1,484	11	2,089	- 605
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,461	42	180	+ 1,281
Liver Cancer	25	1,424	21	954	+ 470
Skin Cancers	26	1,191	37	308	+ 883
Other Neoplasms	27	1,159	57	64	+ 1,094
Oral Cancer	28	1,136	45	166	+ 970
Ovary Cancer	29	1,125	35	322	+ 803
Other Injuries	30	1,064	17	1,161	- 97
Inflammatory/Heart	31	872	36	308	+ 564
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	663	33	417	+ 246
Road Traffic Accidents	33	654	6	3,490	- 2,836
Drug Use	34	603	41	214	+ 389
Uterin Cancer	35	477	48	129	+ 348
Congenital Anomalies	36	469	13	1,335	- 866
Cervical Cancer	37	468	24	840	- 372
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	443	34	410	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	39	405	60	18	+ 387
Epilepsy	40	383	40	273	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	41	357	16	1,172	- 815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	296	47	163	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	259	49	124	+ 135
Asthma	44	252	53	85	+ 167
Skin Disease	45	242	51	103	+ 139
Anemia	46	224	82	0	+ 224
Violence	47	193	15	1,210	- 1,017
Schizophrenia	48	174	83	0	+ 174
Fires	49	162	43	175	- 13
Drownings	50	114	32	470	- 356
Osteoarthritis	51	78	85	0	+ 78
Meningitis	52	76	52	90	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	75	86	0	+ 75
Appendicitis	54	70	50	110	- 40
HIV/AIDS	55	69	27	609	- 540
Birth Trauma	56	65	38	302	- 237
Tuberculosis	57	48	29	574	- 526
Upper Respiratory	58	47	63	8	+ 39
Malnutrition	59	43	28	578	- 535
Hepatitis C	60	26	67	1	+ 25
Hepatitis B	61	19	64	3	+ 16
Poisonings	62	17	58	59	- 42
Oral conditions	63	13	84	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	7	46	164	- 158
Otitis Media	65	5	70	0	+ 5
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	2	55	82	- 80
Tetanus	68	1	62	9	- 8
Chlamydia	69	1	68	1	+ 0
Syphilis	70	1	54	85	- 84
Measles	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	56	79	- 79
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Denmark

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.