ITALY VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,646	1	97,116	- 64,470
Kidney Disease	2	20,590	11	12,726	+ 7,864
Stroke	3	18,077	2	62,633	- 44,557
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,924	9	16,339	+ 585
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,388	8	19,836	- 5,448
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,621	30	3,221	+ 8,401
Liver Disease	7	11,089	23	5,559	+ 5,529
Lung Disease	8	8,578	5	32,382	- 23,804
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,540	3	41,445	- 32,905
Hypertension	10	8,347	6	29,931	- 21,584
Stomach Cancer	11	6,955	14	10,252	- 3,298
Prostate Cancer	12	4,535	20	8,409	- 3,875
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,446	37	1,443	+ 3,003
Suicide	14	4,416	26	4,042	+ 374
Violence	15	4,028	50	409	+ 3,619
Low Birth Weight	16	3,902	51	357	+ 3,544
Other Injuries	17	3,865	12	12,112	- 8,247
Falls	18	3,710	25	4,222	- 513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,693	7	21,254	- 17,560
Lung Cancers	20	3,578	4	34,152	- 30,575
Liver Cancer	21	3,175	17	9,620	- 6,445
Lymphomas	22	2,940	16	9,670	- 6,730
Leukemia	23	2,935	21	6,728	- 3,793
Cervical Cancer	24	2,796	40	1,154	+ 1,642
Breast Cancer	25	2,748	10	13,868	- 11,120
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,191	19	8,428	- 6,237
HIV/AIDS	27	2,029	46	520	+ 1,509
Malnutrition	28	1,926	41	775	+ 1,150
Tuberculosis	29	1,910	53	336	+ 1,574
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,870	13	12,095	- 10,224
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,688	18	8,431	- 6,743
Drownings	32	1,564	52	344	+ 1,220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,387	43	690	+ 697
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,367	36	1,622	- 255
Ovary Cancer	35	1,073	28	3,282	- 2,208
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,025	24	5,531	- 4,506
Skin Cancers	37	1,024	29	3,239	- 2,215
Birth Trauma	38	1,007	59	140	+ 867
Alcohol	39	932	55	277	+ 655
Epilepsy	40	908	39	1,337	- 429
Drug Use	41	712	45	654	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	42	598	34	2,045	- 1,447
Fires	43	583	56	271	+ 312
Bladder Cancer	44	560	22	6,711	- 6,151
Oral Cancer	45	552	27	3,343	- 2,791
Maternal Conditions	46	548	67	6	+ 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	541	32	2,216	- 1,674
Uterin Cancer	48	429	33	2,198	- 1,769
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	412	42	701	- 290
Appendicitis	50	368	61	49	+ 319
Skin Disease	51	342	38	1,440	- 1,098
Meningitis	52	298	60	128	+ 170
Asthma	53	285	47	494	- 209
Syphilis	54	283	69	4	+ 279
Encephalitis	55	273	68	5	+ 268
Pertussis	56	264	73	1	+ 263
Other Neoplasms	57	213	15	9,984	- 9,771
Poisonings	58	195	58	154	+ 41
Chagas disease	59	70	72	1	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	60	60	44	677	- 617
Dengue	61	32	81	0	+ 32
Tetanus	62	30	63	22	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	63	28	64	20	+ 8
Hepatitis B	64	9	54	334	- 324
Ascariasis	65	6	80	0	+ 6
War	66	6	66	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	4	31	2,451	- 2,447
Chlamydia	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Oral conditions	84	0	62	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	241	- 241
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.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.