ECUADOR VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,950	4	5,083	+ 11,867
Tuberculosis	2	15,241	29	574	+ 14,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,176	34	410	+ 14,766
HIV/AIDS	4	12,159	27	609	+ 11,550
Stroke	5	10,640	3	5,429	+ 5,211
Malaria	6	10,626	77	0	+ 10,626
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,396	1	9,805	- 409
Low Birth Weight	8	7,218	16	1,172	+ 6,047
Birth Trauma	9	7,101	38	302	+ 6,799
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,799	6	3,490	+ 2,309
Measles	11	5,266	72	0	+ 5,266
Hypertension	12	4,057	10	2,507	+ 1,550
Maternal Conditions	13	3,805	46	164	+ 3,641
Liver Disease	14	3,737	7	3,330	+ 407
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,698	5	4,321	- 623
Meningitis	16	3,288	52	90	+ 3,198
Violence	17	3,268	15	1,210	+ 2,058
Lung Disease	18	3,098	8	2,576	+ 522
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,513	13	1,335	+ 1,178
Asthma	20	2,465	53	85	+ 2,380
Kidney Disease	21	2,301	2	6,184	- 3,883
Malnutrition	22	2,238	28	578	+ 1,660
Other Injuries	23	2,011	17	1,161	+ 850
Suicide	24	1,895	14	1,326	+ 569
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,371	31	507	+ 864
Breast Cancer	26	1,115	25	825	+ 290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,028	33	417	+ 611
War	28	1,016	66	2	+ 1,014
Tetanus	29	908	62	9	+ 899
Inflammatory/Heart	30	874	36	308	+ 567
Pertussis	31	859	56	79	+ 780
Cervical Cancer	32	746	24	840	- 94
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	661	9	2,565	- 1,904
Drownings	34	655	32	470	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	628	47	163	+ 466
Falls	36	587	18	1,114	- 527
Schistosomiasis	37	548	75	0	+ 548
Prostate Cancer	38	507	12	1,362	- 855
Fires	39	459	43	175	+ 284
Poisonings	40	434	58	59	+ 376
Syphilis	41	389	54	85	+ 304
Lymphomas	42	386	22	883	- 497
Epilepsy	43	385	40	273	+ 112
Liver Cancer	44	378	21	954	- 576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	377	19	1,109	- 732
Oral Cancer	46	295	45	166	+ 129
Leukemia	47	286	23	882	- 596
Parkinson's Disease	48	218	26	658	- 440
Stomach Cancer	49	212	11	2,089	- 1,877
Ovary Cancer	50	207	35	322	- 115
Appendicitis	51	200	50	110	+ 90
Alcohol	52	200	39	280	- 80
Oesophagus Cancer	53	156	42	180	- 24
Skin Disease	54	156	51	103	+ 53
Lung Cancers	55	152	20	1,075	- 923
Leishmaniasis	56	147	74	0	+ 147
Drug Use	57	142	41	214	- 72
Skin Cancers	58	139	37	308	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	59	128	76	0	+ 128
Pancreas Cancer	60	119	30	562	- 443
Hepatitis B	61	107	64	3	+ 104
Encephalitis	62	91	55	82	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	79	63	8	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	64	75	44	168	- 93
Uterin Cancer	65	63	48	129	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	49	49	124	- 75
Diphtheria	67	34	69	1	+ 34
Otitis Media	68	20	70	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	69	18	67	1	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	70	16	57	64	- 49
Ascariasis	71	15	65	2	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	60	18	- 6
Chlamydia	73	6	68	1	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.