ECUADOR VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,541	27	609	+ 12,931
Tuberculosis	2	8,351	29	574	+ 7,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,736	4	5,083	+ 2,653
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,490	1	9,805	- 2,315
Stroke	5	6,806	3	5,429	+ 1,377
Malaria	6	5,937	77	0	+ 5,937
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,799	6	3,490	+ 1,309
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,916	34	410	+ 3,506
Low Birth Weight	9	3,853	16	1,172	+ 2,681
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,152	5	4,321	- 1,169
Birth Trauma	11	2,995	38	302	+ 2,693
Hypertension	12	2,800	10	2,507	+ 293
Liver Disease	13	2,794	7	3,330	- 536
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,189	13	1,335	+ 854
Kidney Disease	15	1,840	2	6,184	- 4,343
Maternal Conditions	16	1,734	46	164	+ 1,570
Lung Disease	17	1,624	8	2,576	- 952
Violence	18	1,618	15	1,210	+ 408
Suicide	19	1,047	14	1,326	- 279
Other Injuries	20	1,000	17	1,161	- 160
Pertussis	21	988	56	79	+ 909
Meningitis	22	898	52	90	+ 809
Asthma	23	873	53	85	+ 788
Malnutrition	24	816	28	578	+ 238
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	691	9	2,565	- 1,873
Inflammatory/Heart	26	659	36	308	+ 351
Endocrine Disorders	27	624	31	507	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	28	594	12	1,362	- 768
Cervical Cancer	29	589	24	840	- 251
Liver Cancer	30	509	21	954	- 445
Measles	31	478	72	0	+ 478
Breast Cancer	32	477	25	825	- 349
Falls	33	447	18	1,114	- 668
Syphilis	34	320	54	85	+ 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	316	33	417	- 101
Drownings	36	312	32	470	- 158
Fires	37	271	43	175	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	267	19	1,109	- 843
Stomach Cancer	39	264	11	2,089	- 1,825
Epilepsy	40	228	40	273	- 45
Poisonings	41	212	58	59	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	42	207	26	658	- 451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	200	47	163	+ 37
Drug Use	44	196	41	214	- 17
Lymphomas	45	183	22	883	- 700
Leukemia	46	173	23	882	- 709
Lung Cancers	47	161	20	1,075	- 913
Ovary Cancer	48	148	35	322	- 174
Alcohol	49	138	39	280	- 142
Skin Disease	50	137	51	103	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	51	134	75	0	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	52	126	30	562	- 436
Skin Cancers	53	108	37	308	- 199
Oral Cancer	54	98	45	166	- 68
Tetanus	55	69	62	9	+ 60
Encephalitis	56	60	55	82	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	57	58	42	180	- 121
Appendicitis	58	55	50	110	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	45	49	124	- 79
Uterin Cancer	60	44	48	129	- 85
Bladder Cancer	61	44	44	168	- 124
Hepatitis B	62	44	64	3	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	63	23	57	64	- 41
Upper Respiratory	64	20	63	8	+ 12
Trypanosomiasis	65	20	76	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	60	18	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	7	67	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	6	69	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	2	70	0	+ 2
War	72	2	66	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	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.