ECUADOR VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,669	4	5,083	+ 6,586
Tuberculosis	2	6,943	29	574	+ 6,369
Measles	3	6,704	72	0	+ 6,704
Malaria	4	6,634	77	0	+ 6,634
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,553	34	410	+ 6,142
Stroke	6	5,806	3	5,429	+ 377
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,508	1	9,805	- 4,297
Low Birth Weight	8	5,501	16	1,172	+ 4,329
Birth Trauma	9	5,248	38	302	+ 4,945
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,801	6	3,490	+ 1,310
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,579	13	1,335	+ 1,244
Hypertension	12	2,498	10	2,507	- 9
Liver Disease	13	2,387	7	3,330	- 943
Lung Disease	14	2,146	8	2,576	- 430
HIV/AIDS	15	2,108	27	609	+ 1,499
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,047	5	4,321	- 2,274
Meningitis	17	1,835	52	90	+ 1,746
Violence	18	1,764	15	1,210	+ 555
Maternal Conditions	19	1,668	46	164	+ 1,503
Kidney Disease	20	1,440	2	6,184	- 4,744
Malnutrition	21	1,414	28	578	+ 835
Other Injuries	22	1,312	17	1,161	+ 152
Pertussis	23	1,257	56	79	+ 1,178
Asthma	24	1,227	53	85	+ 1,142
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,171	31	507	+ 664
Suicide	26	922	14	1,326	- 404
Cervical Cancer	27	765	24	840	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	722	9	2,565	- 1,843
Inflammatory/Heart	29	642	36	308	+ 334
Prostate Cancer	30	626	12	1,362	- 735
Liver Cancer	31	609	21	954	- 344
Syphilis	32	595	54	85	+ 510
Falls	33	553	18	1,114	- 562
Drownings	34	548	32	470	+ 78
Breast Cancer	35	542	25	825	- 283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	471	19	1,109	- 639
Stomach Cancer	37	409	11	2,089	- 1,680
Lymphomas	38	327	22	883	- 556
Fires	39	319	43	175	+ 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	305	33	417	- 112
Leukemia	41	297	23	882	- 585
Poisonings	42	274	58	59	+ 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	274	47	163	+ 112
Epilepsy	44	274	40	273	+ 1
War	45	263	66	2	+ 261
Tetanus	46	185	62	9	+ 176
Lung Cancers	47	184	20	1,075	- 891
Schistosomiasis	48	170	75	0	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	49	164	26	658	- 494
Pancreas Cancer	50	161	30	562	- 400
Oral Cancer	51	159	45	166	- 7
Leishmaniasis	52	138	74	0	+ 138
Oesophagus Cancer	53	125	42	180	- 54
Skin Disease	54	124	51	103	+ 21
Skin Cancers	55	121	37	308	- 186
Appendicitis	56	112	50	110	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	108	55	82	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	58	104	35	322	- 218
Drug Use	59	101	41	214	- 112
Alcohol	60	101	39	280	- 179
Hepatitis B	61	72	64	3	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	62	59	63	8	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	63	56	48	129	- 73
Trypanosomiasis	64	55	76	0	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	65	43	44	168	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	34	49	124	- 89
Other Neoplasms	67	14	57	64	- 50
Ascariasis	68	13	65	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	11	67	1	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	7	69	1	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	60	18	- 11
Otitis Media	72	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	2	68	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	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.