COLOMBIA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,554	1	43,066	- 16,512
Kidney Disease	2	16,748	7	6,834	+ 9,914
Stroke	3	14,703	3	16,573	- 1,869
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,766	5	10,773	+ 2,992
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,703	11	5,028	+ 6,675
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,453	6	7,765	+ 1,688
Liver Disease	7	9,019	19	2,426	+ 6,593
Lung Disease	8	6,977	4	15,928	- 8,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,946	22	2,157	+ 4,789
Hypertension	10	6,789	8	6,400	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	11	5,657	9	6,112	- 455
Prostate Cancer	12	3,688	14	3,584	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,616	16	2,963	+ 654
Suicide	14	3,592	26	1,965	+ 1,627
Violence	15	3,276	2	19,268	- 15,992
Low Birth Weight	16	3,174	23	2,095	+ 1,078
Other Injuries	17	3,144	28	1,592	+ 1,551
Falls	18	3,017	29	1,518	+ 1,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,004	12	4,371	- 1,367
Lung Cancers	20	2,910	10	5,250	- 2,340
Liver Cancer	21	2,583	24	2,065	+ 518
Lymphomas	22	2,391	18	2,603	- 212
Leukemia	23	2,388	21	2,208	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	24	2,274	20	2,266	+ 8
Breast Cancer	25	2,235	13	3,669	- 1,434
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,782	47	383	+ 1,399
HIV/AIDS	27	1,650	17	2,683	- 1,033
Malnutrition	28	1,566	27	1,878	- 312
Tuberculosis	29	1,554	32	1,272	+ 282
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,521	25	2,022	- 501
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,373	30	1,367	+ 5
Drownings	32	1,272	40	689	+ 583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,128	39	698	+ 430
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,112	38	747	+ 364
Ovary Cancer	35	873	33	1,122	- 249
Inflammatory/Heart	36	834	31	1,329	- 496
Skin Cancers	37	833	35	1,028	- 196
Birth Trauma	38	819	41	648	+ 171
Alcohol	39	758	68	23	+ 735
Epilepsy	40	738	43	597	+ 141
Drug Use	41	579	44	492	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	42	487	36	835	- 348
Fires	43	474	56	127	+ 348
Bladder Cancer	44	455	42	609	- 154
Oral Cancer	45	449	37	807	- 358
Maternal Conditions	46	445	46	394	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	440	63	38	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	48	349	45	423	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	335	51	242	+ 93
Appendicitis	50	299	52	213	+ 86
Skin Disease	51	278	34	1,102	- 824
Meningitis	52	242	50	244	- 1
Asthma	53	231	54	191	+ 40
Syphilis	54	230	65	30	+ 200
Encephalitis	55	222	64	38	+ 184
Pertussis	56	214	69	18	+ 196
Other Neoplasms	57	174	15	3,205	- 3,031
Poisonings	58	159	61	61	+ 98
Chagas disease	59	57	53	203	- 147
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	60	62	- 14
Dengue	61	26	55	133	- 107
Tetanus	62	24	71	14	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	63	23	66	27	- 4
Hepatitis B	64	8	62	50	- 43
Ascariasis	65	5	76	5	+ 0
War	66	5	49	260	- 255
Hepatitis C	67	3	59	65	- 62
Chlamydia	68	2	81	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	48	333	- 333
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Ecuador

Colombia

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.