DR CONGO VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,797	7	34,713	+ 27,084
Kidney Disease	2	38,975	20	9,077	+ 29,899
Stroke	3	34,218	6	36,596	- 2,378
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	32,036	1	73,546	- 41,510
Diabetes Mellitus	5	27,235	16	12,902	+ 14,333
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,999	10	30,256	- 8,258
Liver Disease	7	20,990	13	15,044	+ 5,946
Lung Disease	8	16,238	14	13,527	+ 2,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	16,165	28	4,548	+ 11,618
Hypertension	10	15,800	12	15,743	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	11	13,165	37	2,579	+ 10,586
Prostate Cancer	12	8,584	30	3,948	+ 4,635
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,416	11	16,256	- 7,840
Suicide	14	8,359	26	5,812	+ 2,547
Violence	15	7,624	18	11,120	- 3,496
Low Birth Weight	16	7,386	8	34,668	- 27,283
Other Injuries	17	7,316	22	8,272	- 956
Falls	18	7,022	33	3,483	+ 3,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	6,991	36	2,966	+ 4,025
Lung Cancers	20	6,772	47	1,158	+ 5,615
Liver Cancer	21	6,011	31	3,840	+ 2,171
Lymphomas	22	5,565	38	2,061	+ 3,504
Leukemia	23	5,557	41	1,871	+ 3,685
Cervical Cancer	24	5,293	27	4,823	+ 470
Breast Cancer	25	5,202	35	3,416	+ 1,787
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,147	49	1,035	+ 3,113
HIV/AIDS	27	3,841	15	13,286	- 9,445
Malnutrition	28	3,645	21	8,910	- 5,265
Tuberculosis	29	3,616	2	43,759	- 40,143
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,540	50	1,017	+ 2,524
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,194	25	7,380	- 4,185
Drownings	32	2,961	34	3,454	- 492
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,626	40	1,923	+ 703
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,587	5	41,301	- 38,715
Ovary Cancer	35	2,031	58	656	+ 1,376
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,940	29	4,045	- 2,105
Skin Cancers	37	1,938	55	765	+ 1,173
Birth Trauma	38	1,906	9	33,075	- 31,169
Alcohol	39	1,765	60	635	+ 1,130
Epilepsy	40	1,718	44	1,727	- 8
Drug Use	41	1,347	59	638	+ 709
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,133	53	790	+ 343
Fires	43	1,104	39	2,007	- 904
Bladder Cancer	44	1,060	65	270	+ 790
Oral Cancer	45	1,046	51	1,003	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	46	1,037	19	10,513	- 9,476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,025	43	1,728	- 703
Uterin Cancer	48	811	63	352	+ 459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	779	66	217	+ 562
Appendicitis	50	696	56	703	- 7
Skin Disease	51	647	54	781	- 134
Meningitis	52	564	17	11,568	- 11,004
Asthma	53	539	24	7,733	- 7,195
Syphilis	54	535	32	3,751	- 3,216
Encephalitis	55	517	57	680	- 163
Pertussis	56	499	23	7,921	- 7,422
Other Neoplasms	57	404	67	88	+ 316
Poisonings	58	369	42	1,729	- 1,360
Chagas disease	59	132	79	0	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	60	113	71	44	+ 70
Dengue	61	61	74	1	+ 60
Tetanus	62	56	46	1,166	- 1,110
Upper Respiratory	63	52	62	370	- 318
Hepatitis B	64	18	61	456	- 438
Ascariasis	65	12	68	80	- 68
War	66	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Hepatitis C	67	7	69	69	- 62
Chlamydia	68	6	73	15	- 9
Diphtheria	69	3	70	47	- 43
Otitis Media	70	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Ecuador

DR Congo

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.