NIGER VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,106	6	8,229	+ 5,877
Kidney Disease	2	8,897	16	2,732	+ 6,164
Stroke	3	7,811	5	8,717	- 906
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,313	1	21,093	- 13,781
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,217	17	2,630	+ 3,587
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,022	8	5,946	- 924
Liver Disease	7	4,791	11	4,116	+ 675
Lung Disease	8	3,707	20	2,172	+ 1,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,690	32	858	+ 2,832
Hypertension	10	3,607	25	1,356	+ 2,251
Stomach Cancer	11	3,005	44	300	+ 2,705
Prostate Cancer	12	1,959	57	128	+ 1,832
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,921	10	4,346	- 2,425
Suicide	14	1,908	27	1,227	+ 681
Violence	15	1,740	19	2,244	- 503
Low Birth Weight	16	1,686	4	9,560	- 7,874
Other Injuries	17	1,670	12	3,826	- 2,156
Falls	18	1,603	26	1,297	+ 305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,596	37	522	+ 1,074
Lung Cancers	20	1,546	67	42	+ 1,504
Liver Cancer	21	1,372	35	745	+ 627
Lymphomas	22	1,270	43	350	+ 920
Leukemia	23	1,268	48	258	+ 1,011
Cervical Cancer	24	1,208	38	487	+ 721
Breast Cancer	25	1,187	29	1,075	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	26	947	47	275	+ 671
HIV/AIDS	27	877	30	1,048	- 171
Malnutrition	28	832	21	2,170	- 1,338
Tuberculosis	29	825	13	3,703	- 2,878
Pancreas Cancer	30	808	54	138	+ 670
Endocrine Disorders	31	729	23	1,806	- 1,077
Drownings	32	676	24	1,581	- 905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	599	31	1,044	- 445
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	590	3	16,030	- 15,440
Ovary Cancer	35	464	40	425	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	36	443	34	769	- 326
Skin Cancers	37	442	45	287	+ 156
Birth Trauma	38	435	7	8,030	- 7,595
Alcohol	39	403	60	120	+ 283
Epilepsy	40	392	36	676	- 284
Drug Use	41	308	58	126	+ 181
Oesophagus Cancer	42	259	55	132	+ 127
Fires	43	252	28	1,120	- 869
Bladder Cancer	44	242	53	161	+ 81
Oral Cancer	45	239	49	242	- 3
Maternal Conditions	46	237	14	3,317	- 3,081
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	234	39	467	- 233
Uterin Cancer	48	185	64	86	+ 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	178	70	18	+ 160
Appendicitis	50	159	56	128	+ 31
Skin Disease	51	148	52	213	- 65
Meningitis	52	129	9	5,237	- 5,108
Asthma	53	123	22	1,902	- 1,779
Syphilis	54	122	62	110	+ 13
Encephalitis	55	118	61	112	+ 6
Pertussis	56	114	15	2,858	- 2,744
Other Neoplasms	57	92	68	24	+ 68
Poisonings	58	84	33	771	- 687
Chagas disease	59	30	79	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	69	22	+ 4
Dengue	61	14	73	0	+ 14
Tetanus	62	13	42	372	- 360
Upper Respiratory	63	12	63	94	- 82
Hepatitis B	64	4	46	279	- 275
Ascariasis	65	3	59	125	- 122
War	66	2	41	409	- 407
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	46	- 44
Chlamydia	68	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	65	60	- 60
Otitis Media	70	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.