NIGERIA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,775	7	61,374	+ 65,402
Kidney Disease	2	79,957	20	18,189	+ 61,768
Stroke	3	70,198	8	57,744	+ 12,454
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	65,720	1	207,281	- 141,560
Diabetes Mellitus	5	55,873	18	22,497	+ 33,376
Road Traffic Accidents	6	45,130	12	41,693	+ 3,436
Liver Disease	7	43,061	13	38,326	+ 4,735
Lung Disease	8	33,312	22	12,569	+ 20,743
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	33,163	31	6,786	+ 26,377
Hypertension	10	32,414	24	10,692	+ 21,722
Stomach Cancer	11	27,008	50	2,129	+ 24,879
Prostate Cancer	12	17,609	35	5,914	+ 11,695
Congenital Anomalies	13	17,266	9	49,696	- 32,431
Suicide	14	17,149	30	7,019	+ 10,130
Violence	15	15,641	19	18,407	- 2,766
Low Birth Weight	16	15,152	6	95,959	- 80,807
Other Injuries	17	15,008	17	22,696	- 7,688
Falls	18	14,405	28	7,528	+ 6,877
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	14,342	43	4,152	+ 10,190
Lung Cancers	20	13,894	57	1,295	+ 12,598
Liver Cancer	21	12,331	39	5,289	+ 7,042
Lymphomas	22	11,417	40	5,202	+ 6,215
Leukemia	23	11,399	47	2,257	+ 9,143
Cervical Cancer	24	10,858	25	10,574	+ 284
Breast Cancer	25	10,672	23	11,884	- 1,212
Parkinson's Disease	26	8,508	46	2,473	+ 6,035
HIV/AIDS	27	7,879	10	44,124	- 36,245
Malnutrition	28	7,478	36	5,896	+ 1,582
Tuberculosis	29	7,418	3	127,335	- 119,917
Pancreas Cancer	30	7,262	51	1,975	+ 5,288
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,553	21	15,799	- 9,245
Drownings	32	6,075	32	6,584	- 510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,387	37	5,846	- 459
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	5,307	2	144,724	- 139,417
Ovary Cancer	35	4,167	49	2,133	+ 2,035
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,980	42	4,826	- 846
Skin Cancers	37	3,976	53	1,933	+ 2,043
Birth Trauma	38	3,910	5	100,186	- 96,276
Alcohol	39	3,620	58	1,031	+ 2,589
Epilepsy	40	3,525	41	5,001	- 1,476
Drug Use	41	2,764	34	6,273	- 3,509
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,324	64	560	+ 1,764
Fires	43	2,264	29	7,132	- 4,867
Bladder Cancer	44	2,174	63	670	+ 1,504
Oral Cancer	45	2,145	48	2,238	- 94
Maternal Conditions	46	2,127	15	23,540	- 21,413
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,102	52	1,946	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	48	1,664	62	679	+ 986
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,598	69	165	+ 1,433
Appendicitis	50	1,429	60	760	+ 669
Skin Disease	51	1,327	56	1,468	- 142
Meningitis	52	1,157	11	43,651	- 42,494
Asthma	53	1,105	27	8,192	- 7,087
Syphilis	54	1,098	38	5,449	- 4,351
Encephalitis	55	1,060	59	937	+ 124
Pertussis	56	1,023	16	23,282	- 22,258
Other Neoplasms	57	829	66	290	+ 539
Poisonings	58	757	33	6,570	- 5,813
Chagas disease	59	270	78	0	+ 270
Multiple Sclerosis	60	233	68	179	+ 54
Dengue	61	125	73	2	+ 123
Tetanus	62	115	26	8,355	- 8,240
Upper Respiratory	63	108	67	259	- 151
Hepatitis B	64	37	55	1,488	- 1,451
Ascariasis	65	24	61	685	- 661
War	66	22	45	3,245	- 3,223
Hepatitis C	67	14	65	304	- 290
Chlamydia	68	11	71	14	- 2
Diphtheria	69	7	44	3,800	- 3,792
Otitis Media	70	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Ecuador

Nigeria

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.