SOUTH AFRICA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,366	3	32,739	- 373
Kidney Disease	2	20,414	9	15,302	+ 5,112
Stroke	3	17,922	4	30,693	- 12,772
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,779	2	39,341	- 22,562
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,265	5	30,188	- 15,923
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,522	11	13,014	- 1,492
Liver Disease	7	10,994	14	9,013	+ 1,980
Lung Disease	8	8,505	13	11,895	- 3,390
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,467	22	4,676	+ 3,791
Hypertension	10	8,276	12	12,789	- 4,513
Stomach Cancer	11	6,895	39	1,535	+ 5,361
Prostate Cancer	12	4,496	24	4,374	+ 122
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,408	25	4,351	+ 57
Suicide	14	4,378	10	13,774	- 9,396
Violence	15	3,993	7	21,000	- 17,006
Low Birth Weight	16	3,868	16	6,250	- 2,382
Other Injuries	17	3,832	17	6,014	- 2,182
Falls	18	3,678	42	1,399	+ 2,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,662	28	3,587	+ 75
Lung Cancers	20	3,547	15	7,705	- 4,158
Liver Cancer	21	3,148	33	2,383	+ 765
Lymphomas	22	2,915	31	2,818	+ 97
Leukemia	23	2,910	40	1,464	+ 1,447
Cervical Cancer	24	2,772	20	5,555	- 2,783
Breast Cancer	25	2,725	23	4,533	- 1,809
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,172	46	1,077	+ 1,095
HIV/AIDS	27	2,011	1	71,996	- 69,984
Malnutrition	28	1,909	34	2,381	- 471
Tuberculosis	29	1,894	6	21,965	- 20,071
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,854	35	2,007	- 153
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,673	19	5,890	- 4,217
Drownings	32	1,551	32	2,403	- 852
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,375	36	1,894	- 519
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,355	8	15,843	- 14,488
Ovary Cancer	35	1,064	51	951	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,016	21	5,408	- 4,392
Skin Cancers	37	1,015	48	993	+ 22
Birth Trauma	38	998	30	3,004	- 2,005
Alcohol	39	924	49	987	- 63
Epilepsy	40	900	37	1,870	- 970
Drug Use	41	706	53	770	- 64
Oesophagus Cancer	42	593	29	3,486	- 2,892
Fires	43	578	27	3,618	- 3,039
Bladder Cancer	44	555	52	829	- 274
Oral Cancer	45	548	41	1,406	- 858
Maternal Conditions	46	543	38	1,700	- 1,157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	537	47	1,015	- 478
Uterin Cancer	48	425	54	512	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	408	55	376	+ 32
Appendicitis	50	365	56	274	+ 91
Skin Disease	51	339	45	1,101	- 763
Meningitis	52	296	26	3,660	- 3,365
Asthma	53	282	18	5,966	- 5,684
Syphilis	54	280	44	1,130	- 849
Encephalitis	55	271	59	234	+ 37
Pertussis	56	261	43	1,142	- 881
Other Neoplasms	57	212	58	267	- 55
Poisonings	58	193	50	975	- 782
Chagas disease	59	69	78	0	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	62	113	- 53
Dengue	61	32	73	0	+ 32
Tetanus	62	29	65	38	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	27	60	223	- 196
Hepatitis B	64	9	61	139	- 130
Ascariasis	65	6	71	3	+ 3
War	66	6	64	66	- 60
Hepatitis C	67	4	70	8	- 4
Chlamydia	68	3	68	18	- 15
Diphtheria	69	2	69	16	- 14
Otitis Media	70	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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.