ECUADOR VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,457	4	5,083	+ 4,374
Stroke	2	7,400	3	5,429	+ 1,971
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,615	34	410	+ 6,205
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,216	1	9,805	- 3,589
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,828	6	3,490	+ 337
Liver Disease	6	3,506	7	3,330	+ 176
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,726	5	4,321	- 1,595
Hypertension	8	2,672	10	2,507	+ 165
Lung Disease	9	1,910	8	2,576	- 666
Malnutrition	10	1,904	28	578	+ 1,326
Birth Trauma	11	1,779	38	302	+ 1,476
Kidney Disease	12	1,667	2	6,184	- 4,517
Maternal Conditions	13	1,569	46	164	+ 1,404
Tuberculosis	14	1,568	29	574	+ 995
Other Injuries	15	1,559	17	1,161	+ 398
Low Birth Weight	16	1,533	16	1,172	+ 361
Malaria	17	1,261	77	0	+ 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,247	13	1,335	- 88
Meningitis	19	1,167	52	90	+ 1,078
Violence	20	1,109	15	1,210	- 101
Suicide	21	1,102	14	1,326	- 225
Asthma	22	941	53	85	+ 856
Breast Cancer	23	899	25	825	+ 74
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	894	9	2,565	- 1,671
HIV/AIDS	25	888	27	609	+ 278
Falls	26	485	18	1,114	- 629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	424	33	417	+ 8
Lymphomas	28	424	22	883	- 459
Leukemia	29	416	23	882	- 466
Cervical Cancer	30	382	24	840	- 457
Fires	31	381	43	175	+ 205
Inflammatory/Heart	32	355	36	308	+ 47
Drownings	33	340	32	470	- 130
Poisonings	34	330	58	59	+ 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	326	19	1,109	- 783
Pertussis	36	259	56	79	+ 179
Parkinson's Disease	37	245	26	658	- 413
Epilepsy	38	235	40	273	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	39	234	42	180	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	40	229	35	322	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	221	47	163	+ 59
Schistosomiasis	42	210	75	0	+ 210
Endocrine Disorders	43	206	31	507	- 301
Oral Cancer	44	205	45	166	+ 39
Liver Cancer	45	200	21	954	- 754
Lung Cancers	46	178	20	1,075	- 896
Prostate Cancer	47	156	12	1,362	- 1,206
Stomach Cancer	48	139	11	2,089	- 1,949
Alcohol	49	131	39	280	- 149
Skin Disease	50	129	51	103	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	51	121	44	168	- 47
Tetanus	52	108	62	9	+ 99
Drug Use	53	104	41	214	- 109
Syphilis	54	100	54	85	+ 15
Appendicitis	55	90	50	110	- 20
Skin Cancers	56	86	37	308	- 222
Hepatitis B	57	80	64	3	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	58	56	30	562	- 505
Leishmaniasis	59	55	74	0	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	60	52	63	8	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	61	51	48	129	- 78
Encephalitis	62	45	55	82	- 37
Measles	63	36	72	0	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	49	124	- 89
Hepatitis C	65	18	67	1	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	66	18	57	64	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	60	18	- 7
Ascariasis	68	5	65	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	68	1	+ 2
War	71	1	66	2	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Eritrea

Ecuador

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.