ECUADOR VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,256	4	5,083	+ 4,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,851	34	410	+ 6,441
Stroke	3	6,079	3	5,429	+ 650
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,642	1	9,805	- 4,163
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,875	6	3,490	+ 1,385
Birth Trauma	6	4,804	38	302	+ 4,502
Low Birth Weight	7	4,328	16	1,172	+ 3,156
Liver Disease	8	4,212	7	3,330	+ 882
Tuberculosis	9	3,314	29	574	+ 2,740
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,511	5	4,321	- 1,810
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,415	13	1,335	+ 1,080
Hypertension	12	2,080	10	2,507	- 426
Kidney Disease	13	1,869	2	6,184	- 4,315
Meningitis	14	1,856	52	90	+ 1,767
Lung Disease	15	1,833	8	2,576	- 743
Other Injuries	16	1,812	17	1,161	+ 652
HIV/AIDS	17	1,772	27	609	+ 1,162
Maternal Conditions	18	1,373	46	164	+ 1,208
Malnutrition	19	1,335	28	578	+ 757
Breast Cancer	20	1,311	25	825	+ 485
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,275	9	2,565	- 1,289
Violence	22	1,247	15	1,210	+ 38
Pertussis	23	1,065	56	79	+ 986
Measles	24	977	72	0	+ 977
Suicide	25	931	14	1,326	- 395
Malaria	26	869	77	0	+ 869
Cervical Cancer	27	775	24	840	- 65
Falls	28	697	18	1,114	- 418
Asthma	29	693	53	85	+ 607
Leukemia	30	652	23	882	- 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	580	19	1,109	- 529
Poisonings	32	567	58	59	+ 508
Lymphomas	33	554	22	883	- 329
Fires	34	503	43	175	+ 328
Drownings	35	484	32	470	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	36	374	35	322	+ 52
Tetanus	37	340	62	9	+ 331
Lung Cancers	38	340	20	1,075	- 734
Inflammatory/Heart	39	335	36	308	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	40	284	42	180	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	272	33	417	- 145
Liver Cancer	42	267	21	954	- 686
Syphilis	43	262	54	85	+ 177
Epilepsy	44	251	40	273	- 22
Endocrine Disorders	45	251	31	507	- 256
Parkinson's Disease	46	244	26	658	- 414
Stomach Cancer	47	235	11	2,089	- 1,854
Oral Cancer	48	228	45	166	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	207	47	163	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	50	192	12	1,362	- 1,170
Bladder Cancer	51	167	44	168	- 1
Skin Cancers	52	155	37	308	- 152
Skin Disease	53	140	51	103	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	54	130	75	0	+ 130
Alcohol	55	116	39	280	- 164
Hepatitis B	56	115	64	3	+ 112
Upper Respiratory	57	110	63	8	+ 101
Appendicitis	58	105	50	110	- 6
Leishmaniasis	59	89	74	0	+ 89
Drug Use	60	79	41	214	- 135
Pancreas Cancer	61	75	30	562	- 486
Uterin Cancer	62	65	48	129	- 64
Encephalitis	63	60	55	82	- 22
War	64	43	66	2	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	34	49	124	- 90
Other Neoplasms	66	23	57	64	- 41
Diphtheria	67	23	69	1	+ 22
Ascariasis	68	20	65	2	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	18	67	1	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	70	9	60	18	- 9
Otitis Media	71	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	72	3	68	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	3	61	10	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Ethiopia

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.