ECUADOR VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,187	27	609	+ 38,578
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,420	4	5,083	+ 21,337
Stroke	3	23,154	3	5,429	+ 17,725
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	19,351	34	410	+ 18,940
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,269	1	9,805	+ 7,464
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,436	5	4,321	+ 12,115
Suicide	7	12,654	14	1,326	+ 11,328
Tuberculosis	8	9,932	29	574	+ 9,358
Lung Disease	9	9,057	8	2,576	+ 6,481
Kidney Disease	10	8,339	2	6,184	+ 2,155
Hypertension	11	8,137	10	2,507	+ 5,630
Low Birth Weight	12	7,865	16	1,172	+ 6,693
Violence	13	7,594	15	1,210	+ 6,385
Liver Disease	14	6,510	7	3,330	+ 3,180
Birth Trauma	15	5,896	38	302	+ 5,593
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,577	6	3,490	+ 2,087
Asthma	17	5,571	53	85	+ 5,486
Other Injuries	18	4,380	17	1,161	+ 3,219
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,200	13	1,335	+ 1,865
Cervical Cancer	20	3,061	24	840	+ 2,221
Malnutrition	21	2,936	28	578	+ 2,357
Meningitis	22	2,612	52	90	+ 2,523
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,508	36	308	+ 2,200
Maternal Conditions	24	2,402	46	164	+ 2,238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,291	33	417	+ 1,874
Fires	26	2,209	43	175	+ 2,034
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,931	31	507	+ 1,424
Drownings	28	1,643	32	470	+ 1,173
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,596	9	2,565	- 968
Epilepsy	30	1,179	40	273	+ 906
Falls	31	1,050	18	1,114	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,032	47	163	+ 869
Poisonings	33	913	58	59	+ 855
Breast Cancer	34	798	25	825	- 27
Prostate Cancer	35	663	12	1,362	- 699
Lymphomas	36	640	22	883	- 243
Oesophagus Cancer	37	603	42	180	+ 424
Alcohol	38	582	39	280	+ 302
Liver Cancer	39	581	21	954	- 373
Skin Disease	40	574	51	103	+ 472
Parkinson's Disease	41	450	26	658	- 208
Oral Cancer	42	424	45	166	+ 259
Lung Cancers	43	420	20	1,075	- 655
Pertussis	44	419	56	79	+ 340
Syphilis	45	415	54	85	+ 330
Skin Cancers	46	381	37	308	+ 73
Tetanus	47	371	62	9	+ 362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	326	19	1,109	- 783
Leukemia	49	319	23	882	- 562
Drug Use	50	260	41	214	+ 46
Hepatitis B	51	219	64	3	+ 217
Appendicitis	52	204	50	110	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	53	201	35	322	- 121
Uterin Cancer	54	193	48	129	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	55	149	63	8	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	148	49	124	+ 25
Encephalitis	57	111	55	82	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	58	100	30	562	- 461
Measles	59	96	72	0	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	60	88	11	2,089	- 2,000
Bladder Cancer	61	79	44	168	- 89
Other Neoplasms	62	76	57	64	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	49	60	18	+ 31
Hepatitis C	64	20	67	1	+ 19
Chlamydia	65	13	68	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	6	65	2	+ 4
War	68	2	66	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	70	1	61	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Lesotho

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.