ECUADOR VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,125	27	609	+ 18,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,564	4	5,083	+ 4,481
Tuberculosis	3	9,249	29	574	+ 8,676
Stroke	4	8,705	3	5,429	+ 3,276
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,972	1	9,805	- 1,833
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,671	6	3,490	+ 2,180
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,731	5	4,321	+ 410
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,211	34	410	+ 3,801
Low Birth Weight	9	3,370	16	1,172	+ 2,198
Lung Disease	10	3,012	8	2,576	+ 436
Violence	11	2,937	15	1,210	+ 1,727
Hypertension	12	2,795	10	2,507	+ 288
Birth Trauma	13	2,250	38	302	+ 1,948
Liver Disease	14	2,192	7	3,330	- 1,139
Kidney Disease	15	2,100	2	6,184	- 4,084
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,849	13	1,335	+ 514
Suicide	17	1,585	14	1,326	+ 259
Malnutrition	18	1,460	28	578	+ 882
Other Injuries	19	1,350	17	1,161	+ 189
Asthma	20	1,309	53	85	+ 1,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,147	9	2,565	- 1,418
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,057	36	308	+ 749
Cervical Cancer	23	867	24	840	+ 27
Breast Cancer	24	791	25	825	- 34
Maternal Conditions	25	719	46	164	+ 555
Drownings	26	716	32	470	+ 246
Meningitis	27	710	52	90	+ 621
Fires	28	710	43	175	+ 535
Skin Cancers	29	704	37	308	+ 396
Oral Cancer	30	651	45	166	+ 485
Prostate Cancer	31	616	12	1,362	- 746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	495	33	417	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	33	476	31	507	- 31
Falls	34	406	18	1,114	- 708
Lung Cancers	35	384	20	1,075	- 691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	355	19	1,109	- 754
Pertussis	37	354	56	79	+ 275
Epilepsy	38	321	40	273	+ 49
Poisonings	39	303	58	59	+ 244
Lymphomas	40	299	22	883	- 584
Liver Cancer	41	294	21	954	- 660
Parkinson's Disease	42	283	26	658	- 375
Syphilis	43	227	54	85	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	216	47	163	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	45	213	11	2,089	- 1,876
Drug Use	46	207	41	214	- 7
Skin Disease	47	202	51	103	+ 99
Alcohol	48	184	39	280	- 96
Leukemia	49	155	23	882	- 727
Ovary Cancer	50	152	35	322	- 170
Malaria	51	141	77	0	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	52	137	42	180	- 43
Pancreas Cancer	53	114	30	562	- 447
Bladder Cancer	54	102	44	168	- 66
Schistosomiasis	55	89	75	0	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	56	74	48	129	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	62	49	124	- 62
Appendicitis	58	57	50	110	- 53
Encephalitis	59	53	55	82	- 29
Other Neoplasms	60	50	57	64	- 14
Upper Respiratory	61	42	63	8	+ 33
Tetanus	62	39	62	9	+ 30
Hepatitis B	63	29	64	3	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	64	15	60	18	- 3
Measles	65	13	72	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	4	67	1	+ 3
War	67	3	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	65	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	69	1	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	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

Namibia

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.