ECUADOR VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	37,223	27	609	+ 36,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,811	4	5,083	+ 9,729
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,350	5	4,321	+ 10,029
Stroke	4	12,878	3	5,429	+ 7,449
Coronary Heart Disease	5	12,146	1	9,805	+ 2,341
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,320	34	410	+ 7,910
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,182	6	3,490	+ 2,692
Kidney Disease	8	6,133	2	6,184	- 51
Suicide	9	5,431	14	1,326	+ 4,104
Hypertension	10	4,699	10	2,507	+ 2,192
Liver Disease	11	4,403	7	3,330	+ 1,072
Lung Disease	12	4,255	8	2,576	+ 1,679
Tuberculosis	13	4,115	29	574	+ 3,542
Low Birth Weight	14	3,749	16	1,172	+ 2,577
Cervical Cancer	15	3,458	24	840	+ 2,618
Violence	16	3,415	15	1,210	+ 2,206
Other Injuries	17	3,059	17	1,161	+ 1,898
Birth Trauma	18	2,678	38	302	+ 2,376
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,581	13	1,335	+ 1,246
Asthma	20	2,405	53	85	+ 2,320
Maternal Conditions	21	1,863	46	164	+ 1,699
Malnutrition	22	1,702	28	578	+ 1,124
Meningitis	23	1,567	52	90	+ 1,478
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,508	36	308	+ 1,200
Drownings	25	1,399	32	470	+ 929
Fires	26	1,346	43	175	+ 1,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,232	9	2,565	- 1,333
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,193	31	507	+ 686
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	818	33	417	+ 401
Epilepsy	30	735	40	273	+ 462
Prostate Cancer	31	723	12	1,362	- 639
Falls	32	663	18	1,114	- 451
Pertussis	33	624	56	79	+ 545
Poisonings	34	603	58	59	+ 544
Breast Cancer	35	593	25	825	- 232
Lymphomas	36	500	22	883	- 383
Liver Cancer	37	472	21	954	- 482
Drug Use	38	432	41	214	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	421	47	163	+ 259
Skin Disease	40	406	51	103	+ 304
Parkinson's Disease	41	384	26	658	- 274
Skin Cancers	42	320	37	308	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	300	19	1,109	- 809
Oesophagus Cancer	44	297	42	180	+ 118
Syphilis	45	280	54	85	+ 195
Lung Cancers	46	267	20	1,075	- 807
Leukemia	47	262	23	882	- 619
Alcohol	48	258	39	280	- 22
Schistosomiasis	49	206	75	0	+ 206
Uterin Cancer	50	184	48	129	+ 55
Oral Cancer	51	165	45	166	- 1
Ovary Cancer	52	159	35	322	- 163
Stomach Cancer	53	110	11	2,089	- 1,979
Appendicitis	54	106	50	110	- 4
Bladder Cancer	55	97	44	168	- 71
Pancreas Cancer	56	97	30	562	- 465
Hepatitis B	57	95	64	3	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	79	49	124	- 45
Encephalitis	59	78	55	82	- 4
Upper Respiratory	60	67	63	8	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	61	63	57	64	- 1
Tetanus	62	59	62	9	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	60	18	+ 6
Measles	64	10	72	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	6	67	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	5	65	2	+ 3
Malaria	67	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	68	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	69	1	+ 2
War	71	3	66	2	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	61	10	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Swaziland

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.