ECUADOR VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,172	27	609	+ 14,563
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,378	4	5,083	+ 3,295
Stroke	3	6,997	3	5,429	+ 1,568
Malaria	4	6,939	77	0	+ 6,939
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,524	34	410	+ 5,114
Tuberculosis	6	5,230	29	574	+ 4,656
Birth Trauma	7	4,456	38	302	+ 4,153
Low Birth Weight	8	4,276	16	1,172	+ 3,104
Liver Disease	9	3,962	7	3,330	+ 632
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,901	1	9,805	- 5,903
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,217	6	3,490	- 274
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,769	13	1,335	+ 1,434
Hypertension	13	2,303	10	2,507	- 204
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,108	5	4,321	- 2,213
Malnutrition	15	2,027	28	578	+ 1,449
Meningitis	16	1,739	52	90	+ 1,650
Cervical Cancer	17	1,583	24	840	+ 744
Kidney Disease	18	1,550	2	6,184	- 4,634
Other Injuries	19	1,522	17	1,161	+ 361
Suicide	20	1,147	14	1,326	- 180
Lung Disease	21	1,120	8	2,576	- 1,456
Maternal Conditions	22	1,046	46	164	+ 881
Violence	23	1,015	15	1,210	- 194
Syphilis	24	779	54	85	+ 694
Pertussis	25	654	56	79	+ 575
Asthma	26	652	53	85	+ 567
Drownings	27	606	32	470	+ 137
Falls	28	525	18	1,114	- 589
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	519	9	2,565	- 2,046
Prostate Cancer	30	494	12	1,362	- 868
Lymphomas	31	482	22	883	- 401
Fires	32	481	43	175	+ 306
Inflammatory/Heart	33	441	36	308	+ 133
Poisonings	34	402	58	59	+ 343
Breast Cancer	35	322	25	825	- 503
Oesophagus Cancer	36	316	42	180	+ 136
Endocrine Disorders	37	311	31	507	- 196
Epilepsy	38	292	40	273	+ 20
Leukemia	39	230	23	882	- 652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	216	33	417	- 200
Lung Cancers	41	199	20	1,075	- 876
Stomach Cancer	42	182	11	2,089	- 1,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	178	19	1,109	- 931
Tetanus	44	167	62	9	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	167	47	163	+ 4
Liver Cancer	46	156	21	954	- 798
Parkinson's Disease	47	144	26	658	- 514
Oral Cancer	48	137	45	166	- 29
Alcohol	49	123	39	280	- 157
Bladder Cancer	50	116	44	168	- 52
Schistosomiasis	51	113	75	0	+ 113
Skin Disease	52	111	51	103	+ 8
Drug Use	53	108	41	214	- 106
Skin Cancers	54	95	37	308	- 212
Hepatitis B	55	92	64	3	+ 89
Appendicitis	56	74	50	110	- 37
Ovary Cancer	57	73	35	322	- 250
Leishmaniasis	58	64	74	0	+ 64
Encephalitis	59	62	55	82	- 20
Upper Respiratory	60	60	63	8	+ 51
Measles	61	43	72	0	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	62	37	30	562	- 524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	26	49	124	- 97
Uterin Cancer	64	26	48	129	- 103
Other Neoplasms	65	17	57	64	- 47
Hepatitis C	66	16	67	1	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	60	18	- 6
Ascariasis	68	8	65	2	+ 6
War	69	6	66	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	68	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	2	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	61	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
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
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

Zambia

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.