ECUADOR VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,340	27	609	+ 20,730
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,508	4	5,083	+ 6,425
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,067	1	9,805	- 738
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,446	6	3,490	+ 2,955
Stroke	5	5,473	3	5,429	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,905	34	410	+ 4,495
Low Birth Weight	7	4,311	16	1,172	+ 3,139
Birth Trauma	8	3,636	38	302	+ 3,333
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,570	5	4,321	- 751
Malnutrition	10	2,558	28	578	+ 1,980
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,367	13	1,335	+ 1,032
Kidney Disease	12	2,363	2	6,184	- 3,821
Suicide	13	2,208	14	1,326	+ 882
Cervical Cancer	14	2,160	24	840	+ 1,320
Malaria	15	2,138	77	0	+ 2,138
Tuberculosis	16	2,134	29	574	+ 1,560
Liver Disease	17	2,073	7	3,330	- 1,258
Violence	18	2,046	15	1,210	+ 836
Maternal Conditions	19	1,867	46	164	+ 1,703
Other Injuries	20	1,768	17	1,161	+ 607
Asthma	21	1,634	53	85	+ 1,549
Meningitis	22	1,415	52	90	+ 1,325
Lung Disease	23	1,242	8	2,576	- 1,334
Hypertension	24	1,223	10	2,507	- 1,284
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,118	36	308	+ 810
Lymphomas	26	1,025	22	883	+ 142
Drownings	27	1,020	32	470	+ 551
Breast Cancer	28	896	25	825	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	29	856	42	180	+ 676
Fires	30	846	43	175	+ 671
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	819	9	2,565	- 1,745
Prostate Cancer	32	670	12	1,362	- 691
Stomach Cancer	33	597	11	2,089	- 1,492
Endocrine Disorders	34	591	31	507	+ 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	585	33	417	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	579	47	163	+ 416
Poisonings	37	550	58	59	+ 491
Liver Cancer	38	544	21	954	- 409
Epilepsy	39	542	40	273	+ 270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	539	19	1,109	- 570
Falls	41	496	18	1,114	- 618
Pertussis	42	447	56	79	+ 368
Lung Cancers	43	305	20	1,075	- 769
Skin Cancers	44	282	37	308	- 26
Leukemia	45	260	23	882	- 622
Parkinson's Disease	46	241	26	658	- 417
Pancreas Cancer	47	231	30	562	- 330
Drug Use	48	227	41	214	+ 13
Oral Cancer	49	222	45	166	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	50	194	48	129	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	51	185	35	322	- 137
Skin Disease	52	185	51	103	+ 82
Schistosomiasis	53	184	75	0	+ 184
Bladder Cancer	54	133	44	168	- 35
Syphilis	55	133	54	85	+ 48
Encephalitis	56	125	55	82	+ 43
Tetanus	57	109	62	9	+ 100
Appendicitis	58	71	50	110	- 40
Upper Respiratory	59	69	63	8	+ 61
Hepatitis B	60	61	64	3	+ 58
Alcohol	61	51	39	280	- 229
Other Neoplasms	62	40	57	64	- 24
Measles	63	32	72	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	49	124	- 96
War	65	28	66	2	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	15	67	1	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	60	18	- 3
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	3	68	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	65	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.