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Compare Ecuador and Nicaragua health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    52.1
    54.7
    53.4
    82
    86
    86
    		  
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    56.6
    59.6
    58.0
    87
    88
    88
    		  
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    61.4
    65.3
    63.3
    86
    87
    87
    		  
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    66.7
    71.5
    69.0
    65
    81
    78
    		  
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    70.6
    76.4
    73.4
    50
    52
    51
    		  
    67.1
    72.7
    69.9
    84
    91
    90
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
    		  
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2015
    73.5
    79.0
    76.2
    55
    53
    52
    		  
    71.5
    77.9
    74.8
    77
    73
    74
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.0
    55
    53
    		  
    71.5
    77.9
    77
    73
    Age 5
    75.3
    80.5
    47
    45
    		  
    73.3
    79.5
    73
    60
    Age 10
    75.4
    80.6
    47
    45
    		  
    73.5
    79.6
    72
    59
    Age 15
    75.6
    80.8
    47
    44
    		  
    73.6
    79.7
    71
    55
    Age 20
    76.0
    81.0
    44
    43
    		  
    73.9
    79.9
    71
    56
    Age 25
    76.7
    81.2
    42
    42
    		  
    74.3
    80.1
    71
    55
    Age 30
    77.3
    81.4
    39
    41
    		  
    74.8
    80.3
    71
    56
    Age 35
    78.0
    81.6
    37
    41
    		  
    75.4
    80.5
    65
    55
    Age 40
    78.5
    81.9
    36
    41
    		  
    76.1
    80.8
    60
    55
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.2
    34
    40
    		  
    76.9
    81.2
    56
    55
    Age 50
    79.7
    82.7
    32
    40
    		  
    77.8
    81.7
    55
    53
    Age 55
    80.5
    83.2
    31
    40
    		  
    79.0
    82.4
    50
    51
    Age 60
    81.5
    83.9
    31
    40
    		  
    80.3
    83.3
    46
    50
    Age 65
    82.7
    84.8
    31
    39
    		  
    82.0
    84.5
    41
    46
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.0
    31
    42
    		  
    84.2
    86.3
    32
    37
    Age 75
    86.1
    87.4
    28
    46
    		  
    86.2
    88.0
    24
    32
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.2
    28
    50
    		  
    88.6
    90.2
    17
    18
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    38
    56
    		  
    91.7
    92.9
    9
    10
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.4
    44
    62
    		  
    95.1
    96.1
    5
    5
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    62
    73
    		  
    99.0
    99.7
    5
    5
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.4
    34
    46
    		  
    103.2
    103.7
    4
    5
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.79
    129
    		  
    121.30
    51
    2. Stroke
    49.36
    129
    		  
    71.40
    108
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.54
    74
    		  
    27.63
    91
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.68
    19
    		  
    21.10
    63
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.30
    9
    		  
    52.92
    1
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.55
    86
    		  
    43.99
    38
    7. Prostate Cancer
    23.21
    44
    		  
    19.21
    66
    8. Violence
    20.12
    22
    		  
    13.52
    36
    9. Hypertension
    19.26
    62
    		  
    20.95
    49
    10. Lung Disease
    18.89
    85
    		  
    28.42
    41
    11. Liver Disease
    18.74
    72
    		  
    30.50
    26
    12. HIV/AIDS
    18.13
    55
    		  
    2.97
    101
    13. Stomach Cancer
    17.80
    11
    		  
    11.24
    38
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    47
    		  
    19.42
    31
    15. Breast Cancer
    10.87
    133
    		  
    10.84
    135
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    10.65
    35
    		  
    10.37
    41
    17. Other Injuries
    9.43
    103
    		  
    10.45
    95
    18. Suicide
    9.19
    81
    		  
    9.99
    71
    19. Lung Cancers
    8.31
    101
    		  
    7.10
    114
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.03
    48
    		  
    11.00
    30
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.91
    85
    		  
    9.22
    79
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.42
    84
    		  
    6.15
    103
    23. Falls
    6.97
    71
    		  
    3.66
    115
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.61
    110
    		  
    5.10
    119
    25. Drownings
    5.44
    61
    		  
    4.77
    73
    26. Malnutrition
    5.32
    65
    		  
    3.94
    73
    27. Lymphomas
    5.26
    72
    		  
    2.72
    132
    28. Leukemia
    5.22
    26
    		  
    4.01
    75
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    4.43
    106
    		  
    5.52
    92
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    4.12
    72
    		  
    4.08
    75
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.02
    87
    		  
    6.58
    76
    32. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    114
    		  
    1.95
    157
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.52
    67
    		  
    4.71
    52
    34. Tuberculosis
    3.19
    99
    		  
    4.71
    88
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.09
    99
    		  
    2.54
    107
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.84
    98
    		  
    4.20
    81
    37. Anemia
    2.74
    42
    		  
    1.17
    68
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.46
    107
    		  
    1.63
    132
    39. Epilepsy
    2.37
    74
    		  
    2.61
    70
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    107
    		  
    1.35
    139
    41. Drug Use
    2.18
    53
    		  
    0.75
    104
    42. Meningitis
    2.08
    87
    		  
    3.13
    73
    43. Alcohol
    1.96
    53
    		  
    2.99
    38
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.92
    75
    		  
    2.47
    68
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    1.81
    88
    		  
    1.21
    107
    46. Fires
    1.80
    98
    		  
    0.78
    131
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.64
    81
    		  
    1.42
    100
    48. Oral Cancer
    1.25
    157
    		  
    0.88
    167
    49. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    135
    		  
    0.90
    154
    50. Asthma
    1.11
    134
    		  
    3.64
    92
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,364
    11.53
    		  
    4,525
    17.03
    2. Stroke
    6,276
    8.65
    		  
    2,670
    10.04
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,834
    8.04
    		  
    1,351
    5.08
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,451
    6.14
    		  
    1,110
    4.18
    5. Kidney Disease
    3,876
    5.34
    		  
    2,061
    7.75
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,359
    4.63
    		  
    1,653
    6.22
    7. Violence
    3,001
    4.14
    		  
    756
    2.84
    8. HIV/AIDS
    2,613
    3.60
    		  
    172
    0.65
    9. Hypertension
    2,442
    3.37
    		  
    768
    2.89
    10. Liver Disease
    2,414
    3.33
    		  
    1,252
    4.71
    11. Lung Disease
    2,395
    3.30
    		  
    1,026
    3.86
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2,257
    3.11
    		  
    427
    1.61
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,855
    2.56
    		  
    751
    2.83
    14. Low Birth Weight
    1,427
    1.97
    		  
    711
    2.67
    15. Suicide
    1,377
    1.90
    		  
    547
    2.06
    16. Other Injuries
    1,370
    1.89
    		  
    533
    2.00
    17. Prostate Cancer
    1,350
    1.86
    		  
    314
    1.18
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,052
    1.45
    		  
    268
    1.01
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,023
    1.41
    		  
    424
    1.60
    20. Liver Cancer
    1,020
    1.41
    		  
    419
    1.58
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    944
    1.30
    		  
    237
    0.89
    22. Falls
    942
    1.30
    		  
    155
    0.58
    23. Drownings
    840
    1.16
    		  
    273
    1.03
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    1.06
    		  
    213
    0.80
    25. Leukemia
    744
    1.03
    		  
    205
    0.77
    26. Breast Cancer
    732
    1.01
    		  
    228
    0.86
    27. Malnutrition
    728
    1.00
    		  
    226
    0.85
    28. Lymphomas
    685
    0.95
    		  
    109
    0.41
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    613
    0.85
    		  
    379
    1.43
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    613
    0.84
    		  
    246
    0.93
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    522
    0.72
    		  
    155
    0.58
    32. Birth Trauma
    512
    0.71
    		  
    324
    1.22
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    450
    0.62
    		  
    180
    0.68
    34. Tuberculosis
    411
    0.57
    		  
    185
    0.70
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    402
    0.55
    		  
    103
    0.39
    36. Anemia
    365
    0.50
    		  
    53
    0.20
    37. Epilepsy
    353
    0.49
    		  
    139
    0.52
    38. Meningitis
    329
    0.45
    		  
    175
    0.66
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    313
    0.43
    		  
    59
    0.22
    40. Drug Use
    306
    0.42
    		  
    35
    0.13
    41. Other Neoplasms
    297
    0.41
    		  
    60
    0.23
    42. Maternal Conditions
    289
    0.40
    		  
    145
    0.55
    43. Alcohol
    260
    0.36
    		  
    132
    0.49
    44. Fires
    258
    0.36
    		  
    38
    0.14
    45. Ovary Cancer
    242
    0.33
    		  
    41
    0.15
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    228
    0.31
    		  
    44
    0.17
    47. Skin Cancers
    210
    0.29
    		  
    54
    0.20
    48. Oral Cancer
    161
    0.22
    		  
    35
    0.13
    49. Asthma
    146
    0.20
    		  
    146
    0.55
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    142
    0.20
    		  
    51
    0.19
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.21
    44
    		  
    19.21
    66
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.80
    11
    		  
    11.24
    38
    3. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    47
    		  
    19.42
    31
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.87
    133
    		  
    10.84
    135
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.31
    101
    		  
    7.10
    114
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.03
    48
    		  
    11.00
    30
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.42
    84
    		  
    6.15
    103
    8. Lymphomas
    5.26
    72
    		  
    2.72
    132
    9. Leukemia
    5.22
    26
    		  
    4.01
    75
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.12
    72
    		  
    4.08
    75
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    114
    		  
    1.95
    157
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.64
    81
    		  
    1.42
    100
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.25
    157
    		  
    0.88
    167
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    135
    		  
    0.90
    154
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    141
    		  
    0.66
    159
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    0.84
    149
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.