ECUADOR VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,810	27	609	+ 21,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,918	4	5,083	+ 6,835
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,918	1	9,805	+ 113
Stroke	4	9,298	3	5,429	+ 3,869
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,145	5	4,321	+ 4,824
Tuberculosis	6	6,654	29	574	+ 6,080
Violence	7	6,361	15	1,210	+ 5,152
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,799	34	410	+ 4,389
Kidney Disease	9	4,635	2	6,184	- 1,548
Suicide	10	4,173	14	1,326	+ 2,846
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,942	6	3,490	+ 452
Hypertension	12	3,874	10	2,507	+ 1,367
Lung Disease	13	3,603	8	2,576	+ 1,027
Liver Disease	14	2,730	7	3,330	- 600
Lung Cancers	15	2,334	20	1,075	+ 1,260
Low Birth Weight	16	1,893	16	1,172	+ 722
Other Injuries	17	1,822	17	1,161	+ 661
Asthma	18	1,807	53	85	+ 1,722
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,784	31	507	+ 1,277
Cervical Cancer	20	1,683	24	840	+ 843
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,638	36	308	+ 1,330
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,417	9	2,565	- 1,148
Breast Cancer	23	1,373	25	825	+ 548
Prostate Cancer	24	1,325	12	1,362	- 37
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,318	13	1,335	- 17
Meningitis	26	1,109	52	90	+ 1,019
Fires	27	1,096	43	175	+ 921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,087	19	1,109	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,056	42	180	+ 876
Birth Trauma	30	910	38	302	+ 607
Lymphomas	31	854	22	883	- 29
Drownings	32	728	32	470	+ 258
Liver Cancer	33	722	21	954	- 232
Malnutrition	34	721	28	578	+ 143
Pancreas Cancer	35	608	30	562	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	574	33	417	+ 157
Epilepsy	37	566	40	273	+ 294
Maternal Conditions	38	515	46	164	+ 350
Stomach Cancer	39	465	11	2,089	- 1,624
Leukemia	40	443	23	882	- 438
Oral Cancer	41	426	45	166	+ 260
Falls	42	424	18	1,114	- 690
Pertussis	43	346	56	79	+ 267
Syphilis	44	342	54	85	+ 257
Skin Disease	45	334	51	103	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	46	326	26	658	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	307	47	163	+ 145
Skin Cancers	48	301	37	308	- 7
Alcohol	49	299	39	280	+ 19
Poisonings	50	296	58	59	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	51	288	35	322	- 34
Bladder Cancer	52	251	44	168	+ 83
Drug Use	53	233	41	214	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	54	155	48	129	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	114	49	124	- 10
Appendicitis	56	83	50	110	- 28
Measles	57	82	72	0	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	58	81	57	64	+ 17
Encephalitis	59	71	55	82	- 11
Upper Respiratory	60	68	63	8	+ 59
Hepatitis B	61	42	64	3	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	60	18	+ 16
Malaria	63	25	77	0	+ 25
War	64	20	66	2	+ 18
Tetanus	65	11	62	9	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	66	11	75	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	67	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	6	68	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	5	69	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	65	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.