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Ecuador
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Ecuador and DR Congo health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

DR Congo
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ecuador Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Ecuador ECUADOR   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.1
    54.7
    53.4
    82
    86
    86
     
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    56.6
    59.6
    58.0
    87
    88
    88
     
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    61.4
    65.3
    63.3
    86
    87
    87
     
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    66.7
    71.5
    69.0
    65
    81
    78
     
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    69.8
    76.0
    72.8
    57
    51
    52
     
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
     
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    76.4
    80.5
    78.4
    39
    45
    41
     
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.5
    39
    45
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    77.6
    81.5
    39
    41
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    77.7
    81.6
    39
    41
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.7
    39
    41
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    78.1
    81.9
    39
    41
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    78.5
    82.0
    39
    41
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    78.9
    82.2
    39
    40
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    79.3
    82.4
    38
    39
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    79.7
    82.6
    35
    40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.8
    32
    40
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    80.6
    83.2
    31
    39
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    81.2
    83.7
    31
    38
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    82.0
    84.3
    34
    40
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    83.0
    85.1
    36
    40
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.3
    37
    40
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.5
    38
    41
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.0
    49
    45
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.1
    66
    52
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.99
    153
    108.48
    92
    2. Kidney Disease
    37.41
    28
    24.38
    79
    3. Stroke
    32.47
    146
    112.53
    56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28.80
    87
    117.32
    16
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.62
    95
    36.82
    69
    6. Liver Disease
    20.76
    87
    36.25
    41
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.60
    73
    39.80
    25
    8. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    31.05
    27
    9. Lung Disease
    14.62
    145
    44.15
    23
    10. Hypertension
    14.49
    109
    50.51
    14
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.34
    140
    19.83
    52
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    6.55
    82
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    22.64
    30
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    15.42
    112
    15. Suicide
    7.68
    103
    12.41
    45
    16. Violence
    7.07
    66
    16.45
    27
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    9.05
    87
    18. Other Injuries
    6.75
    102
    12.62
    40
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    3.48
    152
    20. Falls
    6.58
    77
    8.41
    41
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.22
    84
    7.74
    35
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    9.59
    31
    23. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    4.48
    101
    24. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.40
    102
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.66
    92
    11.44
    22
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    105
    3.70
    117
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    3.08
    143
    28. HIV/AIDS
    3.70
    81
    19.43
    44
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    2.92
    114
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.49
    94
    79.20
    9
    31. Malnutrition
    3.21
    67
    11.91
    24
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.98
    112
    10.69
    18
    33. Drownings
    2.71
    80
    3.10
    72
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.43
    96
    5.00
    58
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    103
    55.99
    28
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.82
    166
    9.82
    29
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    2.16
    74
    38. Alcohol
    1.74
    70
    1.51
    82
    39. Epilepsy
    1.60
    92
    2.36
    50
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    1.91
    111
    41. Drug Use
    1.30
    87
    1.25
    88
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    114
    10.95
    18
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    2.18
    101
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    0.78
    167
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    2.21
    121
    46. Fires
    1.01
    113
    3.03
    48
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    123
    4.14
    24
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.93
    88
    16.42
    13
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.72
    21
    0.63
    32
    50. Appendicitis
    0.66
    41
    1.07
    14
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ecuador ECUADOR   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,805
    13.71
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Kidney Disease
    6,184
    8.65
    9,077
    1.38
    3. Stroke
    5,429
    7.59
    36,596
    5.56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,083
    7.11
    73,546
    11.18
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,321
    6.04
    12,902
    1.96
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,490
    4.88
    30,256
    4.60
    7. Liver Disease
    3,330
    4.66
    15,044
    2.29
    8. Lung Disease
    2,576
    3.60
    13,527
    2.06
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,565
    3.59
    4,548
    0.69
    10. Hypertension
    2,507
    3.51
    15,743
    2.39
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,089
    2.92
    2,579
    0.39
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,362
    1.90
    3,948
    0.60
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,335
    1.87
    16,256
    2.47
    14. Suicide
    1,326
    1.85
    5,812
    0.88
    15. Violence
    1,210
    1.69
    11,120
    1.69
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,172
    1.64
    34,668
    5.27
    17. Other Injuries
    1,161
    1.62
    8,272
    1.26
    18. Falls
    1,114
    1.56
    3,483
    0.53
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,109
    1.55
    2,966
    0.45
    20. Lung Cancers
    1,075
    1.50
    1,158
    0.18
    21. Liver Cancer
    954
    1.33
    3,840
    0.58
    22. Lymphomas
    883
    1.23
    2,061
    0.31
    23. Leukemia
    882
    1.23
    1,871
    0.28
    24. Cervical Cancer
    840
    1.17
    4,823
    0.73
    25. Breast Cancer
    825
    1.15
    3,416
    0.52
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.92
    1,035
    0.16
    27. HIV/AIDS
    609
    0.85
    13,286
    2.02
    28. Malnutrition
    578
    0.81
    8,910
    1.35
    29. Tuberculosis
    574
    0.80
    43,759
    6.65
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    562
    0.79
    1,017
    0.15
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    507
    0.71
    7,380
    1.12
    32. Drownings
    470
    0.66
    3,454
    0.52
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    417
    0.58
    1,923
    0.29
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    410
    0.57
    41,301
    6.28
    35. Ovary Cancer
    322
    0.45
    656
    0.10
    36. Skin Cancers
    308
    0.43
    765
    0.12
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    308
    0.43
    4,045
    0.61
    38. Birth Trauma
    302
    0.42
    33,075
    5.03
    39. Alcohol
    280
    0.39
    635
    0.10
    40. Epilepsy
    273
    0.38
    1,727
    0.26
    41. Drug Use
    214
    0.30
    638
    0.10
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    180
    0.25
    790
    0.12
    43. Fires
    175
    0.24
    2,007
    0.31
    44. Bladder Cancer
    168
    0.23
    270
    0.04
    45. Oral Cancer
    166
    0.23
    1,003
    0.15
    46. Maternal Conditions
    164
    0.23
    10,513
    1.60
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    163
    0.23
    1,728
    0.26
    48. Uterin Cancer
    129
    0.18
    352
    0.05
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    124
    0.17
    217
    0.03
    50. Appendicitis
    110
    0.15
    703
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    31.05
    27
    2. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    6.55
    82
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    22.64
    30
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    15.42
    112
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    9.05
    87
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    3.48
    152
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    9.59
    31
    8. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    4.48
    101
    9. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.40
    102
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    3.08
    143
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    2.92
    114
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    2.16
    74
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    1.91
    111
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    2.18
    101
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    0.78
    167
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    2.21
    121
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.