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Ecuador
COUNTRY #1
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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, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nicaragua
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ecuador Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    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
     
    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
    69.8
    76.0
    72.8
    57
    51
    52
     
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
     
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    76.4
    80.5
    78.4
    39
    45
    41
     
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.5
    39
    45
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    77.6
    81.5
    39
    41
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    77.7
    81.6
    39
    41
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.7
    39
    41
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    78.1
    81.9
    39
    41
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    78.5
    82.0
    39
    41
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    78.9
    82.2
    39
    40
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    79.3
    82.4
    38
    39
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    79.7
    82.6
    35
    40
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.8
    32
    40
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    80.6
    83.2
    31
    39
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    81.2
    83.7
    31
    38
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    82.0
    84.3
    34
    40
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    83.0
    85.1
    36
    40
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.3
    37
    40
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.5
    38
    41
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.0
    49
    45
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.1
    66
    52
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    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
    57.99
    153
    124.46
    73
    2. Kidney Disease
    37.41
    28
    73.96
    2
    3. Stroke
    32.47
    146
    47.78
    132
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28.80
    87
    20.90
    111
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.62
    95
    44.63
    48
    6. Liver Disease
    20.76
    87
    24.52
    77
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.60
    73
    18.75
    81
    8. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    20.62
    60
    9. Lung Disease
    14.62
    145
    33.61
    40
    10. Hypertension
    14.49
    109
    23.51
    64
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.34
    140
    3.05
    173
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    10.11
    45
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    13.48
    64
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    10.15
    158
    15. Suicide
    7.68
    103
    4.66
    146
    16. Violence
    7.07
    66
    9.50
    55
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    6.63
    125
    18. Other Injuries
    6.75
    102
    6.63
    106
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    5.94
    131
    20. Falls
    6.58
    77
    5.61
    94
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.22
    84
    6.84
    56
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    10.93
    25
    23. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    3.32
    140
    24. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.91
    74
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.66
    92
    4.70
    91
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    105
    1.49
    168
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    2.18
    169
    28. HIV/AIDS
    3.70
    81
    2.39
    101
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    3.88
    86
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.49
    94
    2.20
    107
    31. Malnutrition
    3.21
    67
    2.89
    72
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.98
    112
    3.03
    110
    33. Drownings
    2.71
    80
    2.57
    86
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.43
    96
    1.82
    121
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    103
    2.06
    105
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.82
    166
    2.78
    143
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    1.27
    128
    38. Alcohol
    1.74
    70
    5.38
    16
    39. Epilepsy
    1.60
    92
    1.29
    115
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    1.51
    139
    41. Drug Use
    1.30
    87
    0.86
    127
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    114
    1.90
    93
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    0.90
    161
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    0.61
    176
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    1.33
    167
    46. Fires
    1.01
    113
    0.30
    163
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    123
    0.38
    165
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.93
    88
    1.27
    79
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.72
    21
    0.66
    29
    50. Appendicitis
    0.66
    41
    0.65
    42
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,805
    13.71
    5,843
    20.44
    2. Kidney Disease
    6,184
    8.65
    3,533
    12.36
    3. Stroke
    5,429
    7.59
    2,225
    7.78
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,083
    7.11
    1,152
    4.03
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,321
    6.04
    2,068
    7.23
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,490
    4.88
    1,109
    3.88
    7. Liver Disease
    3,330
    4.66
    1,203
    4.21
    8. Lung Disease
    2,576
    3.60
    1,570
    5.49
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,565
    3.59
    149
    0.52
    10. Hypertension
    2,507
    3.51
    1,103
    3.86
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,089
    2.92
    478
    1.67
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,362
    1.90
    386
    1.35
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,335
    1.87
    571
    2.00
    14. Suicide
    1,326
    1.85
    285
    1.00
    15. Violence
    1,210
    1.69
    619
    2.17
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,172
    1.64
    490
    1.71
    17. Other Injuries
    1,161
    1.62
    358
    1.25
    18. Falls
    1,114
    1.56
    276
    0.97
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,109
    1.55
    315
    1.10
    20. Lung Cancers
    1,075
    1.50
    274
    0.96
    21. Liver Cancer
    954
    1.33
    509
    1.78
    22. Lymphomas
    883
    1.23
    164
    0.57
    23. Leukemia
    882
    1.23
    227
    0.79
    24. Cervical Cancer
    840
    1.17
    374
    1.31
    25. Breast Cancer
    825
    1.15
    283
    0.99
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.92
    67
    0.23
    27. HIV/AIDS
    609
    0.85
    139
    0.49
    28. Malnutrition
    578
    0.81
    163
    0.57
    29. Tuberculosis
    574
    0.80
    115
    0.40
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    562
    0.79
    178
    0.62
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    507
    0.71
    164
    0.57
    32. Drownings
    470
    0.66
    157
    0.55
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    417
    0.58
    85
    0.30
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    410
    0.57
    122
    0.43
    35. Ovary Cancer
    322
    0.45
    61
    0.21
    36. Skin Cancers
    308
    0.43
    59
    0.21
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    308
    0.43
    139
    0.49
    38. Birth Trauma
    302
    0.42
    198
    0.69
    39. Alcohol
    280
    0.39
    279
    0.98
    40. Epilepsy
    273
    0.38
    74
    0.26
    41. Drug Use
    214
    0.30
    50
    0.17
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    180
    0.25
    42
    0.15
    43. Fires
    175
    0.24
    16
    0.06
    44. Bladder Cancer
    168
    0.23
    28
    0.10
    45. Oral Cancer
    166
    0.23
    64
    0.22
    46. Maternal Conditions
    164
    0.23
    88
    0.31
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    163
    0.23
    20
    0.07
    48. Uterin Cancer
    129
    0.18
    39
    0.14
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    124
    0.17
    31
    0.11
    50. Appendicitis
    110
    0.15
    32
    0.11
    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
    18.33
    73
    20.62
    60
    2. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    10.11
    45
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    13.48
    64
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    10.15
    158
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    6.63
    125
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    5.94
    131
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    10.93
    25
    8. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    3.32
    140
    9. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.91
    74
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    2.18
    169
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    3.88
    86
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    1.27
    128
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    1.51
    139
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    0.90
    161
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    0.61
    176
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    1.33
    167
    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.