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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
ECUADOR VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Ecuador and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Ecuador ECUADOR   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    56.6
    59.6
    58.0
    87
    88
    88
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    61.4
    65.3
    63.3
    86
    87
    87
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.7
    71.5
    69.0
    65
    81
    78
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.8
    76.0
    72.8
    57
    51
    52
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.4
    80.5
    78.4
    39
    45
    41
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.5
    39
    45
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    77.6
    81.5
    39
    41
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    77.7
    81.6
    39
    41
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.7
    39
    41
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    78.1
    81.9
    39
    41
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    78.5
    82.0
    39
    41
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    78.9
    82.2
    39
    40
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.3
    82.4
    38
    39
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    79.7
    82.6
    35
    40
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.8
    32
    40
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    80.6
    83.2
    31
    39
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.2
    83.7
    31
    38
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.0
    84.3
    34
    40
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.0
    85.1
    36
    40
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.3
    37
    40
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.5
    38
    41
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.0
    49
    45
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.1
    66
    52
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.99
    153
    105.37
    99
    2. Kidney Disease
    37.41
    28
    12.98
    129
    3. Stroke
    32.47
    146
    162.14
    15
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28.80
    87
    22.75
    104
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.62
    95
    11.82
    137
    6. Liver Disease
    20.76
    87
    14.33
    111
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.60
    73
    22.21
    64
    8. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    2.38
    178
    9. Lung Disease
    14.62
    145
    87.71
    5
    10. Hypertension
    14.49
    109
    18.24
    92
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.34
    140
    16.26
    122
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    11.99
    21
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    4.11
    136
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    7.80
    177
    15. Suicide
    7.68
    103
    8.20
    95
    16. Violence
    7.07
    66
    3.97
    101
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    10.37
    70
    18. Other Injuries
    6.75
    102
    5.48
    125
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    37.70
    4
    20. Falls
    6.58
    77
    6.34
    79
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.22
    84
    3.79
    139
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    16.66
    12
    23. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    1.84
    175
    24. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.44
    99
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.66
    92
    4.39
    98
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    105
    3.78
    113
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    2.96
    147
    28. HIV/AIDS
    3.70
    81
    2.53
    100
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    4.85
    68
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.49
    94
    57.14
    16
    31. Malnutrition
    3.21
    67
    1.25
    93
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.98
    112
    1.60
    160
    33. Drownings
    2.71
    80
    4.46
    35
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.43
    96
    5.64
    51
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    103
    1.70
    109
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.82
    166
    2.40
    153
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    0.55
    160
    38. Alcohol
    1.74
    70
    1.00
    116
    39. Epilepsy
    1.60
    92
    0.98
    137
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    0.78
    168
    41. Drug Use
    1.30
    87
    1.24
    89
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    114
    2.66
    86
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    3.80
    49
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    1.61
    120
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    1.62
    152
    46. Fires
    1.01
    113
    0.90
    118
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    123
    6.87
    15
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.93
    88
    1.02
    84
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.72
    21
    0.65
    30
    50. Appendicitis
    0.66
    41
    0.19
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ecuador ECUADOR   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,805
    13.71
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Kidney Disease
    6,184
    8.65
    3,959
    1.85
    3. Stroke
    5,429
    7.59
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,083
    7.11
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,321
    6.04
    3,671
    1.71
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,490
    4.88
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Liver Disease
    3,330
    4.66
    4,506
    2.10
    8. Lung Disease
    2,576
    3.60
    26,178
    12.22
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,565
    3.59
    4,340
    2.03
    10. Hypertension
    2,507
    3.51
    5,368
    2.51
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,089
    2.92
    3,771
    1.76
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,362
    1.90
    219
    0.10
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,335
    1.87
    991
    0.46
    14. Suicide
    1,326
    1.85
    2,407
    1.12
    15. Violence
    1,210
    1.69
    1,082
    0.50
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,172
    1.64
    1,208
    0.56
    17. Other Injuries
    1,161
    1.62
    1,531
    0.71
    18. Falls
    1,114
    1.56
    1,801
    0.84
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,109
    1.55
    3,232
    1.51
    20. Lung Cancers
    1,075
    1.50
    11,893
    5.55
    21. Liver Cancer
    954
    1.33
    5,326
    2.49
    22. Lymphomas
    883
    1.23
    560
    0.26
    23. Leukemia
    882
    1.23
    965
    0.45
    24. Cervical Cancer
    840
    1.17
    704
    0.33
    25. Breast Cancer
    825
    1.15
    1,366
    0.64
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.92
    1,155
    0.54
    27. HIV/AIDS
    609
    0.85
    753
    0.35
    28. Malnutrition
    578
    0.81
    317
    0.15
    29. Tuberculosis
    574
    0.80
    17,417
    8.13
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    562
    0.79
    1,525
    0.71
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    507
    0.71
    452
    0.21
    32. Drownings
    470
    0.66
    1,126
    0.53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    417
    0.58
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    410
    0.57
    374
    0.17
    35. Ovary Cancer
    322
    0.45
    532
    0.25
    36. Skin Cancers
    308
    0.43
    168
    0.08
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    308
    0.43
    684
    0.32
    38. Birth Trauma
    302
    0.42
    736
    0.34
    39. Alcohol
    280
    0.39
    304
    0.14
    40. Epilepsy
    273
    0.38
    266
    0.12
    41. Drug Use
    214
    0.30
    356
    0.17
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    180
    0.25
    1,222
    0.57
    43. Fires
    175
    0.24
    253
    0.12
    44. Bladder Cancer
    168
    0.23
    500
    0.23
    45. Oral Cancer
    166
    0.23
    513
    0.24
    46. Maternal Conditions
    164
    0.23
    252
    0.12
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    163
    0.23
    2,093
    0.98
    48. Uterin Cancer
    129
    0.18
    138
    0.06
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    124
    0.17
    198
    0.09
    50. Appendicitis
    110
    0.15
    57
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    2.38
    178
    2. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    11.99
    21
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    4.11
    136
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    7.80
    177
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    10.37
    70
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    37.70
    4
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    16.66
    12
    8. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    1.84
    175
    9. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.44
    99
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    2.96
    147
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    4.85
    68
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    0.55
    160
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    0.78
    168
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    3.80
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    1.61
    120
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    1.62
    152
    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.