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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Ecuador and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Ecuador ECUADOR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    56.6
    59.6
    58.0
    87
    88
    88
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    61.4
    65.3
    63.3
    86
    87
    87
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    66.7
    71.5
    69.0
    65
    81
    78
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.8
    76.0
    72.8
    57
    51
    52
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    76.4
    80.5
    78.4
    39
    45
    41
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.5
    39
    45
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age
    76.4
    80.5
    39
    45
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    77.6
    81.5
    39
    41
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    77.7
    81.6
    39
    41
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.7
    39
    41
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    78.1
    81.9
    39
    41
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    78.5
    82.0
    39
    41
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    78.9
    82.2
    39
    40
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    79.3
    82.4
    38
    39
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    79.7
    82.6
    35
    40
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    80.1
    82.8
    32
    40
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    80.6
    83.2
    31
    39
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    81.2
    83.7
    31
    38
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    82.0
    84.3
    34
    40
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    83.0
    85.1
    36
    40
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.3
    37
    40
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.5
    38
    41
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.0
    49
    45
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.1
    66
    52
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.99
    153
    83.76
    128
    2. Kidney Disease
    37.41
    28
    35.72
    35
    3. Stroke
    32.47
    146
    80.50
    93
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28.80
    87
    83.23
    40
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.62
    95
    74.67
    16
    6. Liver Disease
    20.76
    87
    18.41
    95
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.60
    73
    22.70
    61
    8. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    35.20
    22
    9. Lung Disease
    14.62
    145
    31.41
    47
    10. Hypertension
    14.49
    109
    33.86
    36
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.34
    140
    16.44
    118
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    3.68
    137
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    20.99
    37
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    18.21
    76
    15. Suicide
    7.68
    103
    23.49
    8
    16. Violence
    7.07
    66
    37.54
    8
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    8.90
    89
    18. Other Injuries
    6.75
    102
    10.77
    57
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    18.34
    64
    20. Falls
    6.58
    77
    2.99
    150
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.22
    84
    6.23
    83
    22. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    5.46
    87
    23. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    6.08
    39
    24. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.34
    108
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.66
    92
    7.16
    63
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    105
    3.36
    130
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    3.85
    115
    28. HIV/AIDS
    3.70
    81
    121.35
    9
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    4.98
    65
    30. Tuberculosis
    3.49
    94
    39.83
    26
    31. Malnutrition
    3.21
    67
    4.41
    56
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.98
    112
    11.70
    14
    33. Drownings
    2.71
    80
    4.06
    44
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.43
    96
    4.52
    65
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.38
    103
    33.37
    46
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.82
    166
    12.75
    17
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    2.47
    53
    38. Alcohol
    1.74
    70
    1.93
    61
    39. Epilepsy
    1.60
    92
    3.28
    22
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    2.15
    99
    41. Drug Use
    1.30
    87
    1.52
    67
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    114
    3.36
    78
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    8.50
    16
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    2.19
    83
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    3.18
    80
    46. Fires
    1.01
    113
    6.64
    4
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    123
    2.04
    70
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.93
    88
    2.65
    62
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.72
    21
    0.88
    11
    50. Appendicitis
    0.66
    41
    0.51
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ecuador ECUADOR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,805
    13.71
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Kidney Disease
    6,184
    8.65
    15,302
    3.37
    3. Stroke
    5,429
    7.59
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,083
    7.11
    39,341
    8.65
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,321
    6.04
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,490
    4.88
    13,014
    2.86
    7. Liver Disease
    3,330
    4.66
    9,013
    1.98
    8. Lung Disease
    2,576
    3.60
    11,895
    2.62
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,565
    3.59
    4,676
    1.03
    10. Hypertension
    2,507
    3.51
    12,789
    2.81
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,089
    2.92
    1,535
    0.34
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,362
    1.90
    4,374
    0.96
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,335
    1.87
    4,351
    0.96
    14. Suicide
    1,326
    1.85
    13,774
    3.03
    15. Violence
    1,210
    1.69
    21,000
    4.62
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,172
    1.64
    6,250
    1.37
    17. Other Injuries
    1,161
    1.62
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Falls
    1,114
    1.56
    1,399
    0.31
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,109
    1.55
    3,587
    0.79
    20. Lung Cancers
    1,075
    1.50
    7,705
    1.70
    21. Liver Cancer
    954
    1.33
    2,383
    0.52
    22. Lymphomas
    883
    1.23
    2,818
    0.62
    23. Leukemia
    882
    1.23
    1,464
    0.32
    24. Cervical Cancer
    840
    1.17
    5,555
    1.22
    25. Breast Cancer
    825
    1.15
    4,533
    1.00
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.92
    1,077
    0.24
    27. HIV/AIDS
    609
    0.85
    71,996
    15.84
    28. Malnutrition
    578
    0.81
    2,381
    0.52
    29. Tuberculosis
    574
    0.80
    21,965
    4.83
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    562
    0.79
    2,007
    0.44
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    507
    0.71
    5,890
    1.30
    32. Drownings
    470
    0.66
    2,403
    0.53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    417
    0.58
    1,894
    0.42
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    410
    0.57
    15,843
    3.49
    35. Ovary Cancer
    322
    0.45
    951
    0.21
    36. Skin Cancers
    308
    0.43
    993
    0.22
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    308
    0.43
    5,408
    1.19
    38. Birth Trauma
    302
    0.42
    3,004
    0.66
    39. Alcohol
    280
    0.39
    987
    0.22
    40. Epilepsy
    273
    0.38
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Drug Use
    214
    0.30
    770
    0.17
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    180
    0.25
    3,486
    0.77
    43. Fires
    175
    0.24
    3,618
    0.80
    44. Bladder Cancer
    168
    0.23
    829
    0.18
    45. Oral Cancer
    166
    0.23
    1,406
    0.31
    46. Maternal Conditions
    164
    0.23
    1,700
    0.37
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    163
    0.23
    1,015
    0.22
    48. Uterin Cancer
    129
    0.18
    512
    0.11
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    124
    0.17
    376
    0.08
    50. Appendicitis
    110
    0.15
    274
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ecuador ECUADOR   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    73
    35.20
    22
    2. Stomach Cancer
    12.80
    19
    3.68
    137
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    84
    20.99
    37
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.88
    161
    18.21
    76
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    120
    8.90
    89
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.69
    125
    18.34
    64
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.94
    78
    5.46
    87
    8. Lymphomas
    5.50
    63
    6.08
    39
    9. Leukemia
    5.25
    16
    3.34
    108
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.86
    114
    3.85
    115
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.51
    100
    4.98
    65
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.80
    100
    2.47
    53
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.53
    137
    2.15
    99
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.12
    149
    8.50
    16
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.03
    157
    2.19
    83
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.02
    175
    3.18
    80
    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.