What is the difference in burden of disease between Canada and Ecuador?

91 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ecuador?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Ecuador: Burden of disease

Canada

28,546 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Ecuador

28,637 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Canada rank

149th

Ecuador rank

147th

Burden of disease over time

Canada
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 28,637 DALYs per 100,000 people against 28,546 DALYs per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 91 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Canada ranks 149th and Ecuador ranks 147th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26,203 DALYs per 100,000 people	27,334 DALYs per 100,000 people	1,132 DALYs per 100,000 people	Ecuador
2010s	26,552 DALYs per 100,000 people	24,037 DALYs per 100,000 people	2,515 DALYs per 100,000 people	Canada
2020s	28,543 DALYs per 100,000 people	29,192 DALYs per 100,000 people	648.9 DALYs per 100,000 people	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Canada or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 28,637 DALYs per 100,000 people against 28,546 DALYs per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Canada and Ecuador?: 91 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ecuador?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Canada and Ecuador rank globally for burden of disease?: Canada ranks 149th and Ecuador ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Burden of disease
Unit: DALYs per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.