Some of the greatest health problems in Ecuador today include malnutrition, diabetes and heart disease, which is the leading cause of death. Malnutrition is when one does not eat enough or does not eat enough of the right things. Other common problems include acute respiratory infections and diarrheic diseases, which have risen dramatically since 1990. With the country's large commercial agricultural industry, the PAHO or Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization has found an extreme increase in the number of illnesses caused by the use of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals. Ecuador has improved its health care over the past decade by concentrating and attempting to organize its system into regional areas. Ecuador's
