NICARAGUA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,745	1	5,843	+ 1,902
Stroke	2	3,322	3	2,225	+ 1,097
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,277	8	1,109	+ 169
Hypertension	4	1,188	9	1,103	+ 85
Kidney Disease	5	1,069	2	3,533	- 2,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,035	7	1,152	- 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	800	33	149	+ 651
Low Birth Weight	8	773	13	490	+ 283
Diabetes Mellitus	9	664	4	2,068	- 1,403
Lung Disease	10	663	5	1,570	- 907
Congenital Anomalies	11	619	11	571	+ 48
Lung Cancers	12	558	23	274	+ 284
Birth Trauma	13	540	25	198	+ 342
Breast Cancer	14	492	20	283	+ 209
Liver Disease	15	492	6	1,203	- 711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	446	18	315	+ 130
Tuberculosis	17	403	37	115	+ 289
Asthma	18	290	38	105	+ 185
Stomach Cancer	19	289	14	478	- 189
Lymphomas	20	260	29	164	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	21	202	52	28	+ 174
Other Injuries	22	199	17	358	- 159
Falls	23	187	22	276	- 89
Parkinson's Disease	24	177	42	67	+ 111
Leukemia	25	164	24	227	- 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	158	36	122	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	27	154	16	374	- 220
Suicide	28	152	19	285	- 132
Prostate Cancer	29	152	15	386	- 234
Drug Use	30	140	46	50	+ 89
Pancreas Cancer	31	138	27	178	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	32	131	28	164	- 32
Maternal Conditions	33	130	39	88	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	34	117	34	139	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	102	40	85	+ 17
Violence	36	101	10	619	- 517
Skin Cancers	37	101	45	59	+ 42
Oral Cancer	38	99	43	64	+ 34
Fires	39	90	57	16	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	40	87	44	61	+ 26
Liver Cancer	41	78	12	509	- 430
Drownings	42	64	32	157	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	51	54	20	+ 31
Epilepsy	44	50	41	74	- 24
Meningitis	45	45	51	29	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	46	45	47	42	+ 3
Poisonings	47	41	55	18	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	48	27	35	139	- 112
Pertussis	49	24	67	3	+ 21
Hepatitis B	50	23	62	5	+ 18
Encephalitis	51	21	58	10	+ 10
Skin Disease	52	16	31	162	- 146
Malnutrition	53	12	30	163	- 151
Alcohol	54	12	21	279	- 267
Appendicitis	55	11	49	32	- 20
Uterin Cancer	56	11	48	39	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	57	10	61	7	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	58	8	26	192	- 184
Measles	59	8	78	0	+ 8
Tetanus	60	7	79	0	+ 7
Syphilis	61	6	60	9	- 4
War	62	6	70	1	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	63	3	84	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	50	31	- 28
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	0	72	1	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Algeria

Nicaragua

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.