NIGER VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,206	6	8,229	+ 12,976
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,341	32	858	+ 14,483
Stroke	3	10,167	5	8,717	+ 1,450
Lung Cancers	4	8,629	67	42	+ 8,587
Lung Disease	5	8,352	20	2,172	+ 6,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,110	37	522	+ 5,588
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,400	17	2,630	+ 1,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,375	1	21,093	- 16,718
Prostate Cancer	9	3,706	57	128	+ 3,579
Breast Cancer	10	3,351	29	1,075	+ 2,276
Suicide	11	3,100	27	1,227	+ 1,873
Kidney Disease	12	3,089	16	2,732	+ 357
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,068	54	138	+ 2,930
Falls	14	3,066	26	1,297	+ 1,769
Lymphomas	15	2,990	43	350	+ 2,640
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,291	23	1,806	+ 485
Skin Cancers	17	2,282	45	287	+ 1,995
Leukemia	18	2,092	48	258	+ 1,835
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,004	47	275	+ 1,728
Liver Cancer	20	2,004	35	745	+ 1,259
Drug Use	21	1,754	58	126	+ 1,628
Other Injuries	22	1,616	12	3,826	- 2,209
Hypertension	23	1,605	25	1,356	+ 250
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,546	34	769	+ 777
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,470	55	132	+ 1,338
Liver Disease	26	1,399	11	4,116	- 2,718
Stomach Cancer	27	1,267	44	300	+ 967
Other Neoplasms	28	1,232	68	24	+ 1,208
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,225	8	5,946	- 4,721
Bladder Cancer	30	1,168	53	161	+ 1,007
Ovary Cancer	31	987	40	425	+ 562
Oral Cancer	32	957	49	242	+ 715
Congenital Anomalies	33	699	10	4,346	- 3,646
Skin Disease	34	585	52	213	+ 372
Uterin Cancer	35	516	64	86	+ 430
Asthma	36	448	22	1,902	- 1,454
Alcohol	37	374	60	120	+ 253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	373	39	467	- 94
Cervical Cancer	39	336	38	487	- 151
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	291	3	16,030	- 15,739
Epilepsy	41	280	36	676	- 396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	272	31	1,044	- 773
Low Birth Weight	43	244	4	9,560	- 9,316
Violence	44	240	19	2,244	- 2,004
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	225	70	18	+ 208
Multiple Sclerosis	46	185	69	22	+ 162
Drownings	47	174	24	1,581	- 1,407
Hepatitis C	48	170	66	46	+ 125
Anemia	49	155	85	0	+ 155
Birth Trauma	50	138	7	8,030	- 7,893
Malnutrition	51	115	21	2,170	- 2,055
Osteoarthritis	52	112	81	0	+ 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	70	80	0	+ 70
Schizophrenia	54	63	83	0	+ 63
Fires	55	54	28	1,120	- 1,067
Tuberculosis	56	52	13	3,703	- 3,651
HIV/AIDS	57	49	30	1,048	- 999
Hepatitis B	58	40	46	279	- 238
Oral conditions	59	39	82	0	+ 39
Meningitis	60	37	9	5,237	- 5,201
Poisonings	61	34	33	771	- 737
Appendicitis	62	26	56	128	- 102
Maternal Conditions	63	20	14	3,317	- 3,297
Upper Respiratory	64	17	63	94	- 77
War	65	8	41	409	- 402
Otitis Media	66	6	72	1	+ 5
Syphilis	67	3	62	110	- 107
Encephalitis	68	3	61	112	- 110
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,856
Tetanus	70	1	42	372	- 371
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	59	125	- 125
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	82	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Australia

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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.