NIGER VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,301	5	8,717	+ 24,584
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,983	6	8,229	+ 22,754
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,518	17	2,630	+ 19,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,159	1	21,093	- 1,935
Prostate Cancer	5	14,294	57	128	+ 14,167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,961	37	522	+ 9,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,881	32	858	+ 9,023
Breast Cancer	8	8,234	29	1,075	+ 7,159
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,084	23	1,806	+ 6,277
Kidney Disease	10	7,992	16	2,732	+ 5,260
Other Injuries	11	6,800	12	3,826	+ 2,974
Lung Disease	12	6,395	20	2,172	+ 4,222
Hypertension	13	6,234	25	1,356	+ 4,879
Skin Disease	14	5,406	52	213	+ 5,193
Lymphomas	15	4,396	43	350	+ 4,046
Lung Cancers	16	3,696	67	42	+ 3,654
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,378	34	769	+ 2,610
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,355	54	138	+ 3,217
Violence	19	2,801	19	2,244	+ 557
Leukemia	20	2,519	48	258	+ 2,261
HIV/AIDS	21	2,438	30	1,048	+ 1,390
Stomach Cancer	22	2,400	44	300	+ 2,099
Cervical Cancer	23	2,386	38	487	+ 1,899
Other Neoplasms	24	2,237	68	24	+ 2,213
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,032	8	5,946	- 3,914
Liver Disease	26	1,978	11	4,116	- 2,138
Uterin Cancer	27	1,835	64	86	+ 1,749
Oral Cancer	28	1,547	49	242	+ 1,305
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,546	10	4,346	- 2,799
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,500	80	0	+ 1,500
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,419	47	275	+ 1,143
Ovary Cancer	32	1,344	40	425	+ 920
Liver Cancer	33	1,246	35	745	+ 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,228	31	1,044	+ 184
Asthma	35	1,125	22	1,902	- 777
Oesophagus Cancer	36	997	55	132	+ 865
Anemia	37	965	85	0	+ 965
Epilepsy	38	815	36	676	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	39	812	53	161	+ 651
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	592	3	16,030	- 15,439
Falls	41	572	26	1,297	- 725
Low Birth Weight	42	457	4	9,560	- 9,103
Birth Trauma	43	450	7	8,030	- 7,580
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	402	70	18	+ 385
Meningitis	45	374	9	5,237	- 4,863
Alcohol	46	350	60	120	+ 230
Skin Cancers	47	341	45	287	+ 54
Poisonings	48	178	33	771	- 593
Malnutrition	49	171	21	2,170	- 1,999
Osteoarthritis	50	170	81	0	+ 170
Suicide	51	154	27	1,227	- 1,073
Hepatitis B	52	140	46	279	- 139
Drug Use	53	128	58	126	+ 2
Dengue	54	118	73	0	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	102	39	467	- 365
Maternal Conditions	56	100	14	3,317	- 3,218
Drownings	57	96	24	1,581	- 1,485
Upper Respiratory	58	90	63	94	- 4
Schizophrenia	59	89	83	0	+ 89
Tuberculosis	60	88	13	3,703	- 3,615
Multiple Sclerosis	61	65	69	22	+ 43
Fires	62	49	28	1,120	- 1,072
Oral conditions	63	49	82	0	+ 49
Syphilis	64	34	62	110	- 76
Appendicitis	65	28	56	128	- 100
War	66	3	41	409	- 407
Pertussis	67	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Measles	68	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Diphtheria	69	0	65	60	- 60
Tetanus	70	0	42	372	- 372
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	59	125	- 125
Malaria	76	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	61	112	- 112
Hepatitis C	83	0	66	46	- 46
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.