NIGER VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,919	6	8,229	+ 12,690
Lung Disease	2	15,618	20	2,172	+ 13,446
Stroke	3	10,729	5	8,717	+ 2,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,274	1	21,093	- 15,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,044	3	16,030	- 10,987
Liver Disease	6	4,930	11	4,116	+ 814
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,882	17	2,630	+ 2,252
Kidney Disease	8	4,426	16	2,732	+ 1,694
Tuberculosis	9	4,103	13	3,703	+ 400
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,677	8	5,946	- 2,269
Stomach Cancer	11	3,518	44	300	+ 3,217
Falls	12	3,304	26	1,297	+ 2,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,113	32	858	+ 2,255
Low Birth Weight	14	2,359	4	9,560	- 7,200
Asthma	15	2,315	22	1,902	+ 413
Hypertension	16	2,279	25	1,356	+ 923
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,013	39	467	+ 1,546
HIV/AIDS	18	1,727	30	1,048	+ 679
Birth Trauma	19	1,527	7	8,030	- 6,504
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,497	10	4,346	- 2,849
Lung Cancers	21	1,312	67	42	+ 1,270
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,303	55	132	+ 1,171
Oral Cancer	23	1,282	49	242	+ 1,040
Other Injuries	24	1,269	12	3,826	- 2,556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,150	31	1,044	+ 106
Suicide	26	1,046	27	1,227	- 181
Liver Cancer	27	1,040	35	745	+ 295
Parkinson's Disease	28	935	47	275	+ 660
Cervical Cancer	29	908	38	487	+ 421
Encephalitis	30	835	61	112	+ 722
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	720	37	522	+ 198
Drownings	32	605	24	1,581	- 976
Pancreas Cancer	33	594	54	138	+ 456
Leukemia	34	553	48	258	+ 295
Violence	35	546	19	2,244	- 1,698
Meningitis	36	513	9	5,237	- 4,724
Ovary Cancer	37	424	40	425	- 0
Epilepsy	38	411	36	676	- 265
Endocrine Disorders	39	327	23	1,806	- 1,480
Syphilis	40	316	62	110	+ 207
Skin Cancers	41	275	45	287	- 12
Maternal Conditions	42	272	14	3,317	- 3,045
Breast Cancer	43	236	29	1,075	- 840
Fires	44	234	28	1,120	- 886
Inflammatory/Heart	45	228	34	769	- 540
Skin Disease	46	217	52	213	+ 4
Drug Use	47	204	58	126	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	48	193	53	161	+ 32
Alcohol	49	178	60	120	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	158	70	18	+ 141
Appendicitis	51	150	56	128	+ 22
Lymphomas	52	144	43	350	- 206
Hepatitis B	53	121	46	279	- 158
Malnutrition	54	103	21	2,170	- 2,067
Prostate Cancer	55	101	57	128	- 27
Dengue	56	99	73	0	+ 99
Other Neoplasms	57	64	68	24	+ 40
Measles	58	61	18	2,414	- 2,353
Poisonings	59	57	33	771	- 715
Tetanus	60	41	42	372	- 331
Upper Respiratory	61	30	63	94	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	62	30	69	22	+ 8
Pertussis	63	28	15	2,858	- 2,829
Hepatitis C	64	27	66	46	- 18
Leishmaniasis	65	27	51	237	- 210
Ascariasis	66	5	59	125	- 119
Chlamydia	67	3	71	3	+ 0
War	68	3	41	409	- 407
Otitis Media	69	1	72	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	65	60	- 60
Uterin Cancer	71	0	64	86	- 86
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	82	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	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.