NIGER VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,847	6	8,229	+ 11,617
Stroke	2	14,749	5	8,717	+ 6,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,337	1	21,093	- 9,756
Violence	4	8,234	19	2,244	+ 5,990
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,136	17	2,630	+ 4,506
Lung Disease	6	7,108	20	2,172	+ 4,936
Kidney Disease	7	4,512	16	2,732	+ 1,780
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,055	8	5,946	- 1,891
Lung Cancers	9	3,790	67	42	+ 3,748
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,677	32	858	+ 2,819
Hypertension	11	3,450	25	1,356	+ 2,095
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,773	37	522	+ 2,251
Liver Disease	13	2,564	11	4,116	- 1,552
Breast Cancer	14	2,485	29	1,075	+ 1,410
Prostate Cancer	15	2,275	57	128	+ 2,147
Falls	16	2,256	26	1,297	+ 959
Stomach Cancer	17	2,154	44	300	+ 1,853
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,096	34	769	+ 1,327
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,026	23	1,806	+ 220
Suicide	20	1,741	27	1,227	+ 514
Other Injuries	21	1,653	12	3,826	- 2,173
HIV/AIDS	22	1,503	30	1,048	+ 455
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,474	10	4,346	- 2,871
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,436	54	138	+ 1,299
Liver Cancer	25	1,378	35	745	+ 633
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,253	55	132	+ 1,121
Lymphomas	27	1,242	43	350	+ 892
Oral Cancer	28	1,191	49	242	+ 949
Cervical Cancer	29	1,139	38	487	+ 652
Leukemia	30	1,021	48	258	+ 764
Skin Disease	31	859	52	213	+ 647
Alcohol	32	852	60	120	+ 732
Low Birth Weight	33	824	4	9,560	- 8,736
Malnutrition	34	802	21	2,170	- 1,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	677	3	16,030	- 15,353
Bladder Cancer	36	635	53	161	+ 474
Chagas disease	37	604	79	0	+ 604
Skin Cancers	38	602	45	287	+ 316
Drownings	39	591	24	1,581	- 990
Tuberculosis	40	586	13	3,703	- 3,117
Parkinson's Disease	41	571	47	275	+ 296
Other Neoplasms	42	558	68	24	+ 535
Ovary Cancer	43	521	40	425	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	510	31	1,044	- 535
Birth Trauma	45	452	7	8,030	- 7,578
Epilepsy	46	391	36	676	- 286
Uterin Cancer	47	333	64	86	+ 247
Asthma	48	311	22	1,902	- 1,591
Drug Use	49	295	58	126	+ 169
Anemia	50	289	85	0	+ 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	263	39	467	- 204
Hepatitis C	52	234	66	46	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	53	180	14	3,317	- 3,137
Meningitis	54	163	9	5,237	- 5,075
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	131	80	0	+ 131
War	56	130	41	409	- 279
Appendicitis	57	128	56	128	- 0
Fires	58	123	28	1,120	- 997
Hepatitis B	59	93	46	279	- 186
Schizophrenia	60	79	83	0	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	71	70	18	+ 54
Schistosomiasis	62	71	50	237	- 166
Leishmaniasis	63	52	51	237	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	64	43	69	22	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	65	40	81	0	+ 40
Poisonings	66	38	33	771	- 734
Upper Respiratory	67	31	63	94	- 63
Syphilis	68	27	62	110	- 83
Leprosy	69	21	76	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	70	11	72	1	+ 10
Tetanus	71	11	42	372	- 362
Encephalitis	72	8	61	112	- 104
Oral conditions	73	7	82	0	+ 7
Malaria	74	5	2	17,022	- 17,017
Pertussis	75	4	15	2,858	- 2,854
Dengue	76	2	73	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	59	125	- 124
Diphtheria	79	1	65	60	- 60
Chlamydia	80	1	71	3	- 2
Measles	81	0	18	2,414	- 2,413
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	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.