NIGER VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,204	6	8,229	+ 18,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,029	32	858	+ 20,171
Lung Cancers	3	14,217	67	42	+ 14,175
Lung Disease	4	9,651	20	2,172	+ 7,478
Stroke	5	9,614	5	8,717	+ 897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,553	37	522	+ 6,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,046	1	21,093	- 16,047
Breast Cancer	8	4,013	29	1,075	+ 2,938
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,883	17	2,630	+ 1,252
Lymphomas	10	3,494	43	350	+ 3,144
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,434	54	138	+ 3,296
Falls	12	3,279	26	1,297	+ 1,982
Prostate Cancer	13	3,199	57	128	+ 3,071
Kidney Disease	14	3,108	16	2,732	+ 376
Suicide	15	2,999	27	1,227	+ 1,772
Drug Use	16	2,503	58	126	+ 2,377
Liver Disease	17	2,461	11	4,116	- 1,656
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,281	47	275	+ 2,005
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,195	23	1,806	+ 389
Liver Cancer	20	2,114	35	745	+ 1,369
Leukemia	21	2,104	48	258	+ 1,846
Hypertension	22	1,740	25	1,356	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	23	1,712	53	161	+ 1,550
Other Injuries	24	1,625	12	3,826	- 2,201
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,514	55	132	+ 1,383
Stomach Cancer	26	1,479	44	300	+ 1,178
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,399	34	769	+ 630
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,357	8	5,946	- 4,590
Ovary Cancer	29	1,292	40	425	+ 867
Skin Cancers	30	1,193	45	287	+ 906
Other Neoplasms	31	1,140	68	24	+ 1,116
Oral Cancer	32	1,081	49	242	+ 839
Alcohol	33	1,012	60	120	+ 892
Uterin Cancer	34	803	64	86	+ 717
Congenital Anomalies	35	734	10	4,346	- 3,612
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	571	3	16,030	- 15,460
Multiple Sclerosis	37	470	69	22	+ 448
Skin Disease	38	461	52	213	+ 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	432	39	467	- 35
Violence	40	411	19	2,244	- 1,833
Cervical Cancer	41	392	38	487	- 94
Low Birth Weight	42	376	4	9,560	- 9,184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	300	31	1,044	- 744
Epilepsy	44	261	36	676	- 416
Hepatitis C	45	247	66	46	+ 201
Anemia	46	233	85	0	+ 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	219	70	18	+ 201
Drownings	48	192	24	1,581	- 1,389
Asthma	49	178	22	1,902	- 1,724
Birth Trauma	50	131	7	8,030	- 7,899
Malnutrition	51	131	21	2,170	- 2,039
Fires	52	131	28	1,120	- 990
HIV/AIDS	53	111	30	1,048	- 937
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	97	80	0	+ 97
Osteoarthritis	55	94	81	0	+ 94
Poisonings	56	82	33	771	- 689
Schizophrenia	57	80	83	0	+ 80
Tuberculosis	58	66	13	3,703	- 3,637
Meningitis	59	46	9	5,237	- 5,191
Hepatitis B	60	45	46	279	- 234
Oral conditions	61	34	82	0	+ 34
Appendicitis	62	34	56	128	- 94
Upper Respiratory	63	32	63	94	- 62
Maternal Conditions	64	31	14	3,317	- 3,287
War	65	14	41	409	- 395
Otitis Media	66	5	72	1	+ 4
Syphilis	67	4	62	110	- 106
Encephalitis	68	2	61	112	- 110
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	42	372	- 372
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	74	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	237	- 237
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	59	125	- 125
Chlamydia	83	0	71	3	- 3
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.