NIGER VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,386	1	21,093	+ 3,293
Tuberculosis	2	21,927	13	3,703	+ 18,224
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,834	3	16,030	+ 5,804
HIV/AIDS	4	17,493	30	1,048	+ 16,446
Stroke	5	15,308	5	8,717	+ 6,591
Malaria	6	15,287	2	17,022	- 1,735
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,519	6	8,229	+ 5,289
Low Birth Weight	8	10,385	4	9,560	+ 825
Birth Trauma	9	10,217	7	8,030	+ 2,186
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,344	8	5,946	+ 2,398
Measles	11	7,576	18	2,414	+ 5,162
Hypertension	12	5,837	25	1,356	+ 4,482
Maternal Conditions	13	5,474	14	3,317	+ 2,157
Liver Disease	14	5,376	11	4,116	+ 1,260
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,320	17	2,630	+ 2,690
Meningitis	16	4,730	9	5,237	- 507
Violence	17	4,702	19	2,244	+ 2,458
Lung Disease	18	4,457	20	2,172	+ 2,285
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,615	10	4,346	- 730
Asthma	20	3,546	22	1,902	+ 1,644
Kidney Disease	21	3,311	16	2,732	+ 578
Malnutrition	22	3,220	21	2,170	+ 1,050
Other Injuries	23	2,893	12	3,826	- 933
Suicide	24	2,727	27	1,227	+ 1,500
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,972	23	1,806	+ 166
Breast Cancer	26	1,605	29	1,075	+ 529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,479	31	1,044	+ 434
War	28	1,462	41	409	+ 1,052
Tetanus	29	1,307	42	372	+ 934
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,258	34	769	+ 489
Pertussis	31	1,236	15	2,858	- 1,621
Cervical Cancer	32	1,073	38	487	+ 586
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	950	32	858	+ 92
Drownings	34	943	24	1,581	- 638
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	904	39	467	+ 437
Falls	36	845	26	1,297	- 452
Schistosomiasis	37	789	50	237	+ 552
Prostate Cancer	38	729	57	128	+ 601
Fires	39	661	28	1,120	- 459
Poisonings	40	625	33	771	- 147
Syphilis	41	560	62	110	+ 450
Lymphomas	42	555	43	350	+ 205
Epilepsy	43	554	36	676	- 123
Liver Cancer	44	544	35	745	- 201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	543	37	522	+ 21
Oral Cancer	46	424	49	242	+ 182
Leukemia	47	411	48	258	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	48	313	47	275	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	49	305	44	300	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	50	298	40	425	- 127
Appendicitis	51	288	56	128	+ 160
Alcohol	52	288	60	120	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	53	225	55	132	+ 93
Skin Disease	54	224	52	213	+ 12
Lung Cancers	55	218	67	42	+ 176
Leishmaniasis	56	212	51	237	- 25
Drug Use	57	204	58	126	+ 78
Skin Cancers	58	200	45	287	- 87
Trypanosomiasis	59	185	78	0	+ 185
Pancreas Cancer	60	171	54	138	+ 33
Hepatitis B	61	154	46	279	- 125
Encephalitis	62	131	61	112	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	63	114	63	94	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	64	109	53	161	- 53
Uterin Cancer	65	91	64	86	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	70	70	18	+ 52
Diphtheria	67	50	65	60	- 11
Otitis Media	68	29	72	1	+ 28
Hepatitis C	69	26	66	46	- 19
Other Neoplasms	70	22	68	24	- 2
Ascariasis	71	22	59	125	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	72	18	69	22	- 5
Chlamydia	73	9	71	3	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Central Africa

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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.