NIGER VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,080	6	8,229	+ 6,851
Stroke	2	13,734	5	8,717	+ 5,017
Kidney Disease	3	5,737	16	2,732	+ 3,005
Lung Disease	4	5,734	20	2,172	+ 3,562
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,645	32	858	+ 4,787
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,532	1	21,093	- 15,561
Hypertension	7	5,387	25	1,356	+ 4,031
Stomach Cancer	8	5,124	44	300	+ 4,824
Lung Cancers	9	4,873	67	42	+ 4,831
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,483	17	2,630	+ 1,853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,266	37	522	+ 3,744
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,989	8	5,946	- 1,957
Liver Disease	13	3,736	11	4,116	- 380
Prostate Cancer	14	3,437	57	128	+ 3,309
Suicide	15	2,400	27	1,227	+ 1,173
Breast Cancer	16	2,383	29	1,075	+ 1,308
Pancreas Cancer	17	2,211	54	138	+ 2,074
Lymphomas	18	1,967	43	350	+ 1,617
Liver Cancer	19	1,932	35	745	+ 1,187
Other Neoplasms	20	1,916	68	24	+ 1,892
Other Injuries	21	1,849	12	3,826	- 1,976
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,816	23	1,806	+ 9
Falls	23	1,276	26	1,297	- 21
Leukemia	24	1,241	48	258	+ 983
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,211	10	4,346	- 3,135
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,115	47	275	+ 840
Cervical Cancer	27	1,100	38	487	+ 614
Skin Disease	28	1,077	52	213	+ 865
Violence	29	1,050	19	2,244	- 1,194
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,019	55	132	+ 887
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,001	34	769	+ 232
Bladder Cancer	32	905	53	161	+ 744
HIV/AIDS	33	761	30	1,048	- 287
Skin Cancers	34	742	45	287	+ 455
Ovary Cancer	35	726	40	425	+ 301
Low Birth Weight	36	617	4	9,560	- 8,942
Malnutrition	37	593	21	2,170	- 1,577
Tuberculosis	38	579	13	3,703	- 3,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	472	3	16,030	- 15,559
Oral Cancer	40	433	49	242	+ 191
Fires	41	417	28	1,120	- 703
Asthma	42	416	22	1,902	- 1,486
Epilepsy	43	415	36	676	- 261
Drownings	44	399	24	1,581	- 1,181
Uterin Cancer	45	388	64	86	+ 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	315	31	1,044	- 729
Alcohol	47	292	60	120	+ 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	263	70	18	+ 246
Anemia	49	254	85	0	+ 254
Drug Use	50	210	58	126	+ 83
Osteoarthritis	51	185	81	0	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	147	39	467	- 319
Meningitis	53	134	9	5,237	- 5,103
Birth Trauma	54	123	7	8,030	- 7,907
Chagas disease	55	111	79	0	+ 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	103	80	0	+ 103
Poisonings	57	96	33	771	- 675
Schizophrenia	58	53	83	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	52	56	128	- 76
Hepatitis B	60	42	46	279	- 237
Hepatitis C	61	38	66	46	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	37	69	22	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	63	33	14	3,317	- 3,284
War	64	19	41	409	- 390
Oral conditions	65	7	82	0	+ 7
Syphilis	66	7	62	110	- 103
Upper Respiratory	67	6	63	94	- 88
Pertussis	68	4	15	2,858	- 2,854
Tetanus	69	2	42	372	- 370
Encephalitis	70	2	61	112	- 110
Otitis Media	71	2	72	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	75	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	81	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	82	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	50	237	- 237
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.