NIGER VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	38,010	5	8,717	+ 29,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,956	6	8,229	+ 24,726
Lung Disease	3	18,019	20	2,172	+ 15,847
Lung Cancers	4	13,288	67	42	+ 13,246
Stomach Cancer	5	7,412	44	300	+ 7,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,664	32	858	+ 4,806
Hypertension	7	5,603	25	1,356	+ 4,247
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,656	8	5,946	- 1,290
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,621	37	522	+ 4,099
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,519	55	132	+ 4,387
Kidney Disease	11	3,577	16	2,732	+ 845
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,411	1	21,093	- 17,683
Liver Cancer	13	3,366	35	745	+ 2,621
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,008	17	2,630	+ 377
Liver Disease	15	2,709	11	4,116	- 1,408
Falls	16	2,584	26	1,297	+ 1,286
Suicide	17	2,164	27	1,227	+ 937
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,075	54	138	+ 1,937
Breast Cancer	19	1,726	29	1,075	+ 650
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,315	47	275	+ 1,040
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,216	39	467	+ 749
Leukemia	22	1,082	48	258	+ 824
Lymphomas	23	1,076	43	350	+ 726
Oral Cancer	24	1,018	49	242	+ 776
Other Injuries	25	1,006	12	3,826	- 2,819
Drownings	26	982	24	1,581	- 598
Cervical Cancer	27	961	38	487	+ 474
Prostate Cancer	28	950	57	128	+ 822
Bladder Cancer	29	705	53	161	+ 543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	702	31	1,044	- 343
Congenital Anomalies	31	681	10	4,346	- 3,665
Tuberculosis	32	647	13	3,703	- 3,056
Inflammatory/Heart	33	557	34	769	- 211
HIV/AIDS	34	535	30	1,048	- 513
Ovary Cancer	35	522	40	425	+ 97
Poisonings	36	479	33	771	- 292
Endocrine Disorders	37	476	23	1,806	- 1,330
Drug Use	38	450	58	126	+ 324
Asthma	39	431	22	1,902	- 1,471
Low Birth Weight	40	402	4	9,560	- 9,157
Skin Cancers	41	366	45	287	+ 79
Alcohol	42	355	60	120	+ 234
Birth Trauma	43	328	7	8,030	- 7,702
Malnutrition	44	242	21	2,170	- 1,928
Uterin Cancer	45	219	64	86	+ 132
Epilepsy	46	211	36	676	- 465
Violence	47	207	19	2,244	- 2,037
Fires	48	195	28	1,120	- 925
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	188	70	18	+ 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	162	3	16,030	- 15,868
Meningitis	51	106	9	5,237	- 5,131
Skin Disease	52	97	52	213	- 116
Other Neoplasms	53	81	68	24	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	54	67	14	3,317	- 3,250
Encephalitis	55	52	61	112	- 60
Hepatitis B	56	51	46	279	- 228
Upper Respiratory	57	50	63	94	- 44
Syphilis	58	34	62	110	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	59	32	69	22	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	27	56	128	- 101
War	61	17	41	409	- 393
Measles	62	10	18	2,414	- 2,403
Tetanus	63	9	42	372	- 363
Pertussis	64	9	15	2,858	- 2,849
Schistosomiasis	65	7	50	237	- 230
Hepatitis C	66	2	66	46	- 44
Chlamydia	67	1	71	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	59	125	- 124
Otitis Media	69	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.