NIGER VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,120	6	8,229	+ 69,890
Stroke	2	39,833	5	8,717	+ 31,116
Lung Cancers	3	18,040	67	42	+ 17,998
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	13,895	37	522	+ 13,373
Lung Disease	5	13,398	20	2,172	+ 11,226
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,459	17	2,630	+ 9,829
Kidney Disease	7	8,837	16	2,732	+ 6,105
Hypertension	8	6,995	25	1,356	+ 5,639
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,769	32	858	+ 5,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	6,483	1	21,093	- 14,610
Breast Cancer	11	6,465	29	1,075	+ 5,390
Falls	12	6,185	26	1,297	+ 4,888
Liver Disease	13	5,868	11	4,116	+ 1,752
Prostate Cancer	14	5,408	57	128	+ 5,280
Stomach Cancer	15	4,992	44	300	+ 4,691
Pancreas Cancer	16	4,788	54	138	+ 4,650
Suicide	17	4,292	27	1,227	+ 3,065
Lymphomas	18	3,531	43	350	+ 3,181
Liver Cancer	19	3,182	35	745	+ 2,437
Bladder Cancer	20	3,169	53	161	+ 3,007
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,899	34	769	+ 2,130
Leukemia	22	2,763	48	258	+ 2,506
Other Injuries	23	2,715	12	3,826	- 1,110
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,685	47	275	+ 2,410
Oral Cancer	25	2,145	49	242	+ 1,903
Skin Cancers	26	2,106	45	287	+ 1,819
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,083	8	5,946	- 3,863
Ovary Cancer	28	1,957	40	425	+ 1,533
Other Neoplasms	29	1,797	68	24	+ 1,773
Alcohol	30	1,389	60	120	+ 1,269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,313	31	1,044	+ 268
Uterin Cancer	32	1,265	64	86	+ 1,179
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,201	55	132	+ 1,070
Cervical Cancer	34	987	38	487	+ 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	868	39	467	+ 401
Epilepsy	36	600	36	676	- 77
Congenital Anomalies	37	599	10	4,346	- 3,747
Drownings	38	545	24	1,581	- 1,036
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	520	3	16,030	- 15,510
Schizophrenia	40	502	83	0	+ 502
Asthma	41	467	22	1,902	- 1,435
Endocrine Disorders	42	460	23	1,806	- 1,346
Drug Use	43	447	58	126	+ 321
Tuberculosis	44	390	13	3,703	- 3,313
Multiple Sclerosis	45	348	69	22	+ 326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	298	70	18	+ 280
Hepatitis C	47	284	66	46	+ 238
Violence	48	283	19	2,244	- 1,960
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	271	80	0	+ 271
Fires	50	217	28	1,120	- 904
Hepatitis B	51	109	46	279	- 170
Meningitis	52	103	9	5,237	- 5,134
Anemia	53	100	85	0	+ 100
Poisonings	54	100	33	771	- 671
Birth Trauma	55	70	7	8,030	- 7,960
Low Birth Weight	56	64	4	9,560	- 9,496
Appendicitis	57	55	56	128	- 73
Skin Disease	58	49	52	213	- 164
HIV/AIDS	59	48	30	1,048	- 1,000
Otitis Media	60	21	72	1	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	61	14	14	3,317	- 3,303
Iodine Deficiency	62	13	77	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	11	63	94	- 83
Oral conditions	64	11	82	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	65	5	61	112	- 108
Leishmaniasis	66	3	51	237	- 234
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	68	2	42	372	- 370
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Malnutrition	70	1	21	2,170	- 2,169
Syphilis	71	0	62	110	- 110
Diphtheria	72	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	73	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	74	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	59	125	- 125
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	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.