NIGER VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,556	6	8,229	+ 15,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,010	32	858	+ 22,153
Lung Disease	3	19,346	20	2,172	+ 17,174
Lung Cancers	4	16,411	67	42	+ 16,369
Stroke	5	16,152	5	8,717	+ 7,434
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,894	1	21,093	- 11,199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,468	37	522	+ 8,946
Prostate Cancer	8	6,527	57	128	+ 6,399
Breast Cancer	9	5,728	29	1,075	+ 4,653
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,662	17	2,630	+ 3,032
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,833	54	138	+ 4,695
Kidney Disease	12	4,017	16	2,732	+ 1,284
Lymphomas	13	3,218	43	350	+ 2,868
Liver Disease	14	3,052	11	4,116	- 1,064
Hypertension	15	2,833	25	1,356	+ 1,478
Suicide	16	2,723	27	1,227	+ 1,496
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,646	47	275	+ 2,371
Alcohol	18	2,639	60	120	+ 2,519
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,534	23	1,806	+ 728
Leukemia	20	2,463	48	258	+ 2,205
Bladder Cancer	21	2,405	53	161	+ 2,244
Falls	22	2,385	26	1,297	+ 1,087
Stomach Cancer	23	2,135	44	300	+ 1,835
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,102	55	132	+ 1,970
Liver Cancer	25	2,048	35	745	+ 1,303
Skin Cancers	26	1,713	45	287	+ 1,426
Other Neoplasms	27	1,667	68	24	+ 1,643
Oral Cancer	28	1,635	49	242	+ 1,393
Ovary Cancer	29	1,619	40	425	+ 1,194
Other Injuries	30	1,531	12	3,826	- 2,295
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,254	34	769	+ 486
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	954	31	1,044	- 91
Road Traffic Accidents	33	941	8	5,946	- 5,005
Drug Use	34	868	58	126	+ 742
Uterin Cancer	35	686	64	86	+ 600
Congenital Anomalies	36	675	10	4,346	- 3,670
Cervical Cancer	37	673	38	487	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	638	3	16,030	- 15,393
Multiple Sclerosis	39	582	69	22	+ 560
Epilepsy	40	551	36	676	- 125
Low Birth Weight	41	514	4	9,560	- 9,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	425	39	467	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	373	70	18	+ 355
Asthma	44	363	22	1,902	- 1,539
Skin Disease	45	348	52	213	+ 135
Anemia	46	322	85	0	+ 322
Violence	47	278	19	2,244	- 1,966
Schizophrenia	48	250	83	0	+ 250
Fires	49	233	28	1,120	- 888
Drownings	50	164	24	1,581	- 1,417
Osteoarthritis	51	112	81	0	+ 112
Meningitis	52	110	9	5,237	- 5,127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	108	80	0	+ 108
Appendicitis	54	101	56	128	- 27
HIV/AIDS	55	99	30	1,048	- 949
Birth Trauma	56	94	7	8,030	- 7,937
Tuberculosis	57	68	13	3,703	- 3,635
Upper Respiratory	58	68	63	94	- 26
Malnutrition	59	62	21	2,170	- 2,108
Hepatitis C	60	38	66	46	- 8
Hepatitis B	61	27	46	279	- 252
Poisonings	62	25	33	771	- 747
Oral conditions	63	18	82	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	10	14	3,317	- 3,307
Otitis Media	65	8	72	1	+ 7
War	66	3	41	409	- 407
Encephalitis	67	2	61	112	- 110
Tetanus	68	2	42	372	- 371
Chlamydia	69	2	71	3	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	62	110	- 108
Measles	71	1	18	2,414	- 2,412
Pertussis	72	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Diphtheria	73	0	65	60	- 60
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Denmark

Niger

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.