NIGER VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,788	1	21,093	- 4,305
Tuberculosis	2	9,989	13	3,703	+ 6,286
Measles	3	9,645	18	2,414	+ 7,232
Malaria	4	9,545	2	17,022	- 7,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,428	3	16,030	- 6,603
Stroke	6	8,354	5	8,717	- 363
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,924	6	8,229	- 305
Low Birth Weight	8	7,914	4	9,560	- 1,646
Birth Trauma	9	7,550	7	8,030	- 480
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,907	8	5,946	+ 961
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,711	10	4,346	- 635
Hypertension	12	3,594	25	1,356	+ 2,238
Liver Disease	13	3,434	11	4,116	- 682
Lung Disease	14	3,088	20	2,172	+ 916
HIV/AIDS	15	3,033	30	1,048	+ 1,985
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,945	17	2,630	+ 315
Meningitis	17	2,641	9	5,237	- 2,597
Violence	18	2,538	19	2,244	+ 295
Maternal Conditions	19	2,400	14	3,317	- 918
Kidney Disease	20	2,072	16	2,732	- 661
Malnutrition	21	2,034	21	2,170	- 136
Other Injuries	22	1,888	12	3,826	- 1,937
Pertussis	23	1,808	15	2,858	- 1,049
Asthma	24	1,765	22	1,902	- 137
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,685	23	1,806	- 122
Suicide	26	1,327	27	1,227	+ 100
Cervical Cancer	27	1,101	38	487	+ 614
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,038	32	858	+ 180
Inflammatory/Heart	29	923	34	769	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	30	901	57	128	+ 774
Liver Cancer	31	877	35	745	+ 131
Syphilis	32	856	62	110	+ 747
Falls	33	795	26	1,297	- 502
Drownings	34	788	24	1,581	- 792
Breast Cancer	35	780	29	1,075	- 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	677	37	522	+ 155
Stomach Cancer	37	589	44	300	+ 288
Lymphomas	38	470	43	350	+ 120
Fires	39	458	28	1,120	- 662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	439	31	1,044	- 605
Leukemia	41	427	48	258	+ 170
Poisonings	42	395	33	771	- 377
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	394	39	467	- 72
Epilepsy	44	394	36	676	- 282
War	45	378	41	409	- 31
Tetanus	46	266	42	372	- 106
Lung Cancers	47	264	67	42	+ 222
Schistosomiasis	48	244	50	237	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	49	236	47	275	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	50	232	54	138	+ 94
Oral Cancer	51	229	49	242	- 13
Leishmaniasis	52	198	51	237	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	53	180	55	132	+ 49
Skin Disease	54	178	52	213	- 35
Skin Cancers	55	175	45	287	- 112
Appendicitis	56	161	56	128	+ 33
Encephalitis	57	155	61	112	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	58	150	40	425	- 275
Drug Use	59	146	58	126	+ 19
Alcohol	60	145	60	120	+ 25
Hepatitis B	61	104	46	279	- 175
Upper Respiratory	62	84	63	94	- 9
Uterin Cancer	63	80	64	86	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	64	79	78	0	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	65	62	53	161	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	70	18	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	67	20	68	24	- 4
Ascariasis	68	18	59	125	- 107
Hepatitis C	69	16	66	46	- 30
Diphtheria	70	11	65	60	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	71	10	69	22	- 12
Otitis Media	72	9	72	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	3	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	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.