NIGER VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,967	30	1,048	+ 25,919
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,388	1	21,093	- 7,706
Malaria	3	9,792	2	17,022	- 7,230
Low Birth Weight	4	6,702	4	9,560	- 2,858
Birth Trauma	5	6,467	7	8,030	- 1,564
Stroke	6	6,412	5	8,717	- 2,305
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,144	6	8,229	- 2,085
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,405	8	5,946	- 541
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,117	3	16,030	- 10,913
Tuberculosis	10	4,707	13	3,703	+ 1,004
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,388	17	2,630	+ 1,758
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,657	10	4,346	- 689
Liver Disease	13	2,923	11	4,116	- 1,193
Kidney Disease	14	2,910	16	2,732	+ 178
Measles	15	2,655	18	2,414	+ 242
Hypertension	16	2,422	25	1,356	+ 1,066
Maternal Conditions	17	2,034	14	3,317	- 1,283
Syphilis	18	1,964	62	110	+ 1,854
Meningitis	19	1,863	9	5,237	- 3,374
Lung Disease	20	1,767	20	2,172	- 405
Pertussis	21	1,599	15	2,858	- 1,258
Suicide	22	1,572	27	1,227	+ 345
Other Injuries	23	1,542	12	3,826	- 2,284
Breast Cancer	24	1,236	29	1,075	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,072	23	1,806	- 734
Asthma	26	956	22	1,902	- 946
Inflammatory/Heart	27	925	34	769	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	28	822	38	487	+ 336
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	814	32	858	- 44
Drug Use	30	738	58	126	+ 611
Malnutrition	31	705	21	2,170	- 1,465
Falls	32	670	26	1,297	- 628
Violence	33	656	19	2,244	- 1,588
Liver Cancer	34	631	35	745	- 114
Prostate Cancer	35	628	57	128	+ 500
Drownings	36	579	24	1,581	- 1,002
Oral Cancer	37	506	49	242	+ 264
Epilepsy	38	474	36	676	- 203
Fires	39	442	28	1,120	- 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	420	37	522	- 102
Lung Cancers	41	392	67	42	+ 350
Tetanus	42	342	42	372	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	321	31	1,044	- 724
Poisonings	44	309	33	771	- 463
Lymphomas	45	284	43	350	- 66
Parkinson's Disease	46	258	47	275	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	47	242	78	0	+ 242
Skin Cancers	48	237	45	287	- 50
Stomach Cancer	49	229	44	300	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	208	39	467	- 258
Skin Disease	51	191	52	213	- 22
Ovary Cancer	52	188	40	425	- 237
Alcohol	53	174	60	120	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	54	174	55	132	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	55	167	54	138	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	56	125	53	161	- 37
Encephalitis	57	114	61	112	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	58	113	64	86	+ 27
Appendicitis	59	81	56	128	- 46
Schistosomiasis	60	63	50	237	- 175
Leukemia	61	55	48	258	- 203
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	54	70	18	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	63	46	68	24	+ 22
Diphtheria	64	45	65	60	- 15
Hepatitis B	65	44	46	279	- 234
Upper Respiratory	66	25	63	94	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	69	22	- 1
Chlamydia	68	6	71	3	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	66	46	- 41
Ascariasis	70	4	59	125	- 121
War	71	2	41	409	- 407
Otitis Media	72	2	72	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Equ. Guinea

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.