NIGER VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,395	6	8,229	+ 58,166
Hypertension	2	59,585	25	1,356	+ 58,229
Stroke	3	24,626	5	8,717	+ 15,909
Lung Cancers	4	14,501	67	42	+ 14,460
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,627	37	522	+ 11,105
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,696	1	21,093	- 13,398
Liver Disease	7	7,248	11	4,116	+ 3,132
Prostate Cancer	8	6,586	57	128	+ 6,459
Stomach Cancer	9	6,395	44	300	+ 6,094
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,923	54	138	+ 5,785
Breast Cancer	11	5,736	29	1,075	+ 4,660
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,063	32	858	+ 4,205
Lung Disease	13	5,047	20	2,172	+ 2,875
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,788	34	769	+ 4,020
Lymphomas	15	4,698	43	350	+ 4,347
Suicide	16	4,356	27	1,227	+ 3,129
Kidney Disease	17	3,894	16	2,732	+ 1,161
Alcohol	18	3,274	60	120	+ 3,154
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,223	17	2,630	+ 593
Other Injuries	20	3,116	12	3,826	- 709
Bladder Cancer	21	2,775	53	161	+ 2,614
Leukemia	22	2,772	48	258	+ 2,514
Other Neoplasms	23	2,722	68	24	+ 2,698
Falls	24	2,616	26	1,297	+ 1,319
Oral Cancer	25	2,437	49	242	+ 2,195
Liver Cancer	26	2,366	35	745	+ 1,621
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,174	55	132	+ 2,042
Ovary Cancer	28	1,924	40	425	+ 1,499
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,809	47	275	+ 1,533
Skin Cancers	30	1,740	45	287	+ 1,454
Drug Use	31	1,655	58	126	+ 1,529
Cervical Cancer	32	1,491	38	487	+ 1,004
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,455	23	1,806	- 351
Uterin Cancer	34	1,327	64	86	+ 1,240
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,306	8	5,946	- 4,640
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,214	31	1,044	+ 170
Epilepsy	37	982	36	676	+ 306
Fires	38	902	28	1,120	- 218
HIV/AIDS	39	889	30	1,048	- 159
Drownings	40	661	24	1,581	- 920
Skin Disease	41	629	52	213	+ 417
Violence	42	629	19	2,244	- 1,615
Congenital Anomalies	43	552	10	4,346	- 3,793
Asthma	44	531	22	1,902	- 1,371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	475	39	467	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	380	70	18	+ 362
Tuberculosis	47	363	13	3,703	- 3,340
Multiple Sclerosis	48	359	69	22	+ 336
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	268	80	0	+ 268
Osteoarthritis	50	224	81	0	+ 224
Anemia	51	202	85	0	+ 202
Poisonings	52	184	33	771	- 588
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	182	3	16,030	- 15,848
Meningitis	54	164	9	5,237	- 5,074
Low Birth Weight	55	149	4	9,560	- 9,410
Schizophrenia	56	135	83	0	+ 135
Birth Trauma	57	111	7	8,030	- 7,920
Hepatitis C	58	89	66	46	+ 44
Appendicitis	59	45	56	128	- 83
Oral conditions	60	45	82	0	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	61	26	14	3,317	- 3,292
Syphilis	62	22	62	110	- 88
Encephalitis	63	4	61	112	- 108
War	64	3	41	409	- 407
Hepatitis B	65	0	46	279	- 279
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	94	- 94
Otitis Media	67	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	73	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Ascariasis	74	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	21	2,170	- 2,170
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	42	372	- 372
Diphtheria	82	0	65	60	- 60
Pertussis	83	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Measles	84	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
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.