NIGER VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,317	1	21,093	- 7,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	9,857	3	16,030	- 6,173
Stroke	3	8,746	5	8,717	+ 29
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,117	6	8,229	- 112
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,014	8	5,946	+ 1,068
Birth Trauma	6	6,912	7	8,030	- 1,118
Low Birth Weight	7	6,226	4	9,560	- 3,333
Liver Disease	8	6,060	11	4,116	+ 1,943
Tuberculosis	9	4,767	13	3,703	+ 1,064
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,613	17	2,630	+ 982
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,475	10	4,346	- 871
Hypertension	12	2,993	25	1,356	+ 1,638
Kidney Disease	13	2,689	16	2,732	- 43
Meningitis	14	2,671	9	5,237	- 2,566
Lung Disease	15	2,638	20	2,172	+ 466
Other Injuries	16	2,608	12	3,826	- 1,218
HIV/AIDS	17	2,549	30	1,048	+ 1,501
Maternal Conditions	18	1,975	14	3,317	- 1,343
Malnutrition	19	1,921	21	2,170	- 249
Breast Cancer	20	1,885	29	1,075	+ 810
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,835	32	858	+ 977
Violence	22	1,795	19	2,244	- 449
Pertussis	23	1,532	15	2,858	- 1,325
Measles	24	1,405	18	2,414	- 1,008
Suicide	25	1,340	27	1,227	+ 113
Malaria	26	1,250	2	17,022	- 15,772
Cervical Cancer	27	1,115	38	487	+ 628
Falls	28	1,002	26	1,297	- 295
Asthma	29	996	22	1,902	- 906
Leukemia	30	938	48	258	+ 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	834	37	522	+ 313
Poisonings	32	815	33	771	+ 44
Lymphomas	33	798	43	350	+ 447
Fires	34	723	28	1,120	- 397
Drownings	35	696	24	1,581	- 885
Ovary Cancer	36	539	40	425	+ 114
Tetanus	37	489	42	372	+ 117
Lung Cancers	38	489	67	42	+ 447
Inflammatory/Heart	39	482	34	769	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	40	409	55	132	+ 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	391	31	1,044	- 654
Liver Cancer	42	384	35	745	- 361
Syphilis	43	378	62	110	+ 268
Epilepsy	44	361	36	676	- 315
Endocrine Disorders	45	361	23	1,806	- 1,446
Parkinson's Disease	46	351	47	275	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	47	337	44	300	+ 37
Oral Cancer	48	328	49	242	+ 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	298	39	467	- 169
Prostate Cancer	50	276	57	128	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	51	240	53	161	+ 79
Skin Cancers	52	224	45	287	- 63
Skin Disease	53	201	52	213	- 12
Schistosomiasis	54	186	50	237	- 51
Alcohol	55	167	60	120	+ 46
Hepatitis B	56	165	46	279	- 114
Upper Respiratory	57	158	63	94	+ 64
Appendicitis	58	151	56	128	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	59	129	51	237	- 109
Drug Use	60	114	58	126	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	61	108	54	138	- 29
Uterin Cancer	62	94	64	86	+ 7
Encephalitis	63	86	61	112	- 27
War	64	62	41	409	- 347
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	49	70	18	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	66	33	68	24	+ 9
Diphtheria	67	32	65	60	- 28
Ascariasis	68	29	59	125	- 96
Hepatitis C	69	25	66	46	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	70	14	69	22	- 9
Otitis Media	71	9	72	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	72	5	71	3	+ 2
Dengue	73	4	73	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.