NIGER VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	52,065	32	858	+ 51,207
Coronary Heart Disease	2	46,029	6	8,229	+ 37,799
Stroke	3	19,266	5	8,717	+ 10,549
Lung Cancers	4	10,825	67	42	+ 10,783
Hypertension	5	9,505	25	1,356	+ 8,149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,711	37	522	+ 6,189
Falls	7	6,204	26	1,297	+ 4,907
Lung Disease	8	6,037	20	2,172	+ 3,865
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,839	54	138	+ 5,701
Liver Disease	10	5,000	11	4,116	+ 884
Prostate Cancer	11	4,542	57	128	+ 4,415
Breast Cancer	12	4,439	29	1,075	+ 3,364
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,993	47	275	+ 3,718
Lymphomas	14	3,983	43	350	+ 3,633
Suicide	15	3,962	27	1,227	+ 2,735
Liver Cancer	16	2,552	35	745	+ 1,807
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,425	34	769	+ 1,657
Alcohol	18	2,174	60	120	+ 2,054
Stomach Cancer	19	2,092	44	300	+ 1,792
Other Injuries	20	2,045	12	3,826	- 1,781
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,042	1	21,093	- 19,051
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,956	17	2,630	- 674
Other Neoplasms	23	1,765	68	24	+ 1,741
Leukemia	24	1,738	48	258	+ 1,480
Ovary Cancer	25	1,612	40	425	+ 1,187
Kidney Disease	26	1,600	16	2,732	- 1,132
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,497	55	132	+ 1,366
Bladder Cancer	28	1,444	53	161	+ 1,283
Skin Cancers	29	1,391	45	287	+ 1,104
Drug Use	30	1,260	58	126	+ 1,134
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,202	23	1,806	- 605
Uterin Cancer	32	1,054	64	86	+ 968
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,007	8	5,946	- 4,939
Oral Cancer	34	970	49	242	+ 728
Congenital Anomalies	35	899	10	4,346	- 3,447
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	709	31	1,044	- 335
Drownings	37	496	24	1,581	- 1,085
Epilepsy	38	488	36	676	- 189
Schizophrenia	39	435	83	0	+ 435
Asthma	40	397	22	1,902	- 1,505
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	389	70	18	+ 371
Multiple Sclerosis	42	375	69	22	+ 353
Violence	43	301	19	2,244	- 1,943
Cervical Cancer	44	291	38	487	- 196
Fires	45	288	28	1,120	- 832
Tuberculosis	46	150	13	3,703	- 3,553
Skin Disease	47	127	52	213	- 86
Low Birth Weight	48	123	4	9,560	- 9,437
Poisonings	49	116	33	771	- 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	89	39	467	- 378
Osteoarthritis	51	78	81	0	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	72	3	16,030	- 15,959
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	51	80	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	54	45	56	128	- 83
Meningitis	55	44	9	5,237	- 5,193
Birth Trauma	56	36	7	8,030	- 7,994
Malnutrition	57	31	21	2,170	- 2,139
Anemia	58	26	85	0	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	59	26	30	1,048	- 1,022
Hepatitis C	60	21	66	46	- 24
Oral conditions	61	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	9	63	94	- 84
Hepatitis B	63	8	46	279	- 271
Maternal Conditions	64	7	14	3,317	- 3,310
War	65	3	41	409	- 407
Encephalitis	66	2	61	112	- 110
Syphilis	67	2	62	110	- 108
Otitis Media	68	1	72	1	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Tetanus	70	0	42	372	- 372
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
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.