NIGER VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,342	6	8,229	+ 16,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,480	32	858	+ 19,622
Stroke	3	14,006	5	8,717	+ 5,289
Lung Cancers	4	13,738	67	42	+ 13,696
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,420	37	522	+ 7,898
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,617	1	21,093	- 13,476
Lung Disease	7	7,024	20	2,172	+ 4,852
Breast Cancer	8	5,985	29	1,075	+ 4,910
Other Injuries	9	5,825	12	3,826	+ 1,999
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,762	54	138	+ 4,624
Kidney Disease	11	4,422	16	2,732	+ 1,689
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,204	17	2,630	+ 1,574
Prostate Cancer	13	4,189	57	128	+ 4,061
Lymphomas	14	3,879	43	350	+ 3,528
Liver Cancer	15	3,688	35	745	+ 2,943
Suicide	16	3,452	27	1,227	+ 2,225
Other Neoplasms	17	3,379	68	24	+ 3,355
Falls	18	3,192	26	1,297	+ 1,894
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,115	23	1,806	+ 1,309
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,916	47	275	+ 2,641
Leukemia	21	2,873	48	258	+ 2,615
Liver Disease	22	2,844	11	4,116	- 1,272
Hypertension	23	2,739	25	1,356	+ 1,383
Bladder Cancer	24	2,530	53	161	+ 2,368
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,337	34	769	+ 1,568
Stomach Cancer	26	2,131	44	300	+ 1,830
Oral Cancer	27	1,802	49	242	+ 1,560
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,800	55	132	+ 1,669
Malnutrition	29	1,623	21	2,170	- 547
Ovary Cancer	30	1,527	40	425	+ 1,102
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,286	8	5,946	- 4,660
Skin Cancers	32	1,254	45	287	+ 968
Alcohol	33	1,229	60	120	+ 1,108
Uterin Cancer	34	1,048	64	86	+ 962
Congenital Anomalies	35	775	10	4,346	- 3,570
Drug Use	36	725	58	126	+ 598
Epilepsy	37	719	36	676	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	696	3	16,030	- 15,334
Skin Disease	39	616	52	213	+ 403
Cervical Cancer	40	606	38	487	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	533	39	467	+ 66
Asthma	42	400	22	1,902	- 1,502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	380	31	1,044	- 664
Anemia	44	375	85	0	+ 375
Drownings	45	334	24	1,581	- 1,246
Multiple Sclerosis	46	290	69	22	+ 267
Low Birth Weight	47	251	4	9,560	- 9,309
Schizophrenia	48	249	83	0	+ 249
Violence	49	207	19	2,244	- 2,037
Tuberculosis	50	168	13	3,703	- 3,535
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	164	70	18	+ 147
Hepatitis C	52	160	66	46	+ 115
Fires	53	155	28	1,120	- 965
HIV/AIDS	54	139	30	1,048	- 909
Birth Trauma	55	119	7	8,030	- 7,911
Osteoarthritis	56	95	81	0	+ 95
Poisonings	57	88	33	771	- 684
Meningitis	58	63	9	5,237	- 5,174
Hepatitis B	59	52	46	279	- 227
Oral conditions	60	45	82	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	61	35	56	128	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	29	80	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	63	21	63	94	- 73
Maternal Conditions	64	20	14	3,317	- 3,297
Otitis Media	65	6	72	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	3	61	112	- 109
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Syphilis	68	1	62	110	- 108
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,856
Tetanus	70	1	42	372	- 372
Schistosomiasis	71	0	50	237	- 237
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	65	60	- 60
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	18	2,414	- 2,413
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.