NIGER VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,195	6	8,229	+ 44,965
Stroke	2	35,449	5	8,717	+ 26,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,856	1	21,093	- 237
Lung Cancers	4	18,522	67	42	+ 18,480
Lung Disease	5	13,916	20	2,172	+ 11,744
Kidney Disease	6	11,983	16	2,732	+ 9,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,921	32	858	+ 9,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,218	37	522	+ 7,697
Hypertension	9	7,359	25	1,356	+ 6,003
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,663	47	275	+ 6,387
Breast Cancer	11	6,347	29	1,075	+ 5,271
Prostate Cancer	12	5,095	57	128	+ 4,967
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,795	54	138	+ 4,657
Liver Cancer	14	3,942	35	745	+ 3,197
Bladder Cancer	15	3,905	53	161	+ 3,744
Stomach Cancer	16	3,866	44	300	+ 3,566
Other Injuries	17	3,660	12	3,826	- 166
Leukemia	18	3,409	48	258	+ 3,152
Lymphomas	19	3,194	43	350	+ 2,844
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,187	17	2,630	+ 557
Falls	21	3,135	26	1,297	+ 1,838
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,192	8	5,946	- 3,755
Liver Disease	23	2,038	11	4,116	- 2,079
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,825	34	769	+ 1,057
Other Neoplasms	25	1,709	68	24	+ 1,685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,538	31	1,044	+ 493
Ovary Cancer	27	1,403	40	425	+ 978
Suicide	28	1,341	27	1,227	+ 114
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,324	23	1,806	- 482
Oral Cancer	30	1,108	49	242	+ 866
Skin Cancers	31	1,103	45	287	+ 817
Drownings	32	1,096	24	1,581	- 485
Uterin Cancer	33	938	64	86	+ 852
Epilepsy	34	627	36	676	- 49
Oesophagus Cancer	35	618	55	132	+ 487
Cervical Cancer	36	613	38	487	+ 126
Drug Use	37	487	58	126	+ 360
Congenital Anomalies	38	438	10	4,346	- 3,907
Fires	39	369	28	1,120	- 752
Multiple Sclerosis	40	340	69	22	+ 318
Low Birth Weight	41	320	4	9,560	- 9,239
Violence	42	262	19	2,244	- 1,982
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	252	39	467	- 215
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	239	3	16,030	- 15,791
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	168	70	18	+ 150
Tuberculosis	46	167	13	3,703	- 3,536
Skin Disease	47	142	52	213	- 71
Hepatitis B	48	141	46	279	- 138
Alcohol	49	127	60	120	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	50	119	30	1,048	- 929
Anemia	51	118	85	0	+ 118
Hepatitis C	52	97	66	46	+ 51
Meningitis	53	84	9	5,237	- 5,153
Schizophrenia	54	69	83	0	+ 69
Asthma	55	69	22	1,902	- 1,833
Poisonings	56	49	33	771	- 723
Birth Trauma	57	42	7	8,030	- 7,988
Appendicitis	58	24	56	128	- 104
Upper Respiratory	59	20	63	94	- 74
Leishmaniasis	60	9	51	237	- 228
Maternal Conditions	61	6	14	3,317	- 3,312
Tetanus	62	4	42	372	- 368
Oral conditions	63	4	82	0	+ 4
War	64	3	41	409	- 407
Syphilis	65	3	62	110	- 107
Malnutrition	66	2	21	2,170	- 2,168
Encephalitis	67	2	61	112	- 111
Measles	68	1	18	2,414	- 2,413
Pertussis	69	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Diphtheria	70	0	65	60	- 60
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.