NIGER VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,282	6	8,229	+ 36,053
Stroke	2	33,915	5	8,717	+ 25,198
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,196	17	2,630	+ 16,566
Hypertension	4	10,615	25	1,356	+ 9,260
Suicide	5	10,461	27	1,227	+ 9,234
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,002	1	21,093	- 11,091
HIV/AIDS	7	8,499	30	1,048	+ 7,451
Kidney Disease	8	7,741	16	2,732	+ 5,009
Liver Disease	9	6,529	11	4,116	+ 2,413
Violence	10	6,421	19	2,244	+ 4,177
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,800	8	5,946	- 146
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,786	23	1,806	+ 3,980
Lung Disease	13	5,771	20	2,172	+ 3,599
Other Injuries	14	5,546	12	3,826	+ 1,721
Drownings	15	4,804	24	1,581	+ 3,223
Tuberculosis	16	4,543	13	3,703	+ 840
Prostate Cancer	17	4,089	57	128	+ 3,962
Anemia	18	3,281	85	0	+ 3,281
Breast Cancer	19	3,180	29	1,075	+ 2,104
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,044	34	769	+ 2,275
Cervical Cancer	21	3,031	38	487	+ 2,545
Low Birth Weight	22	2,961	4	9,560	- 6,599
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,279	10	4,346	- 2,067
Birth Trauma	24	2,136	7	8,030	- 5,894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,943	37	522	+ 1,421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,802	31	1,044	+ 757
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,576	3	16,030	- 14,455
Other Neoplasms	28	1,332	68	24	+ 1,308
Lung Cancers	29	1,252	67	42	+ 1,210
Malnutrition	30	1,238	21	2,170	- 932
Stomach Cancer	31	1,127	44	300	+ 826
Lymphomas	32	1,068	43	350	+ 717
Malaria	33	995	2	17,022	- 16,027
Liver Cancer	34	958	35	745	+ 213
Maternal Conditions	35	934	14	3,317	- 2,383
Asthma	36	845	22	1,902	- 1,057
Epilepsy	37	782	36	676	+ 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	758	32	858	- 100
Leukemia	39	704	48	258	+ 446
Oral Cancer	40	665	49	242	+ 423
Fires	41	645	28	1,120	- 476
Pancreas Cancer	42	630	54	138	+ 492
Ovary Cancer	43	588	40	425	+ 163
Meningitis	44	577	9	5,237	- 4,660
Drug Use	45	519	58	126	+ 392
Uterin Cancer	46	431	64	86	+ 344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	427	39	467	- 40
Falls	48	369	26	1,297	- 929
Parkinson's Disease	49	299	47	275	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	50	263	53	161	+ 101
Oesophagus Cancer	51	259	55	132	+ 128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	257	80	0	+ 257
Encephalitis	53	233	61	112	+ 121
Appendicitis	54	199	56	128	+ 71
Skin Cancers	55	160	45	287	- 127
Skin Disease	56	106	52	213	- 107
Alcohol	57	103	60	120	- 18
Osteoarthritis	58	100	81	0	+ 100
Hepatitis B	59	66	46	279	- 212
Dengue	60	61	73	0	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	69	22	+ 19
Schizophrenia	62	34	83	0	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	33	70	18	+ 15
War	64	20	41	409	- 389
Poisonings	65	19	33	771	- 752
Upper Respiratory	66	17	63	94	- 77
Oral conditions	67	14	82	0	+ 14
Leprosy	68	12	76	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	9	66	46	- 37
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	8	84	0	+ 8
Syphilis	71	8	62	110	- 102
Tetanus	72	7	42	372	- 366
Pertussis	73	2	15	2,858	- 2,855
Ascariasis	74	1	59	125	- 124
Diphtheria	75	0	65	60	- 60
Otitis Media	76	0	72	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	84	0	50	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	77	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.