NIGER VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,193	6	8,229	+ 20,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,380	32	858	+ 20,522
Stroke	3	10,173	5	8,717	+ 1,456
Lung Cancers	4	9,710	67	42	+ 9,668
Lung Disease	5	9,313	20	2,172	+ 7,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,957	1	21,093	- 15,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,315	37	522	+ 4,793
Prostate Cancer	8	4,403	57	128	+ 4,275
Breast Cancer	9	3,861	29	1,075	+ 2,785
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,833	47	275	+ 3,558
Other Injuries	11	3,619	12	3,826	- 206
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,134	54	138	+ 2,996
Suicide	13	2,912	27	1,227	+ 1,685
Lymphomas	14	2,660	43	350	+ 2,310
Kidney Disease	15	2,406	16	2,732	- 327
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,146	17	2,630	- 484
Hypertension	17	1,752	25	1,356	+ 396
Falls	18	1,714	26	1,297	+ 416
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,630	55	132	+ 1,499
Liver Cancer	20	1,619	35	745	+ 874
Bladder Cancer	21	1,473	53	161	+ 1,311
Leukemia	22	1,367	48	258	+ 1,110
Stomach Cancer	23	1,271	44	300	+ 970
Drug Use	24	1,216	58	126	+ 1,090
Ovary Cancer	25	1,189	40	425	+ 764
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,130	34	769	+ 362
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,128	23	1,806	- 678
Alcohol	28	1,023	60	120	+ 903
Skin Cancers	29	940	45	287	+ 653
Other Neoplasms	30	704	68	24	+ 680
Liver Disease	31	685	11	4,116	- 3,432
Cervical Cancer	32	665	38	487	+ 178
Oral Cancer	33	618	49	242	+ 376
Congenital Anomalies	34	539	10	4,346	- 3,806
Road Traffic Accidents	35	503	8	5,946	- 5,443
Uterin Cancer	36	500	64	86	+ 414
Epilepsy	37	392	36	676	- 284
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	306	70	18	+ 289
Violence	39	290	19	2,244	- 1,954
Anemia	40	265	85	0	+ 265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	236	31	1,044	- 809
Poisonings	42	234	33	771	- 538
Low Birth Weight	43	218	4	9,560	- 9,342
Multiple Sclerosis	44	200	69	22	+ 178
Skin Disease	45	191	52	213	- 22
Birth Trauma	46	180	7	8,030	- 7,850
Osteoarthritis	47	150	81	0	+ 150
Asthma	48	120	22	1,902	- 1,782
Schizophrenia	49	105	83	0	+ 105
Meningitis	50	93	9	5,237	- 5,145
Upper Respiratory	51	80	63	94	- 14
Hepatitis C	52	80	66	46	+ 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	77	80	0	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	75	39	467	- 391
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	70	3	16,030	- 15,960
Drownings	56	66	24	1,581	- 1,515
Malnutrition	57	40	21	2,170	- 2,130
Fires	58	39	28	1,120	- 1,082
HIV/AIDS	59	34	30	1,048	- 1,014
Maternal Conditions	60	26	14	3,317	- 3,291
War	61	3	41	409	- 407
Pertussis	62	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Hepatitis B	63	0	46	279	- 279
Otitis Media	64	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	67	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Tetanus	68	0	42	372	- 372
Ascariasis	69	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Encephalitis	78	0	61	112	- 112
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	110	- 110
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	13	3,703	- 3,703
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	128	- 128
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.