NIGER VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,969	6	8,229	+ 15,740
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,154	32	858	+ 15,296
Lung Cancers	3	9,644	67	42	+ 9,602
Lung Disease	4	9,642	20	2,172	+ 7,469
Stroke	5	8,908	5	8,717	+ 191
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,535	1	21,093	- 14,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,512	37	522	+ 4,991
Breast Cancer	8	3,824	29	1,075	+ 2,748
Prostate Cancer	9	2,944	57	128	+ 2,817
Kidney Disease	10	2,851	16	2,732	+ 119
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,670	54	138	+ 2,532
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,666	47	275	+ 2,390
Lymphomas	13	2,581	43	350	+ 2,231
Suicide	14	2,365	27	1,227	+ 1,138
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,107	55	132	+ 1,975
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,082	17	2,630	- 549
Stomach Cancer	17	1,795	44	300	+ 1,495
Liver Cancer	18	1,601	35	745	+ 855
Liver Disease	19	1,406	11	4,116	- 2,710
Leukemia	20	1,378	48	258	+ 1,121
Ovary Cancer	21	1,373	40	425	+ 949
Bladder Cancer	22	1,288	53	161	+ 1,127
Skin Cancers	23	1,267	45	287	+ 980
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,255	23	1,806	- 551
Falls	25	1,242	26	1,297	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,207	34	769	+ 439
Other Neoplasms	27	1,097	68	24	+ 1,073
Oral Cancer	28	920	49	242	+ 678
Hypertension	29	880	25	1,356	- 476
Other Injuries	30	860	12	3,826	- 2,966
Drug Use	31	839	58	126	+ 713
Congenital Anomalies	32	770	10	4,346	- 3,576
Road Traffic Accidents	33	770	8	5,946	- 5,176
Uterin Cancer	34	635	64	86	+ 549
Cervical Cancer	35	518	38	487	+ 31
Epilepsy	36	428	36	676	- 248
Multiple Sclerosis	37	418	69	22	+ 396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	337	31	1,044	- 708
Alcohol	39	323	60	120	+ 203
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	297	70	18	+ 279
Asthma	41	292	22	1,902	- 1,611
Skin Disease	42	290	52	213	+ 78
Drownings	43	288	24	1,581	- 1,293
Low Birth Weight	44	281	4	9,560	- 9,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	265	3	16,030	- 15,766
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	251	39	467	- 216
Violence	47	192	19	2,244	- 2,051
Fires	48	151	28	1,120	- 970
Anemia	49	145	85	0	+ 145
Tuberculosis	50	116	13	3,703	- 3,587
Osteoarthritis	51	99	81	0	+ 99
Hepatitis C	52	97	66	46	+ 51
Poisonings	53	71	33	771	- 701
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	69	80	0	+ 69
Schizophrenia	55	58	83	0	+ 58
Birth Trauma	56	51	7	8,030	- 7,980
HIV/AIDS	57	43	30	1,048	- 1,005
Meningitis	58	37	9	5,237	- 5,200
Hepatitis B	59	30	46	279	- 249
Appendicitis	60	17	56	128	- 111
Maternal Conditions	61	16	14	3,317	- 3,302
Oral conditions	62	11	82	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	63	9	21	2,170	- 2,161
Upper Respiratory	64	5	63	94	- 89
War	65	2	41	409	- 407
Encephalitis	66	1	61	112	- 111
Pertussis	67	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Syphilis	68	0	62	110	- 110
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	237	- 237
Ascariasis	77	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	42	372	- 372
Diphtheria	82	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	83	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	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.