NIGER VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,964	6	8,229	+ 33,734
Stroke	2	27,064	5	8,717	+ 18,347
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	17,908	32	858	+ 17,050
Lung Cancers	4	14,757	67	42	+ 14,715
Lung Disease	5	13,992	20	2,172	+ 11,820
Hypertension	6	12,933	25	1,356	+ 11,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,184	37	522	+ 8,662
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,571	17	2,630	+ 5,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,060	1	21,093	- 14,034
Breast Cancer	10	5,992	29	1,075	+ 4,917
Kidney Disease	11	5,499	16	2,732	+ 2,766
Other Injuries	12	5,234	12	3,826	+ 1,408
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,226	54	138	+ 5,088
Stomach Cancer	14	4,430	44	300	+ 4,130
Other Neoplasms	15	4,314	68	24	+ 4,290
Lymphomas	16	4,179	43	350	+ 3,828
Liver Cancer	17	4,157	35	745	+ 3,412
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,643	23	1,806	+ 1,837
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,642	47	275	+ 3,366
Prostate Cancer	20	3,634	57	128	+ 3,506
Leukemia	21	2,907	48	258	+ 2,650
Bladder Cancer	22	2,900	53	161	+ 2,738
Liver Disease	23	2,402	11	4,116	- 1,714
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,390	34	769	+ 1,621
Falls	25	1,824	26	1,297	+ 527
Suicide	26	1,746	27	1,227	+ 520
Oral Cancer	27	1,445	49	242	+ 1,203
Ovary Cancer	28	1,418	40	425	+ 993
Skin Cancers	29	1,400	45	287	+ 1,113
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,392	8	5,946	- 4,554
Hepatitis C	31	1,059	66	46	+ 1,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	957	39	467	+ 491
Uterin Cancer	33	950	64	86	+ 864
Oesophagus Cancer	34	884	55	132	+ 752
Anemia	35	723	85	0	+ 723
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	701	3	16,030	- 15,330
Congenital Anomalies	37	624	10	4,346	- 3,722
Skin Disease	38	622	52	213	+ 409
Epilepsy	39	578	36	676	- 99
Cervical Cancer	40	498	38	487	+ 12
Malnutrition	41	335	21	2,170	- 1,835
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	303	70	18	+ 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	298	31	1,044	- 746
Multiple Sclerosis	44	292	69	22	+ 270
Drug Use	45	283	58	126	+ 156
HIV/AIDS	46	225	30	1,048	- 823
Asthma	47	213	22	1,902	- 1,689
Osteoarthritis	48	208	81	0	+ 208
Schizophrenia	49	183	83	0	+ 183
Violence	50	177	19	2,244	- 2,067
Low Birth Weight	51	154	4	9,560	- 9,405
Drownings	52	149	24	1,581	- 1,432
Tuberculosis	53	145	13	3,703	- 3,558
Hepatitis B	54	144	46	279	- 135
Alcohol	55	120	60	120	- 1
Fires	56	117	28	1,120	- 1,003
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	104	80	0	+ 104
Poisonings	58	67	33	771	- 705
Birth Trauma	59	61	7	8,030	- 7,970
Meningitis	60	55	9	5,237	- 5,182
Appendicitis	61	21	56	128	- 107
Oral conditions	62	20	82	0	+ 20
Tetanus	63	9	42	372	- 363
Upper Respiratory	64	9	63	94	- 85
Otitis Media	65	7	72	1	+ 6
War	66	3	41	409	- 407
Maternal Conditions	67	3	14	3,317	- 3,315
Encephalitis	68	2	61	112	- 110
Syphilis	69	2	62	110	- 108
Leishmaniasis	70	1	51	237	- 236
Measles	71	1	18	2,414	- 2,413
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	65	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Ascariasis	80	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
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.