NIGER VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,046	6	8,229	+ 26,816
Stroke	2	26,048	5	8,717	+ 17,331
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,071	1	21,093	+ 1,977
Lung Cancers	4	17,039	67	42	+ 16,997
Lung Disease	5	16,714	20	2,172	+ 14,542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,260	37	522	+ 11,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,174	32	858	+ 11,316
Stomach Cancer	8	10,783	44	300	+ 10,483
Kidney Disease	9	9,575	16	2,732	+ 6,842
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,917	54	138	+ 7,779
Liver Cancer	11	6,283	35	745	+ 5,538
Other Injuries	12	4,719	12	3,826	+ 893
Suicide	13	4,162	27	1,227	+ 2,935
Lymphomas	14	4,121	43	350	+ 3,771
Breast Cancer	15	3,379	29	1,075	+ 2,304
Other Neoplasms	16	3,233	68	24	+ 3,209
Liver Disease	17	3,035	11	4,116	- 1,081
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,995	47	275	+ 2,720
Prostate Cancer	19	2,890	57	128	+ 2,762
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,633	55	132	+ 2,502
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,456	23	1,806	+ 650
Bladder Cancer	22	2,125	53	161	+ 1,963
Falls	23	2,082	26	1,297	+ 784
Leukemia	24	2,054	48	258	+ 1,797
Drownings	25	1,798	24	1,581	+ 217
Oral Cancer	26	1,782	49	242	+ 1,540
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,760	34	769	+ 992
Hypertension	28	1,427	25	1,356	+ 71
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,162	17	2,630	- 1,469
Ovary Cancer	30	1,082	40	425	+ 657
Road Traffic Accidents	31	976	8	5,946	- 4,970
Cervical Cancer	32	812	38	487	+ 325
Uterin Cancer	33	740	64	86	+ 654
Tuberculosis	34	739	13	3,703	- 2,964
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	625	31	1,044	- 420
Skin Disease	36	600	52	213	+ 387
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	584	3	16,030	- 15,446
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	560	70	18	+ 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	546	39	467	+ 79
Congenital Anomalies	40	529	10	4,346	- 3,817
Hepatitis C	41	475	66	46	+ 429
Asthma	42	411	22	1,902	- 1,491
Malnutrition	43	408	21	2,170	- 1,762
Skin Cancers	44	394	45	287	+ 107
Epilepsy	45	333	36	676	- 343
Hepatitis B	46	304	46	279	+ 25
Schizophrenia	47	225	83	0	+ 225
Fires	48	215	28	1,120	- 905
Anemia	49	187	85	0	+ 187
Drug Use	50	157	58	126	+ 30
Alcohol	51	123	60	120	+ 3
Meningitis	52	66	9	5,237	- 5,171
Violence	53	57	19	2,244	- 2,187
Poisonings	54	54	33	771	- 717
Low Birth Weight	55	43	4	9,560	- 9,517
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	37	80	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	57	34	63	94	- 60
Appendicitis	58	27	56	128	- 101
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	69	22	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	23	82	0	+ 23
Birth Trauma	61	22	7	8,030	- 8,008
Osteoarthritis	62	18	81	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	63	10	30	1,048	- 1,038
Maternal Conditions	64	8	14	3,317	- 3,309
Syphilis	65	3	62	110	- 106
War	66	3	41	409	- 406
Tetanus	67	2	42	372	- 370
Otitis Media	68	2	72	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	61	112	- 111
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	237	- 237
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	75	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	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.