NIGER VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,379	30	1,048	+ 55,331
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	38,011	1	21,093	+ 16,918
Stroke	3	33,311	5	8,717	+ 24,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	27,840	3	16,030	+ 11,809
Coronary Heart Disease	5	24,845	6	8,229	+ 16,616
Diabetes Mellitus	6	23,647	17	2,630	+ 21,016
Suicide	7	18,205	27	1,227	+ 16,979
Tuberculosis	8	14,290	13	3,703	+ 10,587
Lung Disease	9	13,031	20	2,172	+ 10,859
Kidney Disease	10	11,998	16	2,732	+ 9,265
Hypertension	11	11,707	25	1,356	+ 10,351
Low Birth Weight	12	11,315	4	9,560	+ 1,755
Violence	13	10,926	19	2,244	+ 8,682
Liver Disease	14	9,367	11	4,116	+ 5,250
Birth Trauma	15	8,482	7	8,030	+ 452
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,024	8	5,946	+ 2,078
Asthma	17	8,016	22	1,902	+ 6,114
Other Injuries	18	6,301	12	3,826	+ 2,475
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,604	10	4,346	+ 258
Cervical Cancer	20	4,404	38	487	+ 3,917
Malnutrition	21	4,224	21	2,170	+ 2,054
Meningitis	22	3,758	9	5,237	- 1,479
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,608	34	769	+ 2,839
Maternal Conditions	24	3,456	14	3,317	+ 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,296	31	1,044	+ 2,251
Fires	26	3,178	28	1,120	+ 2,058
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,778	23	1,806	+ 972
Drownings	28	2,364	24	1,581	+ 783
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,297	32	858	+ 1,439
Epilepsy	30	1,696	36	676	+ 1,020
Falls	31	1,511	26	1,297	+ 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,485	39	467	+ 1,018
Poisonings	33	1,314	33	771	+ 542
Breast Cancer	34	1,148	29	1,075	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	35	954	57	128	+ 826
Lymphomas	36	921	43	350	+ 570
Oesophagus Cancer	37	868	55	132	+ 737
Alcohol	38	837	60	120	+ 717
Liver Cancer	39	836	35	745	+ 90
Skin Disease	40	826	52	213	+ 613
Parkinson's Disease	41	648	47	275	+ 372
Oral Cancer	42	611	49	242	+ 369
Lung Cancers	43	604	67	42	+ 562
Pertussis	44	603	15	2,858	- 2,254
Syphilis	45	597	62	110	+ 487
Skin Cancers	46	548	45	287	+ 261
Tetanus	47	534	42	372	+ 161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	469	37	522	- 53
Leukemia	49	460	48	258	+ 202
Drug Use	50	373	58	126	+ 247
Hepatitis B	51	316	46	279	+ 37
Appendicitis	52	294	56	128	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	53	289	40	425	- 136
Uterin Cancer	54	277	64	86	+ 191
Upper Respiratory	55	214	63	94	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	213	70	18	+ 196
Encephalitis	57	160	61	112	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	58	144	54	138	+ 6
Measles	59	138	18	2,414	- 2,275
Stomach Cancer	60	127	44	300	- 173
Bladder Cancer	61	113	53	161	- 48
Other Neoplasms	62	109	68	24	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	63	70	69	22	+ 48
Hepatitis C	64	29	66	46	- 16
Chlamydia	65	18	71	3	+ 15
Otitis Media	66	14	72	1	+ 14
Ascariasis	67	9	59	125	- 116
War	68	3	41	409	- 406
Diphtheria	69	3	65	60	- 57
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.