NIGER VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,649	6	8,229	+ 145,420
Stroke	2	56,562	5	8,717	+ 47,845
Lung Cancers	3	13,318	67	42	+ 13,276
Hypertension	4	12,921	25	1,356	+ 11,565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,762	37	522	+ 10,240
Suicide	6	7,231	27	1,227	+ 6,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,557	1	21,093	- 14,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	6,504	32	858	+ 5,647
Liver Disease	9	6,450	11	4,116	+ 2,334
Stomach Cancer	10	6,407	44	300	+ 6,106
Breast Cancer	11	6,304	29	1,075	+ 5,229
Prostate Cancer	12	5,993	57	128	+ 5,865
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,793	54	138	+ 5,655
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,263	17	2,630	+ 2,633
Falls	15	5,192	26	1,297	+ 3,895
Lung Disease	16	5,141	20	2,172	+ 2,969
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,851	34	769	+ 4,082
Other Injuries	18	4,165	12	3,826	+ 339
Kidney Disease	19	3,727	16	2,732	+ 995
Oral Cancer	20	3,388	49	242	+ 3,146
Lymphomas	21	3,222	43	350	+ 2,872
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	3,134	31	1,044	+ 2,090
Bladder Cancer	23	2,931	53	161	+ 2,770
Leukemia	24	2,844	48	258	+ 2,587
Liver Cancer	25	2,394	35	745	+ 1,649
Ovary Cancer	26	2,337	40	425	+ 1,912
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,251	8	5,946	- 3,695
Cervical Cancer	28	2,248	38	487	+ 1,761
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,228	47	275	+ 1,953
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,193	55	132	+ 2,061
Other Neoplasms	31	2,124	68	24	+ 2,100
Skin Cancers	32	1,970	45	287	+ 1,683
Alcohol	33	1,921	60	120	+ 1,800
Uterin Cancer	34	1,597	64	86	+ 1,511
Drownings	35	1,503	24	1,581	- 78
Violence	36	1,318	19	2,244	- 925
Drug Use	37	1,225	58	126	+ 1,099
Tuberculosis	38	1,190	13	3,703	- 2,513
Endocrine Disorders	39	722	23	1,806	- 1,084
Epilepsy	40	622	36	676	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	41	618	10	4,346	- 3,728
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	595	3	16,030	- 15,435
Fires	43	513	28	1,120	- 607
Skin Disease	44	480	52	213	+ 267
Poisonings	45	463	33	771	- 309
Asthma	46	455	22	1,902	- 1,447
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	411	70	18	+ 394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	293	39	467	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	49	288	69	22	+ 266
Hepatitis C	50	234	66	46	+ 189
HIV/AIDS	51	223	30	1,048	- 825
Meningitis	52	194	9	5,237	- 5,043
Birth Trauma	53	103	7	8,030	- 7,927
Appendicitis	54	98	56	128	- 30
Low Birth Weight	55	89	4	9,560	- 9,471
Schizophrenia	56	85	83	0	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	80	80	0	+ 80
Malnutrition	58	71	21	2,170	- 2,099
Osteoarthritis	59	63	81	0	+ 63
Anemia	60	53	85	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	61	47	46	279	- 231
Tetanus	62	24	42	372	- 348
Maternal Conditions	63	21	14	3,317	- 3,296
Oral conditions	64	20	82	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	65	16	61	112	- 96
Otitis Media	66	10	72	1	+ 9
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	94	- 93
Pertussis	69	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Syphilis	70	0	62	110	- 110
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
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.