NIGER VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,695	6	8,229	+ 17,466
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,691	32	858	+ 10,833
Lung Cancers	3	10,193	67	42	+ 10,151
Stroke	4	10,085	5	8,717	+ 1,368
Lung Disease	5	9,512	20	2,172	+ 7,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,144	37	522	+ 4,622
Breast Cancer	7	4,445	29	1,075	+ 3,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,362	1	21,093	- 16,732
Kidney Disease	9	3,568	16	2,732	+ 835
Other Injuries	10	3,467	12	3,826	- 358
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,209	54	138	+ 3,071
Liver Disease	12	2,944	11	4,116	- 1,172
Suicide	13	2,722	27	1,227	+ 1,495
Lymphomas	14	2,528	43	350	+ 2,178
Prostate Cancer	15	2,496	57	128	+ 2,369
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,428	47	275	+ 2,153
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,397	17	2,630	- 233
Falls	18	2,378	26	1,297	+ 1,081
Hypertension	19	2,105	25	1,356	+ 749
Leukemia	20	2,078	48	258	+ 1,820
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,070	23	1,806	+ 264
Stomach Cancer	22	2,007	44	300	+ 1,706
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,925	34	769	+ 1,156
Other Neoplasms	24	1,916	68	24	+ 1,892
Liver Cancer	25	1,904	35	745	+ 1,158
Bladder Cancer	26	1,718	53	161	+ 1,557
Ovary Cancer	27	1,384	40	425	+ 959
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,248	55	132	+ 1,116
Alcohol	29	993	60	120	+ 873
Road Traffic Accidents	30	985	8	5,946	- 4,961
Skin Cancers	31	848	45	287	+ 561
Malnutrition	32	763	21	2,170	- 1,407
Oral Cancer	33	746	49	242	+ 504
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	742	39	467	+ 275
Epilepsy	35	660	36	676	- 16
Uterin Cancer	36	614	64	86	+ 528
Congenital Anomalies	37	408	10	4,346	- 3,937
Cervical Cancer	38	376	38	487	- 111
Drug Use	39	365	58	126	+ 238
Anemia	40	331	85	0	+ 331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	265	31	1,044	- 780
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	242	3	16,030	- 15,788
Schizophrenia	43	228	83	0	+ 228
Skin Disease	44	211	52	213	- 2
Asthma	45	181	22	1,902	- 1,721
Multiple Sclerosis	46	161	69	22	+ 139
Hepatitis C	47	146	66	46	+ 100
Violence	48	122	19	2,244	- 2,122
Low Birth Weight	49	120	4	9,560	- 9,440
Osteoarthritis	50	103	81	0	+ 103
Fires	51	99	28	1,120	- 1,021
HIV/AIDS	52	97	30	1,048	- 951
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	91	70	18	+ 73
Drownings	54	77	24	1,581	- 1,504
Tuberculosis	55	73	13	3,703	- 3,630
Poisonings	56	58	33	771	- 713
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	47	80	0	+ 47
Meningitis	58	27	9	5,237	- 5,210
Birth Trauma	59	24	7	8,030	- 8,007
Hepatitis B	60	22	46	279	- 257
Upper Respiratory	61	15	63	94	- 78
Appendicitis	62	13	56	128	- 115
Maternal Conditions	63	13	14	3,317	- 3,304
Oral conditions	64	12	82	0	+ 12
Encephalitis	65	6	61	112	- 106
Syphilis	66	6	62	110	- 104
War	67	2	41	409	- 407
Pertussis	68	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Tetanus	69	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	70	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Chlamydia	72	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	81	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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.