NIGER VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,117	6	8,229	+ 40,888
Stroke	2	16,346	5	8,717	+ 7,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,925	1	21,093	- 9,168
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,621	32	858	+ 10,763
Lung Cancers	5	11,043	67	42	+ 11,001
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,117	17	2,630	+ 6,487
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,250	37	522	+ 7,728
Lung Disease	8	7,100	20	2,172	+ 4,928
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,070	54	138	+ 4,932
Breast Cancer	10	4,753	29	1,075	+ 3,678
Kidney Disease	11	4,434	16	2,732	+ 1,702
Lymphomas	12	2,971	43	350	+ 2,621
Prostate Cancer	13	2,967	57	128	+ 2,839
Falls	14	2,897	26	1,297	+ 1,600
Stomach Cancer	15	2,790	44	300	+ 2,489
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,780	47	275	+ 2,505
Ovary Cancer	17	1,909	40	425	+ 1,484
Liver Cancer	18	1,892	35	745	+ 1,147
Bladder Cancer	19	1,859	53	161	+ 1,698
Hypertension	20	1,859	25	1,356	+ 503
Leukemia	21	1,550	48	258	+ 1,293
Suicide	22	1,496	27	1,227	+ 269
Oral Cancer	23	1,401	49	242	+ 1,159
Liver Disease	24	1,293	11	4,116	- 2,824
Skin Disease	25	1,284	52	213	+ 1,071
Other Neoplasms	26	1,236	68	24	+ 1,212
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,229	34	769	+ 461
Uterin Cancer	28	1,160	64	86	+ 1,074
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,135	55	132	+ 1,003
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,070	23	1,806	- 736
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,014	8	5,946	- 4,932
Congenital Anomalies	32	969	10	4,346	- 3,377
Other Injuries	33	916	12	3,826	- 2,909
Skin Cancers	34	784	45	287	+ 497
Low Birth Weight	35	633	4	9,560	- 8,927
Asthma	36	466	22	1,902	- 1,436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	404	31	1,044	- 641
Drug Use	38	384	58	126	+ 258
Cervical Cancer	39	250	38	487	- 237
Violence	40	248	19	2,244	- 1,996
HIV/AIDS	41	206	30	1,048	- 842
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	191	80	0	+ 191
Epilepsy	43	191	36	676	- 486
Birth Trauma	44	165	7	8,030	- 7,866
Multiple Sclerosis	45	164	69	22	+ 141
Anemia	46	159	85	0	+ 159
Alcohol	47	151	60	120	+ 31
Drownings	48	127	24	1,581	- 1,454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	122	39	467	- 344
Osteoarthritis	50	120	81	0	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	107	70	18	+ 90
Tuberculosis	52	88	13	3,703	- 3,615
Hepatitis C	53	73	66	46	+ 27
War	54	64	41	409	- 345
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	58	3	16,030	- 15,972
Meningitis	56	44	9	5,237	- 5,193
Schizophrenia	57	38	83	0	+ 38
Poisonings	58	29	33	771	- 743
Upper Respiratory	59	21	63	94	- 73
Malnutrition	60	20	21	2,170	- 2,150
Hepatitis B	61	20	46	279	- 259
Fires	62	17	28	1,120	- 1,103
Appendicitis	63	17	56	128	- 111
Maternal Conditions	64	17	14	3,317	- 3,301
Encephalitis	65	6	61	112	- 106
Leishmaniasis	66	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	70	0	50	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Measles	73	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Tetanus	74	0	42	372	- 372
Diphtheria	75	0	65	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	59	125	- 125
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	62	110	- 110
Otitis Media	82	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	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.