NIGER VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,515	30	1,048	+ 26,467
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,760	1	21,093	- 7,334
Tuberculosis	3	13,307	13	3,703	+ 9,604
Stroke	4	12,524	5	8,717	+ 3,807
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,469	6	8,229	+ 3,240
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,158	8	5,946	+ 2,212
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,806	17	2,630	+ 4,176
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,059	3	16,030	- 9,972
Low Birth Weight	9	4,848	4	9,560	- 4,712
Lung Disease	10	4,333	20	2,172	+ 2,161
Violence	11	4,225	19	2,244	+ 1,982
Hypertension	12	4,021	25	1,356	+ 2,665
Birth Trauma	13	3,237	7	8,030	- 4,793
Liver Disease	14	3,153	11	4,116	- 963
Kidney Disease	15	3,022	16	2,732	+ 289
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,660	10	4,346	- 1,685
Suicide	17	2,281	27	1,227	+ 1,054
Malnutrition	18	2,100	21	2,170	- 69
Other Injuries	19	1,942	12	3,826	- 1,883
Asthma	20	1,884	22	1,902	- 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,650	32	858	+ 792
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,520	34	769	+ 752
Cervical Cancer	23	1,247	38	487	+ 761
Breast Cancer	24	1,138	29	1,075	+ 63
Maternal Conditions	25	1,035	14	3,317	- 2,283
Drownings	26	1,030	24	1,581	- 551
Meningitis	27	1,022	9	5,237	- 4,215
Fires	28	1,022	28	1,120	- 99
Skin Cancers	29	1,012	45	287	+ 726
Oral Cancer	30	937	49	242	+ 695
Prostate Cancer	31	886	57	128	+ 758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	712	31	1,044	- 333
Endocrine Disorders	33	685	23	1,806	- 1,121
Falls	34	584	26	1,297	- 714
Lung Cancers	35	552	67	42	+ 510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	511	37	522	- 11
Pertussis	37	509	15	2,858	- 2,349
Epilepsy	38	462	36	676	- 214
Poisonings	39	435	33	771	- 336
Lymphomas	40	431	43	350	+ 80
Liver Cancer	41	422	35	745	- 323
Parkinson's Disease	42	408	47	275	+ 132
Syphilis	43	327	62	110	+ 217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	311	39	467	- 156
Stomach Cancer	45	306	44	300	+ 5
Drug Use	46	298	58	126	+ 171
Skin Disease	47	290	52	213	+ 78
Alcohol	48	264	60	120	+ 144
Leukemia	49	222	48	258	- 35
Ovary Cancer	50	219	40	425	- 206
Malaria	51	202	2	17,022	- 16,820
Oesophagus Cancer	52	197	55	132	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	53	165	54	138	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	54	147	53	161	- 14
Schistosomiasis	55	128	50	237	- 109
Uterin Cancer	56	107	64	86	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	89	70	18	+ 71
Appendicitis	58	83	56	128	- 45
Encephalitis	59	76	61	112	- 36
Other Neoplasms	60	72	68	24	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	61	60	63	94	- 34
Tetanus	62	56	42	372	- 316
Hepatitis B	63	42	46	279	- 237
Multiple Sclerosis	64	21	69	22	- 1
Measles	65	19	18	2,414	- 2,394
Hepatitis C	66	5	66	46	- 40
War	67	5	41	409	- 405
Chlamydia	68	3	71	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	3	59	125	- 122
Otitis Media	70	3	72	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	65	60	- 59
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.