NIGER VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,006	6	8,229	+ 17,776
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,474	32	858	+ 14,616
Stroke	3	12,139	5	8,717	+ 3,422
Lung Cancers	4	9,562	67	42	+ 9,520
Lung Disease	5	9,263	20	2,172	+ 7,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,629	37	522	+ 7,107
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,696	1	21,093	- 16,397
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,923	17	2,630	+ 1,293
Prostate Cancer	9	3,771	57	128	+ 3,643
Breast Cancer	10	3,760	29	1,075	+ 2,685
Falls	11	3,198	26	1,297	+ 1,901
Skin Cancers	12	3,121	45	287	+ 2,834
Lymphomas	13	3,104	43	350	+ 2,754
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,771	54	138	+ 2,633
Suicide	15	2,697	27	1,227	+ 1,470
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,337	8	5,946	- 3,609
Kidney Disease	17	2,205	16	2,732	- 528
Leukemia	18	1,996	48	258	+ 1,738
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,802	47	275	+ 1,526
Hypertension	20	1,668	25	1,356	+ 312
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,656	23	1,806	- 150
Stomach Cancer	22	1,648	44	300	+ 1,347
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,597	34	769	+ 829
Liver Cancer	24	1,469	35	745	+ 724
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,424	55	132	+ 1,292
Bladder Cancer	26	1,362	53	161	+ 1,200
Other Neoplasms	27	1,250	68	24	+ 1,226
Other Injuries	28	1,113	12	3,826	- 2,712
Ovary Cancer	29	1,056	40	425	+ 631
Congenital Anomalies	30	896	10	4,346	- 3,450
Oral Cancer	31	835	49	242	+ 593
Liver Disease	32	804	11	4,116	- 3,312
Uterin Cancer	33	738	64	86	+ 651
Skin Disease	34	602	52	213	+ 389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	575	39	467	+ 108
Asthma	36	463	22	1,902	- 1,439
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	413	3	16,030	- 15,618
Low Birth Weight	38	400	4	9,560	- 9,160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	358	31	1,044	- 686
Drug Use	40	353	58	126	+ 226
Cervical Cancer	41	310	38	487	- 177
Violence	42	292	19	2,244	- 1,951
Epilepsy	43	281	36	676	- 396
Drownings	44	277	24	1,581	- 1,303
Alcohol	45	262	60	120	+ 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	240	70	18	+ 222
Multiple Sclerosis	47	222	69	22	+ 199
Hepatitis C	48	151	66	46	+ 106
Osteoarthritis	49	123	81	0	+ 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	113	80	0	+ 113
Anemia	51	89	85	0	+ 89
Tuberculosis	52	87	13	3,703	- 3,616
Fires	53	86	28	1,120	- 1,034
Birth Trauma	54	74	7	8,030	- 7,956
Malnutrition	55	72	21	2,170	- 2,098
Hepatitis B	56	71	46	279	- 208
HIV/AIDS	57	53	30	1,048	- 995
Poisonings	58	47	33	771	- 724
Meningitis	59	46	9	5,237	- 5,191
Schizophrenia	60	41	83	0	+ 41
Oral conditions	61	40	82	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	62	30	56	128	- 98
Maternal Conditions	63	24	14	3,317	- 3,293
Upper Respiratory	64	19	63	94	- 75
Pertussis	65	4	15	2,858	- 2,854
Encephalitis	66	4	61	112	- 109
Otitis Media	67	3	72	1	+ 3
War	68	3	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	69	2	42	372	- 371
Syphilis	70	2	62	110	- 108
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	59	125	- 125
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	78	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Diphtheria	83	0	65	60	- 60
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.