AUSTRALIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,434	8	4,446	+ 16,988
Malaria	2	17,297	82	0	+ 17,297
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,289	40	296	+ 15,994
Low Birth Weight	4	9,714	43	248	+ 9,466
Stroke	5	8,858	3	10,331	- 1,473
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,362	1	21,548	- 13,186
Birth Trauma	7	8,160	50	140	+ 8,020
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,042	29	1,245	+ 4,797
Meningitis	9	5,322	60	37	+ 5,285
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,416	33	711	+ 3,705
Liver Disease	11	4,183	26	1,421	+ 2,761
Other Injuries	12	3,887	22	1,642	+ 2,245
Tuberculosis	13	3,763	56	53	+ 3,710
Maternal Conditions	14	3,371	63	20	+ 3,351
Pertussis	15	2,904	69	1	+ 2,902
Kidney Disease	16	2,777	12	3,139	- 363
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,673	7	4,471	- 1,798
Measles	18	2,453	78	0	+ 2,453
Violence	19	2,280	44	243	+ 2,036
Lung Disease	20	2,207	5	8,487	- 6,280
Malnutrition	21	2,205	51	117	+ 2,088
Asthma	22	1,933	36	455	+ 1,477
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,835	16	2,328	- 493
Drownings	24	1,606	47	177	+ 1,429
Hypertension	25	1,378	23	1,631	- 254
Falls	26	1,318	14	3,116	- 1,797
Suicide	27	1,247	11	3,150	- 1,903
Fires	28	1,139	55	55	+ 1,084
Breast Cancer	29	1,093	10	3,405	- 2,313
HIV/AIDS	30	1,065	57	50	+ 1,015
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,061	42	276	+ 785
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	872	2	15,588	- 14,717
Poisonings	33	784	61	35	+ 749
Inflammatory/Heart	34	781	24	1,571	- 790
Liver Cancer	35	757	20	2,036	- 1,279
Epilepsy	36	687	41	285	+ 403
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	530	6	6,209	- 5,679
Cervical Cancer	38	495	39	342	+ 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	474	38	379	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	40	432	31	1,003	- 571
War	41	416	65	8	+ 408
Tetanus	42	378	70	1	+ 377
Lymphomas	43	356	15	3,039	- 2,683
Stomach Cancer	44	305	27	1,288	- 983
Skin Cancers	45	291	17	2,319	- 2,027
Hepatitis B	46	283	58	41	+ 242
Parkinson's Disease	47	280	19	2,036	- 1,756
Leukemia	48	262	18	2,126	- 1,864
Oral Cancer	49	246	32	972	- 726
Schistosomiasis	50	241	79	0	+ 241
Leishmaniasis	51	241	81	0	+ 241
Skin Disease	52	216	34	594	- 378
Bladder Cancer	53	164	30	1,187	- 1,023
Pancreas Cancer	54	140	13	3,118	- 2,977
Oesophagus Cancer	55	134	25	1,494	- 1,360
Appendicitis	56	130	62	26	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	57	130	9	3,766	- 3,637
Drug Use	58	128	21	1,783	- 1,654
Ascariasis	59	127	75	0	+ 127
Alcohol	60	122	37	380	- 258
Encephalitis	61	114	68	3	+ 111
Syphilis	62	111	67	3	+ 109
Upper Respiratory	63	95	64	17	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	64	88	35	524	- 437
Diphtheria	65	61	71	0	+ 61
Hepatitis C	66	46	48	173	- 127
Lung Cancers	67	43	4	8,769	- 8,726
Other Neoplasms	68	24	28	1,252	- 1,228
Multiple Sclerosis	69	23	46	188	- 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	18	45	229	- 211
Chlamydia	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	66	6	- 5
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Niger

Australia

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.