BHUTAN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	708	4	177	+ 531
Malaria	2	572	81	0	+ 572
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	538	5	169	+ 369
Low Birth Weight	4	321	14	79	+ 242
Stroke	5	293	3	360	- 68
Coronary Heart Disease	6	276	1	702	- 426
Birth Trauma	7	270	19	51	+ 218
Road Traffic Accidents	8	200	10	123	+ 76
Meningitis	9	176	36	17	+ 159
Congenital Anomalies	10	146	20	50	+ 96
Liver Disease	11	138	6	166	- 27
Other Injuries	12	128	24	43	+ 86
Tuberculosis	13	124	9	138	- 13
Maternal Conditions	14	111	42	9	+ 102
Pertussis	15	96	63	1	+ 95
Kidney Disease	16	92	8	149	- 57
Diabetes Mellitus	17	88	7	164	- 76
Measles	18	81	58	2	+ 79
Violence	19	75	35	18	+ 57
Lung Disease	20	73	2	524	- 451
Malnutrition	21	73	54	3	+ 69
Asthma	22	64	15	78	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	23	61	39	11	+ 50
Drownings	24	53	32	20	+ 33
Hypertension	25	46	16	77	- 31
Falls	26	44	12	111	- 67
Suicide	27	41	26	35	+ 6
Fires	28	38	44	8	+ 30
Breast Cancer	29	36	43	8	+ 28
HIV/AIDS	30	35	18	58	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	35	25	39	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	29	13	105	- 76
Poisonings	33	26	59	2	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	34	26	45	8	+ 18
Liver Cancer	35	25	27	35	- 10
Epilepsy	36	23	38	14	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	18	31	24	- 7
Cervical Cancer	38	16	29	30	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	16	17	68	- 52
Ovary Cancer	40	14	37	14	+ 0
War	41	14	68	0	+ 14
Tetanus	42	13	60	1	+ 11
Lymphomas	43	12	52	5	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	44	10	11	118	- 108
Skin Cancers	45	10	41	9	+ 0
Hepatitis B	46	9	53	4	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	47	9	28	31	- 22
Leukemia	48	9	34	19	- 10
Oral Cancer	49	8	23	43	- 35
Schistosomiasis	50	8	82	0	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	51	8	65	1	+ 7
Skin Disease	52	7	46	7	- 0
Bladder Cancer	53	5	48	6	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	5	33	20	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	55	4	22	44	- 39
Appendicitis	56	4	51	5	- 1
Prostate Cancer	57	4	55	3	+ 1
Drug Use	58	4	47	7	- 3
Ascariasis	59	4	66	0	+ 4
Alcohol	60	4	49	6	- 2
Encephalitis	61	4	30	28	- 24
Syphilis	62	4	40	11	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	3	61	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	1	+ 1
Lung Cancers	67	1	21	44	- 43
Other Neoplasms	68	1	57	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	62	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	1	50	5	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.