CHINA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,133,863	12	183,342	+ 950,521
Malaria	2	915,009	75	0	+ 915,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	861,705	50	8,719	+ 852,986
Low Birth Weight	4	513,880	40	21,631	+ 492,248
Stroke	5	468,581	1	2,043,210	- 1,574,629
Coronary Heart Disease	6	442,367	2	1,771,525	- 1,329,159
Birth Trauma	7	431,668	43	17,644	+ 414,024
Road Traffic Accidents	8	319,627	8	250,272	+ 69,355
Meningitis	9	281,523	51	5,704	+ 275,819
Congenital Anomalies	10	233,601	31	36,613	+ 196,988
Liver Disease	11	221,274	15	145,603	+ 75,671
Other Injuries	12	205,642	25	54,087	+ 151,554
Tuberculosis	13	199,054	32	34,802	+ 164,252
Maternal Conditions	14	178,320	54	3,596	+ 174,723
Pertussis	15	153,607	64	484	+ 153,124
Kidney Disease	16	146,883	11	192,302	- 45,419
Diabetes Mellitus	17	141,384	14	161,672	- 20,288
Measles	18	129,742	62	558	+ 129,185
Violence	19	120,607	47	11,115	+ 109,492
Lung Disease	20	116,760	3	968,607	- 851,847
Malnutrition	21	116,642	44	12,995	+ 103,648
Asthma	22	102,243	39	23,147	+ 79,096
Endocrine Disorders	23	97,089	37	25,613	+ 71,477
Drownings	24	84,977	26	52,807	+ 32,170
Hypertension	25	72,871	7	301,183	- 228,312
Falls	26	69,745	16	138,878	- 69,132
Suicide	27	65,952	17	116,324	- 50,372
Fires	28	60,231	48	10,498	+ 49,733
Breast Cancer	29	57,808	19	92,757	- 34,949
HIV/AIDS	30	56,331	34	28,746	+ 27,585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	56,139	30	37,723	+ 18,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	46,119	6	304,455	- 258,335
Poisonings	33	41,467	36	25,762	+ 15,704
Inflammatory/Heart	34	41,313	33	29,954	+ 11,360
Liver Cancer	35	40,056	13	180,952	- 140,896
Epilepsy	36	36,355	46	11,365	+ 24,990
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	28,046	9	248,388	- 220,343
Cervical Cancer	38	26,167	27	51,650	- 25,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	25,095	21	65,350	- 40,255
Ovary Cancer	40	22,839	35	28,078	- 5,239
War	41	22,009	61	900	+ 21,109
Tetanus	42	20,020	63	491	+ 19,529
Lymphomas	43	18,825	23	57,838	- 39,013
Stomach Cancer	44	16,151	5	398,439	- 382,288
Skin Cancers	45	15,418	41	19,669	- 4,251
Hepatitis B	46	14,991	56	2,757	+ 12,233
Parkinson's Disease	47	14,803	20	70,699	- 55,896
Leukemia	48	13,844	22	58,145	- 44,301
Oral Cancer	49	13,007	24	54,695	- 41,688
Schistosomiasis	50	12,752	65	400	+ 12,352
Leishmaniasis	51	12,750	78	0	+ 12,750
Skin Disease	52	11,437	52	5,222	+ 6,215
Bladder Cancer	53	8,669	29	37,873	- 29,204
Pancreas Cancer	54	7,411	18	111,537	- 104,126
Oesophagus Cancer	55	7,071	10	242,891	- 235,820
Appendicitis	56	6,878	60	1,468	+ 5,411
Prostate Cancer	57	6,862	28	51,056	- 44,194
Drug Use	58	6,793	38	24,214	- 17,421
Ascariasis	59	6,706	68	34	+ 6,672
Alcohol	60	6,468	42	19,071	- 12,603
Encephalitis	61	6,032	55	2,796	+ 3,235
Syphilis	62	5,896	58	1,824	+ 4,072
Upper Respiratory	63	5,035	57	2,663	+ 2,373
Uterin Cancer	64	4,632	45	11,751	- 7,119
Diphtheria	65	3,248	71	11	+ 3,237
Hepatitis C	66	2,449	66	86	+ 2,363
Lung Cancers	67	2,254	4	714,311	- 712,057
Other Neoplasms	68	1,286	53	4,374	- 3,088
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1,198	59	1,734	- 536
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	952	49	10,108	- 9,156
Chlamydia	71	150	67	55	+ 94
Otitis Media	72	43	69	15	+ 28
Dengue	73	11	70	12	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.