COLOMBIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,707	5	10,773	+ 28,933
Malaria	2	32,043	67	26	+ 32,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	30,176	38	747	+ 29,429
Low Birth Weight	4	17,996	23	2,095	+ 15,900
Stroke	5	16,409	3	16,573	- 163
Coronary Heart Disease	6	15,491	1	43,066	- 27,575
Birth Trauma	7	15,117	41	648	+ 14,468
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,193	6	7,765	+ 3,428
Meningitis	9	9,859	50	244	+ 9,615
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,180	16	2,963	+ 5,218
Liver Disease	11	7,749	19	2,426	+ 5,323
Other Injuries	12	7,201	28	1,592	+ 5,609
Tuberculosis	13	6,971	32	1,272	+ 5,699
Maternal Conditions	14	6,245	46	394	+ 5,851
Pertussis	15	5,379	69	18	+ 5,361
Kidney Disease	16	5,144	7	6,834	- 1,690
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,951	11	5,028	- 77
Measles	18	4,543	78	0	+ 4,543
Violence	19	4,224	2	19,268	- 15,045
Lung Disease	20	4,089	4	15,928	- 11,839
Malnutrition	21	4,085	27	1,878	+ 2,207
Asthma	22	3,580	54	191	+ 3,389
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,400	30	1,367	+ 2,033
Drownings	24	2,976	40	689	+ 2,287
Hypertension	25	2,552	8	6,400	- 3,848
Falls	26	2,442	29	1,518	+ 925
Suicide	27	2,310	26	1,965	+ 345
Fires	28	2,109	56	127	+ 1,983
Breast Cancer	29	2,024	13	3,669	- 1,645
HIV/AIDS	30	1,973	17	2,683	- 710
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,966	39	698	+ 1,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,615	22	2,157	- 542
Poisonings	33	1,452	61	61	+ 1,391
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,447	31	1,329	+ 117
Liver Cancer	35	1,403	24	2,065	- 662
Epilepsy	36	1,273	43	597	+ 676
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	982	12	4,371	- 3,389
Cervical Cancer	38	916	20	2,266	- 1,350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	879	63	38	+ 841
Ovary Cancer	40	800	33	1,122	- 322
War	41	771	49	260	+ 511
Tetanus	42	701	71	14	+ 687
Lymphomas	43	659	18	2,603	- 1,944
Stomach Cancer	44	566	9	6,112	- 5,546
Skin Cancers	45	540	35	1,028	- 488
Hepatitis B	46	525	62	50	+ 474
Parkinson's Disease	47	518	47	383	+ 135
Leukemia	48	485	21	2,208	- 1,723
Oral Cancer	49	456	37	807	- 352
Schistosomiasis	50	447	77	1	+ 446
Leishmaniasis	51	446	74	7	+ 439
Skin Disease	52	401	34	1,102	- 701
Bladder Cancer	53	304	42	609	- 305
Pancreas Cancer	54	260	25	2,022	- 1,763
Oesophagus Cancer	55	248	36	835	- 588
Appendicitis	56	241	52	213	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	57	240	14	3,584	- 3,344
Drug Use	58	238	44	492	- 254
Ascariasis	59	235	76	5	+ 230
Alcohol	60	227	68	23	+ 204
Encephalitis	61	211	64	38	+ 173
Syphilis	62	206	65	30	+ 176
Upper Respiratory	63	176	66	27	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	64	162	45	423	- 261
Diphtheria	65	114	80	0	+ 113
Hepatitis C	66	86	59	65	+ 21
Lung Cancers	67	79	10	5,250	- 5,171
Other Neoplasms	68	45	15	3,205	- 3,160
Multiple Sclerosis	69	42	60	62	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	33	51	242	- 209
Chlamydia	71	5	81	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	2	73	7	- 6
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.