ERITREA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,080	1	3,277	+ 1,803
Malaria	2	4,099	17	437	+ 3,662
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,860	3	2,292	+ 1,568
Low Birth Weight	4	2,302	16	531	+ 1,771
Stroke	5	2,099	2	2,564	- 465
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,982	4	2,154	- 172
Birth Trauma	7	1,934	11	616	+ 1,318
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,432	5	1,326	+ 106
Meningitis	9	1,261	19	404	+ 857
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,047	18	432	+ 615
Liver Disease	11	991	6	1,215	- 223
Other Injuries	12	921	15	540	+ 381
Tuberculosis	13	892	14	543	+ 348
Maternal Conditions	14	799	13	544	+ 255
Pertussis	15	688	36	90	+ 599
Kidney Disease	16	658	12	578	+ 80
Diabetes Mellitus	17	633	7	944	- 311
Measles	18	581	63	13	+ 569
Violence	19	540	20	384	+ 156
Lung Disease	20	523	9	662	- 139
Malnutrition	21	523	10	660	- 137
Asthma	22	458	22	326	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	23	435	43	71	+ 364
Drownings	24	381	33	118	+ 263
Hypertension	25	326	8	926	- 599
Falls	26	312	26	168	+ 144
Suicide	27	295	21	382	- 86
Fires	28	270	31	132	+ 138
Breast Cancer	29	259	23	311	- 52
HIV/AIDS	30	252	25	308	- 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	252	27	147	+ 104
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	207	24	310	- 103
Poisonings	33	186	34	114	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	34	185	32	123	+ 62
Liver Cancer	35	179	45	69	+ 110
Epilepsy	36	163	38	81	+ 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	126	35	113	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	38	117	30	132	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	112	41	77	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	40	102	40	79	+ 23
War	41	99	71	0	+ 98
Tetanus	42	90	52	37	+ 52
Lymphomas	43	84	28	147	- 62
Stomach Cancer	44	72	48	48	+ 24
Skin Cancers	45	69	56	30	+ 39
Hepatitis B	46	67	57	28	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	47	66	37	85	- 18
Leukemia	48	62	29	144	- 82
Oral Cancer	49	58	44	71	- 13
Schistosomiasis	50	57	42	73	- 16
Leishmaniasis	51	57	59	19	+ 38
Skin Disease	52	51	50	45	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	53	39	51	42	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	54	33	58	20	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	55	32	39	81	- 49
Appendicitis	56	31	55	31	- 1
Prostate Cancer	57	31	47	54	- 23
Drug Use	58	30	53	36	- 6
Ascariasis	59	30	68	2	+ 28
Alcohol	60	29	49	45	- 17
Encephalitis	61	27	62	16	+ 11
Syphilis	62	26	54	35	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	23	60	18	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	21	61	18	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	15	72	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	11	65	6	+ 5
Lung Cancers	67	10	46	62	- 52
Other Neoplasms	68	6	66	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	67	4	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	4	64	12	- 8
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

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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.