FINLAND VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,505	21	436	+ 4,069
Malaria	2	3,636	74	0	+ 3,636
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,424	52	15	+ 3,409
Low Birth Weight	4	2,042	48	26	+ 2,016
Stroke	5	1,862	3	4,115	- 2,253
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,758	2	9,831	- 8,073
Birth Trauma	7	1,715	56	8	+ 1,707
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,270	33	215	+ 1,055
Meningitis	9	1,119	55	9	+ 1,109
Congenital Anomalies	10	928	35	192	+ 736
Liver Disease	11	879	10	1,068	- 189
Other Injuries	12	817	20	437	+ 380
Tuberculosis	13	791	46	32	+ 759
Maternal Conditions	14	709	64	2	+ 707
Pertussis	15	610	69	0	+ 610
Kidney Disease	16	584	26	342	+ 242
Diabetes Mellitus	17	562	22	418	+ 144
Measles	18	516	72	0	+ 516
Violence	19	479	43	64	+ 415
Lung Disease	20	464	8	1,289	- 825
Malnutrition	21	463	57	7	+ 457
Asthma	22	406	40	85	+ 322
Endocrine Disorders	23	386	31	257	+ 129
Drownings	24	338	37	106	+ 232
Hypertension	25	290	5	2,030	- 1,740
Falls	26	277	7	1,325	- 1,048
Suicide	27	262	15	846	- 584
Fires	28	239	45	62	+ 178
Breast Cancer	29	230	12	948	- 719
HIV/AIDS	30	224	59	6	+ 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	223	36	151	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	183	1	11,120	- 10,937
Poisonings	33	165	49	25	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	34	164	17	518	- 354
Liver Cancer	35	159	16	545	- 386
Epilepsy	36	144	38	104	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	111	6	1,433	- 1,322
Cervical Cancer	38	104	44	62	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	100	50	19	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	40	91	25	344	- 254
War	41	87	65	1	+ 87
Tetanus	42	80	70	0	+ 80
Lymphomas	43	75	14	851	- 776
Stomach Cancer	44	64	19	447	- 383
Skin Cancers	45	61	29	297	- 236
Hepatitis B	46	60	63	2	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	47	59	13	853	- 794
Leukemia	48	55	24	371	- 316
Oral Cancer	49	52	34	207	- 155
Schistosomiasis	50	51	77	0	+ 51
Leishmaniasis	51	51	75	0	+ 51
Skin Disease	52	45	47	27	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	53	34	28	308	- 274
Pancreas Cancer	54	29	9	1,247	- 1,218
Oesophagus Cancer	55	28	27	320	- 292
Appendicitis	56	27	54	10	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	57	27	11	970	- 943
Drug Use	58	27	30	269	- 242
Ascariasis	59	27	81	0	+ 27
Alcohol	60	26	18	464	- 439
Encephalitis	61	24	66	0	+ 23
Syphilis	62	23	67	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	63	20	62	2	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	64	18	32	225	- 207
Diphtheria	65	13	71	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	10	60	5	+ 5
Lung Cancers	67	9	4	2,312	- 2,303
Other Neoplasms	68	5	23	377	- 372
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	42	80	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	4	41	83	- 79
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Niger

Finland

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.