GREECE VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,376	3	8,282	+ 94
Malaria	2	6,760	78	0	+ 6,760
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,366	44	95	+ 6,271
Low Birth Weight	4	3,796	41	127	+ 3,669
Stroke	5	3,462	2	14,077	- 10,616
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,268	1	21,124	- 17,856
Birth Trauma	7	3,189	57	17	+ 3,172
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,361	22	870	+ 1,491
Meningitis	9	2,080	53	33	+ 2,046
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,726	38	174	+ 1,552
Liver Disease	11	1,635	23	809	+ 825
Other Injuries	12	1,519	17	1,453	+ 66
Tuberculosis	13	1,471	46	66	+ 1,404
Maternal Conditions	14	1,317	61	2	+ 1,315
Pertussis	15	1,135	69	0	+ 1,135
Kidney Disease	16	1,085	6	4,759	- 3,673
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,044	20	1,266	- 221
Measles	18	958	68	0	+ 958
Violence	19	891	42	104	+ 787
Lung Disease	20	863	5	5,526	- 4,664
Malnutrition	21	862	66	1	+ 861
Asthma	22	755	55	27	+ 728
Endocrine Disorders	23	717	29	526	+ 191
Drownings	24	628	32	435	+ 192
Hypertension	25	538	9	2,922	- 2,384
Falls	26	515	21	1,245	- 730
Suicide	27	487	28	533	- 45
Fires	28	445	39	146	+ 299
Breast Cancer	29	427	11	2,520	- 2,093
HIV/AIDS	30	416	50	47	+ 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	415	26	611	- 196
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	341	7	3,940	- 3,599
Poisonings	33	306	56	19	+ 287
Inflammatory/Heart	34	305	24	725	- 420
Liver Cancer	35	296	14	1,566	- 1,270
Epilepsy	36	269	34	249	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	207	8	3,264	- 3,056
Cervical Cancer	38	193	36	243	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	185	43	100	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	40	169	27	557	- 388
War	41	163	64	1	+ 161
Tetanus	42	148	62	2	+ 146
Lymphomas	43	139	19	1,268	- 1,129
Stomach Cancer	44	119	16	1,535	- 1,416
Skin Cancers	45	114	31	438	- 324
Hepatitis B	46	111	48	56	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	47	109	10	2,646	- 2,536
Leukemia	48	102	18	1,354	- 1,252
Oral Cancer	49	96	30	440	- 344
Schistosomiasis	50	94	75	0	+ 94
Leishmaniasis	51	94	60	4	+ 91
Skin Disease	52	84	47	56	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	53	64	15	1,551	- 1,487
Pancreas Cancer	54	55	13	1,904	- 1,849
Oesophagus Cancer	55	52	35	246	- 193
Appendicitis	56	51	58	9	+ 41
Prostate Cancer	57	51	12	2,023	- 1,972
Drug Use	58	50	37	193	- 143
Ascariasis	59	50	73	0	+ 50
Alcohol	60	48	49	50	- 3
Encephalitis	61	45	67	1	+ 44
Syphilis	62	44	65	1	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	63	37	59	8	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	64	34	33	373	- 338
Diphtheria	65	24	70	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	66	18	52	38	- 20
Lung Cancers	67	17	4	7,355	- 7,339
Other Neoplasms	68	10	25	679	- 669
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	40	135	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	45	67	- 60
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	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	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.