GUATEMALA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,617	2	9,245	+ 5,372
Malaria	2	11,796	74	0	+ 11,796
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,109	9	2,617	+ 8,492
Low Birth Weight	4	6,625	16	1,658	+ 4,966
Stroke	5	6,041	6	4,849	+ 1,192
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,703	1	9,825	- 4,122
Birth Trauma	7	5,565	19	1,466	+ 4,099
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,121	8	4,026	+ 94
Meningitis	9	3,629	41	271	+ 3,358
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,012	18	1,517	+ 1,495
Liver Disease	11	2,853	5	5,684	- 2,832
Other Injuries	12	2,651	10	2,466	+ 185
Tuberculosis	13	2,566	37	301	+ 2,265
Maternal Conditions	14	2,299	30	468	+ 1,830
Pertussis	15	1,980	53	70	+ 1,911
Kidney Disease	16	1,894	4	6,277	- 4,383
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,823	3	6,932	- 5,109
Measles	18	1,673	72	0	+ 1,673
Violence	19	1,555	7	4,411	- 2,856
Lung Disease	20	1,505	13	1,901	- 396
Malnutrition	21	1,504	11	1,981	- 477
Asthma	22	1,318	36	335	+ 983
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,252	29	486	+ 766
Drownings	24	1,095	32	463	+ 632
Hypertension	25	939	26	679	+ 260
Falls	26	899	20	1,371	- 472
Suicide	27	850	22	1,039	- 189
Fires	28	776	45	207	+ 569
Breast Cancer	29	745	28	495	+ 250
HIV/AIDS	30	726	21	1,173	- 446
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	724	23	1,029	- 306
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	595	12	1,957	- 1,362
Poisonings	33	535	39	275	+ 259
Inflammatory/Heart	34	533	44	225	+ 307
Liver Cancer	35	516	15	1,765	- 1,249
Epilepsy	36	469	33	463	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	362	31	464	- 103
Cervical Cancer	38	337	25	808	- 470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	324	54	62	+ 262
Ovary Cancer	40	294	50	133	+ 162
War	41	284	68	2	+ 282
Tetanus	42	258	62	10	+ 248
Lymphomas	43	243	43	229	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	44	208	17	1,570	- 1,362
Skin Cancers	45	199	46	195	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	193	65	2	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	47	191	34	393	- 202
Leukemia	48	178	27	601	- 422
Oral Cancer	49	168	49	142	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	50	164	75	0	+ 164
Leishmaniasis	51	164	69	1	+ 164
Skin Disease	52	147	42	232	- 85
Bladder Cancer	53	112	55	57	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	54	96	38	282	- 186
Oesophagus Cancer	55	91	48	144	- 53
Appendicitis	56	89	47	164	- 75
Prostate Cancer	57	88	24	846	- 757
Drug Use	58	88	40	272	- 184
Ascariasis	59	86	63	7	+ 79
Alcohol	60	83	14	1,799	- 1,716
Encephalitis	61	78	51	104	- 26
Syphilis	62	76	64	3	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	63	65	57	34	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	64	60	59	27	+ 32
Diphtheria	65	42	71	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	66	32	66	2	+ 29
Lung Cancers	67	29	35	391	- 362
Other Neoplasms	68	17	56	42	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	60	21	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	12	52	82	- 70
Chlamydia	71	2	67	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.