ITALY VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	48,816	9	16,339	+ 32,478
Malaria	2	39,394	79	0	+ 39,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	37,099	36	1,622	+ 35,477
Low Birth Weight	4	22,124	51	357	+ 21,767
Stroke	5	20,174	2	62,633	- 42,460
Coronary Heart Disease	6	19,045	1	97,116	- 78,071
Birth Trauma	7	18,585	59	140	+ 18,444
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,761	30	3,221	+ 10,540
Meningitis	9	12,120	60	128	+ 11,993
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,057	37	1,443	+ 8,614
Liver Disease	11	9,527	23	5,559	+ 3,967
Other Injuries	12	8,854	12	12,112	- 3,259
Tuberculosis	13	8,570	53	336	+ 8,234
Maternal Conditions	14	7,677	67	6	+ 7,671
Pertussis	15	6,613	73	1	+ 6,613
Kidney Disease	16	6,324	11	12,726	- 6,402
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,087	8	19,836	- 13,749
Measles	18	5,586	71	1	+ 5,584
Violence	19	5,192	50	409	+ 4,784
Lung Disease	20	5,027	5	32,382	- 27,356
Malnutrition	21	5,022	41	775	+ 4,246
Asthma	22	4,402	47	494	+ 3,908
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,180	18	8,431	- 4,251
Drownings	24	3,659	52	344	+ 3,315
Hypertension	25	3,137	6	29,931	- 26,794
Falls	26	3,003	25	4,222	- 1,220
Suicide	27	2,839	26	4,042	- 1,202
Fires	28	2,593	56	271	+ 2,322
Breast Cancer	29	2,489	10	13,868	- 11,379
HIV/AIDS	30	2,425	46	520	+ 1,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,417	43	690	+ 1,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,986	3	41,445	- 39,459
Poisonings	33	1,785	58	154	+ 1,631
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,779	24	5,531	- 3,752
Liver Cancer	35	1,725	17	9,620	- 7,896
Epilepsy	36	1,565	39	1,337	+ 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,207	7	21,254	- 20,046
Cervical Cancer	38	1,127	40	1,154	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,080	32	2,216	- 1,135
Ovary Cancer	40	983	28	3,282	- 2,298
War	41	948	66	6	+ 941
Tetanus	42	862	63	22	+ 840
Lymphomas	43	810	16	9,670	- 8,860
Stomach Cancer	44	695	14	10,252	- 9,557
Skin Cancers	45	664	29	3,239	- 2,575
Hepatitis B	46	645	54	334	+ 311
Parkinson's Disease	47	637	19	8,428	- 7,790
Leukemia	48	596	21	6,728	- 6,132
Oral Cancer	49	560	27	3,343	- 2,783
Schistosomiasis	50	549	78	0	+ 549
Leishmaniasis	51	549	70	3	+ 546
Skin Disease	52	492	38	1,440	- 947
Bladder Cancer	53	373	22	6,711	- 6,337
Pancreas Cancer	54	319	13	12,095	- 11,775
Oesophagus Cancer	55	304	34	2,045	- 1,741
Appendicitis	56	296	61	49	+ 248
Prostate Cancer	57	295	20	8,409	- 8,114
Drug Use	58	292	45	654	- 362
Ascariasis	59	289	80	0	+ 289
Alcohol	60	278	55	277	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	260	68	5	+ 255
Syphilis	62	254	69	4	+ 250
Upper Respiratory	63	217	64	20	+ 197
Uterin Cancer	64	199	33	2,198	- 1,998
Diphtheria	65	140	76	0	+ 140
Hepatitis C	66	105	31	2,451	- 2,345
Lung Cancers	67	97	4	34,152	- 34,055
Other Neoplasms	68	55	15	9,984	- 9,929
Multiple Sclerosis	69	52	44	677	- 625
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	41	42	701	- 660
Chlamydia	71	6	84	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	2	65	16	- 14
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.