LIBERIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,354	2	2,693	+ 1,661
Malaria	2	3,513	4	2,428	+ 1,086
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,309	10	1,592	+ 1,717
Low Birth Weight	4	1,973	8	1,652	+ 321
Stroke	5	1,799	11	1,578	+ 221
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,699	7	1,885	- 186
Birth Trauma	7	1,657	9	1,601	+ 56
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,227	5	1,920	- 693
Meningitis	9	1,081	17	552	+ 529
Congenital Anomalies	10	897	14	833	+ 64
Liver Disease	11	850	13	858	- 9
Other Injuries	12	790	22	380	+ 409
Tuberculosis	13	764	1	2,766	- 2,002
Maternal Conditions	14	685	12	870	- 185
Pertussis	15	590	32	197	+ 392
Kidney Disease	16	564	16	609	- 45
Diabetes Mellitus	17	543	15	650	- 107
Measles	18	498	3	2,554	- 2,056
Violence	19	463	18	477	- 14
Lung Disease	20	448	26	294	+ 155
Malnutrition	21	448	24	353	+ 94
Asthma	22	393	31	200	+ 193
Endocrine Disorders	23	373	28	245	+ 127
Drownings	24	326	35	127	+ 199
Hypertension	25	280	23	371	- 91
Falls	26	268	33	155	+ 112
Suicide	27	253	30	220	+ 34
Fires	28	231	34	153	+ 78
Breast Cancer	29	222	27	246	- 24
HIV/AIDS	30	216	6	1,919	- 1,703
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	216	36	126	+ 89
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	177	29	235	- 58
Poisonings	33	159	41	82	+ 77
Inflammatory/Heart	34	159	38	115	+ 43
Liver Cancer	35	154	20	439	- 285
Epilepsy	36	140	42	81	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	108	40	90	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	38	100	19	474	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	96	49	50	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	40	88	47	50	+ 37
War	41	85	70	1	+ 84
Tetanus	42	77	54	31	+ 46
Lymphomas	43	72	39	93	- 21
Stomach Cancer	44	62	37	122	- 60
Skin Cancers	45	59	46	51	+ 8
Hepatitis B	46	58	52	39	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	47	57	43	72	- 15
Leukemia	48	53	58	23	+ 30
Oral Cancer	49	50	48	50	- 0
Schistosomiasis	50	49	45	51	- 2
Leishmaniasis	51	49	77	0	+ 49
Skin Disease	52	44	51	41	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	53	33	59	19	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	54	28	53	38	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	55	27	60	16	+ 12
Appendicitis	56	26	61	12	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	57	26	25	297	- 271
Drug Use	58	26	50	42	- 16
Ascariasis	59	26	66	4	+ 22
Alcohol	60	25	57	25	- 1
Encephalitis	61	23	56	27	- 4
Syphilis	62	23	21	394	- 372
Upper Respiratory	63	19	67	3	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	64	18	55	28	- 11
Diphtheria	65	12	68	1	+ 12
Hepatitis C	66	9	65	4	+ 6
Lung Cancers	67	9	44	66	- 57
Other Neoplasms	68	5	62	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	63	4	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	4	64	4	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	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 LIBERIA

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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.