LUXEMBOURG VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	537	8	111	+ 426
Malaria	2	434	81	0	+ 434
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	408	42	6	+ 402
Low Birth Weight	4	244	49	3	+ 241
Stroke	5	222	4	257	- 35
Coronary Heart Disease	6	210	1	655	- 445
Birth Trauma	7	205	59	1	+ 204
Road Traffic Accidents	8	152	30	25	+ 126
Meningitis	9	133	58	1	+ 133
Congenital Anomalies	10	111	37	10	+ 100
Liver Disease	11	105	12	75	+ 30
Other Injuries	12	97	10	88	+ 9
Tuberculosis	13	94	55	2	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	14	85	63	0	+ 84
Pertussis	15	73	68	0	+ 73
Kidney Disease	16	70	9	91	- 21
Diabetes Mellitus	17	67	17	61	+ 6
Measles	18	62	70	0	+ 62
Violence	19	57	48	3	+ 54
Lung Disease	20	55	5	242	- 187
Malnutrition	21	55	32	19	+ 36
Asthma	22	48	45	5	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	23	46	21	53	- 7
Drownings	24	40	54	2	+ 38
Hypertension	25	35	19	54	- 19
Falls	26	33	18	61	- 28
Suicide	27	31	13	69	- 38
Fires	28	29	51	3	+ 26
Breast Cancer	29	27	7	113	- 86
HIV/AIDS	30	27	52	2	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	27	41	7	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	22	2	298	- 276
Poisonings	33	20	56	1	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	34	20	23	49	- 29
Liver Cancer	35	19	25	49	- 30
Epilepsy	36	17	35	17	+ 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	13	6	131	- 118
Cervical Cancer	38	12	38	10	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	12	34	19	- 7
Ovary Cancer	40	11	27	35	- 24
War	41	10	67	0	+ 10
Tetanus	42	9	69	0	+ 9
Lymphomas	43	9	14	64	- 55
Stomach Cancer	44	8	22	51	- 43
Skin Cancers	45	7	31	22	- 14
Hepatitis B	46	7	60	1	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	47	7	16	62	- 55
Leukemia	48	7	20	53	- 46
Oral Cancer	49	6	33	19	- 13
Schistosomiasis	50	6	80	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	51	6	83	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	5	44	5	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	53	4	26	44	- 40
Pancreas Cancer	54	4	11	82	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	55	3	28	32	- 28
Appendicitis	56	3	62	0	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	57	3	15	64	- 60
Drug Use	58	3	39	9	- 6
Ascariasis	59	3	76	0	+ 3
Alcohol	60	3	29	25	- 22
Encephalitis	61	3	65	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	66	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	61	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	36	16	- 13
Diphtheria	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	1	47	4	- 3
Lung Cancers	67	1	3	260	- 259
Other Neoplasms	68	1	24	49	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	46	4	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	53	2	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	64	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	43	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	8	- 8
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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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.