MALDIVES VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	311	8	33	+ 278
Malaria	2	251	75	0	+ 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	237	22	14	+ 222
Low Birth Weight	4	141	20	15	+ 126
Stroke	5	129	2	143	- 14
Coronary Heart Disease	6	121	1	279	- 158
Birth Trauma	7	119	39	5	+ 114
Road Traffic Accidents	8	88	31	9	+ 79
Meningitis	9	77	50	1	+ 76
Congenital Anomalies	10	64	15	19	+ 45
Liver Disease	11	61	11	24	+ 36
Other Injuries	12	56	18	16	+ 41
Tuberculosis	13	55	27	11	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	14	49	35	5	+ 44
Pertussis	15	42	52	0	+ 42
Kidney Disease	16	40	4	80	- 40
Diabetes Mellitus	17	39	6	47	- 8
Measles	18	36	60	0	+ 35
Violence	19	33	28	10	+ 23
Lung Disease	20	32	3	91	- 59
Malnutrition	21	32	45	3	+ 29
Asthma	22	28	29	10	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	23	27	12	22	+ 5
Drownings	24	23	23	14	+ 9
Hypertension	25	20	17	16	+ 4
Falls	26	19	16	19	+ 0
Suicide	27	18	21	15	+ 4
Fires	28	17	41	4	+ 13
Breast Cancer	29	16	9	28	- 12
HIV/AIDS	30	15	78	0	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	15	42	4	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	13	5	47	- 35
Poisonings	33	11	55	0	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	34	11	36	5	+ 6
Liver Cancer	35	11	10	27	- 16
Epilepsy	36	10	38	5	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	8	14	21	- 13
Cervical Cancer	38	7	13	22	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	7	43	3	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	40	6	30	9	- 3
War	41	6	62	0	+ 6
Tetanus	42	5	54	0	+ 5
Lymphomas	43	5	34	7	- 2
Stomach Cancer	44	4	49	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	45	4	63	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	4	56	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	4	25	12	- 8
Leukemia	48	4	24	13	- 9
Oral Cancer	49	4	19	15	- 12
Schistosomiasis	50	4	71	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	51	4	72	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	52	3	32	8	- 5
Bladder Cancer	53	2	37	5	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	54	2	40	4	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	55	2	59	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	2	61	0	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	57	2	26	11	- 10
Drug Use	58	2	48	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Alcohol	60	2	51	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	2	44	3	- 1
Syphilis	62	2	58	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	1	47	2	- 1
Diphtheria	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	0	+ 1
Lung Cancers	67	1	7	36	- 36
Other Neoplasms	68	0	46	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	57	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	53	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	33	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.