NAMIBIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,245	2	1,464	+ 781
Malaria	2	1,812	51	22	+ 1,790
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,706	8	645	+ 1,061
Low Birth Weight	4	1,017	9	516	+ 501
Stroke	5	928	4	1,333	- 405
Coronary Heart Disease	6	876	5	1,221	- 345
Birth Trauma	7	855	13	345	+ 510
Road Traffic Accidents	8	633	6	868	- 235
Meningitis	9	557	27	109	+ 449
Congenital Anomalies	10	463	16	283	+ 179
Liver Disease	11	438	14	336	+ 103
Other Injuries	12	407	19	207	+ 200
Tuberculosis	13	394	3	1,416	- 1,022
Maternal Conditions	14	353	25	110	+ 243
Pertussis	15	304	37	54	+ 250
Kidney Disease	16	291	15	322	- 31
Diabetes Mellitus	17	280	7	724	- 444
Measles	18	257	65	2	+ 255
Violence	19	239	11	450	- 211
Lung Disease	20	231	10	461	- 230
Malnutrition	21	231	18	224	+ 7
Asthma	22	202	20	200	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	23	192	33	73	+ 119
Drownings	24	168	26	110	+ 59
Hypertension	25	144	12	428	- 284
Falls	26	138	34	62	+ 76
Suicide	27	131	17	243	- 112
Fires	28	119	28	109	+ 11
Breast Cancer	29	114	24	121	- 7
HIV/AIDS	30	112	1	2,928	- 2,817
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	111	32	76	+ 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	91	21	176	- 84
Poisonings	33	82	39	46	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	34	82	22	162	- 80
Liver Cancer	35	79	41	45	+ 34
Epilepsy	36	72	38	49	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	56	36	54	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	38	52	23	133	- 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	50	44	33	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	40	45	50	23	+ 22
War	41	44	67	0	+ 43
Tetanus	42	40	62	6	+ 34
Lymphomas	43	37	40	46	- 9
Stomach Cancer	44	32	45	33	- 1
Skin Cancers	45	31	29	108	- 77
Hepatitis B	46	30	63	4	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	47	29	42	43	- 14
Leukemia	48	27	49	24	+ 4
Oral Cancer	49	26	30	100	- 74
Schistosomiasis	50	25	55	14	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	51	25	79	0	+ 25
Skin Disease	52	23	47	31	- 8
Bladder Cancer	53	17	54	16	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	15	53	18	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	55	14	52	21	- 7
Appendicitis	56	14	58	9	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	57	14	31	94	- 81
Drug Use	58	13	46	32	- 18
Ascariasis	59	13	69	0	+ 13
Alcohol	60	13	48	28	- 15
Encephalitis	61	12	59	8	+ 4
Syphilis	62	12	43	35	- 23
Upper Respiratory	63	10	61	6	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	64	9	56	11	- 2
Diphtheria	65	6	71	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	5	66	1	+ 4
Lung Cancers	67	4	35	59	- 54
Other Neoplasms	68	3	60	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	64	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	2	57	9	- 8
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.