NETHERLANDS VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,231	7	4,946	+ 9,285
Malaria	2	11,484	77	0	+ 11,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,815	33	584	+ 10,231
Low Birth Weight	4	6,450	45	167	+ 6,282
Stroke	5	5,881	4	9,707	- 3,826
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,552	2	17,601	- 12,049
Birth Trauma	7	5,418	52	74	+ 5,344
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,012	31	681	+ 3,331
Meningitis	9	3,533	51	78	+ 3,455
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,932	35	544	+ 2,388
Liver Disease	11	2,777	28	936	+ 1,842
Other Injuries	12	2,581	19	1,648	+ 933
Tuberculosis	13	2,498	56	29	+ 2,470
Maternal Conditions	14	2,238	65	8	+ 2,230
Pertussis	15	1,928	67	1	+ 1,927
Kidney Disease	16	1,843	12	2,530	- 687
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,774	14	2,386	- 612
Measles	18	1,628	73	0	+ 1,628
Violence	19	1,514	48	107	+ 1,406
Lung Disease	20	1,465	5	9,567	- 8,102
Malnutrition	21	1,464	63	12	+ 1,452
Asthma	22	1,283	46	165	+ 1,118
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,219	26	1,055	+ 164
Drownings	24	1,067	49	98	+ 969
Hypertension	25	915	29	818	+ 96
Falls	26	875	8	4,131	- 3,255
Suicide	27	828	17	2,025	- 1,197
Fires	28	756	53	49	+ 707
Breast Cancer	29	726	9	3,535	- 2,809
HIV/AIDS	30	707	55	33	+ 674
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	705	47	130	+ 574
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	579	1	18,148	- 17,569
Poisonings	33	520	61	17	+ 503
Inflammatory/Heart	34	519	23	1,201	- 682
Liver Cancer	35	503	24	1,163	- 660
Epilepsy	36	456	38	289	+ 167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	352	6	5,829	- 5,477
Cervical Cancer	38	328	39	266	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	315	41	238	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	40	287	25	1,067	- 780
War	41	276	66	2	+ 274
Tetanus	42	251	72	0	+ 251
Lymphomas	43	236	13	2,511	- 2,275
Stomach Cancer	44	203	22	1,361	- 1,158
Skin Cancers	45	194	27	1,024	- 831
Hepatitis B	46	188	62	14	+ 175
Parkinson's Disease	47	186	16	2,120	- 1,934
Leukemia	48	174	20	1,578	- 1,405
Oral Cancer	49	163	30	768	- 604
Schistosomiasis	50	160	74	0	+ 160
Leishmaniasis	51	160	70	0	+ 160
Skin Disease	52	144	36	295	- 152
Bladder Cancer	53	109	21	1,471	- 1,362
Pancreas Cancer	54	93	11	2,995	- 2,902
Oesophagus Cancer	55	89	15	2,145	- 2,057
Appendicitis	56	86	58	26	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	57	86	10	3,265	- 3,179
Drug Use	58	85	42	231	- 145
Ascariasis	59	84	82	0	+ 84
Alcohol	60	81	32	612	- 531
Encephalitis	61	76	68	1	+ 75
Syphilis	62	74	69	1	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	63	63	57	28	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	64	58	34	566	- 508
Diphtheria	65	41	71	0	+ 41
Hepatitis C	66	31	60	20	+ 10
Lung Cancers	67	28	3	10,980	- 10,951
Other Neoplasms	68	16	18	1,831	- 1,815
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	37	295	- 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	12	44	214	- 202
Chlamydia	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	64	10	- 9
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

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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.