NICARAGUA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,346	7	1,152	+ 4,195
Malaria	2	4,314	83	0	+ 4,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,063	36	122	+ 3,941
Low Birth Weight	4	2,423	13	490	+ 1,933
Stroke	5	2,209	3	2,225	- 15
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,086	1	5,843	- 3,758
Birth Trauma	7	2,035	25	198	+ 1,837
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,507	8	1,109	+ 399
Meningitis	9	1,327	51	29	+ 1,298
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,101	11	571	+ 531
Liver Disease	11	1,043	6	1,203	- 160
Other Injuries	12	970	17	358	+ 612
Tuberculosis	13	939	37	115	+ 824
Maternal Conditions	14	841	39	88	+ 753
Pertussis	15	724	67	3	+ 721
Kidney Disease	16	693	2	3,533	- 2,840
Diabetes Mellitus	17	667	4	2,068	- 1,401
Measles	18	612	78	0	+ 612
Violence	19	569	10	619	- 50
Lung Disease	20	551	5	1,570	- 1,019
Malnutrition	21	550	30	163	+ 387
Asthma	22	482	38	105	+ 377
Endocrine Disorders	23	458	28	164	+ 294
Drownings	24	401	32	157	+ 244
Hypertension	25	344	9	1,103	- 760
Falls	26	329	22	276	+ 53
Suicide	27	311	19	285	+ 26
Fires	28	284	57	16	+ 268
Breast Cancer	29	273	20	283	- 10
HIV/AIDS	30	266	35	139	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	265	40	85	+ 179
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	217	33	149	+ 68
Poisonings	33	196	55	18	+ 178
Inflammatory/Heart	34	195	34	139	+ 55
Liver Cancer	35	189	12	509	- 320
Epilepsy	36	171	41	74	+ 97
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	132	18	315	- 183
Cervical Cancer	38	123	16	374	- 251
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	118	54	20	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	40	108	44	61	+ 46
War	41	104	70	1	+ 103
Tetanus	42	94	79	0	+ 94
Lymphomas	43	89	29	164	- 75
Stomach Cancer	44	76	14	478	- 401
Skin Cancers	45	73	45	59	+ 14
Hepatitis B	46	71	62	5	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	47	70	42	67	+ 3
Leukemia	48	65	24	227	- 162
Oral Cancer	49	61	43	64	- 3
Schistosomiasis	50	60	84	0	+ 60
Leishmaniasis	51	60	76	0	+ 60
Skin Disease	52	54	31	162	- 108
Bladder Cancer	53	41	52	28	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	54	35	27	178	- 143
Oesophagus Cancer	55	33	47	42	- 8
Appendicitis	56	32	49	32	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	57	32	15	386	- 354
Drug Use	58	32	46	50	- 18
Ascariasis	59	32	69	1	+ 31
Alcohol	60	31	21	279	- 248
Encephalitis	61	28	58	10	+ 18
Syphilis	62	28	60	9	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	63	24	72	1	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	64	22	48	39	- 17
Diphtheria	65	15	77	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	12	68	1	+ 10
Lung Cancers	67	11	23	274	- 263
Other Neoplasms	68	6	26	192	- 186
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	61	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	4	50	31	- 26
Chlamydia	71	1	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

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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.