PORTUGAL VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,173	4	6,851	+ 1,322
Malaria	2	6,596	78	0	+ 6,596
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,211	36	231	+ 5,981
Low Birth Weight	4	3,704	52	79	+ 3,625
Stroke	5	3,378	2	12,339	- 8,962
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,189	1	12,878	- 9,689
Birth Trauma	7	3,112	60	24	+ 3,088
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,304	27	838	+ 1,466
Meningitis	9	2,029	56	43	+ 1,987
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,684	40	196	+ 1,487
Liver Disease	11	1,595	22	1,126	+ 469
Other Injuries	12	1,482	13	1,937	- 455
Tuberculosis	13	1,435	38	213	+ 1,222
Maternal Conditions	14	1,285	63	7	+ 1,278
Pertussis	15	1,107	72	0	+ 1,107
Kidney Disease	16	1,059	9	2,803	- 1,745
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,019	8	3,601	- 2,582
Measles	18	935	71	0	+ 935
Violence	19	869	48	96	+ 773
Lung Disease	20	842	7	4,286	- 3,444
Malnutrition	21	841	53	79	+ 762
Asthma	22	737	43	146	+ 591
Endocrine Disorders	23	700	17	1,547	- 847
Drownings	24	613	51	79	+ 533
Hypertension	25	525	14	1,880	- 1,355
Falls	26	503	23	1,033	- 530
Suicide	27	475	19	1,172	- 697
Fires	28	434	46	108	+ 326
Breast Cancer	29	417	12	1,997	- 1,580
HIV/AIDS	30	406	35	320	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	405	37	229	+ 176
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	332	3	7,191	- 6,859
Poisonings	33	299	57	29	+ 270
Inflammatory/Heart	34	298	26	909	- 611
Liver Cancer	35	289	18	1,270	- 982
Epilepsy	36	262	31	415	- 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	202	6	4,389	- 4,187
Cervical Cancer	38	189	34	329	- 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	181	41	169	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	40	165	33	397	- 233
War	41	159	69	1	+ 158
Tetanus	42	144	73	0	+ 144
Lymphomas	43	136	16	1,608	- 1,472
Stomach Cancer	44	116	10	2,532	- 2,416
Skin Cancers	45	111	30	523	- 412
Hepatitis B	46	108	59	26	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	47	107	21	1,139	- 1,033
Leukemia	48	100	24	1,015	- 916
Oral Cancer	49	94	25	912	- 818
Schistosomiasis	50	92	77	0	+ 92
Leishmaniasis	51	92	68	1	+ 91
Skin Disease	52	82	39	202	- 120
Bladder Cancer	53	62	20	1,171	- 1,108
Pancreas Cancer	54	53	15	1,669	- 1,616
Oesophagus Cancer	55	51	29	623	- 572
Appendicitis	56	50	61	21	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	57	49	11	2,124	- 2,074
Drug Use	58	49	44	128	- 79
Ascariasis	59	48	83	0	+ 48
Alcohol	60	47	45	111	- 64
Encephalitis	61	43	67	1	+ 42
Syphilis	62	42	64	3	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	63	36	62	15	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	64	33	32	406	- 373
Diphtheria	65	23	74	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	18	49	87	- 69
Lung Cancers	67	16	5	4,406	- 4,390
Other Neoplasms	68	9	28	652	- 643
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	54	56	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	47	99	- 92
Chlamydia	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Niger

Portugal

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.