SOUTH AFRICA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	48,398	2	39,341	+ 9,057
Malaria	2	39,056	63	83	+ 38,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	36,781	8	15,843	+ 20,938
Low Birth Weight	4	21,935	16	6,250	+ 15,684
Stroke	5	20,001	4	30,693	- 10,692
Coronary Heart Disease	6	18,882	3	32,739	- 13,857
Birth Trauma	7	18,425	30	3,004	+ 15,422
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,643	11	13,014	+ 629
Meningitis	9	12,017	26	3,660	+ 8,356
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,971	25	4,351	+ 5,620
Liver Disease	11	9,445	14	9,013	+ 432
Other Injuries	12	8,778	17	6,014	+ 2,764
Tuberculosis	13	8,496	6	21,965	- 13,469
Maternal Conditions	14	7,611	38	1,700	+ 5,912
Pertussis	15	6,557	43	1,142	+ 5,414
Kidney Disease	16	6,270	9	15,302	- 9,032
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,035	5	30,188	- 24,153
Measles	18	5,538	57	270	+ 5,267
Violence	19	5,148	7	21,000	- 15,852
Lung Disease	20	4,984	13	11,895	- 6,911
Malnutrition	21	4,979	34	2,381	+ 2,598
Asthma	22	4,364	18	5,966	- 1,602
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,144	19	5,890	- 1,746
Drownings	24	3,627	32	2,403	+ 1,224
Hypertension	25	3,110	12	12,789	- 9,678
Falls	26	2,977	42	1,399	+ 1,578
Suicide	27	2,815	10	13,774	- 10,959
Fires	28	2,571	27	3,618	- 1,047
Breast Cancer	29	2,467	23	4,533	- 2,066
HIV/AIDS	30	2,404	1	71,996	- 69,591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,396	36	1,894	+ 502
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,969	22	4,676	- 2,707
Poisonings	33	1,770	50	975	+ 795
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,763	21	5,408	- 3,645
Liver Cancer	35	1,710	33	2,383	- 674
Epilepsy	36	1,552	37	1,870	- 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,197	28	3,587	- 2,390
Cervical Cancer	38	1,117	20	5,555	- 4,439
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,071	47	1,015	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	40	975	51	951	+ 24
War	41	939	64	66	+ 874
Tetanus	42	855	65	38	+ 817
Lymphomas	43	804	31	2,818	- 2,014
Stomach Cancer	44	689	39	1,535	- 845
Skin Cancers	45	658	48	993	- 335
Hepatitis B	46	640	61	139	+ 500
Parkinson's Disease	47	632	46	1,077	- 445
Leukemia	48	591	40	1,464	- 873
Oral Cancer	49	555	41	1,406	- 851
Schistosomiasis	50	544	66	35	+ 509
Leishmaniasis	51	544	77	0	+ 544
Skin Disease	52	488	45	1,101	- 613
Bladder Cancer	53	370	52	829	- 459
Pancreas Cancer	54	316	35	2,007	- 1,691
Oesophagus Cancer	55	302	29	3,486	- 3,184
Appendicitis	56	294	56	274	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	57	293	24	4,374	- 4,081
Drug Use	58	290	53	770	- 480
Ascariasis	59	286	71	3	+ 283
Alcohol	60	276	49	987	- 711
Encephalitis	61	257	59	234	+ 23
Syphilis	62	252	44	1,130	- 878
Upper Respiratory	63	215	60	223	- 8
Uterin Cancer	64	198	54	512	- 315
Diphtheria	65	139	69	16	+ 122
Hepatitis C	66	105	70	8	+ 97
Lung Cancers	67	96	15	7,705	- 7,609
Other Neoplasms	68	55	58	267	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	69	51	62	113	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	41	55	376	- 335
Chlamydia	71	6	68	18	- 12
Otitis Media	72	2	67	19	- 17
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Niger

South Africa

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.