SPAIN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,859	7	13,717	+ 24,142
Malaria	2	30,551	83	0	+ 30,551
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,772	36	1,064	+ 27,708
Low Birth Weight	4	17,158	52	253	+ 16,905
Stroke	5	15,646	3	29,004	- 13,358
Coronary Heart Disease	6	14,770	1	51,684	- 36,914
Birth Trauma	7	14,413	60	113	+ 14,300
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,672	31	1,829	+ 8,843
Meningitis	9	9,400	59	129	+ 9,271
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,800	38	863	+ 6,937
Liver Disease	11	7,388	23	4,231	+ 3,157
Other Injuries	12	6,866	15	5,536	+ 1,330
Tuberculosis	13	6,646	50	270	+ 6,376
Maternal Conditions	14	5,954	64	14	+ 5,940
Pertussis	15	5,129	73	2	+ 5,127
Kidney Disease	16	4,904	8	9,725	- 4,820
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,721	10	7,773	- 3,053
Measles	18	4,332	81	0	+ 4,332
Violence	19	4,027	51	262	+ 3,765
Lung Disease	20	3,899	5	18,926	- 15,028
Malnutrition	21	3,895	47	302	+ 3,592
Asthma	22	3,414	35	1,133	+ 2,281
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,242	21	4,863	- 1,622
Drownings	24	2,837	45	446	+ 2,391
Hypertension	25	2,433	9	9,115	- 6,681
Falls	26	2,329	26	3,246	- 918
Suicide	27	2,202	25	3,609	- 1,407
Fires	28	2,011	55	185	+ 1,826
Breast Cancer	29	1,930	11	7,067	- 5,137
HIV/AIDS	30	1,881	43	538	+ 1,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,874	44	475	+ 1,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,540	2	42,339	- 40,799
Poisonings	33	1,385	57	170	+ 1,214
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,379	19	4,984	- 3,605
Liver Cancer	35	1,337	18	5,098	- 3,761
Epilepsy	36	1,214	40	824	+ 390
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	936	6	16,957	- 16,021
Cervical Cancer	38	874	39	855	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	838	33	1,612	- 774
Ovary Cancer	40	763	28	2,026	- 1,263
War	41	735	68	6	+ 729
Tetanus	42	668	72	2	+ 667
Lymphomas	43	629	16	5,335	- 4,706
Stomach Cancer	44	539	14	5,796	- 5,257
Skin Cancers	45	515	32	1,803	- 1,288
Hepatitis B	46	501	58	162	+ 338
Parkinson's Disease	47	494	20	4,943	- 4,449
Leukemia	48	462	24	3,772	- 3,310
Oral Cancer	49	434	27	2,583	- 2,149
Schistosomiasis	50	426	74	0	+ 425
Leishmaniasis	51	426	65	11	+ 415
Skin Disease	52	382	30	1,840	- 1,459
Bladder Cancer	53	289	17	5,222	- 4,933
Pancreas Cancer	54	247	12	6,752	- 6,505
Oesophagus Cancer	55	236	29	2,011	- 1,775
Appendicitis	56	230	61	79	+ 150
Prostate Cancer	57	229	13	6,420	- 6,190
Drug Use	58	227	41	776	- 549
Ascariasis	59	224	78	0	+ 224
Alcohol	60	216	46	333	- 117
Encephalitis	61	201	70	4	+ 198
Syphilis	62	197	67	9	+ 188
Upper Respiratory	63	168	62	47	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	64	155	34	1,612	- 1,457
Diphtheria	65	108	76	0	+ 108
Hepatitis C	66	82	42	652	- 570
Lung Cancers	67	75	4	22,131	- 22,055
Other Neoplasms	68	43	22	4,748	- 4,705
Multiple Sclerosis	69	40	49	287	- 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	32	48	294	- 262
Chlamydia	71	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.