SWAZILAND VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	911	2	921	- 9
Malaria	2	735	67	0	+ 735
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	693	6	517	+ 175
Low Birth Weight	4	413	14	233	+ 180
Stroke	5	377	4	800	- 424
Coronary Heart Disease	6	356	5	755	- 399
Birth Trauma	7	347	18	166	+ 180
Road Traffic Accidents	8	257	7	384	- 127
Meningitis	9	226	23	97	+ 129
Congenital Anomalies	10	188	19	160	+ 27
Liver Disease	11	178	11	274	- 96
Other Injuries	12	165	17	190	- 25
Tuberculosis	13	160	13	256	- 96
Maternal Conditions	14	143	21	116	+ 28
Pertussis	15	123	33	39	+ 85
Kidney Disease	16	118	8	381	- 263
Diabetes Mellitus	17	114	3	892	- 778
Measles	18	104	64	1	+ 104
Violence	19	97	16	212	- 115
Lung Disease	20	94	12	264	- 171
Malnutrition	21	94	22	106	- 12
Asthma	22	82	20	150	- 67
Endocrine Disorders	23	78	28	74	+ 4
Drownings	24	68	25	87	- 19
Hypertension	25	59	10	292	- 234
Falls	26	56	32	41	+ 15
Suicide	27	53	9	338	- 285
Fires	28	48	26	84	- 35
Breast Cancer	29	46	35	37	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	30	45	1	2,314	- 2,268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	45	29	51	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	37	27	77	- 39
Poisonings	33	33	34	37	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	34	33	24	94	- 61
Liver Cancer	35	32	37	29	+ 3
Epilepsy	36	29	30	46	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	23	43	19	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	38	21	15	215	- 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	20	39	26	- 6
Ovary Cancer	40	18	52	10	+ 8
War	41	18	71	0	+ 18
Tetanus	42	16	62	4	+ 12
Lymphomas	43	15	36	31	- 16
Stomach Cancer	44	13	53	7	+ 6
Skin Cancers	45	12	42	20	- 7
Hepatitis B	46	12	57	6	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	47	12	41	24	- 12
Leukemia	48	11	47	16	- 5
Oral Cancer	49	10	51	10	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	50	10	49	13	- 3
Leishmaniasis	51	10	77	0	+ 10
Skin Disease	52	9	40	25	- 16
Bladder Cancer	53	7	55	6	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	6	56	6	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	55	6	44	18	- 13
Appendicitis	56	6	54	7	- 1
Prostate Cancer	57	6	31	45	- 39
Drug Use	58	5	38	27	- 21
Ascariasis	59	5	66	0	+ 5
Alcohol	60	5	48	16	- 11
Encephalitis	61	5	59	5	+ 0
Syphilis	62	5	45	17	- 13
Upper Respiratory	63	4	60	4	- 0
Uterin Cancer	64	4	50	11	- 8
Diphtheria	65	3	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	65	0	+ 2
Lung Cancers	67	2	46	17	- 15
Other Neoplasms	68	1	61	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	63	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	1	58	5	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

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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.