SWEDEN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,480	7	2,659	+ 5,821
Malaria	2	6,843	74	0	+ 6,843
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,444	36	289	+ 6,155
Low Birth Weight	4	3,843	51	50	+ 3,793
Stroke	5	3,504	3	6,035	- 2,530
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,308	1	15,136	- 11,827
Birth Trauma	7	3,228	55	34	+ 3,195
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,390	34	315	+ 2,075
Meningitis	9	2,105	54	35	+ 2,070
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,747	35	308	+ 1,439
Liver Disease	11	1,655	23	723	+ 931
Other Injuries	12	1,538	15	1,374	+ 164
Tuberculosis	13	1,489	56	24	+ 1,465
Maternal Conditions	14	1,334	64	5	+ 1,329
Pertussis	15	1,149	67	0	+ 1,148
Kidney Disease	16	1,098	12	1,629	- 531
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,057	11	1,834	- 777
Measles	18	970	83	0	+ 970
Violence	19	902	47	113	+ 789
Lung Disease	20	873	4	4,344	- 3,471
Malnutrition	21	872	45	117	+ 755
Asthma	22	765	42	158	+ 606
Endocrine Disorders	23	726	24	702	+ 24
Drownings	24	635	46	114	+ 521
Hypertension	25	545	10	1,838	- 1,293
Falls	26	522	17	1,109	- 587
Suicide	27	493	14	1,479	- 986
Fires	28	450	49	65	+ 386
Breast Cancer	29	432	13	1,582	- 1,150
HIV/AIDS	30	421	61	13	+ 409
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	420	37	277	+ 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	345	2	10,917	- 10,572
Poisonings	33	310	60	18	+ 292
Inflammatory/Heart	34	309	28	547	- 238
Liver Cancer	35	300	22	752	- 452
Epilepsy	36	272	44	121	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	210	6	3,049	- 2,840
Cervical Cancer	38	196	38	228	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	188	48	110	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	40	171	27	553	- 382
War	41	165	65	2	+ 163
Tetanus	42	150	68	0	+ 149
Lymphomas	43	141	16	1,357	- 1,216
Stomach Cancer	44	121	26	612	- 492
Skin Cancers	45	115	25	650	- 535
Hepatitis B	46	112	62	9	+ 103
Parkinson's Disease	47	111	19	943	- 832
Leukemia	48	104	20	825	- 722
Oral Cancer	49	97	31	379	- 282
Schistosomiasis	50	95	69	0	+ 95
Leishmaniasis	51	95	75	0	+ 95
Skin Disease	52	86	39	220	- 134
Bladder Cancer	53	65	21	760	- 695
Pancreas Cancer	54	55	9	1,849	- 1,793
Oesophagus Cancer	55	53	29	538	- 485
Appendicitis	56	51	59	18	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	57	51	8	2,622	- 2,571
Drug Use	58	51	30	423	- 373
Ascariasis	59	50	81	0	+ 50
Alcohol	60	48	32	359	- 310
Encephalitis	61	45	71	0	+ 45
Syphilis	62	44	72	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	63	38	58	20	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	64	35	33	345	- 310
Diphtheria	65	24	70	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	66	18	53	44	- 26
Lung Cancers	67	17	5	3,722	- 3,705
Other Neoplasms	68	10	18	1,036	- 1,026
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	41	170	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	43	129	- 122
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Niger

Sweden

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.