SWITZERLAND VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,095	8	1,949	+ 5,146
Malaria	2	5,725	77	0	+ 5,725
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,392	35	186	+ 5,206
Low Birth Weight	4	3,215	43	105	+ 3,111
Stroke	5	2,932	3	3,918	- 986
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,768	1	10,713	- 7,945
Birth Trauma	7	2,701	52	32	+ 2,669
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,000	34	193	+ 1,807
Meningitis	9	1,762	57	20	+ 1,742
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,462	31	305	+ 1,157
Liver Disease	11	1,385	21	677	+ 707
Other Injuries	12	1,287	30	410	+ 877
Tuberculosis	13	1,246	56	21	+ 1,224
Maternal Conditions	14	1,116	64	4	+ 1,112
Pertussis	15	961	73	0	+ 961
Kidney Disease	16	919	13	1,261	- 342
Diabetes Mellitus	17	885	17	1,022	- 137
Measles	18	812	75	0	+ 812
Violence	19	755	51	42	+ 712
Lung Disease	20	731	5	2,902	- 2,172
Malnutrition	21	730	47	84	+ 646
Asthma	22	640	46	95	+ 545
Endocrine Disorders	23	608	25	593	+ 15
Drownings	24	532	50	49	+ 482
Hypertension	25	456	6	2,471	- 2,015
Falls	26	436	9	1,919	- 1,483
Suicide	27	413	14	1,249	- 836
Fires	28	377	55	21	+ 356
Breast Cancer	29	362	11	1,577	- 1,215
HIV/AIDS	30	352	54	29	+ 323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	351	41	122	+ 229
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	289	2	7,192	- 6,904
Poisonings	33	259	60	13	+ 247
Inflammatory/Heart	34	259	16	1,027	- 768
Liver Cancer	35	251	19	805	- 554
Epilepsy	36	227	39	159	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	175	7	1,995	- 1,819
Cervical Cancer	38	164	42	105	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	157	48	78	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	40	143	29	457	- 314
War	41	138	67	1	+ 137
Tetanus	42	125	70	0	+ 125
Lymphomas	43	118	15	1,131	- 1,013
Stomach Cancer	44	101	24	614	- 513
Skin Cancers	45	96	27	493	- 397
Hepatitis B	46	94	63	5	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	47	93	18	857	- 765
Leukemia	48	87	22	671	- 585
Oral Cancer	49	81	26	500	- 419
Schistosomiasis	50	80	72	0	+ 79
Leishmaniasis	51	80	71	0	+ 79
Skin Disease	52	72	40	129	- 58
Bladder Cancer	53	54	23	669	- 615
Pancreas Cancer	54	46	12	1,486	- 1,439
Oesophagus Cancer	55	44	28	491	- 447
Appendicitis	56	43	59	15	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	57	43	10	1,579	- 1,536
Drug Use	58	43	36	176	- 134
Ascariasis	59	42	82	0	+ 42
Alcohol	60	40	32	229	- 188
Encephalitis	61	38	68	1	+ 37
Syphilis	62	37	65	2	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	63	32	61	11	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	64	29	33	224	- 195
Diphtheria	65	20	74	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	66	15	58	15	+ 0
Lung Cancers	67	14	4	3,520	- 3,505
Other Neoplasms	68	8	20	681	- 673
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	38	160	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	6	49	68	- 62
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Niger

Switzerland

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.