UNITED KINGDOM VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,817	3	40,540	+ 14,277
Malaria	2	44,236	76	0	+ 44,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	41,659	38	1,599	+ 40,061
Low Birth Weight	4	24,844	40	1,313	+ 23,530
Stroke	5	22,654	4	37,626	- 14,973
Coronary Heart Disease	6	21,386	2	71,728	- 50,342
Birth Trauma	7	20,869	54	190	+ 20,679
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,452	33	2,169	+ 13,283
Meningitis	9	13,610	52	232	+ 13,378
Congenital Anomalies	10	11,294	35	2,127	+ 9,167
Liver Disease	11	10,698	14	7,666	+ 3,032
Other Injuries	12	9,942	19	5,464	+ 4,478
Tuberculosis	13	9,623	47	351	+ 9,272
Maternal Conditions	14	8,621	64	47	+ 8,574
Pertussis	15	7,426	69	3	+ 7,423
Kidney Disease	16	7,101	18	5,471	+ 1,630
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,835	17	5,842	+ 993
Measles	18	6,272	75	0	+ 6,272
Violence	19	5,831	46	868	+ 4,963
Lung Disease	20	5,645	6	32,896	- 27,251
Malnutrition	21	5,639	58	116	+ 5,523
Asthma	22	4,943	41	1,302	+ 3,641
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,694	28	3,297	+ 1,397
Drownings	24	4,108	49	301	+ 3,807
Hypertension	25	3,523	23	5,208	- 1,685
Falls	26	3,372	15	7,618	- 4,246
Suicide	27	3,188	20	5,325	- 2,137
Fires	28	2,912	48	334	+ 2,577
Breast Cancer	29	2,795	9	12,718	- 9,924
HIV/AIDS	30	2,723	55	188	+ 2,535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,714	36	2,090	+ 624
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,230	1	98,135	- 95,905
Poisonings	33	2,005	53	221	+ 1,784
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,997	29	3,126	- 1,129
Liver Cancer	35	1,937	21	5,237	- 3,300
Epilepsy	36	1,758	42	1,193	+ 564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,356	7	18,446	- 17,090
Cervical Cancer	38	1,265	43	1,099	+ 166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,213	45	876	+ 337
Ovary Cancer	40	1,104	25	4,019	- 2,915
War	41	1,064	67	10	+ 1,054
Tetanus	42	968	72	0	+ 968
Lymphomas	43	910	10	9,350	- 8,440
Stomach Cancer	44	781	24	4,999	- 4,218
Skin Cancers	45	745	27	3,727	- 2,982
Hepatitis B	46	725	65	40	+ 685
Parkinson's Disease	47	716	13	8,573	- 7,857
Leukemia	48	669	22	5,211	- 4,542
Oral Cancer	49	629	30	3,109	- 2,480
Schistosomiasis	50	617	78	0	+ 617
Leishmaniasis	51	616	70	0	+ 616
Skin Disease	52	553	34	2,134	- 1,581
Bladder Cancer	53	419	16	6,133	- 5,714
Pancreas Cancer	54	358	11	8,995	- 8,637
Oesophagus Cancer	55	342	12	8,727	- 8,385
Appendicitis	56	333	59	105	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	57	332	8	13,289	- 12,958
Drug Use	58	328	31	2,824	- 2,496
Ascariasis	59	324	80	0	+ 324
Alcohol	60	313	39	1,555	- 1,242
Encephalitis	61	292	68	6	+ 286
Syphilis	62	285	62	49	+ 236
Upper Respiratory	63	243	63	48	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	64	224	32	2,346	- 2,122
Diphtheria	65	157	74	0	+ 157
Hepatitis C	66	118	51	267	- 149
Lung Cancers	67	109	5	35,715	- 35,606
Other Neoplasms	68	62	26	3,986	- 3,924
Multiple Sclerosis	69	58	37	1,856	- 1,798
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	46	44	1,014	- 968
Chlamydia	71	7	79	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	2	66	16	- 14
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Niger

United Kingdom

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.