USA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	273,819	11	60,317	+ 213,502
Malaria	2	220,968	77	0	+ 220,967
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	208,095	37	9,955	+ 198,140
Low Birth Weight	4	124,098	39	6,924	+ 117,174
Stroke	5	113,159	4	158,520	- 45,361
Coronary Heart Disease	6	106,828	1	504,904	- 398,076
Birth Trauma	7	104,245	54	1,233	+ 103,011
Road Traffic Accidents	8	77,187	17	41,694	+ 35,493
Meningitis	9	67,986	60	606	+ 67,380
Congenital Anomalies	10	56,413	34	11,762	+ 44,651
Liver Disease	11	53,436	16	43,402	+ 10,034
Other Injuries	12	49,661	25	25,997	+ 23,664
Tuberculosis	13	48,070	62	546	+ 47,524
Maternal Conditions	14	43,063	56	779	+ 42,284
Pertussis	15	37,095	69	16	+ 37,079
Kidney Disease	16	35,471	6	85,861	- 50,390
Diabetes Mellitus	17	34,143	10	61,418	- 27,275
Measles	18	31,332	80	0	+ 31,332
Violence	19	29,126	27	18,976	+ 10,150
Lung Disease	20	28,197	3	195,387	- 167,190
Malnutrition	21	28,168	40	6,762	+ 21,406
Asthma	22	24,691	46	3,818	+ 20,873
Endocrine Disorders	23	23,446	14	46,985	- 23,539
Drownings	24	20,521	45	4,070	+ 16,451
Hypertension	25	17,598	8	65,960	- 48,363
Falls	26	16,843	18	40,418	- 23,575
Suicide	27	15,927	12	53,099	- 37,172
Fires	28	14,545	49	3,183	+ 11,362
Breast Cancer	29	13,960	13	48,671	- 34,711
HIV/AIDS	30	13,604	42	5,660	+ 7,943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	13,557	48	3,461	+ 10,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	11,137	2	287,198	- 276,061
Poisonings	33	10,014	53	1,674	+ 8,340
Inflammatory/Heart	34	9,977	22	32,529	- 22,552
Liver Cancer	35	9,673	23	27,064	- 17,391
Epilepsy	36	8,779	50	3,162	+ 5,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	6,773	9	61,827	- 55,054
Cervical Cancer	38	6,319	38	6,984	- 665
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	6,060	47	3,646	+ 2,414
Ovary Cancer	40	5,515	31	14,591	- 9,076
War	41	5,315	55	1,198	+ 4,117
Tetanus	42	4,835	71	2	+ 4,833
Lymphomas	43	4,546	19	40,281	- 35,735
Stomach Cancer	44	3,900	33	13,077	- 9,176
Skin Cancers	45	3,723	32	14,311	- 10,587
Hepatitis B	46	3,620	59	608	+ 3,012
Parkinson's Disease	47	3,575	21	34,491	- 30,916
Leukemia	48	3,343	24	26,966	- 23,622
Oral Cancer	49	3,141	35	11,555	- 8,414
Schistosomiasis	50	3,080	72	1	+ 3,078
Leishmaniasis	51	3,079	79	0	+ 3,079
Skin Disease	52	2,762	43	5,409	- 2,647
Bladder Cancer	53	2,093	26	19,622	- 17,529
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,790	15	44,293	- 42,503
Oesophagus Cancer	55	1,708	28	17,829	- 16,122
Appendicitis	56	1,661	63	424	+ 1,237
Prostate Cancer	57	1,657	20	35,612	- 33,955
Drug Use	58	1,640	7	74,435	- 72,794
Ascariasis	59	1,619	82	0	+ 1,619
Alcohol	60	1,562	30	14,659	- 13,097
Encephalitis	61	1,457	68	25	+ 1,431
Syphilis	62	1,424	66	49	+ 1,374
Upper Respiratory	63	1,216	65	229	+ 987
Uterin Cancer	64	1,119	36	10,063	- 8,944
Diphtheria	65	784	75	0	+ 784
Hepatitis C	66	591	41	5,684	- 5,092
Lung Cancers	67	544	5	155,533	- 154,988
Other Neoplasms	68	311	29	17,743	- 17,433
Multiple Sclerosis	69	289	44	5,059	- 4,770
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	230	52	2,461	- 2,231
Chlamydia	71	36	84	0	+ 36
Otitis Media	72	10	67	34	- 24
Dengue	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Niger

United States

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.