VENEZUELA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,023	7	7,188	+ 17,835
Malaria	2	20,193	42	402	+ 19,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,017	22	1,359	+ 17,658
Low Birth Weight	4	11,341	12	3,088	+ 8,253
Stroke	5	10,341	3	12,133	- 1,792
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,762	1	26,905	- 17,143
Birth Trauma	7	9,526	24	1,087	+ 8,439
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,054	5	11,127	- 4,073
Meningitis	9	6,213	49	251	+ 5,962
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,155	14	2,846	+ 2,310
Liver Disease	11	4,883	16	2,340	+ 2,543
Other Injuries	12	4,538	21	1,693	+ 2,845
Tuberculosis	13	4,393	31	748	+ 3,645
Maternal Conditions	14	3,935	39	422	+ 3,513
Pertussis	15	3,390	64	26	+ 3,364
Kidney Disease	16	3,242	8	5,932	- 2,690
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,120	4	11,176	- 8,056
Measles	18	2,863	79	0	+ 2,863
Violence	19	2,662	2	18,132	- 15,470
Lung Disease	20	2,577	10	5,150	- 2,573
Malnutrition	21	2,574	32	629	+ 1,945
Asthma	22	2,256	46	311	+ 1,945
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,143	30	760	+ 1,383
Drownings	24	1,875	43	388	+ 1,487
Hypertension	25	1,608	9	5,195	- 3,587
Falls	26	1,539	28	865	+ 674
Suicide	27	1,455	34	585	+ 870
Fires	28	1,329	54	144	+ 1,185
Breast Cancer	29	1,276	15	2,563	- 1,287
HIV/AIDS	30	1,243	6	7,490	- 6,247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,239	40	418	+ 821
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,018	35	572	+ 446
Poisonings	33	915	58	68	+ 848
Inflammatory/Heart	34	912	33	599	+ 313
Liver Cancer	35	884	26	1,029	- 145
Epilepsy	36	802	41	411	+ 392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	619	19	2,037	- 1,418
Cervical Cancer	38	577	20	1,986	- 1,409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	554	57	80	+ 474
Ovary Cancer	40	504	36	563	- 59
War	41	486	51	185	+ 301
Tetanus	42	442	68	8	+ 434
Lymphomas	43	415	23	1,248	- 832
Stomach Cancer	44	356	17	2,175	- 1,819
Skin Cancers	45	340	37	553	- 213
Hepatitis B	46	331	63	30	+ 301
Parkinson's Disease	47	327	48	252	+ 75
Leukemia	48	306	27	1,007	- 702
Oral Cancer	49	287	38	544	- 257
Schistosomiasis	50	281	76	1	+ 281
Leishmaniasis	51	281	73	3	+ 279
Skin Disease	52	252	66	18	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	53	191	45	365	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	54	164	25	1,082	- 919
Oesophagus Cancer	55	156	44	370	- 214
Appendicitis	56	152	56	98	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	57	151	13	2,848	- 2,697
Drug Use	58	150	50	225	- 75
Ascariasis	59	148	70	5	+ 143
Alcohol	60	143	62	34	+ 108
Encephalitis	61	133	61	37	+ 96
Syphilis	62	130	67	15	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	63	111	74	1	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	64	102	47	309	- 207
Diphtheria	65	72	78	0	+ 72
Hepatitis C	66	54	65	21	+ 33
Lung Cancers	67	50	11	3,900	- 3,850
Other Neoplasms	68	28	18	2,167	- 2,139
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	60	51	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	21	52	180	- 159
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	75	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Niger

Venezuela

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.