ZAMBIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,654	2	9,517	+ 7,138
Malaria	2	13,440	4	7,882	+ 5,558
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,657	5	6,275	+ 6,382
Low Birth Weight	4	7,548	8	4,857	+ 2,691
Stroke	5	6,883	3	7,948	- 1,065
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,498	10	4,432	+ 2,066
Birth Trauma	7	6,340	7	5,062	+ 1,279
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,695	11	3,654	+ 1,041
Meningitis	9	4,135	16	1,976	+ 2,159
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,431	12	3,146	+ 285
Liver Disease	11	3,250	9	4,501	- 1,251
Other Injuries	12	3,021	19	1,729	+ 1,292
Tuberculosis	13	2,924	6	5,941	- 3,017
Maternal Conditions	14	2,619	22	1,188	+ 1,431
Pertussis	15	2,256	25	743	+ 1,514
Kidney Disease	16	2,157	18	1,760	+ 397
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,077	14	2,395	- 318
Measles	18	1,906	61	48	+ 1,857
Violence	19	1,771	23	1,153	+ 618
Lung Disease	20	1,715	21	1,273	+ 442
Malnutrition	21	1,713	15	2,303	- 589
Asthma	22	1,502	26	741	+ 761
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,426	37	354	+ 1,072
Drownings	24	1,248	27	689	+ 559
Hypertension	25	1,070	13	2,616	- 1,546
Falls	26	1,024	28	596	+ 428
Suicide	27	969	20	1,303	- 334
Fires	28	885	32	546	+ 338
Breast Cancer	29	849	35	366	+ 483
HIV/AIDS	30	827	1	17,234	- 16,407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	825	40	246	+ 579
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	677	29	590	+ 88
Poisonings	33	609	34	456	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	34	607	33	501	+ 106
Liver Cancer	35	588	46	177	+ 412
Epilepsy	36	534	38	332	+ 202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	412	43	203	+ 209
Cervical Cancer	38	384	17	1,799	- 1,414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	369	45	190	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	40	335	57	82	+ 253
War	41	323	69	6	+ 317
Tetanus	42	294	44	190	+ 104
Lymphomas	43	277	31	548	- 271
Stomach Cancer	44	237	42	206	+ 31
Skin Cancers	45	226	54	108	+ 118
Hepatitis B	46	220	55	104	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	47	217	47	164	+ 53
Leukemia	48	203	39	261	- 58
Oral Cancer	49	191	48	155	+ 36
Schistosomiasis	50	187	51	128	+ 59
Leishmaniasis	51	187	58	72	+ 115
Skin Disease	52	168	52	126	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	53	127	50	132	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	54	109	62	42	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	55	104	36	359	- 255
Appendicitis	56	101	56	84	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	57	101	30	561	- 461
Drug Use	58	100	53	122	- 23
Ascariasis	59	98	68	9	+ 90
Alcohol	60	95	49	140	- 45
Encephalitis	61	89	59	70	+ 19
Syphilis	62	87	24	885	- 798
Upper Respiratory	63	74	60	68	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	64	68	64	30	+ 38
Diphtheria	65	48	73	3	+ 45
Hepatitis C	66	36	66	18	+ 18
Lung Cancers	67	33	41	226	- 193
Other Neoplasms	68	19	65	20	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	18	67	13	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	14	63	30	- 16
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.