ZIMBABWE VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,733	2	10,779	+ 2,953
Malaria	2	11,082	15	2,003	+ 9,079
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,437	6	4,595	+ 5,842
Low Birth Weight	4	6,224	7	4,038	+ 2,186
Stroke	5	5,675	5	5,126	+ 549
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,358	3	8,493	- 3,135
Birth Trauma	7	5,228	8	3,405	+ 1,823
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,871	4	6,037	- 2,166
Meningitis	9	3,410	22	1,325	+ 2,085
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,829	11	2,217	+ 612
Liver Disease	11	2,680	17	1,941	+ 739
Other Injuries	12	2,491	20	1,656	+ 835
Tuberculosis	13	2,411	16	1,999	+ 412
Maternal Conditions	14	2,160	19	1,749	+ 411
Pertussis	15	1,860	42	419	+ 1,442
Kidney Disease	16	1,779	12	2,214	- 435
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,712	9	3,344	- 1,631
Measles	18	1,571	63	30	+ 1,541
Violence	19	1,461	18	1,916	- 455
Lung Disease	20	1,414	23	1,163	+ 251
Malnutrition	21	1,413	10	2,396	- 983
Asthma	22	1,238	21	1,531	- 292
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,176	34	553	+ 622
Drownings	24	1,029	27	956	+ 73
Hypertension	25	883	24	1,146	- 263
Falls	26	845	41	465	+ 380
Suicide	27	799	13	2,069	- 1,270
Fires	28	729	30	793	- 63
Breast Cancer	29	700	28	839	- 139
HIV/AIDS	30	682	1	19,988	- 19,306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	680	35	548	+ 132
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	559	31	768	- 209
Poisonings	33	502	37	515	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	34	500	25	1,047	- 547
Liver Cancer	35	485	38	510	- 25
Epilepsy	36	440	39	508	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	340	40	505	- 165
Cervical Cancer	38	317	14	2,023	- 1,706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	304	36	542	- 238
Ovary Cancer	40	277	51	173	+ 103
War	41	267	65	26	+ 240
Tetanus	42	242	57	102	+ 141
Lymphomas	43	228	26	960	- 732
Stomach Cancer	44	196	33	559	- 363
Skin Cancers	45	187	44	264	- 77
Hepatitis B	46	182	60	57	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	47	179	46	226	- 46
Leukemia	48	168	45	244	- 76
Oral Cancer	49	158	49	208	- 50
Schistosomiasis	50	154	53	172	- 18
Leishmaniasis	51	154	77	0	+ 154
Skin Disease	52	139	52	173	- 35
Bladder Cancer	53	105	54	125	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	54	90	47	217	- 127
Oesophagus Cancer	55	86	29	801	- 716
Appendicitis	56	83	58	66	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	57	83	32	628	- 545
Drug Use	58	82	48	213	- 130
Ascariasis	59	81	70	2	+ 79
Alcohol	60	78	61	48	+ 30
Encephalitis	61	73	56	117	- 44
Syphilis	62	71	55	124	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	61	59	65	- 4
Uterin Cancer	64	56	50	182	- 126
Diphtheria	65	39	72	2	+ 37
Hepatitis C	66	30	66	14	+ 15
Lung Cancers	67	27	43	286	- 259
Other Neoplasms	68	16	62	37	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	67	14	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	12	64	26	- 15
Chlamydia	71	2	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Niger

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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.