NIGER VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,064	1	21,093	+ 1,971
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,103	3	16,030	+ 73
Tuberculosis	3	14,169	13	3,703	+ 10,466
Malaria	4	11,234	2	17,022	- 5,788
Birth Trauma	5	11,148	7	8,030	+ 3,117
Low Birth Weight	6	10,677	4	9,560	+ 1,118
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,829	6	8,229	- 1,400
Stroke	8	6,425	5	8,717	- 2,292
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,530	10	4,346	+ 1,184
HIV/AIDS	10	4,910	30	1,048	+ 3,862
Meningitis	11	4,857	9	5,237	- 380
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,639	8	5,946	- 1,307
Liver Disease	13	4,264	11	4,116	+ 148
Measles	14	3,276	18	2,414	+ 862
Maternal Conditions	15	2,619	14	3,317	- 698
Pertussis	16	2,591	15	2,858	- 267
Other Injuries	17	2,525	12	3,826	- 1,300
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,503	17	2,630	- 127
Violence	19	2,048	19	2,244	- 195
Kidney Disease	20	2,024	16	2,732	- 709
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,758	23	1,806	- 48
Lung Disease	22	1,398	20	2,172	- 774
Breast Cancer	23	1,322	29	1,075	+ 247
Hypertension	24	1,190	25	1,356	- 166
Cervical Cancer	25	1,177	38	487	+ 690
Tetanus	26	930	42	372	+ 557
Asthma	27	911	22	1,902	- 991
Falls	28	838	26	1,297	- 460
Fires	29	794	28	1,120	- 327
Suicide	30	781	27	1,227	- 446
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	755	32	858	- 103
Drownings	32	733	24	1,581	- 848
Poisonings	33	731	33	771	- 40
Drug Use	34	698	58	126	+ 572
Prostate Cancer	35	658	57	128	+ 530
Malnutrition	36	656	21	2,170	- 1,514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	650	31	1,044	- 394
Syphilis	38	606	62	110	+ 497
Liver Cancer	39	588	35	745	- 157
Lymphomas	40	579	43	350	+ 229
Epilepsy	41	556	36	676	- 120
Inflammatory/Heart	42	537	34	769	- 232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	462	37	522	- 60
Diphtheria	44	423	65	60	+ 362
War	45	361	41	409	- 48
Parkinson's Disease	46	275	47	275	- 0
Leukemia	47	251	48	258	- 6
Oral Cancer	48	249	49	242	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	49	237	40	425	- 188
Stomach Cancer	50	237	44	300	- 64
Pancreas Cancer	51	220	54	138	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	216	39	467	- 250
Skin Cancers	53	215	45	287	- 72
Schistosomiasis	54	168	50	237	- 69
Hepatitis B	55	166	46	279	- 113
Skin Disease	56	163	52	213	- 49
Lung Cancers	57	144	67	42	+ 102
Alcohol	58	115	60	120	- 6
Encephalitis	59	104	61	112	- 8
Appendicitis	60	85	56	128	- 43
Ascariasis	61	76	59	125	- 49
Uterin Cancer	62	76	64	86	- 11
Bladder Cancer	63	75	53	161	- 87
Oesophagus Cancer	64	62	55	132	- 69
Hepatitis C	65	34	66	46	- 12
Other Neoplasms	66	32	68	24	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	67	29	63	94	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	69	22	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	18	70	18	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	3	51	237	- 235
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.