NIGER VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,440	6	8,229	+ 17,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,344	32	858	+ 20,486
Lung Disease	3	13,019	20	2,172	+ 10,847
Stroke	4	11,835	5	8,717	+ 3,118
Lung Cancers	5	11,092	67	42	+ 11,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,590	1	21,093	- 12,504
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,542	37	522	+ 8,020
Prostate Cancer	8	5,604	57	128	+ 5,477
Falls	9	3,717	26	1,297	+ 2,420
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,682	54	138	+ 3,544
Breast Cancer	11	3,337	29	1,075	+ 2,262
Lymphomas	12	3,087	43	350	+ 2,737
Suicide	13	3,028	27	1,227	+ 1,801
Kidney Disease	14	2,920	16	2,732	+ 188
Other Injuries	15	2,787	12	3,826	- 1,038
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,675	17	2,630	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,649	47	275	+ 2,374
Skin Cancers	18	1,948	45	287	+ 1,661
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,716	23	1,806	- 90
Bladder Cancer	20	1,703	53	161	+ 1,541
Leukemia	21	1,691	48	258	+ 1,434
Stomach Cancer	22	1,642	44	300	+ 1,341
Other Neoplasms	23	1,551	68	24	+ 1,527
Ovary Cancer	24	1,477	40	425	+ 1,052
Drug Use	25	1,260	58	126	+ 1,134
Liver Cancer	26	1,239	35	745	+ 494
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,185	55	132	+ 1,053
Hypertension	28	1,099	25	1,356	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,056	34	769	+ 288
Liver Disease	30	1,021	11	4,116	- 3,095
Alcohol	31	978	60	120	+ 858
Oral Cancer	32	802	49	242	+ 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	763	31	1,044	- 281
Congenital Anomalies	34	652	10	4,346	- 3,694
Malnutrition	35	646	21	2,170	- 1,524
Uterin Cancer	36	641	64	86	+ 555
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	611	3	16,030	- 15,419
Skin Disease	38	610	52	213	+ 398
Cervical Cancer	39	598	38	487	+ 111
Epilepsy	40	570	36	676	- 106
Multiple Sclerosis	41	569	69	22	+ 547
Road Traffic Accidents	42	546	8	5,946	- 5,400
Asthma	43	404	22	1,902	- 1,498
Anemia	44	357	85	0	+ 357
Drownings	45	309	24	1,581	- 1,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	293	39	467	- 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	289	70	18	+ 271
Fires	48	213	28	1,120	- 907
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	155	80	0	+ 155
Violence	50	153	19	2,244	- 2,091
Osteoarthritis	51	130	81	0	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	52	112	4	9,560	- 9,448
Schizophrenia	53	109	83	0	+ 109
Birth Trauma	54	83	7	8,030	- 7,947
Hepatitis C	55	81	66	46	+ 35
Tuberculosis	56	71	13	3,703	- 3,632
Poisonings	57	69	33	771	- 703
Meningitis	58	65	9	5,237	- 5,172
Appendicitis	59	58	56	128	- 70
Upper Respiratory	60	56	63	94	- 38
HIV/AIDS	61	50	30	1,048	- 998
Oral conditions	62	41	82	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	63	16	46	279	- 263
Pertussis	64	6	15	2,858	- 2,852
Otitis Media	65	6	72	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	66	5	14	3,317	- 3,312
Syphilis	67	4	62	110	- 106
War	68	3	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	69	2	42	372	- 371
Encephalitis	70	1	61	112	- 111
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	59	125	- 125
Chlamydia	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	84	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.