NIGER VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,153	6	8,229	+ 6,924
Stroke	2	10,531	5	8,717	+ 1,814
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,269	17	2,630	+ 5,639
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,818	1	21,093	- 15,275
Kidney Disease	5	5,576	16	2,732	+ 2,843
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,434	8	5,946	- 512
Lung Disease	7	4,135	20	2,172	+ 1,962
Hypertension	8	3,135	25	1,356	+ 1,780
Other Injuries	9	2,954	12	3,826	- 872
Lung Cancers	10	2,583	67	42	+ 2,541
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,317	10	4,346	- 2,029
Low Birth Weight	12	2,257	4	9,560	- 7,303
Violence	13	1,980	19	2,244	- 263
Endocrine Disorders	14	1,968	23	1,806	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	15	1,913	57	128	+ 1,786
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,901	37	522	+ 1,379
Liver Disease	17	1,834	11	4,116	- 2,282
Cervical Cancer	18	1,805	38	487	+ 1,319
Other Neoplasms	19	1,704	68	24	+ 1,680
Breast Cancer	20	1,683	29	1,075	+ 608
HIV/AIDS	21	1,569	30	1,048	+ 521
Suicide	22	1,489	27	1,227	+ 262
Alcohol	23	1,434	60	120	+ 1,314
Stomach Cancer	24	1,243	44	300	+ 943
Malnutrition	25	1,155	21	2,170	- 1,015
Tuberculosis	26	954	13	3,703	- 2,749
Leukemia	27	954	48	258	+ 696
Pancreas Cancer	28	904	54	138	+ 766
Lymphomas	29	857	43	350	+ 507
Birth Trauma	30	744	7	8,030	- 7,286
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	673	3	16,030	- 15,358
Drownings	32	624	24	1,581	- 957
Oesophagus Cancer	33	607	55	132	+ 475
Inflammatory/Heart	34	539	34	769	- 229
Liver Cancer	35	533	35	745	- 212
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	504	32	858	- 354
Skin Disease	37	503	52	213	+ 290
Oral Cancer	38	467	49	242	+ 226
Asthma	39	443	22	1,902	- 1,459
Skin Cancers	40	437	45	287	+ 150
Parkinson's Disease	41	426	47	275	+ 151
Syphilis	42	416	62	110	+ 306
Falls	43	351	26	1,297	- 946
Epilepsy	44	345	36	676	- 332
Ovary Cancer	45	298	40	425	- 127
Anemia	46	286	85	0	+ 286
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	240	31	1,044	- 804
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	230	70	18	+ 212
Maternal Conditions	49	225	14	3,317	- 3,092
Fires	50	222	28	1,120	- 898
Bladder Cancer	51	198	53	161	+ 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	184	80	0	+ 184
Meningitis	53	183	9	5,237	- 5,054
Uterin Cancer	54	159	64	86	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	151	39	467	- 315
Drug Use	56	132	58	126	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	130	56	128	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	58	106	81	0	+ 106
Pertussis	59	105	15	2,858	- 2,753
Chagas disease	60	67	79	0	+ 67
Leishmaniasis	61	59	51	237	- 178
Dengue	62	57	73	0	+ 57
Poisonings	63	48	33	771	- 723
Tetanus	64	43	42	372	- 329
Leprosy	65	41	76	0	+ 41
Encephalitis	66	38	61	112	- 74
Hepatitis B	67	34	46	279	- 245
Multiple Sclerosis	68	30	69	22	+ 7
Schizophrenia	69	27	83	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	70	15	63	94	- 79
War	71	10	41	409	- 400
Hepatitis C	72	10	66	46	- 36
Oral conditions	73	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	74	5	72	1	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	75	4	77	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	76	1	59	125	- 123
Diphtheria	77	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	78	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	81	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	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.