NIGER VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,944	6	8,229	+ 20,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,893	1	21,093	- 201
Stroke	3	16,518	5	8,717	+ 7,801
Kidney Disease	4	8,771	16	2,732	+ 6,038
Hypertension	5	7,684	25	1,356	+ 6,328
Lung Disease	6	7,252	20	2,172	+ 5,080
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,185	17	2,630	+ 4,555
Tuberculosis	8	6,027	13	3,703	+ 2,324
Violence	9	3,304	19	2,244	+ 1,060
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,899	8	5,946	- 3,047
Asthma	11	2,540	22	1,902	+ 638
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,330	23	1,806	+ 524
Lung Cancers	13	2,293	67	42	+ 2,251
Low Birth Weight	14	2,259	4	9,560	- 7,301
Breast Cancer	15	2,183	29	1,075	+ 1,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,796	37	522	+ 1,274
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,793	10	4,346	- 2,553
Birth Trauma	18	1,773	7	8,030	- 6,258
Liver Cancer	19	1,707	35	745	+ 962
Liver Disease	20	1,576	11	4,116	- 2,540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,529	31	1,044	+ 485
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,378	3	16,030	- 14,652
Other Neoplasms	23	1,146	68	24	+ 1,122
Malnutrition	24	960	21	2,170	- 1,210
Skin Disease	25	942	52	213	+ 729
Prostate Cancer	26	924	57	128	+ 797
Drownings	27	864	24	1,581	- 716
Falls	28	860	26	1,297	- 438
Leukemia	29	801	48	258	+ 543
Inflammatory/Heart	30	790	34	769	+ 21
Other Injuries	31	788	12	3,826	- 3,038
Anemia	32	765	85	0	+ 765
Cervical Cancer	33	685	38	487	+ 198
Oral Cancer	34	649	49	242	+ 408
Suicide	35	518	27	1,227	- 709
Lymphomas	36	508	43	350	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	37	472	54	138	+ 335
Maternal Conditions	38	455	14	3,317	- 2,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	448	32	858	- 410
Ovary Cancer	40	444	40	425	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	41	416	44	300	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	402	39	467	- 64
Pertussis	43	392	15	2,858	- 2,466
Syphilis	44	258	62	110	+ 148
Epilepsy	45	249	36	676	- 427
Dengue	46	236	73	0	+ 236
Meningitis	47	232	9	5,237	- 5,005
Measles	48	199	18	2,414	- 2,215
War	49	182	41	409	- 227
Uterin Cancer	50	169	64	86	+ 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	167	80	0	+ 167
Drug Use	52	155	58	126	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	53	150	55	132	+ 18
Fires	54	134	28	1,120	- 987
Parkinson's Disease	55	132	47	275	- 143
Hepatitis B	56	131	46	279	- 148
Osteoarthritis	57	127	81	0	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	58	127	53	161	- 34
Tetanus	59	116	42	372	- 256
Alcohol	60	89	60	120	- 31
Skin Cancers	61	82	45	287	- 205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	72	70	18	+ 54
Appendicitis	63	61	56	128	- 67
Schistosomiasis	64	52	50	237	- 185
Poisonings	65	50	33	771	- 721
HIV/AIDS	66	46	30	1,048	- 1,002
Encephalitis	67	41	61	112	- 71
Schizophrenia	68	28	83	0	+ 28
Malaria	69	21	2	17,022	- 17,001
Upper Respiratory	70	9	63	94	- 85
Leprosy	71	8	76	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	69	22	- 15
Oral conditions	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	74	5	72	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	75	3	65	60	- 57
Ascariasis	76	3	59	125	- 122
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	71	3	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	66	46	- 45
Leishmaniasis	82	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	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.