NIGER VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,235	6	8,229	+ 25,006
Stroke	2	31,846	5	8,717	+ 23,129
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	18,559	32	858	+ 17,701
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,682	1	21,093	- 3,411
Lung Cancers	5	11,371	67	42	+ 11,329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,328	37	522	+ 10,807
Lung Disease	7	11,061	20	2,172	+ 8,889
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,294	17	2,630	+ 6,664
Kidney Disease	9	7,235	16	2,732	+ 4,502
Stomach Cancer	10	6,535	44	300	+ 6,234
Prostate Cancer	11	5,481	57	128	+ 5,354
Breast Cancer	12	5,154	29	1,075	+ 4,078
Other Injuries	13	4,999	12	3,826	+ 1,173
Hypertension	14	4,851	25	1,356	+ 3,496
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,308	54	138	+ 4,170
Lymphomas	16	4,149	43	350	+ 3,798
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,992	23	1,806	+ 2,186
Liver Cancer	18	3,279	35	745	+ 2,534
Suicide	19	3,025	27	1,227	+ 1,798
Bladder Cancer	20	3,021	53	161	+ 2,860
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,941	47	275	+ 2,665
Liver Disease	22	2,905	11	4,116	- 1,211
Falls	23	2,665	26	1,297	+ 1,368
Leukemia	24	2,621	48	258	+ 2,363
Oral Cancer	25	2,354	49	242	+ 2,112
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,345	34	769	+ 1,577
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,163	8	5,946	- 3,783
Other Neoplasms	28	1,683	68	24	+ 1,659
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,607	55	132	+ 1,476
Skin Cancers	30	1,351	45	287	+ 1,064
Epilepsy	31	1,071	36	676	+ 395
Uterin Cancer	32	1,048	64	86	+ 961
Ovary Cancer	33	1,025	40	425	+ 601
Cervical Cancer	34	849	38	487	+ 362
HIV/AIDS	35	825	30	1,048	- 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	595	3	16,030	- 15,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	590	31	1,044	- 455
Tuberculosis	38	550	13	3,703	- 3,153
Skin Disease	39	522	52	213	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	40	507	10	4,346	- 3,839
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	436	39	467	- 31
Anemia	42	389	85	0	+ 389
Asthma	43	378	22	1,902	- 1,524
Drug Use	44	331	58	126	+ 205
Alcohol	45	287	60	120	+ 166
Fires	46	279	28	1,120	- 841
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	255	70	18	+ 238
Violence	48	249	19	2,244	- 1,995
Hepatitis C	49	224	66	46	+ 179
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	213	80	0	+ 213
Drownings	51	205	24	1,581	- 1,376
Low Birth Weight	52	203	4	9,560	- 9,356
Malnutrition	53	203	21	2,170	- 1,967
Multiple Sclerosis	54	145	69	22	+ 123
Schizophrenia	55	127	83	0	+ 127
Meningitis	56	110	9	5,237	- 5,127
Poisonings	57	76	33	771	- 696
Osteoarthritis	58	74	81	0	+ 74
Hepatitis B	59	67	46	279	- 212
Birth Trauma	60	61	7	8,030	- 7,969
Appendicitis	61	54	56	128	- 74
Upper Respiratory	62	38	63	94	- 56
Maternal Conditions	63	18	14	3,317	- 3,299
Syphilis	64	8	62	110	- 102
Oral conditions	65	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	6	72	1	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	3	61	112	- 109
Leishmaniasis	68	3	51	237	- 234
War	69	3	41	409	- 407
Leprosy	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	18	2,414	- 2,413
Pertussis	72	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Tetanus	73	0	42	372	- 372
Diphtheria	74	0	65	60	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	78	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	59	125	- 125
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Portugal

Niger

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.