NIGER VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,209	1	21,093	- 10,885
Stroke	2	9,785	5	8,717	+ 1,068
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,190	8	5,946	+ 1,244
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,972	6	8,229	- 1,258
Malaria	5	6,377	2	17,022	- 10,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,035	3	16,030	- 9,995
HIV/AIDS	7	5,464	30	1,048	+ 4,416
Liver Disease	8	4,927	11	4,116	+ 811
Low Birth Weight	9	4,240	4	9,560	- 5,320
Birth Trauma	10	3,651	7	8,030	- 4,379
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,594	17	2,630	+ 963
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,437	10	4,346	- 909
Lung Disease	13	3,006	20	2,172	+ 834
Hypertension	14	2,625	25	1,356	+ 1,269
Kidney Disease	15	2,332	16	2,732	- 401
Malnutrition	16	2,258	21	2,170	+ 88
Other Injuries	17	1,826	12	3,826	- 2,000
Cervical Cancer	18	1,819	38	487	+ 1,332
Meningitis	19	1,638	9	5,237	- 3,599
Stomach Cancer	20	1,509	44	300	+ 1,208
Maternal Conditions	21	1,397	14	3,317	- 1,920
Asthma	22	1,387	22	1,902	- 515
Liver Cancer	23	1,366	35	745	+ 621
Suicide	24	1,361	27	1,227	+ 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,271	32	858	+ 413
Tuberculosis	26	1,208	13	3,703	- 2,495
Breast Cancer	27	1,160	29	1,075	+ 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,143	37	522	+ 621
Violence	29	1,060	19	2,244	- 1,184
Lymphomas	30	869	43	350	+ 519
Falls	31	797	26	1,297	- 500
Prostate Cancer	32	766	57	128	+ 638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	701	31	1,044	- 344
Inflammatory/Heart	34	671	34	769	- 98
Leukemia	35	613	48	258	+ 355
Drownings	36	550	24	1,581	- 1,030
Oral Cancer	37	526	49	242	+ 284
Fires	38	521	28	1,120	- 599
Lung Cancers	39	453	67	42	+ 411
Poisonings	40	425	33	771	- 346
Endocrine Disorders	41	424	23	1,806	- 1,382
Pertussis	42	421	15	2,858	- 2,437
Pancreas Cancer	43	413	54	138	+ 275
Oesophagus Cancer	44	412	55	132	+ 281
Epilepsy	45	370	36	676	- 306
Syphilis	46	334	62	110	+ 224
Parkinson's Disease	47	282	47	275	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	263	39	467	- 204
Alcohol	49	243	60	120	+ 122
Skin Cancers	50	218	45	287	- 69
Schistosomiasis	51	215	50	237	- 23
Skin Disease	52	199	52	213	- 14
Ovary Cancer	53	178	40	425	- 247
Appendicitis	54	136	56	128	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	132	46	279	- 147
Uterin Cancer	56	113	64	86	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	57	113	63	94	+ 19
Tetanus	58	102	42	372	- 270
Measles	59	100	18	2,414	- 2,314
Drug Use	60	86	58	126	- 40
Encephalitis	61	75	61	112	- 37
Bladder Cancer	62	68	53	161	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	70	18	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	64	31	68	24	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	24	66	46	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	69	22	- 8
Ascariasis	67	9	59	125	- 116
Otitis Media	68	7	72	1	+ 6
War	69	5	41	409	- 404
Chlamydia	70	5	71	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	65	60	- 58
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	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.