NIGER VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,281	6	8,229	+ 28,052
Stroke	2	26,941	5	8,717	+ 18,224
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,911	17	2,630	+ 14,281
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,086	1	21,093	- 11,008
Prostate Cancer	5	9,160	57	128	+ 9,033
Hypertension	6	9,066	25	1,356	+ 7,710
Violence	7	8,500	19	2,244	+ 6,256
Lung Disease	8	6,573	20	2,172	+ 4,401
Kidney Disease	9	5,709	16	2,732	+ 2,976
Breast Cancer	10	5,405	29	1,075	+ 4,330
HIV/AIDS	11	4,976	30	1,048	+ 3,928
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,623	23	1,806	+ 1,817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,121	37	522	+ 2,599
Skin Disease	14	3,049	52	213	+ 2,837
Other Injuries	15	3,036	12	3,826	- 789
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,653	34	769	+ 1,884
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,447	10	4,346	- 1,899
Stomach Cancer	18	2,439	44	300	+ 2,139
Uterin Cancer	19	2,269	64	86	+ 2,183
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,227	54	138	+ 2,089
Cervical Cancer	21	2,224	38	487	+ 1,737
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,144	8	5,946	- 3,802
Liver Cancer	23	2,095	35	745	+ 1,350
Lung Cancers	24	2,091	67	42	+ 2,049
Drownings	25	2,005	24	1,581	+ 424
Lymphomas	26	1,951	43	350	+ 1,601
Oral Cancer	27	1,640	49	242	+ 1,398
Falls	28	1,625	26	1,297	+ 328
Leukemia	29	1,572	48	258	+ 1,314
Liver Disease	30	1,563	11	4,116	- 2,554
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,508	31	1,044	+ 464
Anemia	32	1,466	85	0	+ 1,466
Ovary Cancer	33	1,200	40	425	+ 775
Low Birth Weight	34	1,099	4	9,560	- 8,461
Asthma	35	970	22	1,902	- 932
Oesophagus Cancer	36	961	55	132	+ 830
Malnutrition	37	847	21	2,170	- 1,323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	808	39	467	+ 341
Fires	39	754	28	1,120	- 366
Other Neoplasms	40	530	68	24	+ 506
Epilepsy	41	526	36	676	- 150
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	522	32	858	- 336
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	517	3	16,030	- 15,513
Parkinson's Disease	44	492	47	275	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	45	491	53	161	+ 330
Tuberculosis	46	475	13	3,703	- 3,228
Alcohol	47	424	60	120	+ 304
Birth Trauma	48	344	7	8,030	- 7,686
Skin Cancers	49	332	45	287	+ 45
Drug Use	50	321	58	126	+ 195
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	310	80	0	+ 310
Suicide	52	282	27	1,227	- 945
Maternal Conditions	53	259	14	3,317	- 3,058
Otitis Media	54	192	72	1	+ 191
Appendicitis	55	116	56	128	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	101	70	18	+ 83
Osteoarthritis	57	92	81	0	+ 92
War	58	16	41	409	- 393
Syphilis	59	2	62	110	- 107
Poisonings	60	1	33	771	- 770
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	69	22	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	63	94	- 94
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	46	279	- 279
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	46	- 46
Meningitis	71	0	9	5,237	- 5,237
Encephalitis	72	0	61	112	- 112
Ascariasis	73	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	65	60	- 60
Pertussis	79	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Tetanus	80	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	81	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Schistosomiasis	82	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	83	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	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.