NIGER VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,417	6	8,229	+ 37,187
Stroke	2	24,827	5	8,717	+ 16,110
Lung Cancers	3	15,833	67	42	+ 15,791
Hypertension	4	11,060	25	1,356	+ 9,704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,328	37	522	+ 8,806
Falls	6	8,884	26	1,297	+ 7,587
Lung Disease	7	8,471	20	2,172	+ 6,299
Alcohol	8	6,415	60	120	+ 6,295
Breast Cancer	9	6,077	29	1,075	+ 5,001
Prostate Cancer	10	5,978	57	128	+ 5,850
Lymphomas	11	5,839	43	350	+ 5,489
Liver Disease	12	5,390	11	4,116	+ 1,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	5,168	1	21,093	- 15,925
Suicide	14	5,164	27	1,227	+ 3,937
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,140	54	138	+ 5,002
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	4,714	32	858	+ 3,856
Stomach Cancer	17	4,277	44	300	+ 3,976
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,272	17	2,630	+ 1,642
Liver Cancer	19	3,573	35	745	+ 2,828
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,003	34	769	+ 2,234
Leukemia	21	2,830	48	258	+ 2,573
Bladder Cancer	22	2,655	53	161	+ 2,494
Other Injuries	23	2,548	12	3,826	- 1,277
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,466	47	275	+ 2,190
Skin Cancers	25	2,394	45	287	+ 2,107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	1,902	39	467	+ 1,435
Oral Cancer	27	1,819	49	242	+ 1,577
Kidney Disease	28	1,800	16	2,732	- 932
Ovary Cancer	29	1,537	40	425	+ 1,112
Uterin Cancer	30	1,325	64	86	+ 1,239
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,318	8	5,946	- 4,628
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,163	55	132	+ 1,032
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,162	23	1,806	- 644
Other Neoplasms	34	868	68	24	+ 844
Epilepsy	35	782	36	676	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	36	760	38	487	+ 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	685	31	1,044	- 359
Congenital Anomalies	38	616	10	4,346	- 3,730
Multiple Sclerosis	39	436	69	22	+ 414
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	372	70	18	+ 354
Drug Use	41	301	58	126	+ 175
Violence	42	236	19	2,244	- 2,008
Low Birth Weight	43	211	4	9,560	- 9,348
Drownings	44	211	24	1,581	- 1,370
Asthma	45	206	22	1,902	- 1,696
Tuberculosis	46	183	13	3,703	- 3,520
Schizophrenia	47	116	83	0	+ 116
Fires	48	101	28	1,120	- 1,019
Skin Disease	49	65	52	213	- 148
Meningitis	50	64	9	5,237	- 5,173
Poisonings	51	52	33	771	- 720
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	51	3	16,030	- 15,979
Oral conditions	53	38	82	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	54	27	56	128	- 101
Syphilis	55	25	62	110	- 85
Maternal Conditions	56	16	14	3,317	- 3,301
Birth Trauma	57	16	7	8,030	- 8,014
Hepatitis B	58	14	46	279	- 265
Tetanus	59	13	42	372	- 359
Anemia	60	13	85	0	+ 13
War	61	3	41	409	- 407
Leishmaniasis	62	0	51	237	- 237
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	94	- 93
Malnutrition	64	0	21	2,170	- 2,170
Encephalitis	65	0	61	112	- 112
Pertussis	66	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Hepatitis C	67	0	66	46	- 46
Otitis Media	68	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	30	1,048	- 1,048
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Diphtheria	77	0	65	60	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	82	0	50	237	- 237
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.