NIGER VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,378	30	1,048	+ 30,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,146	1	21,093	- 3,947
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,269	6	8,229	+ 6,039
Stroke	4	13,377	5	8,717	+ 4,660
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,157	17	2,630	+ 10,526
Tuberculosis	6	9,573	13	3,703	+ 5,870
Violence	7	9,152	19	2,244	+ 6,909
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,905	3	16,030	- 9,125
Kidney Disease	9	6,669	16	2,732	+ 3,937
Suicide	10	6,003	27	1,227	+ 4,776
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,672	8	5,946	- 274
Hypertension	12	5,574	25	1,356	+ 4,218
Lung Disease	13	5,184	20	2,172	+ 3,012
Liver Disease	14	3,928	11	4,116	- 188
Lung Cancers	15	3,358	67	42	+ 3,316
Low Birth Weight	16	2,724	4	9,560	- 6,836
Other Injuries	17	2,621	12	3,826	- 1,205
Asthma	18	2,600	22	1,902	+ 698
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,567	23	1,806	+ 761
Cervical Cancer	20	2,421	38	487	+ 1,934
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,357	34	769	+ 1,589
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,038	32	858	+ 1,180
Breast Cancer	23	1,976	29	1,075	+ 900
Prostate Cancer	24	1,906	57	128	+ 1,779
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,896	10	4,346	- 2,450
Meningitis	26	1,595	9	5,237	- 3,642
Fires	27	1,577	28	1,120	+ 456
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,563	37	522	+ 1,041
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,519	55	132	+ 1,388
Birth Trauma	30	1,309	7	8,030	- 6,721
Lymphomas	31	1,228	43	350	+ 878
Drownings	32	1,047	24	1,581	- 533
Liver Cancer	33	1,039	35	745	+ 294
Malnutrition	34	1,038	21	2,170	- 1,132
Pancreas Cancer	35	875	54	138	+ 737
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	825	31	1,044	- 219
Epilepsy	37	815	36	676	+ 139
Maternal Conditions	38	741	14	3,317	- 2,577
Stomach Cancer	39	669	44	300	+ 368
Leukemia	40	638	48	258	+ 380
Oral Cancer	41	613	49	242	+ 371
Falls	42	610	26	1,297	- 688
Pertussis	43	498	15	2,858	- 2,360
Syphilis	44	492	62	110	+ 383
Skin Disease	45	480	52	213	+ 267
Parkinson's Disease	46	469	47	275	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	442	39	467	- 25
Skin Cancers	48	433	45	287	+ 146
Alcohol	49	430	60	120	+ 310
Poisonings	50	425	33	771	- 346
Ovary Cancer	51	414	40	425	- 11
Bladder Cancer	52	361	53	161	+ 200
Drug Use	53	335	58	126	+ 209
Uterin Cancer	54	223	64	86	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	164	70	18	+ 146
Appendicitis	56	119	56	128	- 9
Measles	57	118	18	2,414	- 2,296
Other Neoplasms	58	116	68	24	+ 92
Encephalitis	59	102	61	112	- 10
Upper Respiratory	60	97	63	94	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	61	46	279	- 218
Multiple Sclerosis	62	49	69	22	+ 27
Malaria	63	36	2	17,022	- 16,986
War	64	29	41	409	- 381
Tetanus	65	16	42	372	- 356
Schistosomiasis	66	15	50	237	- 222
Otitis Media	67	8	72	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	68	8	71	3	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	7	65	60	- 53
Hepatitis C	70	3	66	46	- 42
Ascariasis	71	1	59	125	- 124
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	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.