NIGER VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,796	6	8,229	+ 20,567
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,589	32	858	+ 22,731
Stroke	3	16,160	5	8,717	+ 7,443
Lung Cancers	4	12,330	67	42	+ 12,288
Lung Disease	5	10,545	20	2,172	+ 8,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,448	37	522	+ 8,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,642	1	21,093	- 13,451
Kidney Disease	8	5,418	16	2,732	+ 2,686
Hypertension	9	5,078	25	1,356	+ 3,723
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,331	17	2,630	+ 1,701
Breast Cancer	11	3,938	29	1,075	+ 2,862
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,762	54	138	+ 3,624
Prostate Cancer	13	3,577	57	128	+ 3,449
Stomach Cancer	14	3,229	44	300	+ 2,929
Other Injuries	15	3,084	12	3,826	- 741
Lymphomas	16	2,972	43	350	+ 2,622
Bladder Cancer	17	2,910	53	161	+ 2,748
Liver Cancer	18	2,841	35	745	+ 2,095
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,777	34	769	+ 2,008
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,754	47	275	+ 2,479
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,710	23	1,806	+ 903
Other Neoplasms	22	2,645	68	24	+ 2,621
Liver Disease	23	2,357	11	4,116	- 1,759
Leukemia	24	2,102	48	258	+ 1,844
Suicide	25	2,011	27	1,227	+ 784
Falls	26	1,809	26	1,297	+ 511
Oral Cancer	27	1,439	49	242	+ 1,197
Ovary Cancer	28	1,129	40	425	+ 704
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,121	55	132	+ 989
Skin Disease	30	1,025	52	213	+ 813
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,019	8	5,946	- 4,927
Skin Cancers	32	1,005	45	287	+ 718
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	898	39	467	+ 431
Uterin Cancer	34	898	64	86	+ 812
Asthma	35	631	22	1,902	- 1,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	593	3	16,030	- 15,438
Anemia	37	510	85	0	+ 510
Congenital Anomalies	38	481	10	4,346	- 3,865
Cervical Cancer	39	476	38	487	- 10
Epilepsy	40	459	36	676	- 217
Drug Use	41	433	58	126	+ 306
Hepatitis C	42	363	66	46	+ 318
HIV/AIDS	43	300	30	1,048	- 748
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	265	31	1,044	- 780
Drownings	45	248	24	1,581	- 1,332
Alcohol	46	186	60	120	+ 65
Malnutrition	47	168	21	2,170	- 2,001
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	164	70	18	+ 146
Multiple Sclerosis	49	160	69	22	+ 138
Tuberculosis	50	151	13	3,703	- 3,552
Violence	51	146	19	2,244	- 2,098
Low Birth Weight	52	141	4	9,560	- 9,419
Osteoarthritis	53	118	81	0	+ 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	114	80	0	+ 114
Fires	55	103	28	1,120	- 1,018
Schizophrenia	56	101	83	0	+ 101
Poisonings	57	95	33	771	- 676
Hepatitis B	58	90	46	279	- 189
Meningitis	59	72	9	5,237	- 5,165
Birth Trauma	60	63	7	8,030	- 7,967
Appendicitis	61	44	56	128	- 84
Upper Respiratory	62	26	63	94	- 68
Oral conditions	63	24	82	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	8	14	3,317	- 3,310
Leishmaniasis	65	6	51	237	- 231
Otitis Media	66	5	72	1	+ 4
Syphilis	67	5	62	110	- 105
War	68	3	41	409	- 406
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	61	112	- 110
Chagas disease	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	42	372	- 371
Pertussis	73	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	65	60	- 60
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	82	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Spain

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.