NIGER VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,949	6	8,229	+ 14,720
Stroke	2	10,744	5	8,717	+ 2,026
Low Birth Weight	3	8,371	4	9,560	- 1,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,587	1	21,093	- 14,506
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,981	8	5,946	+ 35
Measles	6	4,855	18	2,414	+ 2,441
Birth Trauma	7	4,450	7	8,030	- 3,580
Hypertension	8	3,804	25	1,356	+ 2,448
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,276	3	16,030	- 12,754
Malaria	10	2,930	2	17,022	- 14,092
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,875	10	4,346	- 1,471
Kidney Disease	12	2,660	16	2,732	- 73
Lung Disease	13	2,287	20	2,172	+ 115
Liver Disease	14	2,270	11	4,116	- 1,847
Tuberculosis	15	2,218	13	3,703	- 1,485
Breast Cancer	16	1,603	29	1,075	+ 527
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,603	17	2,630	- 1,028
Other Injuries	18	1,520	12	3,826	- 2,306
Asthma	19	1,376	22	1,902	- 526
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,349	32	858	+ 491
Violence	21	1,293	19	2,244	- 950
HIV/AIDS	22	1,217	30	1,048	+ 169
Maternal Conditions	23	1,023	14	3,317	- 2,294
Pertussis	24	991	15	2,858	- 1,866
Leukemia	25	954	48	258	+ 697
Drownings	26	879	24	1,581	- 702
Suicide	27	858	27	1,227	- 369
Falls	28	814	26	1,297	- 484
Lymphomas	29	800	43	350	+ 450
Endocrine Disorders	30	762	23	1,806	- 1,045
Fires	31	684	28	1,120	- 437
Oesophagus Cancer	32	588	55	132	+ 456
Meningitis	33	570	9	5,237	- 4,667
Malnutrition	34	568	21	2,170	- 1,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	547	37	522	+ 26
Drug Use	36	541	58	126	+ 414
Liver Cancer	37	494	35	745	- 251
Inflammatory/Heart	38	438	34	769	- 331
Ovary Cancer	39	414	40	425	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	405	31	1,044	- 640
Cervical Cancer	41	402	38	487	- 85
Poisonings	42	388	33	771	- 383
Epilepsy	43	383	36	676	- 293
Hepatitis B	44	381	46	279	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	45	368	47	275	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	357	39	467	- 110
Syphilis	47	315	62	110	+ 205
Lung Cancers	48	284	67	42	+ 243
Prostate Cancer	49	273	57	128	+ 146
Oral Cancer	50	257	49	242	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	51	249	44	300	- 51
Leishmaniasis	52	234	51	237	- 3
Tetanus	53	197	42	372	- 175
Bladder Cancer	54	192	53	161	+ 31
Skin Cancers	55	186	45	287	- 101
War	56	175	41	409	- 234
Encephalitis	57	158	61	112	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	58	142	54	138	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	81	56	128	- 47
Skin Disease	60	58	52	213	- 154
Alcohol	61	44	60	120	- 76
Uterin Cancer	62	37	64	86	- 49
Schistosomiasis	63	36	50	237	- 202
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	69	22	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	65	18	68	24	- 6
Ascariasis	66	11	59	125	- 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	70	18	- 7
Hepatitis C	68	9	66	46	- 37
Diphtheria	69	6	65	60	- 55
Upper Respiratory	70	3	63	94	- 91
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.