NIGER VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,651	6	8,229	+ 29,421
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,156	32	858	+ 26,298
Stroke	3	15,012	5	8,717	+ 6,295
Lung Disease	4	10,807	20	2,172	+ 8,635
Lung Cancers	5	9,259	67	42	+ 9,217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,586	37	522	+ 7,064
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,614	1	21,093	- 14,480
Prostate Cancer	8	6,523	57	128	+ 6,395
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,599	54	138	+ 4,461
Hypertension	10	4,573	25	1,356	+ 3,218
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,563	17	2,630	+ 1,933
Kidney Disease	12	4,052	16	2,732	+ 1,320
Breast Cancer	13	3,936	29	1,075	+ 2,861
Suicide	14	3,680	27	1,227	+ 2,453
Other Injuries	15	3,417	12	3,826	- 409
Lymphomas	16	3,375	43	350	+ 3,025
Falls	17	2,759	26	1,297	+ 1,461
Other Neoplasms	18	2,577	68	24	+ 2,553
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,346	47	275	+ 2,070
Leukemia	20	2,053	48	258	+ 1,796
Bladder Cancer	21	1,891	53	161	+ 1,730
Liver Cancer	22	1,870	35	745	+ 1,125
Liver Disease	23	1,800	11	4,116	- 2,317
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,746	23	1,806	- 60
Skin Cancers	25	1,618	45	287	+ 1,331
Stomach Cancer	26	1,524	44	300	+ 1,223
Ovary Cancer	27	1,375	40	425	+ 950
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,361	34	769	+ 592
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,339	55	132	+ 1,207
Drug Use	30	1,053	58	126	+ 927
Oral Cancer	31	943	49	242	+ 701
Alcohol	32	892	60	120	+ 772
Uterin Cancer	33	857	64	86	+ 771
Road Traffic Accidents	34	784	8	5,946	- 5,162
Congenital Anomalies	35	765	10	4,346	- 3,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	720	3	16,030	- 15,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	689	31	1,044	- 355
Cervical Cancer	38	566	38	487	+ 79
Skin Disease	39	547	52	213	+ 334
Anemia	40	435	85	0	+ 435
Multiple Sclerosis	41	424	69	22	+ 401
Asthma	42	394	22	1,902	- 1,508
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	320	70	18	+ 303
Epilepsy	44	300	36	676	- 376
Malnutrition	45	291	21	2,170	- 1,879
Drownings	46	285	24	1,581	- 1,296
Violence	47	281	19	2,244	- 1,963
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	274	39	467	- 192
Fires	49	161	28	1,120	- 960
Schizophrenia	50	158	83	0	+ 158
Low Birth Weight	51	125	4	9,560	- 9,435
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	114	80	0	+ 114
Hepatitis C	53	110	66	46	+ 64
Meningitis	54	87	9	5,237	- 5,150
Birth Trauma	55	84	7	8,030	- 7,947
Tuberculosis	56	60	13	3,703	- 3,643
Osteoarthritis	57	59	81	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	58	49	63	94	- 45
Appendicitis	59	45	56	128	- 83
Poisonings	60	44	33	771	- 727
HIV/AIDS	61	32	30	1,048	- 1,016
Hepatitis B	62	24	46	279	- 255
Oral conditions	63	21	82	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	64	12	14	3,317	- 3,305
War	65	4	41	409	- 405
Otitis Media	66	2	72	1	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	15	2,858	- 2,856
Tetanus	68	1	42	372	- 372
Schistosomiasis	69	1	50	237	- 236
Diphtheria	70	1	65	60	- 60
Encephalitis	71	1	61	112	- 112
Syphilis	72	0	62	110	- 110
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	59	125	- 125
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.