NIGER VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,851	6	8,229	+ 23,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,383	32	858	+ 20,525
Stroke	3	11,647	5	8,717	+ 2,930
Lung Cancers	4	10,464	67	42	+ 10,422
Lung Disease	5	8,628	20	2,172	+ 6,456
Hypertension	6	7,347	25	1,356	+ 5,992
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,930	37	522	+ 5,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,795	1	21,093	- 15,298
Falls	9	5,706	26	1,297	+ 4,409
Prostate Cancer	10	4,695	57	128	+ 4,568
Breast Cancer	11	4,688	29	1,075	+ 3,613
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,418	54	138	+ 4,280
Kidney Disease	13	3,749	16	2,732	+ 1,017
Suicide	14	3,713	27	1,227	+ 2,487
Lymphomas	15	3,363	43	350	+ 3,013
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,053	34	769	+ 2,284
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,038	17	2,630	+ 408
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,548	47	275	+ 2,273
Liver Cancer	19	2,393	35	745	+ 1,648
Other Neoplasms	20	2,026	68	24	+ 2,002
Liver Disease	21	2,014	11	4,116	- 2,103
Leukemia	22	1,996	48	258	+ 1,738
Bladder Cancer	23	1,990	53	161	+ 1,829
Stomach Cancer	24	1,824	44	300	+ 1,524
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,763	23	1,806	- 44
Oral Cancer	26	1,488	49	242	+ 1,246
Skin Cancers	27	1,466	45	287	+ 1,179
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,459	55	132	+ 1,328
Ovary Cancer	29	1,359	40	425	+ 934
Other Injuries	30	1,218	12	3,826	- 2,608
Congenital Anomalies	31	907	10	4,346	- 3,438
Alcohol	32	681	60	120	+ 560
Uterin Cancer	33	665	64	86	+ 579
Road Traffic Accidents	34	574	8	5,946	- 5,372
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	552	3	16,030	- 15,478
Drug Use	36	523	58	126	+ 397
Osteoarthritis	37	504	81	0	+ 504
Multiple Sclerosis	38	475	69	22	+ 453
Epilepsy	39	471	36	676	- 205
Skin Disease	40	384	52	213	+ 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	364	31	1,044	- 681
Cervical Cancer	42	312	38	487	- 174
Low Birth Weight	43	312	4	9,560	- 9,248
Anemia	44	302	85	0	+ 302
Schizophrenia	45	286	83	0	+ 286
Asthma	46	282	22	1,902	- 1,620
Malnutrition	47	250	21	2,170	- 1,920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	231	39	467	- 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	201	70	18	+ 184
Drownings	50	147	24	1,581	- 1,434
Violence	51	126	19	2,244	- 2,118
Birth Trauma	52	95	7	8,030	- 7,935
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	95	80	0	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	54	86	30	1,048	- 962
Fires	55	63	28	1,120	- 1,057
Tuberculosis	56	63	13	3,703	- 3,640
Meningitis	57	59	9	5,237	- 5,178
Hepatitis C	58	45	66	46	- 1
Appendicitis	59	43	56	128	- 85
Poisonings	60	38	33	771	- 733
Upper Respiratory	61	32	63	94	- 61
Oral conditions	62	24	82	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	63	13	46	279	- 265
Maternal Conditions	64	13	14	3,317	- 3,305
Syphilis	65	4	62	110	- 105
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	77	0	+ 3
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Encephalitis	68	2	61	112	- 110
Otitis Media	69	1	72	1	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	42	372	- 371
Leishmaniasis	71	1	51	237	- 236
Schistosomiasis	72	1	50	237	- 236
Pertussis	73	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Diphtheria	74	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	75	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	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.