NIGER VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,700	30	1,048	+ 9,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,163	1	21,093	- 10,930
Malaria	3	8,496	2	17,022	- 8,526
Tuberculosis	4	7,915	13	3,703	+ 4,212
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,050	8	5,946	+ 1,104
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,867	3	16,030	- 9,163
Stroke	7	6,597	5	8,717	- 2,120
Birth Trauma	8	5,891	7	8,030	- 2,140
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,160	6	8,229	- 3,069
Low Birth Weight	10	4,753	4	9,560	- 4,807
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,823	10	4,346	- 523
Maternal Conditions	12	2,669	14	3,317	- 648
Liver Disease	13	2,572	11	4,116	- 1,545
Cervical Cancer	14	2,508	38	487	+ 2,022
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,439	17	2,630	- 191
Malnutrition	16	2,177	21	2,170	+ 7
Hypertension	17	2,034	25	1,356	+ 678
Violence	18	1,840	19	2,244	- 403
Kidney Disease	19	1,776	16	2,732	- 957
Other Injuries	20	1,667	12	3,826	- 2,158
Meningitis	21	1,245	9	5,237	- 3,992
Lung Disease	22	1,191	20	2,172	- 981
Pertussis	23	1,083	15	2,858	- 1,774
Suicide	24	966	27	1,227	- 261
Oesophagus Cancer	25	877	55	132	+ 746
Syphilis	26	826	62	110	+ 716
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	800	32	858	- 58
Prostate Cancer	28	710	57	128	+ 583
Endocrine Disorders	29	694	23	1,806	- 1,112
Asthma	30	664	22	1,902	- 1,238
Oral Cancer	31	643	49	242	+ 401
Drownings	32	641	24	1,581	- 940
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	612	37	522	+ 90
Falls	34	599	26	1,297	- 699
Fires	35	556	28	1,120	- 564
Liver Cancer	36	552	35	745	- 193
Breast Cancer	37	502	29	1,075	- 574
Inflammatory/Heart	38	479	34	769	- 289
Stomach Cancer	39	465	44	300	+ 164
Poisonings	40	457	33	771	- 315
Lymphomas	41	314	43	350	- 36
Skin Cancers	42	291	45	287	+ 4
Epilepsy	43	276	36	676	- 400
Bladder Cancer	44	260	53	161	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	45	200	47	275	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	180	31	1,044	- 864
Leukemia	47	162	48	258	- 95
Drug Use	48	158	58	126	+ 31
Tetanus	49	157	42	372	- 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	156	39	467	- 310
Schistosomiasis	51	145	50	237	- 92
Skin Disease	52	140	52	213	- 72
Ovary Cancer	53	132	40	425	- 293
Upper Respiratory	54	117	63	94	+ 23
Measles	55	115	18	2,414	- 2,299
Alcohol	56	106	60	120	- 15
Uterin Cancer	57	85	64	86	- 1
Appendicitis	58	85	56	128	- 43
Encephalitis	59	78	61	112	- 35
Hepatitis B	60	66	46	279	- 213
Lung Cancers	61	62	67	42	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	62	62	54	138	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	70	18	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	64	22	68	24	- 1
Ascariasis	65	22	59	125	- 103
Hepatitis C	66	16	66	46	- 30
War	67	12	41	409	- 398
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	69	22	- 12
Otitis Media	69	7	72	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	4	65	60	- 56
Chlamydia	71	3	71	3	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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.