NIGER VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,589	6	8,229	+ 19,360
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,844	17	2,630	+ 21,214
Stroke	3	15,375	5	8,717	+ 6,658
Violence	4	10,270	19	2,244	+ 8,027
Kidney Disease	5	8,214	16	2,732	+ 5,482
Prostate Cancer	6	6,167	57	128	+ 6,039
Breast Cancer	7	4,829	29	1,075	+ 3,754
Lung Cancers	8	4,062	67	42	+ 4,020
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,016	32	858	+ 3,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,840	1	21,093	- 17,253
Hypertension	11	3,763	25	1,356	+ 2,407
HIV/AIDS	12	3,665	30	1,048	+ 2,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,658	37	522	+ 3,136
Liver Disease	14	2,542	11	4,116	- 1,575
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,434	8	5,946	- 3,512
Lung Disease	16	2,416	20	2,172	+ 244
Suicide	17	2,263	27	1,227	+ 1,036
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,232	23	1,806	+ 426
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,129	54	138	+ 1,991
Lymphomas	20	2,084	43	350	+ 1,733
Cervical Cancer	21	1,812	38	487	+ 1,325
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,744	10	4,346	- 2,601
Low Birth Weight	23	1,550	4	9,560	- 8,010
Ovary Cancer	24	1,499	40	425	+ 1,074
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,348	34	769	+ 579
Stomach Cancer	26	1,291	44	300	+ 991
Uterin Cancer	27	1,266	64	86	+ 1,180
Liver Cancer	28	1,232	35	745	+ 487
Leukemia	29	1,166	48	258	+ 908
Other Injuries	30	1,140	12	3,826	- 2,686
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	971	31	1,044	- 73
Parkinson's Disease	32	959	47	275	+ 684
Falls	33	804	26	1,297	- 493
Bladder Cancer	34	758	53	161	+ 597
Asthma	35	754	22	1,902	- 1,148
Skin Disease	36	726	52	213	+ 513
Epilepsy	37	600	36	676	- 76
Oral Cancer	38	578	49	242	+ 336
Drownings	39	577	24	1,581	- 1,004
Birth Trauma	40	472	7	8,030	- 7,558
Oesophagus Cancer	41	455	55	132	+ 324
Alcohol	42	432	60	120	+ 312
Tuberculosis	43	403	13	3,703	- 3,300
Drug Use	44	350	58	126	+ 224
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	336	3	16,030	- 15,694
War	46	315	41	409	- 94
Malnutrition	47	310	21	2,170	- 1,860
Fires	48	305	28	1,120	- 815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	209	39	467	- 258
Maternal Conditions	50	194	14	3,317	- 3,123
Other Neoplasms	51	189	68	24	+ 165
Meningitis	52	177	9	5,237	- 5,060
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	152	70	18	+ 135
Encephalitis	54	114	61	112	+ 2
Dengue	55	98	73	0	+ 98
Appendicitis	56	82	56	128	- 46
Skin Cancers	57	80	45	287	- 207
Multiple Sclerosis	58	42	69	22	+ 20
Poisonings	59	27	33	771	- 744
Hepatitis B	60	9	46	279	- 270
Syphilis	61	2	62	110	- 107
Hepatitis C	62	2	66	46	- 43
Chlamydia	63	2	71	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	94	- 92
Tetanus	65	1	42	372	- 371
Ascariasis	66	1	59	125	- 124
Pertussis	67	0	15	2,858	- 2,858
Diphtheria	68	0	65	60	- 60
Otitis Media	69	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	72	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Trinidad/Tob.

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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.