NIGER VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	37,762	32	858	+ 36,904
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,601	6	8,229	+ 19,371
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,600	1	21,093	- 5,494
Stroke	4	14,478	5	8,717	+ 5,761
Lung Cancers	5	13,743	67	42	+ 13,701
Lung Disease	6	12,658	20	2,172	+ 10,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,098	37	522	+ 6,576
Prostate Cancer	8	5,114	57	128	+ 4,986
Breast Cancer	9	4,894	29	1,075	+ 3,819
Lymphomas	10	3,598	43	350	+ 3,248
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,461	54	138	+ 3,324
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,358	55	132	+ 3,226
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,299	47	275	+ 3,023
Liver Disease	14	2,950	11	4,116	- 1,167
Falls	15	2,931	26	1,297	+ 1,634
Bladder Cancer	16	2,360	53	161	+ 2,199
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,248	17	2,630	- 382
Kidney Disease	18	2,105	16	2,732	- 627
Other Injuries	19	2,103	12	3,826	- 1,723
Suicide	20	2,049	27	1,227	+ 822
Liver Cancer	21	2,015	35	745	+ 1,270
Leukemia	22	2,005	48	258	+ 1,748
Hypertension	23	2,004	25	1,356	+ 648
Stomach Cancer	24	1,924	44	300	+ 1,623
Ovary Cancer	25	1,546	40	425	+ 1,122
Other Neoplasms	26	1,534	68	24	+ 1,510
Skin Cancers	27	1,434	45	287	+ 1,147
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,269	23	1,806	- 538
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,203	34	769	+ 434
Oral Cancer	30	1,196	49	242	+ 954
Drug Use	31	1,087	58	126	+ 960
Uterin Cancer	32	903	64	86	+ 817
Road Traffic Accidents	33	835	8	5,946	- 5,111
Skin Disease	34	821	52	213	+ 608
Congenital Anomalies	35	818	10	4,346	- 3,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	804	31	1,044	- 240
Multiple Sclerosis	37	714	69	22	+ 692
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	615	3	16,030	- 15,415
Alcohol	39	598	60	120	+ 478
Low Birth Weight	40	505	4	9,560	- 9,054
Asthma	41	501	22	1,902	- 1,401
Epilepsy	42	459	36	676	- 217
Cervical Cancer	43	423	38	487	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	390	70	18	+ 372
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	337	39	467	- 130
Violence	46	334	19	2,244	- 1,910
Tuberculosis	47	135	13	3,703	- 3,568
Fires	48	129	28	1,120	- 992
Drownings	49	116	24	1,581	- 1,465
Anemia	50	106	85	0	+ 106
Hepatitis C	51	103	66	46	+ 57
Meningitis	52	89	9	5,237	- 5,148
Poisonings	53	85	33	771	- 687
Birth Trauma	54	73	7	8,030	- 7,957
HIV/AIDS	55	72	30	1,048	- 976
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	71	80	0	+ 71
Osteoarthritis	57	64	81	0	+ 64
Malnutrition	58	44	21	2,170	- 2,125
Appendicitis	59	40	56	128	- 87
Schizophrenia	60	39	83	0	+ 39
Oral conditions	61	21	82	0	+ 21
Syphilis	62	19	62	110	- 91
Upper Respiratory	63	19	63	94	- 75
Maternal Conditions	64	18	14	3,317	- 3,299
Hepatitis B	65	15	46	279	- 264
Otitis Media	66	6	72	1	+ 5
War	67	4	41	409	- 406
Encephalitis	68	2	61	112	- 110
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,856
Leishmaniasis	70	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	42	372	- 372
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	75	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Malaria	76	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	237	- 237
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

United Kingdom

Niger

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.