NIGER VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,895	6	8,229	+ 30,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,124	32	858	+ 21,266
Lung Disease	3	15,051	20	2,172	+ 12,879
Stroke	4	12,211	5	8,717	+ 3,494
Lung Cancers	5	11,981	67	42	+ 11,939
Kidney Disease	6	6,614	16	2,732	+ 3,882
Drug Use	7	5,734	58	126	+ 5,608
Hypertension	8	5,081	25	1,356	+ 3,726
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,763	37	522	+ 4,241
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,731	17	2,630	+ 2,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	4,646	1	21,093	- 16,447
Suicide	12	4,090	27	1,227	+ 2,863
Breast Cancer	13	3,749	29	1,075	+ 2,674
Endocrine Disorders	14	3,619	23	1,806	+ 1,813
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,412	54	138	+ 3,274
Liver Disease	16	3,343	11	4,116	- 773
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,212	8	5,946	- 2,734
Falls	18	3,114	26	1,297	+ 1,816
Lymphomas	19	3,103	43	350	+ 2,753
Prostate Cancer	20	2,743	57	128	+ 2,616
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,657	47	275	+ 2,382
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,506	34	769	+ 1,737
Liver Cancer	23	2,085	35	745	+ 1,340
Leukemia	24	2,077	48	258	+ 1,820
Other Injuries	25	2,003	12	3,826	- 1,823
Bladder Cancer	26	1,512	53	161	+ 1,350
Violence	27	1,462	19	2,244	- 782
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,373	55	132	+ 1,242
Other Neoplasms	29	1,367	68	24	+ 1,343
Alcohol	30	1,129	60	120	+ 1,009
Ovary Cancer	31	1,124	40	425	+ 699
Skin Cancers	32	1,102	45	287	+ 816
Stomach Cancer	33	1,007	44	300	+ 707
Congenital Anomalies	34	906	10	4,346	- 3,440
Oral Cancer	35	890	49	242	+ 648
Uterin Cancer	36	775	64	86	+ 689
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	767	3	16,030	- 15,264
Cervical Cancer	38	538	38	487	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	39	533	4	9,560	- 9,026
Malnutrition	40	521	21	2,170	- 1,649
Hepatitis C	41	438	66	46	+ 392
HIV/AIDS	42	436	30	1,048	- 612
Skin Disease	43	417	52	213	+ 204
Multiple Sclerosis	44	390	69	22	+ 367
Drownings	45	314	24	1,581	- 1,267
Asthma	46	294	22	1,902	- 1,608
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	281	39	467	- 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	267	31	1,044	- 778
Fires	49	245	28	1,120	- 875
Epilepsy	50	244	36	676	- 433
Anemia	51	240	85	0	+ 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	190	70	18	+ 172
Poisonings	53	129	33	771	- 642
Birth Trauma	54	95	7	8,030	- 7,935
War	55	92	41	409	- 317
Maternal Conditions	56	60	14	3,317	- 3,257
Schizophrenia	57	56	83	0	+ 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	52	80	0	+ 52
Hepatitis B	59	47	46	279	- 232
Meningitis	60	47	9	5,237	- 5,191
Osteoarthritis	61	45	81	0	+ 45
Tuberculosis	62	42	13	3,703	- 3,661
Appendicitis	63	33	56	128	- 95
Oral conditions	64	22	82	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	65	18	63	94	- 76
Syphilis	66	4	62	110	- 106
Otitis Media	67	3	72	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	2	61	112	- 110
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,856
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	42	372	- 372
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	65	60	- 60
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Measles	80	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

United States

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.