NIGER VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,797	6	8,229	+ 24,568
Stroke	2	21,917	5	8,717	+ 13,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,601	32	858	+ 13,743
Lung Disease	4	13,121	20	2,172	+ 10,949
Lung Cancers	5	11,249	67	42	+ 11,207
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,539	1	21,093	- 10,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,574	37	522	+ 9,052
Kidney Disease	8	7,997	16	2,732	+ 5,265
Breast Cancer	9	6,521	29	1,075	+ 5,446
Other Injuries	10	5,952	12	3,826	+ 2,126
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,747	17	2,630	+ 3,117
Suicide	12	5,655	27	1,227	+ 4,429
Prostate Cancer	13	5,438	57	128	+ 5,310
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,041	54	138	+ 4,903
Hypertension	15	4,986	25	1,356	+ 3,630
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,934	8	5,946	- 2,012
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,747	23	1,806	+ 1,940
Stomach Cancer	18	3,693	44	300	+ 3,393
Other Neoplasms	19	3,566	68	24	+ 3,542
Lymphomas	20	3,517	43	350	+ 3,167
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,463	47	275	+ 2,188
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,416	34	769	+ 1,648
Violence	23	2,269	19	2,244	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,201	55	132	+ 2,070
Leukemia	25	2,156	48	258	+ 1,898
Bladder Cancer	26	2,123	53	161	+ 1,962
Liver Disease	27	1,583	11	4,116	- 2,533
HIV/AIDS	28	1,501	30	1,048	+ 453
Cervical Cancer	29	1,322	38	487	+ 836
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,308	10	4,346	- 3,038
Oral Cancer	31	1,286	49	242	+ 1,044
Ovary Cancer	32	1,233	40	425	+ 808
Skin Cancers	33	1,147	45	287	+ 860
Liver Cancer	34	1,133	35	745	+ 388
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,033	3	16,030	- 14,997
Skin Disease	36	999	52	213	+ 786
Asthma	37	976	22	1,902	- 926
Uterin Cancer	38	886	64	86	+ 800
Alcohol	39	804	60	120	+ 683
Epilepsy	40	660	36	676	- 16
Tuberculosis	41	619	13	3,703	- 3,084
Low Birth Weight	42	565	4	9,560	- 8,995
Malnutrition	43	561	21	2,170	- 1,609
Anemia	44	543	85	0	+ 543
Drownings	45	498	24	1,581	- 1,083
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	437	31	1,044	- 608
Falls	47	423	26	1,297	- 874
Fires	48	419	28	1,120	- 701
Drug Use	49	312	58	126	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	301	39	467	- 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	265	70	18	+ 248
Osteoarthritis	52	250	81	0	+ 250
Birth Trauma	53	171	7	8,030	- 7,860
Schizophrenia	54	138	83	0	+ 138
Poisonings	55	127	33	771	- 644
Multiple Sclerosis	56	101	69	22	+ 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	95	80	0	+ 95
Meningitis	58	79	9	5,237	- 5,158
Appendicitis	59	70	56	128	- 58
Maternal Conditions	60	69	14	3,317	- 3,249
Chagas disease	61	38	79	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	62	38	63	94	- 56
Hepatitis B	63	32	46	279	- 247
Encephalitis	64	30	61	112	- 82
Hepatitis C	65	27	66	46	- 19
Syphilis	66	22	62	110	- 88
Otitis Media	67	12	72	1	+ 11
Oral conditions	68	9	82	0	+ 9
Leprosy	69	3	76	0	+ 3
War	70	3	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	71	3	42	372	- 370
Pertussis	72	2	15	2,858	- 2,856
Diphtheria	73	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	74	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Ascariasis	80	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	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

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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.