NIGER VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,680	6	8,229	+ 14,451
Violence	2	15,285	19	2,244	+ 13,041
Stroke	3	10,228	5	8,717	+ 1,511
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,421	17	2,630	+ 6,791
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,380	8	5,946	+ 3,434
HIV/AIDS	6	6,314	30	1,048	+ 5,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,059	1	21,093	- 15,034
Kidney Disease	8	5,000	16	2,732	+ 2,268
Hypertension	9	4,379	25	1,356	+ 3,023
Lung Disease	10	4,341	20	2,172	+ 2,169
Lung Cancers	11	3,287	67	42	+ 3,245
Low Birth Weight	12	2,603	4	9,560	- 6,957
Prostate Cancer	13	2,401	57	128	+ 2,273
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,399	10	4,346	- 1,947
Breast Cancer	15	2,161	29	1,075	+ 1,085
Liver Disease	16	1,973	11	4,116	- 2,144
Stomach Cancer	17	1,833	44	300	+ 1,533
Other Neoplasms	18	1,827	68	24	+ 1,803
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,717	37	522	+ 1,196
Cervical Cancer	20	1,674	38	487	+ 1,188
Other Injuries	21	1,427	12	3,826	- 2,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,146	3	16,030	- 14,885
Lymphomas	23	1,052	43	350	+ 702
Birth Trauma	24	916	7	8,030	- 7,114
Pancreas Cancer	25	912	54	138	+ 774
Liver Cancer	26	868	35	745	+ 123
Leukemia	27	849	48	258	+ 592
Falls	28	729	26	1,297	- 568
Chagas disease	29	696	79	0	+ 696
Endocrine Disorders	30	641	23	1,806	- 1,166
Tuberculosis	31	630	13	3,703	- 3,073
Malnutrition	32	530	21	2,170	- 1,640
Inflammatory/Heart	33	505	34	769	- 264
Suicide	34	493	27	1,227	- 734
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	482	32	858	- 376
Ovary Cancer	36	474	40	425	+ 49
Skin Cancers	37	466	45	287	+ 179
Oral Cancer	38	459	49	242	+ 217
Maternal Conditions	39	356	14	3,317	- 2,961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	352	31	1,044	- 692
Epilepsy	41	346	36	676	- 330
Malaria	42	339	2	17,022	- 16,683
Drownings	43	327	24	1,581	- 1,253
Oesophagus Cancer	44	312	55	132	+ 180
Bladder Cancer	45	307	53	161	+ 146
Asthma	46	262	22	1,902	- 1,640
Uterin Cancer	47	261	64	86	+ 175
Parkinson's Disease	48	212	47	275	- 63
Meningitis	49	211	9	5,237	- 5,026
Drug Use	50	190	58	126	+ 64
War	51	156	41	409	- 254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	152	70	18	+ 134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	127	80	0	+ 127
Fires	54	122	28	1,120	- 999
Anemia	55	106	85	0	+ 106
Appendicitis	56	82	56	128	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	68	39	467	- 399
Poisonings	58	57	33	771	- 714
Dengue	59	55	73	0	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	60	43	69	22	+ 20
Encephalitis	61	31	61	112	- 81
Alcohol	62	29	60	120	- 91
Hepatitis B	63	25	46	279	- 254
Pertussis	64	22	15	2,858	- 2,836
Hepatitis C	65	18	66	46	- 28
Skin Disease	66	15	52	213	- 198
Syphilis	67	13	62	110	- 97
Tetanus	68	6	42	372	- 366
Schizophrenia	69	5	83	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	4	59	125	- 121
Leprosy	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	2	81	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	51	237	- 235
Upper Respiratory	74	1	63	94	- 93
Otitis Media	75	1	72	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	1	50	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	79	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.