NIGER VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,828	30	1,048	+ 20,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,053	1	21,093	- 9,040
Stroke	3	10,066	5	8,717	+ 1,349
Malaria	4	9,983	2	17,022	- 7,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,948	3	16,030	- 8,083
Tuberculosis	6	7,525	13	3,703	+ 3,822
Birth Trauma	7	6,411	7	8,030	- 1,620
Low Birth Weight	8	6,152	4	9,560	- 3,408
Liver Disease	9	5,700	11	4,116	+ 1,584
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,613	6	8,229	- 2,616
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,628	8	5,946	- 1,318
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,984	10	4,346	- 361
Hypertension	13	3,314	25	1,356	+ 1,958
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,033	17	2,630	+ 403
Malnutrition	15	2,916	21	2,170	+ 746
Meningitis	16	2,503	9	5,237	- 2,735
Cervical Cancer	17	2,278	38	487	+ 1,791
Kidney Disease	18	2,230	16	2,732	- 503
Other Injuries	19	2,189	12	3,826	- 1,636
Suicide	20	1,650	27	1,227	+ 423
Lung Disease	21	1,612	20	2,172	- 560
Maternal Conditions	22	1,505	14	3,317	- 1,813
Violence	23	1,461	19	2,244	- 783
Syphilis	24	1,121	62	110	+ 1,011
Pertussis	25	941	15	2,858	- 1,917
Asthma	26	938	22	1,902	- 964
Drownings	27	872	24	1,581	- 708
Falls	28	755	26	1,297	- 542
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	747	32	858	- 111
Prostate Cancer	30	711	57	128	+ 583
Lymphomas	31	694	43	350	+ 344
Fires	32	692	28	1,120	- 429
Inflammatory/Heart	33	635	34	769	- 134
Poisonings	34	578	33	771	- 194
Breast Cancer	35	463	29	1,075	- 612
Oesophagus Cancer	36	454	55	132	+ 323
Endocrine Disorders	37	448	23	1,806	- 1,358
Epilepsy	38	420	36	676	- 256
Leukemia	39	331	48	258	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	311	31	1,044	- 733
Lung Cancers	41	286	67	42	+ 244
Stomach Cancer	42	261	44	300	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	257	37	522	- 265
Tetanus	44	240	42	372	- 132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	240	39	467	- 227
Liver Cancer	46	224	35	745	- 521
Parkinson's Disease	47	208	47	275	- 68
Oral Cancer	48	197	49	242	- 45
Alcohol	49	177	60	120	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	50	167	53	161	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	51	162	50	237	- 75
Skin Disease	52	159	52	213	- 53
Drug Use	53	155	58	126	+ 29
Skin Cancers	54	137	45	287	- 150
Hepatitis B	55	132	46	279	- 147
Appendicitis	56	106	56	128	- 22
Ovary Cancer	57	104	40	425	- 320
Leishmaniasis	58	92	51	237	- 145
Encephalitis	59	89	61	112	- 23
Upper Respiratory	60	86	63	94	- 8
Measles	61	61	18	2,414	- 2,352
Pancreas Cancer	62	54	54	138	- 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	38	70	18	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	64	38	64	86	- 48
Other Neoplasms	65	25	68	24	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	22	66	46	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	17	69	22	- 5
Ascariasis	68	11	59	125	- 114
War	69	8	41	409	- 401
Otitis Media	70	6	72	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	71	3	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	4	78	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	73	3	65	60	- 57
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	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.