NIGER VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,052	6	8,229	+ 37,822
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,024	32	858	+ 15,166
Stroke	3	15,593	5	8,717	+ 6,876
Lung Cancers	4	14,581	67	42	+ 14,539
Lung Disease	5	13,402	20	2,172	+ 11,230
Hypertension	6	8,391	25	1,356	+ 7,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,150	37	522	+ 7,629
Kidney Disease	8	7,131	16	2,732	+ 4,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,486	1	21,093	- 14,607
Breast Cancer	10	5,901	29	1,075	+ 4,825
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,628	54	138	+ 5,490
Prostate Cancer	12	5,163	57	128	+ 5,035
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,873	17	2,630	+ 2,243
Falls	14	4,799	26	1,297	+ 3,502
Liver Disease	15	4,758	11	4,116	+ 642
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,944	47	275	+ 3,668
Lymphomas	17	3,836	43	350	+ 3,486
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,344	23	1,806	+ 1,538
Suicide	19	3,221	27	1,227	+ 1,994
Stomach Cancer	20	3,024	44	300	+ 2,724
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,784	34	769	+ 2,016
Leukemia	22	2,736	48	258	+ 2,479
Other Injuries	23	2,583	12	3,826	- 1,242
Other Neoplasms	24	2,556	68	24	+ 2,532
Liver Cancer	25	2,523	35	745	+ 1,778
Alcohol	26	1,960	60	120	+ 1,839
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,946	55	132	+ 1,814
Bladder Cancer	28	1,939	53	161	+ 1,778
Oral Cancer	29	1,886	49	242	+ 1,644
Ovary Cancer	30	1,626	40	425	+ 1,201
Skin Cancers	31	1,270	45	287	+ 983
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,199	3	16,030	- 14,831
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,132	39	467	+ 665
Road Traffic Accidents	34	990	8	5,946	- 4,956
Epilepsy	35	968	36	676	+ 292
Congenital Anomalies	36	718	10	4,346	- 3,628
Uterin Cancer	37	699	64	86	+ 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	678	31	1,044	- 366
Cervical Cancer	39	667	38	487	+ 181
Drug Use	40	604	58	126	+ 478
Multiple Sclerosis	41	492	69	22	+ 470
Skin Disease	42	483	52	213	+ 270
Anemia	43	311	85	0	+ 311
Asthma	44	289	22	1,902	- 1,613
Low Birth Weight	45	241	4	9,560	- 9,319
Violence	46	241	19	2,244	- 2,003
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	170	70	18	+ 152
Hepatitis C	48	159	66	46	+ 113
Drownings	49	144	24	1,581	- 1,437
Malnutrition	50	141	21	2,170	- 2,029
Schizophrenia	51	122	83	0	+ 122
Osteoarthritis	52	114	81	0	+ 114
Fires	53	112	28	1,120	- 1,008
HIV/AIDS	54	108	30	1,048	- 940
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	91	80	0	+ 91
Tuberculosis	56	88	13	3,703	- 3,615
Birth Trauma	57	75	7	8,030	- 7,955
Poisonings	58	68	33	771	- 704
Hepatitis B	59	57	46	279	- 222
Meningitis	60	52	9	5,237	- 5,185
Upper Respiratory	61	43	63	94	- 50
Appendicitis	62	40	56	128	- 88
Oral conditions	63	19	82	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	12	14	3,317	- 3,305
Otitis Media	65	5	72	1	+ 4
War	66	3	41	409	- 406
Encephalitis	67	2	61	112	- 110
Syphilis	68	2	62	110	- 108
Pertussis	69	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Measles	70	1	18	2,414	- 2,413
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	42	372	- 372
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	65	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	3	- 3
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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.