ETHIOPIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	94,926	1	59,931	+ 34,996
Malaria	2	76,604	26	5,626	+ 70,978
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	72,141	2	44,361	+ 27,781
Low Birth Weight	4	43,022	7	28,020	+ 15,001
Stroke	5	39,229	3	39,362	- 132
Coronary Heart Disease	6	37,035	4	36,530	+ 505
Birth Trauma	7	36,139	6	31,107	+ 5,032
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,759	5	31,564	- 4,805
Meningitis	9	23,569	14	12,019	+ 11,550
Congenital Anomalies	10	19,557	11	15,638	+ 3,919
Liver Disease	11	18,525	8	27,270	- 8,745
Other Injuries	12	17,216	16	11,735	+ 5,482
Tuberculosis	13	16,665	9	21,455	- 4,790
Maternal Conditions	14	14,929	18	8,887	+ 6,042
Pertussis	15	12,860	23	6,896	+ 5,964
Kidney Disease	16	12,297	13	12,103	+ 194
Diabetes Mellitus	17	11,837	10	16,258	- 4,421
Measles	18	10,862	24	6,324	+ 4,538
Violence	19	10,097	22	8,076	+ 2,021
Lung Disease	20	9,775	15	11,870	- 2,095
Malnutrition	21	9,765	19	8,643	+ 1,122
Asthma	22	8,560	29	4,484	+ 4,076
Endocrine Disorders	23	8,128	45	1,623	+ 6,505
Drownings	24	7,114	35	3,133	+ 3,981
Hypertension	25	6,101	12	13,470	- 7,369
Falls	26	5,839	28	4,510	+ 1,329
Suicide	27	5,521	25	6,030	- 509
Fires	28	5,043	34	3,255	+ 1,788
Breast Cancer	29	4,840	20	8,485	- 3,646
HIV/AIDS	30	4,716	17	11,471	- 6,755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,700	41	1,758	+ 2,942
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,861	21	8,258	- 4,396
Poisonings	33	3,472	32	3,668	- 197
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,459	39	2,168	+ 1,290
Liver Cancer	35	3,353	42	1,730	+ 1,624
Epilepsy	36	3,044	44	1,625	+ 1,419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,348	31	3,755	- 1,407
Cervical Cancer	38	2,191	27	5,019	- 2,828
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,101	49	1,339	+ 762
Ovary Cancer	40	1,912	36	2,424	- 512
War	41	1,843	64	281	+ 1,562
Tetanus	42	1,676	37	2,203	- 526
Lymphomas	43	1,576	33	3,590	- 2,014
Stomach Cancer	44	1,352	47	1,519	- 166
Skin Cancers	45	1,291	52	1,006	+ 284
Hepatitis B	46	1,255	56	742	+ 513
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,239	46	1,578	- 338
Leukemia	48	1,159	30	4,222	- 3,063
Oral Cancer	49	1,089	48	1,477	- 388
Schistosomiasis	50	1,068	54	839	+ 228
Leishmaniasis	51	1,067	59	579	+ 489
Skin Disease	52	958	53	904	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	53	726	51	1,080	- 354
Pancreas Cancer	54	620	61	488	+ 133
Oesophagus Cancer	55	592	40	1,839	- 1,247
Appendicitis	56	576	58	677	- 102
Prostate Cancer	57	575	50	1,244	- 670
Drug Use	58	569	60	513	+ 56
Ascariasis	59	561	68	130	+ 432
Alcohol	60	542	55	750	- 208
Encephalitis	61	505	63	386	+ 119
Syphilis	62	494	43	1,699	- 1,206
Upper Respiratory	63	422	57	709	- 287
Uterin Cancer	64	388	62	421	- 33
Diphtheria	65	272	67	146	+ 126
Hepatitis C	66	205	69	115	+ 91
Lung Cancers	67	189	38	2,202	- 2,013
Other Neoplasms	68	108	66	148	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	69	100	70	61	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	80	65	221	- 141
Chlamydia	71	13	72	21	- 8
Otitis Media	72	4	71	39	- 35
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.