TANZANIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,019	2	26,028	+ 27,991
Malaria	2	43,592	3	21,758	+ 21,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	41,053	6	17,587	+ 23,466
Low Birth Weight	4	24,482	10	12,173	+ 12,309
Stroke	5	22,324	7	16,894	+ 5,430
Coronary Heart Disease	6	21,075	9	13,215	+ 7,860
Birth Trauma	7	20,565	8	15,086	+ 5,479
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,227	5	18,054	- 2,826
Meningitis	9	13,412	21	3,188	+ 10,224
Congenital Anomalies	10	11,129	11	9,791	+ 1,338
Liver Disease	11	10,542	13	6,586	+ 3,956
Other Injuries	12	9,797	20	4,270	+ 5,527
Tuberculosis	13	9,483	4	20,269	- 10,786
Maternal Conditions	14	8,495	12	6,835	+ 1,660
Pertussis	15	7,318	23	2,774	+ 4,544
Kidney Disease	16	6,998	19	4,547	+ 2,451
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,736	15	6,247	+ 489
Measles	18	6,181	55	295	+ 5,886
Violence	19	5,746	18	4,713	+ 1,033
Lung Disease	20	5,563	22	3,051	+ 2,511
Malnutrition	21	5,557	16	5,574	- 17
Asthma	22	4,871	30	1,700	+ 3,171
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,625	29	1,778	+ 2,848
Drownings	24	4,048	32	1,642	+ 2,407
Hypertension	25	3,472	17	5,209	- 1,737
Falls	26	3,323	34	1,533	+ 1,790
Suicide	27	3,142	24	2,474	+ 668
Fires	28	2,870	35	1,424	+ 1,445
Breast Cancer	29	2,754	37	1,285	+ 1,469
HIV/AIDS	30	2,684	1	27,402	- 24,718
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,675	46	462	+ 2,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,197	27	2,048	+ 149
Poisonings	33	1,976	40	1,170	+ 806
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,968	38	1,227	+ 741
Liver Cancer	35	1,908	36	1,413	+ 495
Epilepsy	36	1,732	43	707	+ 1,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,336	33	1,567	- 231
Cervical Cancer	38	1,247	14	6,424	- 5,177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,196	50	401	+ 795
Ovary Cancer	40	1,088	53	337	+ 751
War	41	1,049	67	30	+ 1,019
Tetanus	42	954	49	402	+ 552
Lymphomas	43	897	41	805	+ 92
Stomach Cancer	44	769	39	1,190	- 421
Skin Cancers	45	735	42	744	- 10
Hepatitis B	46	714	60	168	+ 546
Parkinson's Disease	47	705	45	513	+ 192
Leukemia	48	660	47	416	+ 244
Oral Cancer	49	620	31	1,646	- 1,026
Schistosomiasis	50	608	51	371	+ 237
Leishmaniasis	51	607	77	0	+ 607
Skin Disease	52	545	52	359	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	53	413	44	667	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	54	353	62	158	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	55	337	25	2,247	- 1,910
Appendicitis	56	328	58	218	+ 110
Prostate Cancer	57	327	28	1,819	- 1,492
Drug Use	58	324	48	404	- 80
Ascariasis	59	319	65	56	+ 264
Alcohol	60	308	56	270	+ 38
Encephalitis	61	287	59	199	+ 89
Syphilis	62	281	26	2,115	- 1,834
Upper Respiratory	63	240	54	299	- 59
Uterin Cancer	64	221	57	218	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	155	70	11	+ 144
Hepatitis C	66	117	66	40	+ 77
Lung Cancers	67	107	61	159	- 51
Other Neoplasms	68	61	64	58	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	57	68	27	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	45	63	81	- 36
Chlamydia	71	7	71	9	- 2
Otitis Media	72	2	69	17	- 15
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.