NIGER VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,702	30	1,048	+ 29,654
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,557	1	21,093	- 4,536
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,045	6	8,229	+ 4,816
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,273	8	5,946	+ 3,327
Stroke	5	7,873	5	8,717	- 844
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,057	3	16,030	- 8,973
Low Birth Weight	7	6,202	4	9,560	- 3,358
Birth Trauma	8	5,231	7	8,030	- 2,800
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,136	17	2,630	+ 2,506
Malnutrition	10	3,680	21	2,170	+ 1,510
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,406	10	4,346	- 940
Kidney Disease	12	3,400	16	2,732	+ 668
Suicide	13	3,177	27	1,227	+ 1,950
Cervical Cancer	14	3,107	38	487	+ 2,620
Malaria	15	3,077	2	17,022	- 13,945
Tuberculosis	16	3,071	13	3,703	- 632
Liver Disease	17	2,982	11	4,116	- 1,135
Violence	18	2,943	19	2,244	+ 700
Maternal Conditions	19	2,687	14	3,317	- 631
Other Injuries	20	2,543	12	3,826	- 1,283
Asthma	21	2,351	22	1,902	+ 449
Meningitis	22	2,035	9	5,237	- 3,202
Lung Disease	23	1,787	20	2,172	- 385
Hypertension	24	1,760	25	1,356	+ 404
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,609	34	769	+ 840
Lymphomas	26	1,474	43	350	+ 1,124
Drownings	27	1,468	24	1,581	- 113
Breast Cancer	28	1,289	29	1,075	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,231	55	132	+ 1,100
Fires	30	1,217	28	1,120	+ 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,179	32	858	+ 321
Prostate Cancer	32	965	57	128	+ 837
Stomach Cancer	33	858	44	300	+ 558
Endocrine Disorders	34	850	23	1,806	- 956
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	842	31	1,044	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	832	39	467	+ 366
Poisonings	37	791	33	771	+ 20
Liver Cancer	38	783	35	745	+ 38
Epilepsy	39	780	36	676	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	776	37	522	+ 254
Falls	41	714	26	1,297	- 584
Pertussis	42	643	15	2,858	- 2,214
Lung Cancers	43	439	67	42	+ 397
Skin Cancers	44	405	45	287	+ 119
Leukemia	45	374	48	258	+ 117
Parkinson's Disease	46	347	47	275	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	47	333	54	138	+ 195
Drug Use	48	327	58	126	+ 200
Oral Cancer	49	319	49	242	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	50	280	64	86	+ 193
Ovary Cancer	51	266	40	425	- 158
Skin Disease	52	266	52	213	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	53	264	50	237	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	54	192	53	161	+ 30
Syphilis	55	191	62	110	+ 82
Encephalitis	56	180	61	112	+ 68
Tetanus	57	156	42	372	- 216
Appendicitis	58	102	56	128	- 26
Upper Respiratory	59	100	63	94	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	87	46	279	- 192
Alcohol	61	74	60	120	- 46
Other Neoplasms	62	57	68	24	+ 33
Measles	63	47	18	2,414	- 2,367
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	40	70	18	+ 23
War	65	40	41	409	- 369
Hepatitis C	66	22	66	46	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	67	22	69	22	- 1
Otitis Media	68	5	72	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	5	71	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	3	59	125	- 121
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	3	65	60	- 57
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.