NIGERIA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	465,621	7	61,374	+ 404,248
Stroke	2	137,498	8	57,744	+ 79,755
Lung Cancers	3	111,321	57	1,295	+ 110,026
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	110,197	31	6,786	+ 103,412
Lung Disease	5	108,414	22	12,569	+ 95,846
Hypertension	6	95,064	24	10,692	+ 84,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	61,350	43	4,152	+ 57,198
Kidney Disease	8	59,327	20	18,189	+ 41,137
Diabetes Mellitus	9	55,264	18	22,497	+ 32,767
Pancreas Cancer	10	50,192	51	1,975	+ 48,217
Breast Cancer	11	49,014	23	11,884	+ 37,130
Other Injuries	12	44,887	17	22,696	+ 22,191
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	41,273	1	207,281	- 166,007
Inflammatory/Heart	14	40,004	42	4,826	+ 35,177
Prostate Cancer	15	39,622	35	5,914	+ 33,708
Liver Disease	16	36,056	13	38,326	- 2,269
Suicide	17	34,507	30	7,019	+ 27,489
Lymphomas	18	30,803	40	5,202	+ 25,601
Parkinson's Disease	19	29,105	46	2,473	+ 26,632
Endocrine Disorders	20	28,441	21	15,799	+ 12,643
Falls	21	25,922	28	7,528	+ 18,394
Liver Cancer	22	24,331	39	5,289	+ 19,042
Leukemia	23	23,191	47	2,257	+ 20,934
Stomach Cancer	24	21,559	50	2,129	+ 19,430
Other Neoplasms	25	21,499	66	290	+ 21,209
Bladder Cancer	26	16,300	63	670	+ 15,630
Oral Cancer	27	16,213	48	2,238	+ 13,975
Skin Cancers	28	15,431	53	1,933	+ 13,498
Alcohol	29	14,209	58	1,031	+ 13,178
Ovary Cancer	30	13,556	49	2,133	+ 11,423
Road Traffic Accidents	31	11,503	12	41,693	- 30,190
Oesophagus Cancer	32	10,721	64	560	+ 10,161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	9,998	52	1,946	+ 8,052
Congenital Anomalies	34	8,627	9	49,696	- 41,069
Uterin Cancer	35	7,270	62	679	+ 6,591
Epilepsy	36	5,861	41	5,001	+ 860
Cervical Cancer	37	5,420	25	10,574	- 5,154
Multiple Sclerosis	38	4,482	68	179	+ 4,303
Drug Use	39	4,261	34	6,273	- 2,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	4,017	2	144,724	- 140,707
Hepatitis C	41	3,887	65	304	+ 3,583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,741	37	5,846	- 2,105
Skin Disease	43	2,624	56	1,468	+ 1,156
Anemia	44	2,608	82	0	+ 2,608
Asthma	45	2,136	27	8,192	- 6,056
Malnutrition	46	1,867	36	5,896	- 4,030
Violence	47	1,234	19	18,407	- 17,173
Drownings	48	1,114	32	6,584	- 5,471
HIV/AIDS	49	1,082	10	44,124	- 43,042
Tuberculosis	50	1,078	3	127,335	- 126,258
Low Birth Weight	51	1,055	6	95,959	- 94,903
Fires	52	944	29	7,132	- 6,187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	922	69	165	+ 757
Birth Trauma	54	894	5	100,186	- 99,292
Upper Respiratory	55	684	67	259	+ 425
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	586	84	0	+ 586
Osteoarthritis	57	580	85	0	+ 580
Meningitis	58	574	11	43,651	- 43,077
Appendicitis	59	398	60	760	- 362
Poisonings	60	386	33	6,570	- 6,184
Oral conditions	61	221	86	0	+ 221
Hepatitis B	62	220	55	1,488	- 1,268
Schizophrenia	63	114	80	0	+ 114
Maternal Conditions	64	107	15	23,540	- 23,433
Otitis Media	65	30	72	3	+ 26
Syphilis	66	27	38	5,449	- 5,422
War	67	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Encephalitis	68	24	59	937	- 913
Leishmaniasis	69	7	70	23	- 16
Pertussis	70	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	72	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	14	- 14
Ascariasis	79	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Austria

Nigeria

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.