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NIGERIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Colombia COLOMBIA NIGERIA Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 205,608 7 61,374 + 144,234
Violence 2 91,991 19 18,407 + 73,584
Stroke 3 79,122 8 57,744 + 21,378
Lung Disease 4 76,045 22 12,569 + 63,476
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 51,435 1 207,281 - 155,846
Road Traffic Accidents 6 37,070 12 41,693 - 4,623
Kidney Disease 7 32,626 20 18,189 + 14,437
Hypertension 8 30,553 24 10,692 + 19,861
Stomach Cancer 9 29,180 50 2,129 + 27,051
Lung Cancers 10 25,066 57 1,295 + 23,771
Diabetes Mellitus 11 24,007 18 22,497 + 1,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers 12 20,869 43 4,152 + 16,717
Breast Cancer 13 17,518 23 11,884 + 5,634
Prostate Cancer 14 17,113 35 5,914 + 11,199
Other Neoplasms 15 15,299 66 290 + 15,010
Congenital Anomalies 16 14,144 9 49,696 - 35,552
HIV/AIDS 17 12,810 10 44,124 - 31,314
Lymphomas 18 12,427 40 5,202 + 7,225
Liver Disease 19 11,584 13 38,326 - 26,742
Cervical Cancer 20 10,819 25 10,574 + 246
Leukemia 21 10,543 47 2,257 + 8,286
Alzheimers & Dementia 22 10,299 31 6,786 + 3,513
Low Birth Weight 23 10,003 6 95,959 - 85,956
Liver Cancer 24 9,858 39 5,289 + 4,569
Pancreas Cancer 25 9,655 51 1,975 + 7,680
Suicide 26 9,381 30 7,019 + 2,362
Malnutrition 27 8,967 36 5,896 + 3,070
Other Injuries 28 7,602 17 22,696 - 15,094
Falls 29 7,246 28 7,528 - 282
Endocrine Disorders 30 6,527 21 15,799 - 9,271
Inflammatory/Heart 31 6,347 42 4,826 + 1,520
Tuberculosis 32 6,072 3 127,335 - 121,263
Ovary Cancer 33 5,358 49 2,133 + 3,225
Skin Disease 34 5,261 56 1,468 + 3,792
Skin Cancers 35 4,910 53 1,933 + 2,977
Oesophagus Cancer 36 3,988 64 560 + 3,428
Oral Cancer 37 3,853 48 2,238 + 1,614
Diarrhoeal diseases 38 3,569 2 144,724 - 141,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease 39 3,335 37 5,846 - 2,511
Drownings 40 3,290 32 6,584 - 3,294
Birth Trauma 41 3,096 5 100,186 - 97,091
Bladder Cancer 42 2,907 63 670 + 2,237
Epilepsy 43 2,852 41 5,001 - 2,149
Drug Use 44 2,347 34 6,273 - 3,926
Uterin Cancer 45 2,020 62 679 + 1,341
Maternal Conditions 46 1,880 15 23,540 - 21,659
Parkinson's Disease 47 1,828 46 2,473 - 645
Prostatic Hypertrophy 48 1,589 84 0 + 1,589
War 49 1,241 45 3,245 - 2,004
Meningitis 50 1,165 11 43,651 - 42,487
Rheumatoid Arthritis 51 1,156 69 165 + 991
Appendicitis 52 1,016 60 760 + 256
Chagas disease 53 971 78 0 + 971
Asthma 54 913 27 8,192 - 7,278
Dengue 55 636 73 2 + 635
Fires 56 604 29 7,132 - 6,527
Anemia 57 480 82 0 + 480
Osteoarthritis 58 319 85 0 + 319
Hepatitis C 59 310 65 304 + 6
Multiple Sclerosis 60 298 68 179 + 119
Poisonings 61 290 33 6,570 - 6,280
Hepatitis B 62 241 55 1,488 - 1,247
Rheumatic Heart Disease 63 181 52 1,946 - 1,765
Encephalitis 64 181 59 937 - 756
Syphilis 65 144 38 5,449 - 5,305
Upper Respiratory 66 127 67 259 - 132
Malaria 67 123 4 100,963 - 100,840
Alcohol 68 109 58 1,031 - 922
Pertussis 69 87 16 23,282 - 23,195
Schizophrenia 70 84 80 0 + 84
Tetanus 71 67 26 8,355 - 8,287
Leprosy 72 39 76 0 + 39
Otitis Media 73 35 72 3 + 32
Leishmaniasis 74 35 70 23 + 12
Oral conditions 75 34 86 0 + 34
Ascariasis 76 23 61 685 - 663
Schistosomiasis 77 3 54 1,508 - 1,505
Measles 78 2 14 29,439 - 29,437
Hookworm Disease 79 1 74 0 + 1
Diphtheria 80 1 44 3,800 - 3,798
Chlamydia 81 0 71 14 - 14
Iodine Deficiency 82 0 79 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 83 0 75 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 84 0 77 0 - 0
Depression 85 0 81 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 83 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Colombia

Colombia

Nigeria

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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020