NIGERIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	189,570	1	207,281	- 17,711
Malaria	2	152,980	4	100,963	+ 52,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	144,068	2	144,724	- 656
Low Birth Weight	4	85,915	6	95,959	- 10,044
Stroke	5	78,342	8	57,744	+ 20,598
Coronary Heart Disease	6	73,959	7	61,374	+ 12,585
Birth Trauma	7	72,170	5	100,186	- 28,016
Road Traffic Accidents	8	53,438	12	41,693	+ 11,745
Meningitis	9	47,068	11	43,651	+ 3,416
Congenital Anomalies	10	39,056	9	49,696	- 10,641
Liver Disease	11	36,995	13	38,326	- 1,331
Other Injuries	12	34,381	17	22,696	+ 11,685
Tuberculosis	13	33,280	3	127,335	- 94,056
Maternal Conditions	14	29,813	15	23,540	+ 6,273
Pertussis	15	25,681	16	23,282	+ 2,400
Kidney Disease	16	24,557	20	18,189	+ 6,368
Diabetes Mellitus	17	23,638	18	22,497	+ 1,141
Measles	18	21,692	14	29,439	- 7,747
Violence	19	20,164	19	18,407	+ 1,757
Lung Disease	20	19,521	22	12,569	+ 6,952
Malnutrition	21	19,501	36	5,896	+ 13,605
Asthma	22	17,094	27	8,192	+ 8,902
Endocrine Disorders	23	16,232	21	15,799	+ 434
Drownings	24	14,207	32	6,584	+ 7,623
Hypertension	25	12,183	24	10,692	+ 1,491
Falls	26	11,661	28	7,528	+ 4,132
Suicide	27	11,026	30	7,019	+ 4,008
Fires	28	10,070	29	7,132	+ 2,939
Breast Cancer	29	9,665	23	11,884	- 2,219
HIV/AIDS	30	9,418	10	44,124	- 34,706
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	9,386	37	5,846	+ 3,540
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	7,711	31	6,786	+ 925
Poisonings	33	6,933	33	6,570	+ 363
Inflammatory/Heart	34	6,907	42	4,826	+ 2,081
Liver Cancer	35	6,697	39	5,289	+ 1,408
Epilepsy	36	6,078	41	5,001	+ 1,077
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	4,689	43	4,152	+ 537
Cervical Cancer	38	4,375	25	10,574	- 6,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	4,196	52	1,946	+ 2,250
Ovary Cancer	40	3,818	49	2,133	+ 1,686
War	41	3,680	45	3,245	+ 435
Tetanus	42	3,347	26	8,355	- 5,008
Lymphomas	43	3,147	40	5,202	- 2,054
Stomach Cancer	44	2,700	50	2,129	+ 572
Skin Cancers	45	2,578	53	1,933	+ 645
Hepatitis B	46	2,506	55	1,488	+ 1,018
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,475	46	2,473	+ 2
Leukemia	48	2,314	47	2,257	+ 58
Oral Cancer	49	2,175	48	2,238	- 64
Schistosomiasis	50	2,132	54	1,508	+ 624
Leishmaniasis	51	2,132	70	23	+ 2,109
Skin Disease	52	1,912	56	1,468	+ 444
Bladder Cancer	53	1,449	63	670	+ 780
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,239	51	1,975	- 736
Oesophagus Cancer	55	1,182	64	560	+ 622
Appendicitis	56	1,150	60	760	+ 390
Prostate Cancer	57	1,147	35	5,914	- 4,767
Drug Use	58	1,136	34	6,273	- 5,137
Ascariasis	59	1,121	61	685	+ 436
Alcohol	60	1,081	58	1,031	+ 50
Encephalitis	61	1,008	59	937	+ 72
Syphilis	62	986	38	5,449	- 4,464
Upper Respiratory	63	842	67	259	+ 583
Uterin Cancer	64	774	62	679	+ 96
Diphtheria	65	543	44	3,800	- 3,257
Hepatitis C	66	409	65	304	+ 106
Lung Cancers	67	377	57	1,295	- 918
Other Neoplasms	68	215	66	290	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	69	200	68	179	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	159	69	165	- 6
Chlamydia	71	25	71	14	+ 12
Otitis Media	72	7	72	3	+ 4
Dengue	73	2	73	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	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 NIGERIA

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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.