AUSTRALIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,437	8	4,446	+ 18,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,364	40	296	+ 16,068
Tuberculosis	3	14,398	56	53	+ 14,345
Malaria	4	11,416	82	0	+ 11,416
Birth Trauma	5	11,328	50	140	+ 11,188
Low Birth Weight	6	10,850	43	248	+ 10,602
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,939	1	21,548	- 14,609
Stroke	8	6,529	3	10,331	- 3,802
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,619	33	711	+ 4,908
HIV/AIDS	10	4,989	57	50	+ 4,939
Meningitis	11	4,936	60	37	+ 4,898
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,714	29	1,245	+ 3,469
Liver Disease	13	4,333	26	1,421	+ 2,912
Measles	14	3,329	78	0	+ 3,329
Maternal Conditions	15	2,662	63	20	+ 2,641
Pertussis	16	2,632	69	1	+ 2,631
Other Injuries	17	2,566	22	1,642	+ 924
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,544	7	4,471	- 1,928
Violence	19	2,081	44	243	+ 1,838
Kidney Disease	20	2,057	12	3,139	- 1,083
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,786	16	2,328	- 542
Lung Disease	22	1,421	5	8,487	- 7,066
Breast Cancer	23	1,344	10	3,405	- 2,062
Hypertension	24	1,209	23	1,631	- 423
Cervical Cancer	25	1,196	39	342	+ 854
Tetanus	26	945	70	1	+ 943
Asthma	27	926	36	455	+ 471
Falls	28	851	14	3,116	- 2,265
Fires	29	806	55	55	+ 752
Suicide	30	794	11	3,150	- 2,356
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	767	2	15,588	- 14,821
Drownings	32	744	47	177	+ 567
Poisonings	33	743	61	35	+ 708
Drug Use	34	709	21	1,783	- 1,073
Prostate Cancer	35	669	9	3,766	- 3,098
Malnutrition	36	667	51	117	+ 550
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	661	42	276	+ 385
Syphilis	38	616	67	3	+ 613
Liver Cancer	39	598	20	2,036	- 1,438
Lymphomas	40	588	15	3,039	- 2,451
Epilepsy	41	565	41	285	+ 281
Inflammatory/Heart	42	546	24	1,571	- 1,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	469	6	6,209	- 5,739
Diphtheria	44	430	71	0	+ 429
War	45	367	65	8	+ 359
Parkinson's Disease	46	280	19	2,036	- 1,757
Leukemia	47	255	18	2,126	- 1,871
Oral Cancer	48	253	32	972	- 719
Ovary Cancer	49	241	31	1,003	- 761
Stomach Cancer	50	241	27	1,288	- 1,047
Pancreas Cancer	51	223	13	3,118	- 2,894
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	220	38	379	- 159
Skin Cancers	53	219	17	2,319	- 2,100
Schistosomiasis	54	170	79	0	+ 170
Hepatitis B	55	168	58	41	+ 127
Skin Disease	56	166	34	594	- 428
Lung Cancers	57	146	4	8,769	- 8,622
Alcohol	58	117	37	380	- 263
Encephalitis	59	106	68	3	+ 103
Appendicitis	60	86	62	26	+ 60
Ascariasis	61	77	75	0	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	62	77	35	524	- 447
Bladder Cancer	63	76	30	1,187	- 1,112
Oesophagus Cancer	64	63	25	1,494	- 1,430
Hepatitis C	65	34	48	173	- 139
Other Neoplasms	66	33	28	1,252	- 1,219
Upper Respiratory	67	29	64	17	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	46	188	- 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	19	45	229	- 210
Leishmaniasis	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Nigeria

Australia

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.